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If asked if slavery existed in the United States today, most people would reply negatively, believing that slavery ended with the civil war, but that just isn’t the case. Slavery exists in the form of human trafficking, and in places that are closer to home than many may realize. Society itself has impacted human trafficking greatly, through turning a blind eye towards it, and by the lack of social deviance forced upon these horrendous crimes. This violation of human rights epitomizes the…

Edina reported statistically significant less depression compared with two similar districts” (Wahlstrom, 2014). Edina isnt the only district to have made the change in Minnesota. During the past 15 years a few other schools changed times such as Minneapolis Public Schools, Saint Paul, and Woodbury (SSL, n.d.). All of these ideas have been supported by an outstanding amount of data, coming from all around the country. Websites have been created to help educate people who are curious on the…

For four years during my undergrad I had the privilege of studying Anthropology and Sociology at the University of Minnesota in the Twin Cities. When I started college, I believed that I would be pursuing a career in the museum world as a curator or in museum administration. However, my interests in the justice system along with my background in Anthropology conflicted with that goal of working in a museum setting until I found that I could have a career involving both of my areas of study. My…

each bank serves a one year term while the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York serves continuously. To ensure fair representation across all locations President rotations occur in Chicago, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Cleveland, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Richmond, Cleveland and Boston. These members are primarily responsible for buying and selling of government securities in order to…

On the morning of November 15th, 2009 I woke up full of energy. The day of my first Vikings game had finally come. My dad had promised to take me to a game for my birthday, and after what felt like an eternity. I put on my number twenty eight Vikings jersey and ran downstairs to eat breakfast. Both my parents were up making my favorite breakfast, pancakes with chocolate chips! My day couldn’t have started any better. My dad and I talked the whole breakfast about how we thought the Vikings could…

Ross, Rosetta E. Witnessing and Testifying: Black Women, Religion, and Civil Rights. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2003. Print. Thesis: Studies of the Civil Rights Movement that have treated religious self-understanding do not examine the role of an African American religious worldview and gendered; particularly Black women’s, interaction with Black religious traditions and institutions and with U.S. social life. Substantive Questions: 1.) Would the Civils Right Movement been as successful without…

Advancement of the World Ever since the stone age when humans discovered fire, the world has done nothing but advance and get better at conflict. In particular, when the British were the first to industrialize, the pace of advancement skyrocketed. Part of Great Britain’s industrialization was to build colonies with factories around the world so that it could not only provide people with jobs, but also produce a lot of goods making overcoming conflict easier, and therefore, it made survival…

The Coen brothers are two of the greatest filmmakers in the history of the American movie industry. Joel David Coen was born on November 29th, 1954 and Ethan Jesse Coen born on September 21st, 1957. The two brothers have worked together on creating an award winning sense of humor through the stories of their characters, most of whom are trapped in worlds that are often tinged, unforgiving, and daunting universes. Since 1984, the Coen brothers have directed more than 15 films of diverse genres…

Hinduism is a diverse religion that is complex on many levels. Over one billion people in the world are Hindu which accounts for approximately fifteen percent of the world’s population. Although not as commonly known as other world religions it has a deep impact in the world. Hinduism has two different dates as to when it was founded, one is storied and the other is historical. The storied says according to the Rig Veda that Hinduism was founded around 10,000 to 12,500 BCE which is the…

itself, I ended up thoroughly loving DECA. DECA became one of my favorite parts of high school. Every year I excitedly anticipated the state competition where I could spend a few days attending fun conferences and wandering around the heart of Minneapolis. I took a chance in joining DECA, and through it I have learned about myself, have learned to appreciate marketing, and have been able to attend numerous events I otherwise would never have gone…