felt they couldn’t rely on white people. The blacks in the ghettos didn’t have jobs. If they did have one it was generally low paid and unskilled because they didn’t have a good enough education. Most were janitors‚ garbage men‚ freight handlers‚ watchmen or elevator operators. They were working jobs that paid little more than the Social Security payments for the unemployed. They didn’t see the point in working and because they weren’t paid barely enough to live on they couldn’t pay for their children
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debut with the 2004 remake Dawn of the dead‚ he gained wide recognition with the 2007 box office hit 300‚ adapted from writer-artist Frank Millers Dark Horse Comics miniseries of the same name‚ and later went on to direct the 2009 superhero film Watchmen‚ an adaption of the comic book of the same name. He is the co-founder of Cruel and Unusual films‚ a production company he established in 2004‚ alongside his wife Deborah Sander and producing partner Wesley Collier His first family film was the 2010
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different then that of "old timers". The "old timers" had a standard way of going about there hunt. The hunter would provide five four-horse wagons‚ and enough supplies to last several months. They would also bring along a driver‚ a stocktender‚ a camp watchmen‚ a cook‚ and four skinners. Part of the buffalo hunter’s code forbade a hunter from skinning his own kill‚ so a top-notch buffalo hunter as well as anyone above a skinner would never do something below his level of dignity. The weapon that most hunters
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Hamlet’s feelings towards his father prompt him onto the path of revenge‚ but the immorality of revenge and his interaction with characters restricts him from taking action. During the Elizabethan times‚ revenge was not only considered a crime but was also considered an immoral act. Thus‚ for Hamlet‚ the idea of revenge plagues his mind as it questions his views on morality. At the start of the play‚ the ghost entices Hamlet into taking revenge for the late King Hamlet’s ‘foul and most unnatural
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1850’s DBQ Essay “In a government where sectional interests and feelings may come into conflict‚ the sole security for permanence and peace is to be found in a Constitution whose provisions are inviolable” (Document B). But‚ what if the answer is not found in the Constitution? At this time there was an increasing sectional conflict between the North and the South. The problems arose mainly from the issue of slavery‚ and came largely after the Mexican war. Although the issue of slavery had never
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Today’s modern instruments and traditions of music have evolved from as far back as the Middle Ages‚ 500 - 1400 A.D. Most of the music during the Medieval Times was religious due to the influence of the Catholic Church‚ such as the Gregorian Chant. However‚ some music was secular‚ mainly composed by French Troubadours and Trouveres‚ Minstrels‚ Jongleurs‚ and Waits. The instruments played by these musicians were mostly the harp and cittern but the one with the highest respect was the lute. Medieval
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America’s ideas and beliefs have been changing over centuries of mistakes and experiments. This is the way that we formed our own government‚ made the right choices in subsequent decisions‚ and how we exhibit what kind of country we are to the rest of the world. Our nation evolved more quickly following several inventions that may seem simple or obvious in retrospect. One of America’s biggest eras of change was in the early 1800s. Jobs were moving from farms to factories. Transportation was turning
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Agamemnon is a story of justice and revenge. The story takes place in a city called Argos. It starts with Agamemnon‚ the king of Argos‚ away at the Trojan War. The city is eagerly awaiting the news of their king’s welfare and the outcome of the war. Watchmen are posted in the city‚ watching for the beacon that would report the capture of Troy and Agamemnon’s return. Beacons are set up from Troy to Argos; when one beacon is lit‚ the next one will be lit‚ until the last. The play starts when a palace
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Great Depression. Throughout the Great Depression it was difficult for anyone to find a job‚ let alone a job with security. The Negroes‚ with their gray faces symbolize the tough and sordid laborers in the blast furnace. The "ruptured night watchmen" indicates hostility in their lives. Their occupation isn’t gratifying. The idea occurs and reoccurs to them that‚ presently‚ they have jobs‚ a duty in life. The jobs are kept even though all the recollections specify a life without satisfaction
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Romeo and Juliet. Friar Lawrence‚ Mercutio & the Nurse are to blame for the tragic deaths of Romeo & Juliet. Their actions have all contributed to the tragedy. Mercutio was the one who persuaded Romeo to go to the Capulets ball. The Nurse was the one who acted as the messenger and Friar Lawrence was the one who married them in the first place. Mercutio is Romeo’s witty‚ fun-loving & courageous friend‚ he can also be quite moody at times with sudden outbursts of temper. He is a kinsmen to the
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