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    definitions of “riot” and “rebellion” at the same time others think the opposite. Riots and rebellions have occurred many times in world history quite independently of any widespread notions of civil disobedience. It is very often mentioned and argued about‚ that is why a huge misunderstanding occurs whether we should call one event a riot or a rebellion. In the following paper I am going to discuss the main differences and give examples of these terms. According to Webster dictionary‚ a “riot” is a

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    society and by blacks who think that they are traitors to the struggle against racism. Foster uses the historic events to prove a baised society will couse an outbreak of violence or riots. Wattss riots was a six days raged followed Frye’s arrest‚ suspicion of driving while intoxitcated. Fostedr also uses Rodney king’s riot in 1991. It is coused after Rodney King was severyl beaten by police who attempted to pull him over after he was caught speeding. 2. In paragraph 7 when Foster was visiting Canada

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    1. The Reveillon Riot was an event that happened 28 April 1789‚ in the district of St. Antoine of Paris where a factory owned by Jean-Baptiste Reveillon who produced luxury wallpapers was attacked. The workers of the factory heard a rumor that the owner was going to pay the highly skilled workers a lower wage than what they were getting paid now. The workers were concerned because with food shortages‚ high unemployment‚ and low wages after the difficult winter in 1789 they had. (worldhistoryproject

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    Introduction The stonewall riots of 1969 happened consecutively for 3 days‚ it all started on June 27th in Greenwich Village‚ New York at the Stonewall Inn. During the 1960’s it was common for the police to raid gay bars‚ and when this would happen the gays and lesbians would try to sneak out the back door. The police would arrest the patrons and drag them off to jail‚ their names were written down and published in the newspaper by the next day and as a result they would be fired from their jobs

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    It’s been 24 years since the Rodney King riots of 1992. The same riot that claimed many cars‚ houses‚ buildings and stores that people hold dear to them that were turned into ash and ruble. All caused by one police beating of Rodney G. King that was caught on camera that sparked racial injustices throughout the African American community that increases their anger and resentment more. However‚ on April 29‚ 1992 when the two cops that were responsible for the beating were placed as not guilty for

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    Zoot Suit Riots Analysis

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    there were some positive effects on a national level‚ most remembered are the negative ones that impacted the Mexican communities in Los Angeles‚ California. It is what became to be known as the Zoot Suit Riots. To understand the Mexican community’s point of view of their treatment during the riots‚ one first needs to

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    Zoot Suits Riot Film

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    Europe‚ riots broke out in the streets of Los Angeles targeting young Latinos. They strived for the same freedom enjoyed by whites‚ but were treated as poorly as African Americans of the era. In effect‚ they tried to disassociate themselves from this faction. Young Latino men referred to themselves as pachucos and sported oversize suits known as zoot suits. In the film Zoot Suit Riots‚ Joseph Tovares remarkably portrayed the difficult lives of Mexican Americans in the 1940s. Zoot Suit Riots is a

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    The Stonewall riots By Kaitlin king Robinson 2nd period May 4 2017 The sixties is often seen as a good era full of growing technology‚ but for the lesbians‚ gays‚ Bi‚ and Transgender (LGBT) community it wasn’t always like that. “Just after 3 a.m.‚ a police raid of the Stonewall Inn–a gay club located on New York City’s Christopher Street–turns violent as patrons and local sympathizers begin rioting against the police.” Even though the police were legally justified in raiding the club

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    Riot Games Vs Blizzard

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    compare are Riot games and Blizzard. Both are large game companies that are direct competitors that share many similarities between one another. The field I am choosing to compare job requirments for is a job as a concept artist for both companies. Despite being competitors naturally great companies share a lot of policies. In the case of Blizzard and Riot this holds true. Naturally as the job being applied for is art the biggest thing that matters is how good your art is. Both Blizzard and riot games

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    Burma Road Riot 1942

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    The Burma Road Riot "The 1942 riot in Nassau was a short-lived spontaneous outburst by a group of disgruntled labourers‚ and occurred against a background of narrow socio-economic and political policies." Quoted from "The 1942 riot in Nassau: A demand for Change?" by Gail Saunders.  "The construction project promised a relative bonanza for the local unemployed‚ a chance to sell their labor for something like the rates they knew were normal on the mainland ... Unknown to them‚ however‚ the Bahamas

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