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    seems to be drawn to the incredibly huge Maze that surrounds the Glade. Only a select few are allowed to explore the Maze and look for a way out before it closes at night. They are called Runners. Thomas quickly befriends a young boy named Chuck, and Newt, Alby’s second-in-command. But Thomas also makes an enemy out of Gally”, said Blair Marnell about the book The Maze Runner. (Comingsoon) This work is written in the perspective of Thomas, which gives the story an interesting and mysterious…

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    I know welfare is a big problem in the world today. My opinion on this is that people don’t want to work because they know that they are able to get welfare from the government. These are people who can work but don’t want to and then there are the ones who can’t work for some reason that I don’t know. The perspective about this coming from some social workers is that it might make it kind of difficult for some individuals to thrive and come to reach their full potential. They also think stuff…

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    Wolves, Spells, and Again! also contains lessons to be learnt from each of them. In Wolves, there are three lessons to be learnt. The first is to stay away from wolves, as they are dangerous animals. The second is to stay aware of one’s surroundings, as there might be danger lurking. The rabbit was so absorbed with the book, that he/she did not notice the nearby wolf. The third is to not judge a book by its cover, which comes from the alternate ending, where the fierce and dangerous looking…

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    With its ever-growing population, the amount of inmates has grown by over 700% throughout the past century. This staggering amount far exceeds that of the United States’ population, making 32% look diminutive in comparison. Currently, there are more than 200,000 incarcerated people that are being detained inside a federal prison facility. In an attempt to improve public safety, a set of policies such as the “tough on crime” movement have been enacted, using punishment as the sole response to…

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    Ava Duvernay Documentary

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    From “N Word” to “Thug”: Modern Slavery in the United States of America Or The USA: Land of the Free and the Home of the Shackled On October 7th 2016, African American female director Ava Duvernay released her new documentary “13th” on Netflix, which discusses the American Constitution’s 13th amendment and its ill-spoken caveat: “Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States,…

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    Careerism In Congress

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    When the founding fathers first established the U.S. Congress, congress was considered an unpopular job. Congress members had to travel far, be in sessions that were long and hot and there was not much to do in national government. Nonetheless, Congress has become a strong and stable institution through careerism and organization of committees. However, party leadership power is dependent on how much the constituent knows and feels about government and if there is a divided government Congress…

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    “Dog Whistle Politics” is defined as political messaging employing coded language that appears to mean one thing to the general population but has an additional, different or more specific resonance for a targeted subgroup. Like a high-pitched dog-whistle, the message is only audible for the group it is intended to reach. Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class was written by Ian Haney Lopez and looks into the racially charged coded…

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    Satire Within Monty Python and the Holy Grail The film Monty Python and the Holy Grail tells the story of King Arthur of Camelot who gathers his knights of the Round Table and leads them on a quest to find the Holy Grail. The knights eventually find the castle that houses the Holy Grail, but once there, they are stopped by French soldiers and the police. In the scene “Witch Village,” a mob of villagers has captured a woman and has dressed her up like a witch. The villagers are convinced that she…

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    Mainstream Media Bias

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    compromising information about his finances and personal life (Soley-Cerro). Moreover, at times it did seem as if the mainstream media covered Trump a lot more negatively than his opponent Hillary Clinton. The amount of negative coverage got the attention of Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. Gingrich sounded off on the media for their one-sided coverage and stated, “It will never go away, it will never end, and it’s not an accident, it’s not confusion,…

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    SACHA Show All Groups Sacha Baron Cohen - Full Episode (TV-14; 45:14) Cohen was born to an orthodox Jewish family in London and studied history before turning to comedy in 1995. As hipster Ali G, Cohen interviewed such luminaries as Donald Trump and Newt Gingrich, and had them all believing that it was real. Synopsis British comedian and actor Sacha Baron Cohen is well-known for his unorthodox, fictional characters. In 1998, he introduced audiences to Ali G,…

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