In The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness‚ Michelle Alexander examines our current criminal justice system and the mass incarceration of African Americans in the United States. She argues that the War on Drugs and drug offense convictions are the single most compelling cause for the magnitude of people of color behind bars. Prisons are used as a system of racial and social control that function in the same way as Jim Crow laws. It is no longer legal to discriminate against
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Essay – The False Moon Any child needs stability and love from their parents while growing up. If this is not the case the child will go out and find “safe places” elsewhere. The main character in the short story “The False Moon”‚ by Shirley Golden from 2011 is not met with stability and love. He is almost forced out on his own trying to fit into society. The main character is the first person narrator in the story. His name is Matt and describes himself in a rather bad way; “People don’t
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Full Moon Phenomenon A black cat crosses the road and it is bad luck‚ you aren’t supposed to open an umbrella inside of the house or a building‚ or break a mirror. These are all superstitions are that people believe in‚ it starts as early as age eighteen months when children start to exhibit a form of magical thinking when they begin to create imaginary worlds while playing. One superstition I grew up thinking was true and until recently I still did was that crazy things happen when a full
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Brave New World... A book by Aldous Huxley... « Les utopies apparaissent comme bien plus réalisables qu’on ne le croyait autrefois. Et nous nous trouvons actuellement devant une question bien autrement angoissante : comment éviter leur réalisation définitive ?… Les utopies sont réalisables. La vie marche vers les utopies. Et peut-être un siècle nouveau commence-t-il‚ un siècle où les intellectuels et la classe cultivée rêveront aux moyens d’éviter les utopies et de retourner à une société non
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Chinese Moon Festival is on the 15th of the 8th lunar month. It’s also known as the Mid-autumn Festival. Chinese culture is deeply imbedded in traditional festivals. Just like Christmas and Thanksgiving in the West‚ the Moon Festival is one of the most important traditional events for the Chinese.The Moon Festival is full of legendary stories. Legend says that Chang Er flew to the moon‚ where she has lived ever since. You might see her dancing on the moon during the Moon Festival. The Moon Festival
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Reality of the Moon Landing During the 1960s‚ the Cold War and the Vietnam War were in full swing‚ and tensions grew internationally and nationally. People began to lose trust in the moral and ethical behavior of the government. One example of this distrust occurred following a major historical event around the same time period. With millions of people watching‚ a United States astronaut was televised setting foot on the moon for the first time. Some skeptics thought that the moon landing was fabricated
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The Sailor Moon Series “Japan is very popular for their great magna.” Indeed‚ Japan is the most famous place for magna. One of the very beloved magna is called Sailor Moon (Bishōjo Senshi Sērā Mūn originally translated into Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon). Most people that have seen the anime and read the magna declare that Sailor Moon is one of their favorite anime ever. This is probably due to the fact that Sailor Moon is funny‚ has a lot of action‚ and is romantic at the same time. As a matter of
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Jill Lepore Letters Based on New York Burning Brad Davis US History‚ Tuesday and Thursday‚ 1:00-2:25PM February 15‚ 2012 February 22‚ 1993 Dear Dr. James Thompson‚ It has been entirely to long since we have had a chance to catch up. I hope that you and your wife are doing well. How is the new job with The New-York Historical Society going? I hope it brings you as much fulfillment as your teaching job did. I can’t explain in words what a massive influence you had when you were my
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The First Man On The Moon In the early 1950’s‚ the United States of America and the Soviet Union competed in the greatest race of all time. This competition quickly gets the name of the race to space‚ more specifically the “race to the moon” by different journalist and reporters from both country Americans and Soviet.Many analysts and specialists of still confuse about the real reasons of this “race”‚ what start it‚ why they start it‚ why go on the moon. Two relevant articles inform
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The new book from Gary Hamel shows you how to win in a world of relentless change‚ ferocious competition‚ and unstoppable innovation. Learn more and read an exclusive excerpt at the MIX The Wall Street Journal recently ranked Gary Hamel as the world’s most influential business thinker‚ and Fortune magazine has called him “the world’s leading expert on business strategy.” Hamel’s landmark books‚ which have been translated into more than 20 languages‚ include Competing for the Future‚ Leading the
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