Opal

There have been so many deadly tropical storms, here is a list of the most devastating and costly. One named hurricane Opal hit Florida, Alabama, and Tennessee in 1995. It’s damage cost $5.1 billion. In 2003 hurricane Isabel hit North Carolina and impacted other banks. It costed $5.3 billion. Another was hurricane Floyd which was especially catastrophic because of the rain causing extreme flooding. It hit North Carolina and up the east coast as a Cat. 2 and travelled North. It’s damage was $6.9…

I can't believe that I'm actually here. I'm on the outskirts of Russia walking towards the pack of the twin Alphas, pack Magni. Named after the Norse god of strength and brute force. Which in my opinion describes the twins exactly. I've never met them but everyone around the world knows of them, and I doubt the rumors are false. How could they be when so many have died at their hand. But now that I'm coming close to the gates I will no longer judge...in their presence of course. The gates are…

On the subject of Black Lives Matter, one question is what makes Black Lives Matter a social movement? This question is raised by Meyer when he writes about a social movement on page(s) 12-50. One possible answer to the question is it bring light to issues of oppression. Another possible answer to the question is Black Lives Matter reveals hidden racism. In this paper, I will argue that Black Lives Matter is an important social movement that brings light to both the issues of oppression, police…

In the beginning of class we had an outstanding and heated debate over the Black Lives Matter movement. Deja, Jansen, and I believed that the Black Lives Matter movement is important and the police are hunting down African Americans. Another group was on the same side as us and one group debated that the Black Lives Matter movement was not important, they believe polices officers are just doing their job. All three groups gave amazing arguments and speaking for myself I believe both side have…

The Black Lives Matter movement was created as a response to the unjust killings of unarmed black men and women in the United States. The purpose of black lives matter is create awareness to killings that are happening and that have been happening in the country. They would also like to bring about change in the way the cases are handled, due to the fact that many of the police officers who shoot and kill unarmed black men do not get indicted. This creates an impression that black lives do not…

DiCamillo, K. (2002). Because of Winn-Dixie. New York: Scholastic. Interest Level Grades: Third grade - Fifth grade Genre: Realistic fiction Summary: Ten year old, India Opal Buloni's mother walked out on her seven years ago. Ever since she left questions have been spinning through her head about what her mother was like. One thing always stays the same that she will never forget he mother. Her father and her decided to move to Naomi, Florida, and things begin to change. She befriends a…

Vedika Bakre Mrs. Webb Humanities I- 3B Title of paper The Dallas Museum of Art, located in downtown Dallas is a must visit place for any art lover.Offering a diverse array of special exhibitions such as, Divine Felines: Cats of Ancient Egypt, Passages in Modern Art: 1946-1996, The Wittgenstein Vitrine, Concentrations 60: Lucie Stahl, Art and Nature in the Middle Ages, and it also contains artwork from the Renaissance, Native Americans, and more, featuring works of art that span the…

In the year 2016, you would think that by now, racism targeted towards people of color would be non-existent. Unfortunately that is not the case. Racism towards many people, especially people of color, seems to be becoming more prevalent as time goes by. Many wrongful murders have been exposed in the media and it has become a huge problem for the people of the United States. For this reason, the Black Lives Matter Movement was started and is expanding in popularity as each day goes by. The Black…

With so many styles, and types of engagement rings out there in the world, shopping for an engagement ring can be tricky business. Especially if you are in the market for something more unusual and unique. Antique engagement rings are becoming quite fashionable due to the timelessness and beauty of the designs, but what era is the right one for you? The first thing you should know is that in order for a ring to be antique it has to be over 50 years old. That means if it was made after the year…

Thus leading to the formation of the group known as black lives matter founded in 2012 by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors and Opal Tometi, This groups motive was to be heard, to have a voice but when the killings continued, members or followers became agitated and started to resort to violence, the founders did not help, they fuled the fire. This had led to the tensions between…