Did you know that a Doctor/Astronaut named Dr. Mae Carol Jemison played a role in a movie named Star Trek? Mae was born on October 17, 1956, in Decatur, Alabama. To become an astronaut she called the Johnson Space Center and said that she wanted an application to go to space, later she filled up…
ThePolitical Era of policing wasstarted in 1829. The first police agency that was stared opened in London,called London Metropolitan. When first opening the London Metropolitan, duringthis time police were supposed to makethe people feel safe and secure. Duringthat Era, the rise of crime was at anall-time high. The policing during this time was protecting the…
To Kill a Mockingbird is a novel that is very much still relevant today. Many people believe this book should not be taught but it should because it increases the awareness of history, teaches valuable life lessons, and addresses the topic of equal rights. The bestseller is not only one of the most beloved…
James Baldwin, Martin Luther King and Colson Whitehead illustrate the dreadful struggles of African Americans in their works. Despite their equivalent views on racial discrimination, these authors propose distinctive solutions to the same problem. White superior has stripped away African American identities. The desire of control and hierarchy is more valuable than the lives of…
In the Summer of 2013, a labour organizer Alicia Garza from Oakland published a post on her Facebook with regards to George Zimmerman, the man who shot and killed 17 year old Trayvon Martin and whom was then acquitted of his murder. Since then, it has created a banner under which dozens of disparate organisations…
Ethnocentrism, the belief that one’s own cultural background is superior to others’, is an early attitude that pervaded the beginnings of anthropological study and research. In other words it’s a form of superiority that can undermine one of the goals of anthropological research, understanding a group of people’s culture. It can come in the form of racism…
Peter Singer argues in “Speciesismand the Equality of Animals” that interests of animals and humans are both equallymorally important and must be treated with equal concern. Singer definesspeciesism as assigning moral preference to the interests of members of one’sown species, over identical interests of members of a different species, onlybecause it is a member of…
There are many similarities between the Scottsboro trial and the trial of Tom Robinson in the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird. “No crime in American history—let alone a crime that never occurred—produced as many trials, convictions, reversals, and retrials as did an alleged gang rape of two white girls by nine black teenagers on a…
Joshua Vitorio Mrs. Brock English 004, Section 3 Definition Essay October 16, 2010 What Is a Hero? A movie hero is always thought of someone who is strong, smart, and good looking. A real hero is so much more than the usual cliches. By definition, a hero is a person who is admired or idealized…
Does an author always relate their title of his work to its content? For one thing, authors usually pick strategic titles that will eventually reflect to the theme of the story. For example, in “Desiree’s Baby,” “The Wife of His Youth,” and Mandingo, we can appreciate how each of the authors has chosen specific key…
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