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    brought with it the first public challenge to the philosophy and strategy of nonviolence from within the ranks of the civil rights movement. Resolutions of self-defense and Black Power sounded forth from our friends and brothers. At the same time riots erupted in several major cities. Inevitably a like was made between the two phenomena though movement leadership continued to deny any implications of violence in the concept of Black Power. The nation’s press heralded these incidents as an end

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    The Lasting Impacts of Funk and Disco The transition from the 1960’s to the 1970’s was a rough one. A decade characterized by the supposed defeat of poverty and racism as well as the conquest of space‚ was subsequently and surprisingly followed by a decade of chaos and disorder in the world. The country was running out of promise‚ the troops were running out of Vietnam‚ and the President was running out of office. Luckily however‚ the emergence of great music simply could not be affected by the

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    What are the reasons for the failure of the Emancipation of Serfdom in 1861? Abstract The necessity of reforming society based on serfdom had not been new in XIX century. However the same way‚ a person with a cancer does not show symptoms of illness in the first stages‚ the same way it was not apparent that Russia had been economically and industrially “sick” until the defeat in the Crimean War. The most significant reform to remedy Russian backwardness was the Emancipation Edict‚ followed by a

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    Fahrenheit 451 Synthesis Essay In the book Fahrenheit 451‚ author Ray Bradbury describes a futuristic society in which it is normal for an average individual to shun and absolutely loathe books. The main character‚ Guy Montag‚ works as a fireman‚ and his job description consists of burning books instead of preventing fires. Television is a major topic in this book‚ and for the most part‚ is portrayed as an extremely obsessive and deleterious item. Today‚ in American society however‚ television

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    Kennedy’s "New Frontier" Spirit President Kennedy‚ the youngest president to take office‚ assembled one of the youngest cabinets‚ including his brother Robert Kennedy‚ the Attorney General‚ who planned to reform the priorities of the FBI.  Kennedy’s new challenge of a "New Frontier" quickened patriotic pulses.  He proposed thePeace Corps‚ an army of idealistic and mostly youthful volunteers to bring American skills to underdeveloped countries.   The New Frontier at Home Southern Democrats and

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    • “Straight Outta Compton‚” an exultant rap-to-riches story about the group N.W.A.‚ opens with a blast of action-film braggadocio. It’s night sometime in 1986‚ and the group’s future headliner and fly in the ointment‚ Eazy-E (Jason Mitchell)‚ is taking care of shady business. With the camera dogging his steps so closely that you half expect him to shout “Heel‚” he hotfoots it into a cramped‚ bleak house that has been prepped for maximum horrorfilm suggestiveness‚ with lighting as dark as a dungeon

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    "Electrical Energy Consumption" Sustainability and electricity Where does electricity come from? Most people use electricity and see it as something that is infinite and probably don’t give a second thought about its source. This is quite understandable‚ considering electricity looks clean; it doesn’t cause any noise pollution or direct air pollution. The fact is that most electricity is produced by burning coal‚ and the use of nuclear power plants. Simply stated‚ the more electricity used‚

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    The mass movement for racial equality in the United States known as the civil rights movement started in the late 1950s. Through nonviolent protest actions‚ it broke through the pattern of racial segregation‚ the practice in the South through which black Americans were not allowed to use the same schools‚ churches‚ restaurants‚ buses‚ and other facilities as white Americans. The movement also achieved the passage of landmark equal-rights laws in the mid-1960s intended to end discrimination against

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    Mister Pip By Lloyd Jones

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    Lloyd Jones‚ Mr. Watts is an important character. In the beginning of the novel‚ everyone doesn’t know much about him‚ which makes him a very mysterious character. Also‚ in the beginning‚ little is known about Mr. Watts‚ except that he is known as Pop Eye. He lives in a house that is separated from the rest of the island. Once the rebels and redskins attack the island‚ the people living there must hide. Many people escape overseas‚ but some remain on the island in great danger. Mr. Watts chooses to stay

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