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    Famous Person Speech Outline General purpose: To inform Specific purpose: The purpose of this speech is to inform the class about Tyler Perry Thesis: Tyler Perry inspires many through his works‚ and gives hope to the hopeless. 1. Introduction * Attention getter: Jackson Brown Jr. once said “Never forget the three powerful resources you always have available to you: love‚ prayer and forgiveness.” My famous person never forgot these three things. He is an American Christian actor‚ director

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    Joseph is a cool kid who is lively and happy. He is amazingly smart and very active. He enjoys playing baseball and dreams one day to be a famous baseball player. Joseph’s coach ask him to stay after practice and invites him to the movies. Joseph’s coach calls home to ask for permission from Joseph’s mom. His mom tells coach yes. Joseph is thrilled that he is chosen to go to the movies.. It makes him feel special. After Joseph helps the coach with some chores they head off to the movies. Mr. Brown

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    Impact of racism and oppression in Richard Wright’s Native Son Yong Jae Lee Period 2 10th May 2011 Racism has been a trait common in the human race for thousands of years to this day. Many have suffered because of it and many still do. From African Americans‚ Caucasians‚ Hispanics‚ Asians‚ Jews‚ and Homosexuals‚ racism has not just been directed upon on a certain group of individuals but to many shades of humanity. Some more infamous cases of racism have

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    In the last section of Native Son‚ "FATE‚" Wright restates the themes and prominent concepts portrayed in the novel. The most important theme is that Bigger never made any choice which resulted in his murders. He was born into a life of oppression that forced him to strike out at the force controlling him in search of a definition of life. It was fated that Bigger would kill‚ and now it is fated that he must die. This is most evident in lines like "Now I come to think of it‚ it seems like something

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    Claivaux. In Native Son‚ a number of characters that fall into this category. They believe that they are doing what is best for this person; however‚ they find out that their good intentions were not all that good. The story mainly revolves around Bigger‚ Jan‚ Mary Dalton and her family. Bigger was an African American male who lived during the rise of communism. Bigger‚ Jan and Mary all had good intentions‚ but they all found out that their intentions did not take the affect they wanted. Bigger was a 20-year-old

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    Throughout the history of time‚ the society’s’ morals and ethical values have impacted the law in a way not all would agree with. This is specifically questioned in Richard Wright’s‚ Native Son. Bigger Thompson‚ the novel’s main subject‚ was properly punished despite his social standing and biases in the Justice System. He committed many heinous crimes such as first and second-degree murder and rape. Bigger’s ultimate sentence of the death penalty was extremely plausible and does not demonstrate

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    make you three times stronger than your opponent if you just take this pill‚”? A majority of people would say absolutely! But‚ is it morale? That is the big debate; are steroids a fair way to be the best you can be physically? The documentary “Bigger‚ Stronger‚ Faster” attempts to answer this question. Are steroids fair? That has always been the huge question in competitive sports such as major league baseball‚ the NFL‚ bodybuilding‚ and olympic sports. What steroids do is put more testosterone

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    Bigger‚ Faster‚ Stronger By the phase “American as apple pie” I believe they are comparing it to be as normal as eating a peace as apple pie. The reason for this is because the use of steroids has become so common in the United States that even students in high schools are consuming them to increase there body mass. I do agree with this statement because it is true almost every house hold that someone would come across in the United States would most likely have steroids in there possession

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    Surprisingly‚ the novel not only reveals the issue of race in society‚ it also shows how people can misunderstand or ignore the signs that show the problem. In Native Son Wright uses the characters of Jan and Mary to demonstrate the people that may appear to be aware of the issue of race‚ but may misunderstand the part that they play in that problem (147). It also shows how some people may try to rectify the situation‚ but only hurt the cause by not fully comprehending the severity of the problem

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    Native Son Biggers Reaction to Fear Book 1 is called fear as most of Biggers life is surrounded by fear. Fear of white society‚ fear of being caught at doing something he shouldn’t be doing‚ fear of his friends. But what the title ‘Fear’ doesn’t express is Biggers reaction to it. Bigger reacts to fear with violence as he finds that it is his only release from the oppressiveness of white society. We know that as‚ when there is the rat incident‚ with everybody being scared‚ Bigger reacts by

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