Jim

born March 17, 1804 and, he died in 1881. He had a good sense of humor and loved to tell stories to all of his family and friends, even strangers. He was very adaptable and has explored and lived or should I say survived in lots of different places. Jim Bridger is the first “white-man” to see the Great Salt Lake. He was on an expedition or kind of like an adventure with a bunch of other explorers, and other fur trappers like himself. He also was a fur trapper and had a very successful career. He…

Jim Crow Laws were established in 1896. These laws where meant to be “separate but equal” but it can also be called segregation. These laws led to the hard work of many people to try abolish them for they knew it was wrong. Although many agreed, those many also had a different view on how to eliminate these laws. Although both gentlemen have good points on how to deal with the few rights of African Americans, W.E.B DuBois has better solution than of that of Booker T. Washington. W.E.B DuBois…

Josie Mansfield was a young woman who lived in Chicago and became the mistress of Wall Street tycoon Jim Fisk. Her relationship with Fisk enables Josie Mansfield to live a glamorous life, but when she falls in love with the dashingly attractive Edward Stokes, the resulting blackmail and legal actions culminate in Stokes's murder of Fisk in the light of day in the Grand Central Hotel in New York City. During the Gilded Age America, women were expanding they lives, they were moving from home into…

Do you remember the in the 1930’s with the Jim Crow Laws or how the Africans got here to the U.S? The world we live in now has people being judged by the color of the skin. Racism has been here starting with slavery, then with segregation, and now just plain old racism. First, the racism in the world started with slavery. The Europeans wanted workers, so they went to Africa to get Africans. They captured them and brought them on their ships to work for them in the U.S. This happened a lot more…

Diction: The “Jim Crow Club” phrase is used to show that certain clubs are known for having separate but equal ideals. The word “barring” and “grievous” show the bad mistake these less famous clubs made when they chose to exclude people of their own race and only allowing white people to enter. Imagery: The use of the words “large, dark, masculine lady, whose feet pounded the floor while her fingers pounded the keyboard.” This appeals to your sense of sight and sound. The simile “ like amusing…

States of America, the country of freedom and dreams? Racism is still alive and well because people have different views depending where they were raised. Both Thomas Jefferson 's Notes on the State of Virginia and Michelle Alexander 's book, The New Jim Crow present prime examples of the portrayal of Black American, as seen from the perspective of both White and Black Americans, throughout the late 1700s and into the present. On the subject of racism, Thomas Jefferson will be our example of the…

Yes, all of them happened to appear in “The New Jim Crow;” however, some of these topics seem to appear less in “The New Jim Crow” as of now. However, I definitely believe that I will be able to find a lot more information later about these topics in the NJC when I start reading further into the novel. War on drugs is more related to me…

criminal that allows legal discrimination and the denial of human rights. There are more African Americans in prison, jail or on probation/parole than were enslaved in 1850 (2). This cycle of incarceration and the aftermath is considered to be The New Jim Crow, perpetuating a racial caste system in America. This system ensures a large population of African Americans, and people of color in general, will be branded criminals and therefore denied…

Jim Brown’s vision of the field and of his teammates was another skill that made him the best in the NFL. He could see what was coming at him from all corners of the pitch. He used his exceptional speed to gain more yards by using his peripheral vision to see where the defensive pursuit was originating from and run way from it. Brown was also able to block for other backs. Despite most running backs not being good blockers, Brown was an all-around player. He knew how to stay low and explode into…

The hedgehog concept is a concept brought by Jim Collins in his book Good to Great. It is helpful to define what kind of leader a person is. Indeed, this concept is made of three components, the first one is what is your passion, what makes the person wake up and go to work; the second one is what drives your economic engine; and the third one is what you can be the best at. In Cruz’s case, his passion is to be powerful; since he was young he always wanted to rule the world. As mentioned…