Dare County

“The white man's happiness cannot be purchased by the black man's misery,” a quote by Frederick Douglass still resonates in today’s society. Frederick Douglass, originally born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey sometime around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland was an African American slave whose experiences led him to transform into a powerful social reformer, abolitionist, orator, and writer. His father was rumored a white man, however he was still forced to take his black mother’s slave title…

The year is 1834, as the hot sun beams down on your freshly stricken back, sweat drips down your spine, joined by the blood that spills from your open wounds. In the distance, you can hear the crack of a whip breaking the sound barrier, followed by the horrid screams of your spouse, friend, or family member, as it lays into their bare naked body. Knowing there’s nothing you can do, you hang your head in sorrow and continue on with your daily routine. Unfortunately, this is a life many African…

a malevolent phantom, people said he existed, but Jem and I have never seen him” (Lee 10). Arthur’s brother, Nathan Radley, scared anyone or anything off of the property with one blast of a gun, and that may be why many of the town children do not dare step foot on the Radley property. For this reason, Arthur does not want to leave his house, and children will not leave him alone. With that in mind, Arthur still decides to be friendly to the two children next door, who have done nothing but…

Santa Ana, California located in the county of Orange and is home to approximately 334,227 people who have all once in their lifetime been a witness of the gang violence. Throughout the years street gangs criminal street gangs have become one of the most serious crime problems in California; consisting of assaults, drive- by shooting, homicides, and finally home invasion robberies. The main concern is having teens in the community exposed to such violent acts at such a young age encouraging them…

"Romeo and Juliet are only children thus to blame for the events that unfolded. Discuss who or what was to blame for the tragedy in the play." Romeo and Juliet is a story of love, loss and tragedy. The actions of some of the characters, not just Romeo and Juliet, both directly and indirectly caused the tragedy in the story to occur. If we were to look at the play from Shakespeare 's time. One of the main reasons for the tragedy in the play would have been Romeo and Juliet both going against…

He plays the role of a risk-taker many times in the novel. During the first few chapters he uses an indirect way to teach his sister the bad kind of courage when he touches the Radley’s house because of a dare. Courage is good in many scenarios although it is bad too sometimes. Later on in the story Jem and Dill had planned a raid for the Radley’s house trying to peek into the house to see Boo Radley to confirm if the rumours about him were false or not…

remain the same, the way they start perceiving the real world puts an end to their childhood. As the novel progresses, Jem and Scout’s characters evolve. This transformation, provoked by the influence of the mysterious and intense atmosphere of Maycomb County, results in a greater level of maturity acquired by both characters. At the beginning of the story we see Jem and…

45 minutes of resisting and screaming, Dill and I managed to get him washed, dressed, and fed, and then Dill walked him to school. I would’ve loved to go with them, but I had agreed to meet Jem for brunch at our favorite childhood restaurant, The County Dinner, on…

No one can predict the future relationship between multiculturalism and the criminal justice system. However, the futures looks much better than it did 10 years ago. We are seeing more minorities working at all levels in the field, the gradual end of ridiculous racial profiling, better police and community relationships, and reductions of some long sentences that mainly affected minorities. This will not be an easy marriage, but one that will take the cooperation and patience of everyone…

The first eleven amendments were written in the Constitution on September seventeenth in seventeen eighty-seven by James Madison. The first amendment included the freedom of speech. Even though James Madison wrote the first amendment, he was not the individual that came up with it. “Jefferson was concerned with the right to exercise religious freedom, freedom of speech and press” (who wrote). Thomas Jefferson who was his mentor, persuaded James Madison to include freedom of speech in an…