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states that their mental states are inconclusive. Throughout the week, witnesses were called to the stand, testimonies were given, and defense is given, but it doesn’t help the two out. The final result: death penalty. Years pass as they sit in Lansing Penitentiary until the day comes, where Dick and Perry give their last words and are…

Everyone Has a Little Malcolm in Them: Malcolm X’s Leadership On November 10, 1963, Malcolm X delivered his best known speech at the Northern Negro GrassRoots Leadership Conference in Detroit, Michigan. One of his most famous lines from his speech, “Message to the GrassRoots” states, “Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.”(“Americas | Malcolm X: Key quotes”) Malcolm X was one of the most famous leaders of the…

for the subject property rebuild project told the Lansing State Journal regarding the subject property and functional obsolescence “When the building reaches a certain age it limits what you can do when you decide to remodel. This is especially true in the restaurant business where you have to adapt to changes in customer behavior as well as technology. At this point it makes more sense to scrap the building and start over from scratch.” The Lansing State Journal went on to elaborate regarding…

Culture is defined as the the customary beliefs, social forms, and material traits of a racial, religious, or social group. Different cultures can be found near and far, from your co-worker or a small village across the world people have different ways of life. Here at Michigan State University with approximately 50,344 students, from all 50 states in the United States, and 133 other countries. While having 51.7 percent women, 48.3 percent men, 18.7 percent students of color, and 14.4 percent…

Malcolm X’s The Ballot or the Bullet is a speech about re educating the black community about their economics and separating the church from the civil rights movement. X relies heavily on Pathos, Logos, and Ethos throughout his speech. This rhetorical well-roundedness is a part of what made this speech so incredibly successful. Malcolm X started his speech with Ethos to establish his position and his ability to make this speech, he then used pathos to get the attention of the audience then…

“If they gave the brains in their heads just half as much attention as they do their hair, they would be a thousand times better off.” (Malcolm X, 182) Malcolm X is regarded as one of the most influential figures in the ongoing struggle for racial equality. At a very young age, his family was a target of the frequent racist violence. These acts of violence include white supremacists burning their home to the ground, and witnessing his father’s murder by the same supremacist people. Soon after…

about three US jobs are created and supported in the retail, dining, telecommunication, health insurance, transportation and higher education sector. In the House Speaker’s district in Ohio, 1,528 international students contributed about $56 million to the district’s local economy and made support to 837 jobs. And in Alabama the home state of Senator Jeff Sessions, about $183 million was contributed to the local economy by 7,451 international students who also supported about 2,064 jobs…

In society, there are even websites that provide opportunities to commit adultery. Some of these websites include the infamous Ashley Madison, Craigslist, and more. Those websites provide potential partners to indulge in adultery with for their own selfish desires and to satiate their hunger. According to Douglas Synder, a psychologist at Texas A&M University-College Station, “We are as a society finally coming to grips with what it means to be faithful. It doesn’t mean just having sex with…

Throughout the Non-fiction novel In Cold Blood, Truman Capote convinces the reader the idea of the death penalty as a punishment, seeing it as hypocritical. This is achieved through Capote’s ability to succeed to the reader’s credibility and emotions. Throughout In Cold Blood, Capote appeals to the reader’s credibility, including religious beliefs to persuade the readers seeing the death as hypocritical. Capote demonstrates this by writing“ A tough, strutty little man said, I believe in…

because being in the different culture makes and not just your main group, you can learn to see the word on other people 's prospective. (Kron 22) Lisa 's city thinks otherwise in the relationship of wellness and race. Jim mentioned that "the City of Lansing...believes this neighborhood is sick and is going to die because in their minds there 's no such thing as an integrated neighborhood." (Page 24) when Lisa was growing up, people in the neighborhood believed that black people were sick and…