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In Sarah 's Kendzior 's article, "Ferguson Won 't Heal", she explores St. Louis ' history and contrasts it with it’s present, comparing the bitterness of race riots and the Michael Brown Shooting with the sweetness of cakes that pepper the privileged areas of the city. Kendzior 's article compares Darren Wilson 's administrative leave and the article of "The Grand Jury Says no Now St. Louis make the most of it" with the rubbing of salt in a wound; Ferguson 's explosive history combined with its…

“A league of their own” is a film which follows the story of a women’s league baseball team. The film was set in 1943, a period when baseball was predominately a male sport. The sudden arise of a women only team was met with ridicule. This essay analyzes the social structure of the women’s baseball team with a focus on the concept of status inconsistency. We examine the negative view of the females as baseball players and how the females developed to overcome that problem. The film is set…

Paper #1 Narrative – Final: Moving Through My Eyes At the age of 10 my world changed drastically as I moved 1,566 miles from Maddison Heights, Michigan to McIntosh, New Mexico, but what did I know about change? Why couldn’t I be as excited as my mom? Why couldn’t my dad move with us, then get a local job? Why couldn’t I just fall asleep like my sisters? Why does this move continue to impact my life nine years later? Why am I the only one who has a problem with these trivial questions? I…

Experiencing African Arts Festival African Art Festival is a St. Louis tradition in the city. It’s sponsored by Washington University, Saint Louis Zoo, Saint Louis Art Museum, Office of Minority Health, and Recycling on the Go organization. The festival was located in Forest Park in St. Louis. Over half of the park was filled with African artists, vendors, and african musicians and dancers. The festival was a three day long event. May 28th - until May 30th. Each day the event started at 10 and…

participation in those activities tremendously hendred my academic performance, it helped mold me into the great college student that I am today. I attended Lincoln College Preparatory Academy in Kansas City, Missouri. Lincoln College Prep is ranked as the number one high school in the state of Missouri…

It’s a warm and humid summer afternoon in Kansas City. So humid where you can just feel your skin becoming moist and sweaty just from standing outside. The gym is even more hot and uncomfortable. I’m a young adolescent in grade school watching my oldest brother play competitive basketball. Normally, I’m forced to attend these activities as I’m too young to be at home by myself. There were about 200 people just packed in one big gymnasium. Parents spectating, players working their tails off, and…

“There is time for departure, even when there’s no certain place to go” Tennessee williams. Tennessee Williams was a famous writer, playwright, dramatist. Thomas Lanier Williams better known as Tennessee Williams was born March, 26 , 1914 in the citie of the Columbus(Tennessee Williams 3). His childhood was not good, he had 2 brothers, he was the second of the three…

At Missouri University of Science and Technology they just started a new golf team for men. This is really a good thing for someone if they are really interested in golf. This is a really good thing because they don’t have a team that’s very good ,so if you…

people. Maya was a poet, a writer, and many other things. Maya is known for her poems, books and life. Maya Angelou, birth name, Marguerite Annie Johnson was born on the 4th of April in 1928. Maya was her childhood name. Maya was born in St Louis, Missouri and her parents were Vivian Johnson and Bailey Johnson. Maya’s parents were divorced when Maya was three. Maya’s brother is Bailey Johnson Jr. and he gave Maya her nickname. Maya lived with her grandmother after her parents divorced. MAya…

Maya Angelou was born Marguerite Annie Johnson on April 4, 1928. Maya grew up in St. Louis and Stamps, Arkansas. Maya Angelou is a female that is a black American American that liked to experience. At a very young age Maya parents had split up. At the age of 7, during a visit with her mother, Maya was raped by her mother’s boyfriend. Growing up as a teenager Maya had a baby at the age of 16 as a teenage mom that also dropped out of high school. She had a son name Guy Johnson. Maya Angelou…