Mid-American Conference

for 300-plus yards twice this season.. However, Dobbs has had success against the Crimson Tide in recent years. In 2014 the sophomore propelled a marvelous comeback after entering as the Vols quarterback in the third series of the game. Trailing 27-0 mid-way through the second, Dobbs led scoring drives of 10, 11, and 15 plays to produce 17 unanswered points and had Tennessee back in the game. He ran for 75 yards and threw for 192 yards to go along with two scores that game. From there on out, he…

Cam Newton, A.J. Green, Reggie Bush, and Dez Bryant, these athletes have one thing in common other than being ridiculously talented college athletes. Each of these college stars were accused of violating the NCAA’s rules regarding college players and their off-field antics. Some of these players were accused of receiving in the upwards of 200,000 dollars to play at the university they were recruited to, others were suspended for selling their jerseys for just a few hundred dollars. Dez Bryant…

and prior to Duke’s bowl appearance in 2012, the last time the program had went bowling was 1994. The Hoosiers got off to a hot start this season, winning their first four four games over lackluster competition. Indiana, however, struggled when conference play began by losing their first six Big Ten games. Indiana, however, was competitive in Big Ten play, losing by just seven points to Ohio State and by eight points against Michigan. Prediction: Duke defeats Indiana 38-27 behind quarterback…

by emotion and experience to be taken seriously, an author must establish his credibility. Dr. King does just that by speaking of his credentials. This includes Dr. King establishing himself as the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, discussing his level of education, and his past experiences with civil rights advocacy. This gives the reader a presumption that the writer is respectful and credible, a writer that they can trust. King also carefully chose his words very…

two-sided messaging and “ethos (credibility), logos (reason), and pathos (emotion)” (Higgins 2012) to leverage a mutual understanding by the involved parties (p 195). “King’s greatest political pluralism gift was his ability to connect the African American struggle for civil rights to other social-justice movements around the globe” (Whitaker, p 411). This ability to make connections between past and present issues or similar concerns made his audience…

gripping account of the struggle that African Americans faced to achieve rights and desegregation in Birmingham, Alabama. The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (S.C.L.C) along with the Fred Shuttlesworth’s Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights (A.C.H.R.) fought for the rights of African Americans. Bull Connor, who was the Commissioner of Public Safety, did everything in his power to prevent the desegregation and equality of rights for African Americans. Martin Luther King Jr. and…

further establishes his ethos when he was accused of being an outsider coming in to stir up trouble. First, he points out that he was invited by local leaders to assist in the protest and that he is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. He then addresses the major premise that “Outsiders should not be leading local protests” by providing an ethical point of view. He states that Apostle Paul and the Old Testament prophets went…

On April 4th, 1928, a girl, who later becomes an inspiring author and woman of the performing arts, was born. Her name was Maya Angelou. Throughout her life, Maya faced racial discrimination and the effects of the Great Depression. However, this never stopped her from expressing herself through her writing. Maya lived with her parents for 3 years at Long Beach, California before being sent her brother, Bailey, who was 4 at that time, to live with their father’s mother in Stamps, Arkansas. Their…

Martin Luther King Jr.’s A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr. is an essential, one-volume compilation of the late Civil Rights activist’s words. Included in the volume are autobiographical reflections, interviews and speeches. Within these compiled words hold Dr. King’s thoughts on a great many subjects including, but not limited to, black nationalism, nonviolence, poverty and segregation. Some of these works include the “Playboy” interview, “Letter…

Sociology 2160-100The article “Does Affirmative Action Do What It Should?” by Dan Slatermarch asserts in many ways why affirmative action does work and why it doesn’t work. Clarence Thomas who is now an associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States stated reasons on why he opposed affirmative actions. In the article he told New York Times in 1982, “that affirmative action placed students in programs above their abilities (par 5).” He later on begin to assert how he watch the…