The Watts Riot It is August 17 1965 and‚ we just went through the worst week of our lives things are finally starting to calm down. As we are going into town to see what is left‚ and to access the damages‚ we try to understand how this got so out of control. In the course of seven days‚ 34 lives were lost and‚ more than 1‚032 were injured‚ the police had arrested 3‚438 people and‚ there are over $40 million in property damages (Watts Riots 2013). This all started from what should have been a routine
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and the consequence of the Los Angeles riots that erupted in the wake of the acquittal of the white officers who were caught on videotape beating him. However‚ the police using excessive force against unarmed black men leading to civil unrest has been repeated many times in the United States. The historic Watts Riots‚ a result of police harassment and brutality‚ took place almost three decades prior to the beating of Rodney King and the subsequent LA riots of 1992 (Marable‚ 90). On August 9th of
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2015‚ cheers erupted across America -- big businesses‚ people and even the White House shamelessly coated itself in rainbow colors to show their support of something years in the making: the legalization of same sex marriage. After years of protests‚ riots‚ campaigns‚ parades‚ mainstream activism‚ celebrity‚ political and even big business support‚ same sex marriage was legalized by the US Supreme Court in all fifty states on June 26th‚ 2015. Obergefell v. Hodges‚ the Supreme Court case that made the
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On January 19th 1736‚ James Watt was born to James Watt Sr.‚ a ship owner and contractor‚ and Agnes Muirhead. He was born in Greenock‚ Scotland and his mother was the one to educate him through most of his childhood. Towards the end of his teenage years‚ at the age of 18‚ his mother passed away and his father’s health was failing. After this tragic event‚ Watt attended the Greenock Grammar School where he specialized in manual dexterity‚ engineering skills‚ and Mathematics. After Watt’s time
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James Watt James Watt was born January 19th‚1736 at Greenock and at this time no one would even begin to imagine his effect on the Industrial Revolution. When James was fifteen years old he had read books about and become accustomed to Philosophy (kind of like modern physics). He had also completed many of his own chemical experiments and even started to produce and construct his own products such as a small electronic device that really surprised his friends. In 1755 he set out on
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modern people of an unpredictable era of human civilisation‚ such as metaphorically referring to the ‘seven deadly sins’ to the pressures of students within education‚ on the contrary‚ the pressures of authority with the uprising of men (e.g. London Riots). Yet‚ through query-seeking dialogue at the end of our performance with our audience‚ one of the audience members told us “I think the monologues were put together really well as it shows us more about the character.” I was really pleased with this
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Wade Watts The main character of the story “Ready Player One” Is a very nerdy kid who isn’t very popular (yet) and is poor. I believe Ernest Cline made Wade like this because he wanted to show that even if you are poor you can still be more adept then people with privileges you may not have. Wade goes to highschool in the Oasis because in the real world he was bullied and hated everything. So when the opportunity showed itself he was able to apply for going to school in the Oasis his dream came true
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How is Mr. Watts seen through the eyes of Matilda? Mr. Watts is a liar whose life is based on half truths. He transforms from ‘Pop Eye’ to an influential teacher and to Matilda and the children on the island‚ he is a knowledgeable‚ superior man who brings energy to them. Portrayal is arguably reflective of the structure of the narrative and Lloyd Jones has chosen to tell ‘Mister Pip’ through the eyes of a young‚ depressed Matilda. Furthermore we receive a biased view on life on the island‚ which
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Alison watt and Picasso In this essay I’m going to investigate two portrait painters‚ Alison Watt and Pablo Picasso. I will be writing about their lives and influences. The first artist I will be writing about is Alison Watt. She was born and raised In Greenock in 1965‚ 18 years later and she is still studying in Glasgow School of Art for a further 5 years. At the national gallery in London Watt was the associate artist holding a spectacular exhibition of her own Phantom in 2008. Watt was well
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Tom Ayers 389660 REL 2300-641 Mr. R.G. Watts Ganesha the Elephant God Our beliefs determine our thoughts and attitudes about life‚ which in turn direct our actions. By our actions‚ we create our destiny. For over 200 years western scholars have struggled to understand Hinduism a faith whose followers would arbitrarily worship one of 12 gods. A religion that is vastly diverse. I would like to touch on one of the deities that are worshiped by Hindu people. The most common is Ganesha remover
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