Speech Title: ______Don’t Smoke! _________________________ Specific Purpose: To inform my audience that smoking is harmful in many ways and to try and persuade them not to do it. Central Idea: Smoking is very harmful to the body and can cause many diseases‚ so people should reconsider it before they do it. Introduction Attention: Hey everyone‚ my name’s Katie Jakubec‚ and today I’m going to be talking a little bit about why you shouldn’t smoke. I think pretty much everyone’s already
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Narrative – The life as an African American Throughout my life‚ I have had to battle with my own identity‚ as many people do. It is not just a black thing‚ I’m sure. I know people from all different ethnicities‚ who struggle to find themselves‚ but this has little to do with the way they look on the outside – it is the quest to find out who they are on the inside. I found that person when I was thirteen years old‚ but then when I moved to the United States from Chicago eight years ago‚ I underwent
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The question of black representation among the government was addressed immediately. However the issue was under jurisdiction of President Andrew Johnson‚ who was a Southerner and also thought that African Americans shouldn’t have a role in Reconstruction‚ American Historian‚ Robert Cruden said of Johnson‚ "His Jacksonian philosophy had perhaps an even greater flaw in view of the problems he confronted: it had some place for the Negro as a free man‚ but it had none for him as an equal"1. During the
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African Americans After Slavery: 1. Describe the obstacles that stood in the way of economic and political equality for southern blacks in the late 19th century. it was with no lawful employment or business‚ or found unlawfully assembling themselves together in the day or night time and all white persons so assembling with freedmen. 2. How did the Supreme Court respond to the growth of racial segregation? Power of congress declaring by law that all persons shall have equal accommodations and
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Christine Warrington College Writing II 9/26/13 The Effects of Symbolism in Fences In 1987‚ August Wilson’s “Fences” was a part of his Pittsburg Cycle of dramas of the 20th Century. These plays were used to “examine important elements of African American experiences” (Gardner 1331). The symbolisms in the play are used to tell the late life story of Troy Maxon and his relationship with family. From the start of the play‚ there is conflict and foreshadowing that shows Troy’s own belief that he
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unions the right to exclusive representation in all 50 states. That means that once a union could certify that they had a simple majority of support for organizing as a unit‚ it then would speak for ALL covered workers‚ whether those workers voted for the union or not. Workers‚ who became disenfranchised with the union‚ did not have the right to form another union or invite in a different organization. They were stuck with what they had. As well‚ the government gave unions the absolute right to exact
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Our justice system is discriminating against our african-american citizens and this needs to stop! We have to stop the shootings of african-americans that has occured all over our country so that we once again can be proud to call ourselfs Americans. During the last couple of years atrocious killings have occured here in the US. I belive everyone has heard about cases like Trayvon Martin‚ Michael Brown and Eric Gardner‚ all innocent african-american men killed by policeofficers who didn’t get convicted
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have been longing for some time now. Being an African American on this campus is truly difficult‚ you feel as if you are not seen or heard because the color of your skin is full of melanin‚ your eyes aren’t blue‚ and your hair is coarse and curly. But Mr. Bell made sure every African American was heard and seen within those two hours of him talking on that stage. Yes‚ he was funny but he was talking about true emotions and situations that African American people face every day. Mr. Bell started off
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early decades of the twentieth century‚ African Americans left the South in growing numbers‚ migrating North‚ with hopes of leaving a life behind that was dictated by racism‚ Jim Crow law‚ disenfranchisement‚ and violence based on hatred of black skin. With dreams of new opportunities for economic self-sufficiency‚ political participation‚ integration and freedom from racial violence‚ African Americans were soon to be met with
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According to an article written by jessica andres for fashion spot‚ During the fall 2016 fashion week‚ only 9.22% of the models were african american. Yet fashion moguls like Valentino implemented the use of cornrows on his models during the shows. His entire line was based on the continent of africa but not one model was african american. Cornrows originated in the african american culture in order to protect their hair from getting tangled. This protective hairstyle is nothing new. It’s been popular in
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