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Bullying kills innocent people and needs to be stopped. Bullying is more than just kids or adults making fun of each other in the classroom. Many times the knowledge about bullying lacks, and the different ways it can be performed. Bullying includes actions such as making threats to someone, spreading stories that may or may not be true, attacking someone physically or mentally, and keeping out someone from a group on purpose. Adults and children are victims of physical, verbal, cyberbullying,…

In this reading Richard Hakluyt the younger and Richard Hakluyt the elder argue that colonization will be beneficial for England’s economic conditions. As to john Winthrop, he argues to practice religion without prosecution. In my opinion I believe they are both right but very wrong. Since the discovery of America there has been great amount of conquering done by the Spaniards and the Portugals. Now England’s turn to claim what was left and discover new regions. The two Richard Hakluyt believed…

Purple Gang, the The Purple Gang was a loosely-bound Jewish criminal gang in prohibition-era Detroit, MI. It began as a group of children of Eastern European immigrants from Detroit’s lower east side who were taken under the wing by mobsters. As the children grew up, they progressed from petty crimes to armed robbery and extortion. After The Damon Act of 1916 prohibited the sale of alcohol in Michigan, the burgeoning Purple Gang focused on hijacking shipments of bootlegged Canadian whisky; when…

In America’s current hypersexualized society, sex is all around us. We see it in music, movies, and even on primetime television. The most vulnerable demographic to this flood of sexuality is the American youth. Growing up in the information age, adolescents have access to content that their parents could never have even dreamed of. Access to pornography is now just as simple as typing four letters into a search engine, and with this ease of access comes access to misleading information and…

The Ever-changing Role of Women in History Had Martin Luther not dared to question the Catholic Church when he nailed The Ninety-Five Theses to the door of Wittenberg Cathedral in 1517, had King Henry VIII not been so set on a divorce in 1533, had the Pamphlet Wars during the turn of the 17th century not taken place, the life of women in the New World in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries may have been very different. These central characters, and so many others, set the stage for a revolution.…

“The Liberty of the Truth” Storybooks and movies show that American history has always been one of freedom, independence and liberty. According to these, since the beginning of colonial times, America has been a paradise for those in search of a perfect land where to re-establish God´s law and order, to speak freely and to start a new life without punishment or judgement. New England was the new heavenly kingdom for the Puritans persecuted in England for their radical beliefs. The American story…

The late motivational speaker and author, Wayne Dyer, once said, “freedom means you are unobstructed in living your life as you choose. Anything less is a form of slavery”. This is one of the ideas that is explored in Frederick Douglass’ Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Douglass tells the story of his life as a slave up until he escapes to New York City. He goes into such detail, that the reader feels as if he or she were at the scenes he describes so vividly. Douglass also talks…

husbands’ or openly put down established systems; nevertheless, several women were able to make public their private views through the veil of personal, religious writings. Again women risk their lives to challenged societal norms and prejudices. Both Mary Dyer and Anne Hutchinson were put on trail for their religious views and controversial actions. Anne Hutchison was excommunicated for her outspoken views and controversial actions, consistently challenging the authorities of the Puritan…

people believes male children are expected to be dressed in a certain manner which is distinctively different from that of females, which is a common stereotype. According to Dyer, “Stereotypes are a very simple, easily grasped form of representation…are none the less capable of condensing a great deal of complex information” (Dyer 12-13). The stereotypical activities associated with males are videogames, sports, cars, dirty jobs etc. and show that male children are allowed to be more…

Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot, is one of the more popular comedic works of its time. The movie showcases genres of romance, crime and comedy while creating an obvious juxtaposition of male and female characters. The movie highlights central themes regarding gender and sexuality. Marilyn Monroe’s character represents the quintessential cinematic female fantasy, as she represents the seemingly all too innocent, naive, sensual and sexual female representation that she has been largely popularized…