Why are the Oscars so white? Marialuisa Rincon After noticing that none of the 20 actors nominated for Oscars last year were of color‚ Maryland activist April Reign tweeted‚ “#oscarssowhite they asked to touch my hair.” The hashtag went viral within days and the memes and jokes that stemmed from it served to highlight the lack of diversity that has become a hallmark of academy nominations. It opened up a conversation—first‚ between Reign and her followers—and later‚ among the public‚ celebrities
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Indonesia is an archipelago or group of islands in Southeast Asia and Oceania and is home to over two hundred thirty eight million people. So as one can imagine the overall culture of the area already differs island by island. The thousands of islands result in hundreds of forms of music. The islands of Java‚ Sumatra‚ Bali and Flores have been documented and recorded in respect to music‚ because of the regions huge size scholars are still studying other islands. The largest ethnic group is the Javanese;
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According to Morris‚[3] corruption is described as the illegitimate use of public power to benefit a private interest. Senior‚[4] however‚ defines corruption as an action to (a) secretly provide (b) a good or a service to a third party (c) so that he or she can influence certain actions which (d) benefit the corrupt‚ a third party‚ or both (e) in which the corrupt agent has authority. Scales of corruption[edit] Corruption can occur on different scales. There is corruption that occurs as small
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It Gives Knowledge "An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." - Benjamin Franklin A direct effect of education is knowledge gain. Education gives us knowledge of the world around. It develops in us a perspective of looking at life. It helps us form opinions and develop a point of view. The information we are constantly bombarded with‚ cannot be converted into knowledge without the catalyst called education. Education makes us capable of interpreting things rightly and applying the gathered
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CORRUPTION: The long and short of it The recent turn of events in our country point towards a mass awakening to the scar of corruption and deeply it has trickled down into the grass roots of each and every sphere of India. People‚ rather the masses‚ are waking up and smelling the coffee and taking law in their own hands by questioning the government about each and every step taken by them in the past few years. The motto seems to be “civil disobedience”‚ a far cry from the peaceful protests held
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Corruption The word corruption means the destruction‚ ruining or the spoiling of a society or a nation. A corrupt society stops valuing integrity‚ virtue or moral principles. It changes for the worse. Such a society begins to decay and sets itself on the road to self destruction. Corruption is an age old phenomena. Selfishness and greed are the two main causes of corruption. Political corruption is the abuse of their powers by state officials for their unlawful private gain. Over
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Why Are There Not Enough People Voting Today? There are many‚ many reasons why people are voting these days. They could range from lack of knowledge about the candidates to being upset with the candidates to not having any transportation to a voting booth. People also make excuses like ?I had to fix my mothers water heater?‚ but no excuses should be accepted because voting is one of the most important privileges we get as being Americans. I have a possible solution to getting at least a 85%
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he has no one to talk to he always fully thinks.He has no one to talk to‚ no one to rely on until he finds a stray kitten in the alleyway near his apartment. He rescues the kitten and brings it home to start a new life. The first reason why Gabriel is always so lonely because in the story it said that “it was evening‚ and people sat outside‚talking quietly among themselves”. “On the stoop of a tall building of crumbling bricks and rotting wood sat a boy”. That boy was named Gabriel
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CORRUPTION Corruption is a feature of African‚ social‚ political and even religious life with disastrous consequences. It not only impedes economy development but also increases poverty by making a few individuals richer and many poorer. So corruption can be defined as making someone morally corrupt or becoming morally corrupt oneself. Forms of corruption Bribery-This is giving money or favors to someone who is in a position of trust‚ in order to prevent their judgments or corrupt their conduct
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others because if they do not convict others it looks as if they themselves might have something to hide. It is ironic that Reverend Parris says that the witchcraft investigation might reveal the source of all the community’s problems ‘Why‚ Rebecca‚ we may open up the boil of all our troubles today’ because in the end the witchcraft investigation provokes the burning down and destruction of the community. The witch trials are also metaphorically a melting pot‚ again‚ for people’s
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