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On December 6, 1865 the US Constitution officially approved the abolishment of slavery in all 50 states. For centuries African American slaves were denied the necessities of education, humane working conditions, and freedom. As a result of the Civil War, the thirteenth amendment was passed, which finally recognized African American slaves as civilians. Unfortunately, in reaction to the emancipation, southern legislators instituted laws that restricted African American citizens from their basic…

"An act or instance of using or closely imitating the language andthoughts of another author without authorization and therepresentation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author," is how dictionary.com defines plagiarism. Having been a student for the majority of my life, it has been taught to me that when it comes to writing, plagiarism is one of the worst mistakes you can make. However; the timeless issue of ownership over a work of art has been present not…

Bisexuality has been an ambiguous sexual identity. Due to the progressive transformation in the history of bisexuality, it has been difficult to distinctively define the term. This has resulted in many debates surrounding the distinctive historical formation of the term. It is necessary for us to comprehend the term bisexuality so that it can stand the test of time especially as the concept gains massive popularity in this day and age. Today, bisexuality is all around us and has become a…

The release of Kendrick Lamar’s debut album Section.80 dealt with the “perils of a generation that fell victim to the crack era” in a city stricken by poverty and violence. Though Lamar was formerly an independent artist looking to gain traction in the music industry, the release of Section.80 catapulted the rapper to stardom. Lamar has since released three studio albums, one compilation album, one EP, five mixtapes, and has appeared on numerous other musicians’ songs in the short time he has…

Picture this, it’s a lovely Friday night and you decide to attend your school varsity football game. You walk along the bleachers and see the cheerleaders cheering on their team, you think nothing of it. But when the question arises whether or not cheerleading is a sport, you think of the cheerleaders on the sidelines, but don’t look at it competitively. Now, I am here to answer the question: Why is cheerleading considered a sport? Cheerleading is often seen not as a sport for a couple of…

Introduction Long-term memory (LTM) consists of two categories namely episodic memory (EM) and semantic memory (SM). SM is the general knowledge that we understand about the world around us, such as facts, beliefs or concepts, devoid of autobiographical details. Cases of organic amnesia assist us in understanding how memory functions, though it is well established that EM and SM are separate systems within LTM (Tulving, 1972). It is less well established if SM can be divided into functionally…

Marilyn Manson was a significant artist in the 1990s who is acclaimed by many to have redefined the shock rock genre. Marilyn Manson’s music is a combination of goth, shock rock, metal, glam elements and industrial rock. His band received significant recognition in the 1990s for being one of the last and most influential bands in shock rock. According to theodysseyonline.com, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins was the innovator of shock rock. Screamin’ Jay was a blues singer who drunkenly recorded his first…

Get up Trey! , said my dad. Five more minutes please, I said. No get up know! ,he said back Fine ,I said angrily. I got up and put my camo hunting clothes on.You got two minutes to get in the truck!,my dad said frustrating. Still putting my clothes on I ran to the truck and got in.You ready to kill your first deer of the year,my dad said. Yes, I said sleepily. While we were driving to our hunting spot we saw a couple of doe ran across the road towards our hunting stand. Dad said, we'll probably…

Like we were mentioning previously, our hotel will be specialized in young couples with children by what all the activities will be orientated in this subject matter. Attending to said by Bowie and Buttle (2004) we decide to develop the activities of our hotel focused on the families with children, because it is a question of a complex of coast, where the majority of the guests come to spend pass his holidays to relax. For this, to give them a service of attention for his children, give us an…

Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was one of the most influential African American leaders in the 1800’s. On July 5, 1852, he gave a speech commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence at Rochester’s Corinthian Hall. In this speech, Douglass uses many strategies to build up his argument that not only was slavery a discrimination to different races, but a complete contradiction of the United States Constitution. Using the three techniques of persuasion and variations of…