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    As America gained its Independence in 1776, two groups, blacks and women, were disenfranchised from the newly found freedom of the nation. However, there were no shortage of individuals and groups that worked towards equal rights and justice for all. For African-Americans, and women in some respect, one of the trailblazers who fought racism, inequality, and injustice was Ida B. Wells. Born into slavery six months before President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Wells was a fierce…

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    civil war 1961-1965. It was a war between the Confederacy and the Union. They fought over slavery rights. Leading towards the Civil War, 11 states succeeds from the Union. The Union Army under Gen. Irvin McDowell. They suffered a defeat at Bull Run. Abraham Lincoln was made the 16th president of the United States. He also wrote the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865. He was wounded badly and died the next day…

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    PLOT AND STRUCTURE Alex (Malcolm McDowell), a young archaic man is leader to a gang of four mischievous young adults in a future Britain. While skipping school, Alex and the gang, aka The Droogs, spend their spare time beating the homeless, raping women, and stealing along the way. Abruptly Alex ends up in Prison where he begins being experimented on in exchange for an early release. In testing, the scientists try to remove the evil from Alex. After finally breaking Alex down with a visual…

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    (Christian 9). Many female writers like, Zora Neale Hurston, Nella Larsen, And Jessie Fauset wrote literature that fought defied the typical stereotypes of Black women. They wanted to create a substitute character that “completed” Black women entirely (McDowell). The Harlem…

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    1. The African American museum is the only African American firefighter museum in the whole United States. The name of the museum challenged me to write about this unique site .I was wondering what the history of this archeological site is. Why specially the African Americans as firefighters. I decided to search more about the African American museum; so that I can briefly get an overview about the history of this place. The African American firefighter museum is located in Los Angeles County in…

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    This is when she was with Branson at the doctors to test for an STD he thinks he got from Brittany. The nurse says “Foster Mcdowell, the doctor is ready to see you now,” and Laurel goes back in time. She sits in the waiting room chair thinking about all the good times her and Branson had, but she is thinking about all the bad times they had as well. This is an example of flashback…

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    Ida B Wells Sexism

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    Three African-American men, Thomas Moss, Calvin McDowell and Will Stewart, had set up a grocery store named People’s grocery. Their new business drew customers away from a white-owned store in the neighborhood. Trying to eliminate competition, a group of angry white men attacked the People’s grocery. In…

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    The acclaimed Christian minister and author Josh McDowell once said, “I’ve never had anyone define purity. You probably can’t define purity. Purity is to live by ones own design” (brainyquotes.com). The characters in the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury who are truly individual thinkers are all described as pure. The novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury depicts the enlightenment of a man named Guy Montag. In the society that the novel portrays, literature is prohibited while technology has…

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    The union had an advantage in geography. In the south, there was no other land surrounding their land, there was only water. The union used this to their advantage. They used a blockade strategy which was when they surrounded the land and prevented goods, troops, and weapons from entering the southern states. Abraham Lincoln announced that they would be using this plan on April 19, 1861. The Union first traveled down the Mississippi River into New Orleans and gained control of the Mississippi…

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    supports this view, arguing that illegal aliens "displace low income American workers, hampering unionizing efforts, encourage employers to disregard wage, hours, and working conditions statutes and generally depress the labor market"(Greenwood and McDowell 4). These writers argue that immigrants take all the jobs away from American citizens, and that Americans lose the opportunity of getting paid well. They believe that many immigrants are satisfied with low wages, and so that makes it hard for…

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