Call to Action: School uniforms should not be used in schools (public or private) Imagine getting up and walking to your closet. You push all your other clothes to the side‚ and pull out your official school uniform. How would you feel if you had to wear the same clothes every day? Enthusiastic‚ because you don’t have to waste time picking out clothes‚ or apathetic because you have to wear the same boring outfit every single day? I speak today as to why all students should have more freedom. I
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“The Virginian” by Owen Wister is a series of connected vignettes that chronicle events in Wyoming centered on a young man from Virginia‚ the protagonist. The Virginian proved that he was brave when he pulled the trigger of his rifle so closely by another man. Throughout his work and life‚ the Virginian demonstrated that his is a diligent man. Through his good deeds to others‚ he properly displays the characteristic of a dependable person. The Virginian has grown throughout the story to be a brave
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Patrick Henry History September 20‚ 2013 Prompts: 1) Henry’s speech was a call to action. What did he want his fellow Virginians to do? How did he justify his desire? In what ways did Henry address the concerns of those who did not agree with him? 2) Slavery was a common theme in Henry’s speech. What specific imagery did Henry use to illustrate his message? Why would those images have resonated so strongly with his audience? 3) Throughout his speech‚ Henry referenced a variety
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A Call to Arms Nearly 250 years have passed since the American Revolution‚ a time of political turmoil and chaos. It was accepted among colonial politicians at the time that there was conflict between America and Britain‚ but many disagreed that conditions were bad enough to justify war. Many speeches were given on either side of this question. Patrick Henry’s 1775 speech to the Virginia convention urging the colonists to fight is remembered while others are forgotten because it was an ingenious
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John Adams once stated‚ “What do we mean by Revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was the only effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people.” On April 19‚ 1775‚ the fight for American independence began. Revolutionists like Patrick Henry began to persuade the public to join their fight against the King. Since the French and Indian War had begun there was ongoing tension between the colonies and the mother country. When the King started placing
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Dodd and Caroline Davies The Guardian‚ Tuesday 9 August 2011 • Full-scale alert as violence spreads across capital • Disorder breaks out in Birmingham city centre • Prime minister‚ mayor and home secretary return 1 The prime minister cut short his holiday and flew back to Britain as London witnessed devastating scenes of violence stretching the emergency services beyond limit on a third night of rioting in the capital. 2 Buildings were torched‚ shops ransacked‚ and officers attacked with makeshift
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against it‚ war is necessary. This was the case in America in 1775. Virginian leaders met to discuss the direction our country was headed in. What were we going to do about the conflict with the British? Who was treating us poorly? Some leaders continued peaceful means to resolve conflict. Patrick Henry thought differently. He wrote the famous “Speech of the Virginia Convention” to push for war. Because of how Patrick Henry used appeals and rhetorical devices‚ he was able to convince the other colonists
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Patrick Henry’s Speech to the Virginia Convention * Henry warns patriots to lower their demands of the British‚ or else prepare themselves for a fight. * The direction of listeners are specifically members of the convention. * The speech’s occasion is a meeting/convention. * Henry’s tone is pleading. Paragraph 1 1.) Henry’s opening lines allow him to suggest the importance of patriotism as he say “no man thinks more highly than I do of patriotism.” With caution not to spike anybody with
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1. Using the timeline on pp. 1523-1524 in the Norton Anthology of African American Literature 3rd Edition‚ Volume II‚ identify what you believe are the three most important events that occurred during the period from 1960-1975 and explain how each event influenced the literature of the period. The three most important to me is The Black Art Movement started by Amari Baraka in Harlem‚ Black Panther Party founded the National Organization for Women founded‚ and Assassination of Malcolm X. Their events
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1. Why do you want to be a GHC fellow? (200 words maximum) Since I was young‚ I was always asking myself why people in African‚ mostly women and children‚ always suffer from malnutrition‚ gender inequality‚ poverty‚ injustice and many more problems which are against their rights. Because I was still young‚ I would not understand the reason why of those things were happening. Crimes were committed to human beings by other human beings. After a certain period of time‚ I came to understand that there
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