In this article “Spare the Rod‚ Spoil the Parenting”‚ written by Leonard Pitts‚ Jr. is based upon what is considered corporal punishment; what’s right and what’s gone too far. Leonard expresses the idea that without punishment towards children‚ they can develop into untamable brats. Using his humorous sarcasm and entertaining message he gets the point across that child rearing is ok and not abuse. Showing uniformed parents/adults that rearing does keep the little ones in line making them learn and
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Bullying in Social Networks Bullying in Social Networks “Technology‚ it seems has unleashed an ugliness in us.” (Pitts‚ 2010‚ p. 8A.) With all the technology around us‚ one would assume that it should be used for good. However‚ people today are using social networks such Facebook‚ Myspace‚ Twitter‚ Skype‚ Youtube and many more‚ not only as a way to keep in contact with people but as a way to attack people. Technology has evolved into this great thing where‚ one all can keep
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The article‚ “Miss America and social media’s ignorant bigotry” written by Leonard Pitts Jr. is about how people label all Indian people as being Muslim and view them as terrorists‚ even though they are not Muslim. People in the US commit acts of violence against people from India who are presumed to be Muslim‚ and assume they are terrorists. The recently crowned Miss America is of Indian descent and people feel that this is not acceptable‚ and some people feel Miss America should be white with
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to be owned by an American. I have never been happy about my family being owned by an American before and being treated like dogs‚ but I am not racist or holding a grudge I let go because there are bigger battles to overcome in life in the end. Leonard Pitts wrote. "Understanding the past provides context to understand the present and predict the future."(81). I believe that statement he wrote is very factual because history is identity; it is a true story based on your life background and what makes
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Throughout history‚ there have been social norms that the inhabitants of that society have been required to follow. If they choose to stray from the expectation‚ they risk criminalization‚ outcasting‚ and‚ in some cases‚ death. Attempting to silence a particular demographic has been a practice used for ages to remove the unwanted or taboo ideas from a community. That taboo many be race‚ gender‚ belief‚ or any other form of identification. Whatever it may be‚ the powers of that community deem a group
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derogatory word “Nigger”‚ which is counted 219 times‚ often spoken by Huck. The exclusion of the word would be historically inaccurate. Even though the word is extremely inappropriate and offensive‚ even rendering the term “psychologically maiming” by Leonard Pitts in the piece “N-word has no place in society”‚ Twain’s use of the word is simply a reflection of the era‚ in which the word was used in everyday speech and wasn’t given so much as a second
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Boston Tea Party When the Boston Tea Party occurred on the evening of December 16‚1773‚ it was the culmination of many years of bad feeling between the British government and her American colonies. The controversy between the two always seemed to hinge on the taxes‚ which Great Britain required for the upkeep of the American colonies. Starting in 1765‚ the Stamp Act was intended by Parliament to provide the funds necessary to keep peace between the American settlers and the Native American
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Bluegrass Drama Harlan‚ Kentucky- The sound of the banjo comes on‚ and you hear Gangstagrass singing‚ “I see them long‚ hard times to come‚” and you know it is time for Justified. The T.V series‚ based on the novels Pronto and Riding the Rap by Elmore Leonard‚ is sure to entertain. Timothy Olyphant plays U.S. Marshall Raylan Givens‚ a good looking‚ gun slinging Marshall who is reassigned to his hometown of Harlan‚ Kentucky‚ after a shooting in Miami he was involved in. When asked by his new boss Art
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Analogy Examples Understanding the meaning of an analogy is key to the success of the analogy in communication. Some analogies will be understood by most people that speak the same language. Within small social groups of people‚ there are often shared analogies that bind the group together. Other analogies are only understood by people living in a certain region or country. Ads by Google Class 1 to Class 12 Lessons‚ Animations‚ Videos & more… Math‚ EVS‚ Science‚ English‚ SST… www.MeritNation
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Many People in the United States has been victims of police brutality‚ being accused of committing a crime you did not do just because of how you look. Or‚ being treated differently just because of where you are from. Regardless of how you look‚ Police Officers are there to help people‚ not hurt them. This is affecting many people in the United States‚ many have been victims or has a relative that experienced this. Police Brutality is using excessive or unnecessary force when dealing with civilians
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