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    The Haitian Declaration of Independence The Haitian Declaration of Independence created out of the need to address the issues of Haiti enslaved by France. At this same time, France dangles the idea of being liberated over their heads, which Haiti was provoked. Therefore, is independence more important than life and what price one is willing to give? It seems that the Haitians viewed this in three concepts of why they prefer death over losing their independence. First, the commander in chief…

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    breaking unfair laws , being incarcerated ,and the bravery to stand up. These people help end segregation , end slavery , and the struggle for equality; martin Luther king, Rosa parks, Carl brasher, john brown, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln,nelson Mandela,Susan b. Anthony, and web dubious , They all encourage me to be the best that I can. There were many struggles to end segregation and because the main person martin Luther king delivered his I have a dream speech on august 28, 1963 in…

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    An Important Guy like an Angel from the Sky Once Nelson Mandela, black nationalist, the first black president of South Africa said,“The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers the fear.” In the book “To Kill a Mockingbird” by Harper Lee published on July 11, 1960 describes about the story of Scout Finch’s childhood in the town of Alabama with a brother named Jem and her father named Atticus Finch, showing how brave Atticus is for standing out for defense for a black man…

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    The “Book of Job,” written in the period between the 7th and 4th centuries BC, is one of the most remarkable pieces of literature ever known to humankind. It also is a moral tale of leadership. It tells the story of Job, who retains his trust in God, in spite of the series of horrific trials he is exposed to. To emphasize the importance of this masterpiece of Hebrew poetry, the famous French novelist Victor Hugo allegedly has said that if all the world’s literary efforts were to be destroyed,…

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    “Education is the most powerful weapon in which you can use to change the world” is a quote from Nelson Mandela. School is a place where all students such as the students at Stafford Middle School can feel safe and comfortable in their environment. The physical geography of Stafford Middle is really just a large secure building, the human is very diverse, and The human interactions describe as different, because the students have like one maybe two groups of friends and that’s who they stick…

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    Pseudo-transformational Leaders 1. Adolf Hitler 2. Joseph Stalin 3. Reginald Edward Harry Dyer 4. Pol Pot 5. Mao Zedong Pseudo transformation is evil transformation in itself, which will directly or indirectly bring a negative result and may cause even lives of innocence. This leader’s will make a mark in history but they will be in black history book. Pseudo-transformational initiative has a corrupt prospective and deceptive measurement that could be abused by a deceitful pioneer caused on…

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    Mary Anning: A True Hero

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    Throughout human history there have been many great heroes. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr, Nelson Mandela, and many more. But there are also plenty of heroes people have heard very little or nothing at all about. Mary Anning is one of those heroes. Mary Anning was born in 1799 in Lyme Regis, England in a poor family. While little is known about her childhood, her father was a cabinet maker and sometimes he collected fossils. Mary and her brother were the only two…

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    Jury Room In 12 Angry Men

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    Nelson Mandela once said that he believes “The death sentence is a barbaric act… It is the reflection of the animal instinct still in human beings.” Nelson Mandela was the president of South Africa from 1994 to 1999 and he always argued that the death penalty was an animal act. The death sentence was a large part of the play Twelve Angry Men, written by Reginald Rose. Although the jury room has been seen as one single aspect of a courtroom, there are really four elements that make the jury room.…

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    Malcolm X Research Paper

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    Cone, James H. "Malcolm X: the impact of a cultural revolutionary." The Christian Century, vol. 109, no. 38, 1992, p. 1189. Academic OneFile, Born Malcolm Little on May 19, 1925 in Omaha, Nebraska to the parents of J. Early Little and Louise Norton. He recounted his childhood, as living in a nightmare everyday, due to white supremacy. Terrorized by the local Ku Klux Klan, Malcolm and his family relocated to Michigan. However, the nightmare didn’t end, his home was destroyed and father murdered…

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    Leader Analysis Paper – Mahatma Gandhi Hani Alsharif Western Kentucky University Abstract Gandhi was a successful and charismatic leader. He contributed towards India’s Independence though movements such as Satyagraha and Dandi march during the twentieth century. His principles were inspirational and logical. He followed ahimsa or non-violence and was always truthful. The following paper reflects his leadership traits and characteristics, followed by a brief discussion about his leadership…

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