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The Black Panther Party for Self Defense (BPPSD) whose beliefs followed the practices of Malcolm X was founded in Oakland, California, in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. It started as a political grass-root organization with a hand full of members and over time expanded into a national and international party. However, by 1980 the Black Panther Party of Self Defense was an Oakland- based organization again, with no more than twenty-seven active members and by 1982 the party came to an end.…

are over 100 active neo-nazi groups - four of them currently active in Wisconsin. So while the United States government knowingly allows these hate groups to flourish, they dismantled groups like AIM, the Black Panther Party Movement and the Brown Berets that promoted justice, equality and services to their people. Groups like the Black Panther Movement were designed to serve the black community because at the time, no one would. Those groups openly expressed their racial pride, helped their…

the thought that she is limited, not being able to skate or even “[admit] [her] dream to anyone” (86). Marie challenges that thought saying that she cannot know that and one day she will help Pauline in achieving her dream. Marie even wears a red beret, something unseen in Pauline’s community. This proves that Marie is a pungent force that will not be stopped. She allows others to be able to dream about the possibility of doing what they want. Marie furthers Pauline’s way of thinking, allowing…

parajumpers. Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter summed this up by saying “‘there will be no exceptions,’…..’they'll be allowed to drive tanks, fire mortars and lead infantry soldiers into combat. They'll be able to serve as Army Rangers and Green Berets, Navy SEALs, Marine Corps infantry, Air Force parajumpers and everything else that was previously open only to men.’”( Rosenburg & Philipps).” Even though the ban has been lifted, some still remain doubtful. However, the military is determined to…

Brian Diaz Ms. Schaller English H Per. 3 2 May 2017 AMDG The Things They Carried: Mary Anne Mary Anne is brought to Vietnam by her boyfriend, Mark Fossie. She experiences Vietnam in a conflicting way. She arrives to Vietnam mentally unprepared and naïve. O'Brien states, "Mary Anne made you think about those girls back home, how clean and innocent they all…

The Things They Carried is an assortment of short stories that, more or less, have some relation with each other. The first story, “The Things They Carried”, is a portion of First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross’ point of view and a portion of narration that describes the things the men of the platoon carry. The things the men carried depended on several aspects; “The things they carried were largely determined by necessity.” (O’Brien 2). They carried many necessities, tangible and intangible from dope…

dress baby girls, resurface as Jing Mei roams through China, where she observes “…little children wearing pink and yellow…” (Tan 149). Tan uses this symbol again when the protagonist meets an aunt who is described as “An old woman in a yellow knit beret …holding up a pink plastic bag…” (Tan 151). With this recurring symbol, Jing Mei is continually reminded of her Mother who has died. As the memory of her Mother repeatedly emerges, so do her undeniable Chinese roots. Another recurring symbol is…

In “The Sweetheart Song of Tra Bong,” O’Brien creates a specific depiction of Vietnam as a world that affects the foreigners--such as Americans--who inhabit the land. O’Brien portrays a clear distinction between the environment of Vietnam and the society that Americans live in. Mary Anne Bell fully embraces Vietnamese culture which helps establish the main idea of “Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong.” Mary Anne’s transformation in the chapter “Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong” was to demonstrate the…

The Civil Rights Movement began in the 60s as a backlash against racially unfair treatment and attack on the oppressive forces that caused this treatment. Through sit-ins, marches and many other form of peaceful protest the Civil rights moment was able to grow and prosper. The Civil Rights movement evolved the most between the March on Washington in 1963 and protest against the Rodney King verdict in 1992 as a result of the creation and growth of the Black Panther Party, a group that attacked…

spiraled out of control. Mary Anne Bell started off as a sweet girl who knew nothing about warfare when she arrived in Vietnam. As she prolonged her stay she gradually becomes mentally unstable as she was taught about weapons, ambushes by the Green berets and Eddie Diamond. The text states “the war intrigued…