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    Affirmative action is a policy favoring people who tend to suffer from discrimination, especially in relation to employment or education; affirmative action is considered positive discrimination. Nicolaus Mills wrote this article Rethinking affirmative action after analyzing Columbia University’s professor Manning Marable 's biography, Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention. In the biography, Marable examines the late Malcolm X ideas, theories, and ideologies in many different aspects in which Mills was intrigued. Giving him an abundant amount of knowledge to write this article. Rethinking Affirmative Action focuses on many main points of affirmative action, it elaborates on the use of affirmative action in college admissions, who actually benefits…

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    Why the author used Malcolm X? According the book reviewer, Manning, Marable there is a problem with the title of the book. The man was born Malcolm little, later he had changed his name to Malcolm X and after a few years he had also changed his name to Malik El Shabazz. Many people might have heard Malcolm x in the websites, but they are unfamiliar with his prior name El Hajji Malik El Shabazz. The media used to call by his prior name for a long time. The problem started with the writer of the…

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    that is the case for the Manning brothers. Peyton Manning dominates his little brother,Eli Manning. He beated many big records,he gets praised for all the things he has done for the sport he loves by trophies and he has overcame lots of obstacles and has been through alot. First,he beated many big records. He beat milestone records.“In 2013 he had a banner year, setting the NFL season record for touchdown passes (55)”(Dave Cariello). That is a huge record that most likely will not be broken for…

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    “I thought he had a typical first day,” said Lovie Smith on 1st overall pick Jameis Winston’s first day with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “We saw a lot of good things today.” Sure, Winston is a very talented player, a BCS National Champion, and the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner; but unfortunately the name ‘Jameis Winston’ draws to mind a lot more than his accomplishments on the field. His career has been shrouded in scandal and misbehavior since he arrived at Florida State, with the rape allegation…

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    together in a time when African American culture was marginalized and segregation was common. Malcolm X, a civil right leader expressed this idea of freedom and social inclusion in his autobiography claiming “The crowd loved any way-out lindying style that made a colorful show like that”(X 50). The Lindy Hop expressed freedom and culture in a way that opened the door for social justice in a time plagued with political and systematic oppression. As the influence of the Lindy Hop movement grew, it…

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    Matt Flynn said “ based on the data they have collected Eli Manning is a legend in football”. Eli completed 551 of 600 passes in 10 games in 2017. Eli Manning signed a 6 year contract with the Giants for 97.5 million dollars. That was true information from bleacherreport.com. This is why he isn't overpaid compared to other Nfl players cause he is also one crushing the league. Also some people feel like he is overpaid because he makes 97.5 million but truly he had deserved it he worked with his…

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    Peyton Manning is one of the most dominant quarterbacks in NFL history. His social statuses can be divided into two categories: achieved status and ascribed status. An achieved status is one which has been acquired by someone through skills, abilities and hard work, and can be changed by a person. An ascribed status, however, is not able to be changed since it is a status that a person is born with or had no control over. Peyton Manning is a Caucasian man born in New Orleans, Louisiana in…

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    Together, they have six combined MVP awards. They share over one-hundred thousand passing yards, and have thrown over seven-hundred touchdowns. Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre are two of the best NFL quarterbacks of all-time. For twenty-three straight years Green Bay has been a powerhouse in the NFL thanks to these phenoms . They’ve given the Packers half of the franchise’s Super Bowl trophies, and have seen seventeen playoff seasons. In 2007, Rodgers made his first career start, filling in…

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    Peyton Manning is the best quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He can almost see the play before it happens. Manning is very influential because he has the most passing yards in the NFL, is very dedicated, and is really smart. He was born in New Orleans, Louisiana and is the second of three sons of Archie Manning ( Academy of Achievement). Peyton was the top quarterback pick for high ranking college teams ( Academy of Achievement). He was expected to go the University of…

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    The Chiefs and the Colts have both been good teams in the last three years both teams have had just about the same record. The Colts have made the playoffs 2 of the last 3 years and the Chiefs have made it 2 of the last 3 years. The Chiefs have had a better record, a better quarterback, and a better defense when the Chiefs are compared to the Colts in the last two year. The Chiefs record is 13 and 6 since the beginning of last year. The Chiefs had a good enough record last season to be able to…

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