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he recession of 2007 was a wake-up call to not only American lenders, the government and the financial system, but for thousands of homeowners as well. It was unfortunate for borrowers, many of which lost their homes. However the past is the past, and it’s time for their lives to move forward. Although their dreams of these families have been bruised, there is chance for restorations, and many options that they can take to make homeownership a reality again. 1) Contract for deed or land…

“You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot further with a smile and a gun.”-Al Capone. The 1920’s was a time of crime and rebellion introduced to America through the work of Al Capone and his mafia, the prohibition movement, and the creation of Speakeasies. Al Capone was born on January 17 1899 in New York to his parents who moved to New York from Italy. He grew up in the slums near the Navy Yard, surrounded by bars and sailors who sought vice. “The family was a regular, law abiding…

Nevada Gardner Mrs. Thomas English III 10 April 2017 Rhetorical Analysis Author’s Paragraph- The Help was published on February 10, 2009. Kathryn Stockett, the author was raised in Jackson, Mississippi where the story takes place, she moved to New York where she worked in publishing and marketing for nine years. When The Help was published she lived in Atlanta. I think she meant for this book to be written for adult audiences, but in my opinion anyone that is mature enough to handle it can…

the Children’s Crusade of 1963. (National Park Sevice) . On the morning of September 15, 1963 at exactly 10:22 am a bomb was detonated killing four young girls. They were attending Sunday school in the basement of the church. The victims were Addie Mae Collins 14, Cynthia Wesley 14, Carole Robertson 14, and Denise McNair age 11. The death of these four girls not only outraged the city but the entire nation. The streets were filled with chaos. To make matters worse no one was arrested. Though…

Harold Hughes By: Kaela Feltz Harold Hughes was a man of many things; a soldier, Governor, Senator and Christian. Although he had many strengths, he had one surpassing weakness. He was an alcoholic. However, he was one who decided to not let his weakness define him and fight against alcoholism. If he had not done this, he would not have been able to create help for people who have the same problem he did or minister to those needing the gospel. He is proof that even though it seems too late…

The quality life for African-Americans living in the South appeared to be improving during the time of Reconstruction. However, once it ended in 1877, white Southerners regained control of the south and began to implement Jim Crow Laws. As a result, conditions for Black people living in the south rapidly began to decline. To escape these conditions, African Americans began migrating to Western, Midwestern, and Northern United States from 1910 to the late 1940s, in a movement that is now known as…

Diverse and numerous motives have always driven masses to travel, religious motives were one of the oldest. International statistical defined tourist trips were those made for leisure and recreation in the strict sense, including religious reasons. Some traditionalists believed that the trip which was inspired by spiritual motives was more focused on penance, prayer, and medication whereas tourism was merely just a hedonistic phenomenon. However, there was a consensus that each journey motivated…

The story of Arthur Cropsey is only one of the many cases of elder abuse. But this case was different from others because Arthur’s sister reported the financial abuse made by her own daughter. During the interview, Anne did not indicate for how long his brother was alone in the home after his wife died. But it was obviously that Arthur was alone for several months because she observed many checks and bills in the house when she saw him for the first time. This result that Arthur suffered…

Throughout the entire book a sense of separation is woven throughout. A main conflict and theme in The Help by Kathryn Stockett is racism. The white people manipulate the colored people, they are their maids, and they are merely seen as the help. The colored men and women are not viewed as humans with feelings and valid opinions just as objects and people that can cook and clean. So when people think that they are better than another person because of their race, their skin color, or their…

She treats their only child, Mae Mobley, as her own. Aibileen’s best friend is Minny Jackson, who can’t seem to hold a job due to her fireball-like personality. Minny’s husband is an alcoholic and gives her hell, even in front of the 5 kids that they have. It seems apparent that Stockett…