Alexandria Manouphath English 5 Professor Adam Sandel “The Laramie Project” In the play‚ “The Laramie Project” by Moises Kaufman he includes many testimonies from the towns people of Laramie‚ giving the audience a more accurate view of what led up to the murder of Matthew Shepard. Many of the townspeople gave similar accounts of what they thought and felt of the Matthew Shepard case‚ but there were also those who had other thoughts. From the gathering of witnesses and their testimonies
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"Oh no‚ my locker is jammed!" High school has its ups and downs. My goal is to help you with one of the downsides and give you an advantage over the average Joe. One of the most frequently used objects in high school is the locker. Some people are blessed with wonderful fully functional lockers‚ while others‚ like me‚ for the past two years have been cursed with damaged and unforgiving lockers. If you happen to be cursed like me‚ or just get in a fix every once in a while‚ this guide will help you
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Description of the interview: I chose to interview my mother who has owned and operated a childcare and preschool for over 23 years and counting. The childcare and preschool is located inside of the family home‚ and her oldest child is 25 years old; her youngest child is 16 years old‚ with two in the middle. I learned a lot during this interview that I never knew about my own mother. One question that I asked her was how her work experiences influenced her marriage and family experiences and
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The huge flying machine swooped downwards‚ almost touching the grassy ground. A little girl‚ age 10‚ stood there in awe‚ staring open mouthed as the pilot caught her eyes and grinned at the child’s awestruck face. Amelia Earhart‚ a woman so strong and brave‚ stood there‚ not flinching at all. Earhart is known for being one of the best in the field of aviation. She set many records through the many years. Some of these were just with women‚ others included men. Amelia Earhart was a brave person because
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Modern day technology such as cameras‚ cellular phones‚ and television‚ has made the media more accessible to the public. Before technologies were attainable to most‚ the news was spread around by newspapers or by spoken communication. An example of the media using conventional technology in the early 1990’s‚ a standard camera‚ is in “The War Photo No One Would Publish‚” in which Torie Rose DeGhett addresses how the media censored graphic photographs‚ such as Kenneth Jarecke’s photo of a soldier’s
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Protesting is an essential part of life that needs to happen if you want to get somewhere and stand up for your rights. There have been a million things that people have protested in these past years‚ including the inauguration of Donald Trump‚ legalization of marijuana‚ civil rights‚ etc. The people that decide to get out there and try to make a difference are very outspoken and passionate. They are the people changing this world. I can honestly say that I have never protested anything‚ but I definitely
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As President‚ Donald Trump plans to enact an Immigration Ban that would affect people from Iran‚ Iraq‚ Libya‚ Somalia‚ Sudan‚ and Yemen. People from these predominantly Muslim nations are prohibited from entering the United States. Trump claims the ban is to eliminate foreign terrorism in America and keep residents safe. Currently‚ there is a freeze on the ninety-day ban Trump temporarily put on the entry of people from the seven countries and the one hundred and twenty-day ban on all refugees. Ultimately
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Olympians. They work so hard for our country but hey‚ what about our amazingly honest and super trustworthy presidential nominees? No one seems to really respect those guys and one gal. What could make you people hate these potential leaders? Donald Trump is a man trying to make america great again. America hasn’t been great since 1944. We need to go back to all those ideas and such from that time like segregation‚ women not being as important as men‚ and having everyone in the country conform to one
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Kris Kobach‚ author of “…[It’s] Not Only Unpatriotic‚ It’s Ignorant‚” infers that “taking a knee” instead of the traditional hand-over-heart salute during the National Anthem is unpatriotic and that the protest itself is meaningless. The article was published by Breitbart‚ a far right “opinion and commentary” website. Publications have included many false claims and flat out conspiracy theories‚ as well as stories that cater to the audience’s very conservative point of view. One of Breitbart’s
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America to take a step back from the modern world‚ which will subsequently deplete them. Recently‚ U.S. president‚ Donald Trump announced that the administration would be ending DACA‚ Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals‚ created by the former president‚ Barak Obama (Kopan 2017). Mixed responses were received following the announcement; 71% of Republicans who support Trump believed it to be just while the rest were against so (Kurtzleben 2017). Hobsbawm (1992: 170) commented that nationalism
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