Emmett

Crystal was dressed as Shion from No.6 and Jessy was dressed as Nezumi from No.6. Emmett who came later in the day was cosplaying as this character with a cartoon smiling cat mask on the top right side of his head. He wore a white t-shirt and a pair of black jeans. Also on his face was black lipstick and black eye shadow that made the space around his eyes look like a panda. We each took turns exploring what Japan Day had to offer. Justina and I went to check out Japan Day first. Then Jessy and…

To Hell and Back. This soldier inspires me for many reasons. He enlisted under the age of 18, which is and was illegal, and left the military being the most decorated soldier of World War II. Audie Murphy was born to poor sharecroppers named Emmett Berry Murphy and Josie Bell Killian. He was the seventh out of twelve children these Irish immigrants had. He was born in Kingston Texas on June 20, 1925. Murphy did not get along with people and had violent tendencies at an early age. Although…

and then burn them in front of their families to. Even if there were witnesses to the murders they couldn't do a thing about it, since black people could not testify in court and Caucasians would mostly side with the racism. For example the case of Emmett till, a 14 year old boy that was brutally murdered by a group of white men in mississippi for allegedly flirting with a white woman. He was beaten to death and thrown into a river so his body would become…

Civil Rights Bills that Changed America The 1950’s to late 60’s was a period of hope and despair. African Americans faced several prejudicial behaviors such as lynching, stoning, and systematic injustices. This discrimination stemmed from the introduction of slavery in Jamestown Virginia in 1619. After the civil war, congress lead African Americans to false hopes that they would be accepted, which included passing the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments assuring them equal protection. In 1955,…

What happens when a friendship is tested by distressing realities that can no longer be brushed aside? In The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Starr Carter and Hailey Grant seem to be close friends. They attend the same private school, reference pop culture, and experience high school as part of the same social circle. Superficially, their bond is naturally strong. Regardless, after Starr witnesses the deadly police shooting of her childhood friend Khalil, the break in their friendship begins to…

they use their preconceptions about the victim based on their skin color rather than looking at the situation as a bigger picture. Historically, the justice system is biased towards people of color. With cases that date back to fifty years such as Emmett Till and more recent cases such as Trayvon Martin. These are cases when there is more than enough evidence to convict the defendants, but the verdict is “not guilty”. In The Coming of John, John kills a white man for raping his sister. He was…

In the case of Medgar Evers, he was a prominent NAACP field secretary, called for a new investigation into the Emmett Till Case; and was tragically killed in his driveway. The death of Evers was quickly responded to by FBI Agents, after a detailed investigation found that Byron De La Beckwith, a white segregationists and founding member of the Mississippi White Council, guilty of killing Evers. However, instead of filing for federal charges, the FBI handed the case over to state court in Jackson…

*Introduction Tony Goldwin is an Award-winning American actor, producer, and director known for playing the role of President Fitzgerald Grant III, in the ABC drama, ‘Scandal’. He has acted in major films like, ‘Ghost’, ‘The Last Samurai’, ‘The Last House on the Left’, ‘The Mechanic’, ‘Divergent’, ‘The Divergent Series:Insurgent’, and ‘The Belko Experiment’. More recently, he has acted in the movie, ‘Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House’. He has directed episodes of hit TV series’…

Looking through the eyes of Essie Mae, growing up as an African-American in the south was anything but easy. Within her household, she was relied on heavily from a very young age to contribute, as her father wasn’t the bread winning type. Essie Mae started to notice that she was viewed differently because of the color of her early in her life. It was very apparent that white people held control purely because they were white and could hold the fear of death over the heads of African-Americans.…

• According to Andrew M. Colman intellect is a term used to study the human mind and it refers to the ability of the mind to come to correct conclusions what I true or real and about how to solve problems. This is used to describe the mental ability of people. It can be divided into two area, these areas are intellect and intelligence this used as related words. Intellect is the power of the mind to know and understand others. Colman, Andrew M. (2008). A dictionary of psychology(3rd ed.). Oxford…