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    The song‚ Don’t Shoot‚ by the Game is a collaborative rap song that explains racial injustice in one word ‘murder’. The artist use the theme that our reason for being on earth isn’t to be murdered‚ but to strive and evolve into the future. This song perfectly fits with Dear martin‚ because in the book Manny a promising‚ young black man‚ was murdered by a police officer‚ for having his music to loud. We also see that Justyce the main protagonist‚ goes through his fair share of injustice and brutality

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    Willene Joan D’ Costa Professor Abbott LIT 370- 002 4/23/2015 Boys Don’t Cry As Yoshino explains‚ the decision of whether or not to come out as homosexual‚ bisexual‚ genderqueer‚ or even transgender isn’t just driven by the individual’s desire to openly be who he or she really is‚ but also by the negative attitude of society‚ which can range from physical violence to threats‚ and in many cases‚ even death (Yoshino‚ 57). However‚ in the movie Boys Don’t Cry‚ Kimberly Peirce shows that in spite of

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    intro of the song‚ Too $hort right away calls this women a ho‚ and tells her that all he wants to do is have sex with her. While listening to that I had thought that was literally a misogynist-ass‚ who just wants this women for sex. I was wondering why my mom had liked this song To clarify‚ even the context of the song is very dirty

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    The book I have chosen to review is “If You Don’t Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students! Guide to Success for Administrators and Teachers” by Neila A. Connons‚ Ph.D. Neila A. She has written many articles and has made numerous presentations to provide inspiration and direction for teachers and educational leaders all over the world. “If You Don’t Feed the Teachers They Eat the Students!” has documented the author’s real-world experience as an educator and a school leader‚ addressing both the desire

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    Hands Up Don’t Shoot The Hands Up Don’t Shoot painting is a 48x48 inch piece of art located in the Portland Art Museum and was painted by Arvie Smith‚ recently in 2015. This abstract work is one of the many oil paintings by Smith that depicts his emotions of the way African Americans are treated in modern society. This vibrant piece is full of detail and many unified subjects that it’s difficult to learn its depth by just viewing it for a few seconds. While looking through the museum for the first

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    and to make are life’s easier but sometimes public transport is not the best source to travel‚ trust me on this one! London‚ Birmingham‚ Manchester all has public transport and they are all horrendous. Don’t get me started on‚ if they are road works going on‚ strikes‚ and trains getting cancelled .The things which annoy me about public transport are‚ let’s take buses for example: Buses they are awful! On one December morning as you stand in the freezing cold as it rains and drip drop drip as

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    The sound of beeping awakens you. With difficulty and trouble‚ you force yourself out of bed‚ your brain still not yet conscious. You get your uniform and proceed to head to the bathroom to get ready for school. Minutes pass by quickly and you are walking to school‚ lost in deep thought. For some time now‚ you have not yet listened to the world around you. As you gently shift your focus towards the world before you‚ your ears process the sound of anger at its highest level. You cannot believe what

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    freak that you should keep your distance from. People pay him out whenever he exclaims a geeky comment or looks at his appearance‚ “… I have to look at all that blubber all the time and it puts me off my lunch… when he walks around I can’t do my school work because the whole building shakes‚ and he’s always knocking my desk trying to squeeze all that lard down the aisle and his fat arse is always blocking out my view…” (pg214) or just does something out of the ordinary. Bill also gets his case of bullying

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    Don’t play the victim “Dad‚ can’t you try the left lane? It seems to be moving faster than our lane.” I suggested‚ fidgeting in the car seat. It was already seven past three in the afternoon and the games had most likely began at three on the dot‚ not one minute earlier‚ not one minute later. If there is one person that never keeps time‚ it’s my dad. He is a habitual and notorious late comer. Time and again I had to scroll through the contact list in his cell phone and contact‚ one‚ or another

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    bad choices. We have no indication we are training killers. Violent video games popularity has increased while juvenile crime in the U.S.A has dropped at same time. Any link between violent video games has not been proven. Even the studies that work have defects and that’s proven. As to whether parents should allow their children to play first-person shooter video games. Christopher Ferguson who is a psychologist considers it a judgment call. But they are right. Its fiction and fiction has always

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