The film 13th directed by Ava DuVernay is a documentary about the direct and indirect slavery of African Americans ever since the first African was taken away from his or her home land in the seventeenth century. The title, “13th”, refers to the 13th amendment which was supposedly passed to abolish slavery and the 150 years of unfair treatment that occurred even after that amendment was ratified. This documentary’s purpose is to showcase all the unacceptable events that blacks have been through for the past hundreds of years and to emphasize that all lives matter including those of people of color. 13th displays how unfair treatment evolved from slavery to unnecessary imprisonment to segregation to being seen as a threat by the community.…
There is no excuse for driving while intoxicated. People who decide to drive intoxicated should be punished for all of the harm or crimes they commit while driving under the influence. Driving under the influence is a serious crime since you can possibly harm yourself, other people on the road, and if you had passengers in your car. Driving while intoxicated is a crime that needs to be stop. Sadly, back in 2011, Kenneth Belew pleads guilty to driving drunk and killing two high school teenagers.…
Cornhole has become a beloved American pastime. This fun beanbag toss game is a treat for all ages and the perfect addition to any backyard barbeque or special occasion. At Cornhole Worldwide, they take cornhole to the next level by offering customers the opportunity to design custom cornhole sets! If you’re ready to celebrate warm weather with a few rounds of cornhole using a custom set from Cornhole Worldwide, here’s a refresher on how to play this entertaining yard game: • Surface & Spacing: Find a nice flat surface in your yard or driveway that provides an even playing field. Then, set each of your cornhole boards 27 feet apart from one another in a straight line.…
In truth, Waldo is everywhere. Waldo does not just exist in a children’s book. He can be seen in real life as well, and there have been many sightings. In fact just a couple months ago I saw a video taken of Waldo in a McDonalds, which is rumored to be his favorite place to eat. So next time you go to a McDonalds, be wary for he could be lurking around any counter or any booth.…
Persuasive Paragraph The Grandview middle school to have more sports for the 6th grade. Why I think the 6th grade should have sports in 6th grade. ”I feel angry;Ifeel left out. The policy says the are simply to young to go up againist other schools. But that accolade doesn’t matter to Caporaso and other 6th gradersat different schools who want to play competative sports.…
The writing expected from college courses is one that most are unfamiliar with. Although students learn basic English skills throughout grade school and up to high school, most of the advanced steps are forgotten by the time the student is to enter college. Paired with this, are the nontraditional students, who haven’t studied advanced academic language for long periods of time. Professors are expecting students of all kinds of study to have a high academic vocabulary and high writing skill. Often times a gap in remedial writing courses within the first semester or so.…
The issue of declawing is being made more obvious to the horrors it can cause to your beloved feline friend. When an onychectomy, otherwise known as a declaw, is performed it is equal to cutting off your finger at the first knuckle. The bone of the third phalanx is removed, it is not just cutting the nail off. Cat's nails retract, by cutting into these muscles and tendons you risk serious long-term physical and emotional impacts. 61 of 163 cats experienced chronic pain for 1-42 days after the surgery ("American Veterinary Medical Association", 2016).…
Watching the film Outfoxed one would think that, yes Fox News is extremely bias. Their tactics of promoting their slogan of fair and balance news is far from being true. I completely agree with the claim that Fox News with their political bias is a danger to American society. Although I believe that claim could have been better supported by adding the news coverages from all the other networks, and showing statistics on the decisions of the public based on the given news by other networks in comparison to Fox viewers.…
INTRO// Whales are the most intelligent, beautiful and magnificent marine creatures on Earth. There has all ways been a debate on weather we should kill the whales or keep the whales alive. There is no reason to kill whales because they the are not killing or harming people they are more valuable alive A 1. Whales are extremely important for the health of our environment, ecosystem and the marine animal welfare.…
Despite the new outburst of year-round schooling across the nation, I have the firm belief that we should retain the traditional system. Most schools who have switched to the year round calendar switched back to the traditional one because the anticipated instructional advantages haven’t materialized. In some cases, it even results in a drop of one to two percentile points in national rank for reading, math, and language scores, compared to a traditional calendar. It is not a good idea to keep making this change.…
Imagine that you are in college playing in your last football game and you want to get drafted into the NFL. The scouts are watching you from the stands, you mess up, give up, and don’t want to get back of the field. Coach puts you back in the game you mess up again, but this time you are going 100 hundred percent and coach does not take you out of the game, that’s what the scouts are looking for. They are also looking for what you would do in a close situation. To be able to get drafted into the NFL is that you have to be prepared for the scouts to come, you have to be a Student-Athlete, and you have to be healthy enough and to work out with organizations.…
School boards should be removed. Because the county already does most of the work. 1st if the school boards would be removed then the county would have to decide the school's finances, school unions, school closings and learning materials. 2nd schools would have more options because the countries should have the same budget for each school so they could not give a school more or less money.…
Four and a half hours. 6 Saturdays a year. Calculators and number two pencils. Over 1.5 million juniors and seniors across the world endure the dreaded SAT. Students don’t take this test to impress themselves or their parents, but to attempt to convince colleges that they are at an academic level where they can successfully learn at that school.…
MagnetMom complains about how her daughter’s homework takes away her beneficial sleep. With busy families, like hers, they have many after school activities, so when they get home, they do not have time for too much homework. She says that the reality of it is that they are an active family. For active families, homework causes sleep deprivation and takes away the children’s energy they need for the next day. (“How Homework Affects Families”, pg. 1).…
Everybody in high school is obsessed with the idea of prom but its honestly not worth all of the hype. Prom is not only very expensive, its also way over rated, and a huge waste of time. All of the girls are always worried about who 's going to ask them to be their date. All the guys don’t really care for it but they do whatever they can to make the girls happy and keep them happy.…