instead of attending a diversity event for this paper‚ I watched a documentary on Netflix called 13th. This film discusses the issue of racism in the United States criminal justice system; specifically relating to how the 13th amendment transformed the view of African Americans from slaves to criminals. I thought the film was very thought-provoking and had strong concepts. Whoever named the movie 13th deserves a raise because that is the best title ever imagined. During the movie they follow the
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SIGNIFICANCE OF 13TH‚ 14TH‚ 15TH AMENDMENTS The 13th Amendment went through a number of significant constitutional processes and stages before finally gaining a place in the United States Constitution as it is today. For example Senate actually passed the Amendment on April 8‚ 1864 but it was not until January 31‚ 1865 that the House would also pass it (Wagner‚ 2006). Even with this‚ actual adoption of the 13th Amendment came to fruition on December 6‚ 1865. The 14th Amendment also went through
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unfairly judges another based on race. Racism sees no color. 13th‚ a documentary dealing with the subject of racism‚ acknowledges that racism is about action and systemic discrimination and only those with the power to act‚ and not those who are the targets of discrimination‚ can be racist. In other words‚ this documentary focuses primarily on racism against black people or ¨the targets” rather than racism against all races. The documentary‚ 13th‚ emphasizes the issue of unfair jail sentencings against
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Friday the 13th Superstition Friday the 13th is a day which is supposed to hold a lot of bad luck. This occurs when the 13th day of the month‚ falls on a Friday‚ this day occurs whenever the first day of the month is Sunday. There are no known definite origins for Friday the 13th; some could be linked to some events that occurred on a Friday like the crucifixion‚ Adam and Eve eating the apple‚ etc. References to it being regarded as bad luck occurred around the mid-17th century. A quote from
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Introduction to Literature 2 17 January 2012 Hercules: Movie Versus Myth In Disney’s animated version of the classic mythology story‚ Hercules‚ they portray Hercules as a soft‚ klutzy‚ heroic superhuman. According to the classic Greek mythology story‚ Hercules saves peoples lives with his bravery and strength. Murder‚ tragedy‚ and bloody battles spread throughout the pages of Greek mythologies. It is obvious that the Disney version of the Hercules myth is not a correct one. Known for entertaining
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Hercules Paper Heroes are an important part in Mythology history‚ they date back as far as anyone can remember‚ accomplishing great things. Heroes give a town a feeling of security that if anything happens the heroes are there to save them. Heroes like Hercules‚ give the town a sense of hope‚ that nothing bad will happen to them and they can live in happiness and peace. However‚ when comparing hero myth’s to their movies it can major differently‚ and be just alike. In the movie Hercules compared
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The film 13th explores race‚ justice‚ and mass incarceration in the United States. The film mainly focuses on the history of how racial inequality came to be in the United States. Also the film mentions that in the United States’ prisons there are inordinate amount of African-Americans. Additionally a variety of different political activists and public figures from different backgrounds gave their view from Angela Davis‚ Bryan Stevenson‚ Van Jones‚ Newt Gingrich‚ Cory Booker‚ and many others. In
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The 13th Warrior In 922 AD‚ an Arab poet named Ahmed is exiled and sent to the north as an emissary as punishment for his interest in another man’s woman. During the journey‚ they encounter another group of people quite different from themselves—the Vikings. Shortly after‚ the Vikings embark on a journey to defeat a group known as the Eaters of the Dead and‚ according to the Viking oracle‚ the 13th warrior needed for the journey must not be a Northman. As a result‚ Ahmed ends up going on the
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Do you know Hercules?Hercules is one of the best known heroes in Greek and Roman mythology. The name Hercules arrived from Etruscan named Hercle. Hercule means "Glory of Her". Hercules had two step - fathers. His first father is Amphitry and his second step-father is Radamanthes another of Zeus sons. Hercules first wife was Magara daughter of King Creon. Hercules had three sons with Magara. The names of the three sons where Creontidas ‚ Thersimachus ‚ and Deicoon . Hercules is an epic hero because
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On December 6‚ 1865‚ the 13th Amendment was adopted‚ and three fourths of the states had ratified it. All but three of the remaining states had ratified it by 1870 (two of those would not ratify it until the second half of the 20th century): Delaware ratified it on February 12
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