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    Te Wananga Amorangi Assignment Coversheet Course 910.515 Relational Psychology A Assignment DetailsAssignment-1EssayDate DueAuckland September 7 Christchurch Sept 21Word count 1500 of total grade40Expected time30 hoursLecturer(Student to complete)Student DetailsNameSambhu LalDate Submitted14/9/14ID No.1140160Word Count1638 minus reference Disclaimer of Plagiarism and CollusionI declare that‚ to the best of my knowledge‚ no part of this assignment for the above course has been copied from any other

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    Shame and Black Boy

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    Stephanie Pajares In the story “Shame” by Dick Gregory along with the story “Black Boy” by Richard Wright‚ there are many similarities and differences. One similarity that both these stories had was that they both dealt with poverty. One difference between these stories was that in “Shame”‚ Richard had no daddy and had no clue where to find him. In the story “Black Boy”‚ the narrator did have a daddy but he was never there for him in times of need. The story “Shame”‚ by Dick Gregory isn’t only similar

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    Scar Of Shame Analysis

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    In the article‚ Scar of Shame: Skin Color and Caste in Black Silent Melodrama by Jane Gaines‚ Gaines breaks down the technicalities and formalities of the 1927 film‚ Scar of Shame. She starts by inferring that as soon blacks begun to finance and direct their own films‚ they predominantly only produced melodramatic films. A melodrama is a very dramatic but sensational piece of work that consists of various overdrawn characters and heart staking events for the purpose of appealing to the audience’s

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    Shame By Dick Gregory

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    Within the story “Shame”‚ by Dick Gregory‚ he characterizes the people in his story through the use of the method STEAL. When observing the character‚ Richard‚ from the STEAL method the author was able to clearly characterize Richard through his thoughts‚ actions‚ and looks which helps the reader get a better idea of who he is as an individual. Throughout Richard’s life‚ he has not had much of anything that he really needed or wanted‚ which he knew and accepted. “I was pregnant with poverty. Pregnant

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    "Shame" by Dick Gregory.

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    The short story "Shame" by Dick Gregory‚ clearly shows that poverty brings many hardships as well as a great deal of shame. However‚ there are still ways to gain pride and happiness. This story shows that by emulating somebody you respect‚ even a very poor person can derive pride from small actions‚ which the average person sees as insignificant. In "Shame" Richard is a poor boy without a father‚ living in the ghetto. However‚ there is a girl at school named Helene‚ that he is in love with. Unlike

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    The Real Lincoln

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    The Real Lincoln The biography The Real Lincoln by Thomas DiLorenzo gives readers a whole new perspective about Lincoln that they never had before. His meticulous research‚ passionate imagery‚ and skillful writing techniques‚ all are able to bring knowledge to the reader’s minds about our sixteenth president that we were never aware of before. Lincoln was always affiliated with the topics of equality‚ ending slavery‚ social fairness‚ and much alike‚ but the quotes stated by politician/president

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    irresponsibility of driving drink she left children without their father‚ and parents without their son. As the number of crimes increase‚ punishment for those that are caught should also increase. In the essay “Shame Is Worth a try‚” author Dan M. Kahan explains a few examples of how shame as a punishment is worth to try. He explains how people that are found drinking and driving in Florida or Texas can get ordered to place bumper stickers in their car stating their previous DUI. Why couldn’t something

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    Lincoln: the Movie

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    The movie Lincoln‚ was more accurate than previous portrayals of Abraham Lincoln. However‚ the movie did fail to include important facts‚ such as Lincoln’s belief that African Americans were unequal to whites and some details of the passing of the 13th Amendment. All in all though‚ the movie portrayed the Civil war and presidency with considerable accuracy. Lincoln focuses mainly on the passage of the 13th amendment and the trials Lincoln and his supporters went through. The film insinuates that

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    Killing Lincoln

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    Killing Lincoln – Part One Page Number Passage from text that shows the “good” writing (First word … Last word) What qualities make this passage so appealing? Prologue – Page 1 “His new vice president‚ Andrew Johnson‚ has just delivered a red-face‚ drunken‚ twenty minute ramble vilifying the South that has left the crowd squirming‚ embarrassed by Johnson’s inebriation.” This passage is appealing to me because you can tell that the audience was very uncomfortable and that he was

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    Abraham Lincoln

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    ABRAHAM LINCOLN NAME: Abraham Lincoln OCCUPATION: Civil Rights Activist‚ Lawyer‚ U.S. President‚ U.S. Representative BIRTH DATE: February 12‚ 1809 DEATH DATE: April 15‚ 1865 PLACE OF BIRTH: Hodgenville‚ Kentucky BEST KNOWN FOR: Abraham Lincoln was the 16th president of the United States. He preserved the Union during the U.S. Civil War and brought about the emancipation of slaves. CHILDHOOD Abraham Lincoln was born in a log cabin in Hardin County‚ Kentucky to Thomas Lincoln and Nancy

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