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    The owner dictates the productions and resources within their own company. The other reasons a restaurant owner fits within the upper class because the owner gains a proportions of their wealth from their workers productions. Then it comes to Oprah Winfrey and Beyoncé the reason they have been labelled as upper class due to the control over the public by using their status within society this leadership is seen through their ability to get the word to a large portion of the society due to the…

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    Oprah Winfrey is one of many known proponents of Weight Watchers and she does a great job at selling it. In her interview to discuss the product, she says, “Since I’ve started using Weight Watchers, I’ve lost over 40 pounds. I feel more present in every aspect of my life, and I can honestly tell you that I struggle no more. I truly believe that if this can work for me, it can work for anyone.” By having Oprah as a proponent and having her say these things…

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    A fiery grave, an unexplainable death, and the bystanders, that could only mean one horrific event, The Holocaust. The author of Night, Elie Wiesel was a teenager during the Holocaust. He and his family were taken into concentration camps. The book Night is the story of his time a little before when he was taken, to the very end of he’s stay in the concentration camps. Years later after the Holocaust and punishing Night Wiesel made a speech in 1999 at the White House. He gave this speech in…

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    Introduction There are currently 106 Historical Black Colleges and Universities in America today. They consist of Medical and Law school, private institutions, community and 4 year institutions according to: Colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/hbcu. I personally feel that they are necessary for numerous reasons. Three major reasons are it creates cultural aspects for blacks, we fall into the majority as the superior races are stressing we never will,and it gives us as black…

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    Dating back to the early years of America, race has been an issue for a quite while especially when African-American were frequently assaulted and compelled to assimilate into European culture. Racism can be defined as” the belief in the superiority of one race over all others”. The foremost reason for the existence of racism is mainly because of its effect on society which is a powerful tool that has the ability to alternate certain beliefs and perceptions. The way society treats a person who…

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    anecdote from a professor who gave 3 conditions to be met in order for it to no longer be needed and he proves how society has reached that point already when he says “Today interracial marriage is commonplace; few would hesitate to trade places with Oprah Winfrey or Derek Jeter; and in 2008 and again in 2012, Americans elected Barack Obama, the first black president.” Meaning that diversity has already benefited this country and will probably continue to do so in the future without the help of…

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    African American women have been faced with severe discrimination and challenges when it comes to getting favorable roles on television shows and movies. In 2013, African Americans played in only 13 percent of roles in film (Crigger and Santhanam, 1). Women are fighting for representation on television and in movies every day, and it is rare to see an African American woman with a role that is not considered offensive. Men do not have a problem getting favorable roles for any type of film.…

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    How Did Mandela Inspire His Follower? “Boxing is egalitarian,” Mandela said. When you are probing a fighter’s strengths and weaknesses, you are not thinking about their social status. In the glance of winning or losing nothing is about the rank, age, colour, or wealth. In 1990 Mandela considered the boxing theory to be the ideal training for what was to come and tried to encourage his followers, the ANC members, to apply it. This theory teaches the individual when it is appropriate to move and…

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    Newark Public Schools Rescue: Philanthropy Is Not Enough This paper will explore the philanthropic misadventure of Mark Zuckerberg, Co-founder of Facebook, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and then Mayor Cory Booker. They created the Foundation for Newark’s Future, to improve the Newark School system by infusing 100 million dollars. I will explore the leadership structure, players, challenges, and decisions, develop thoughts and opinions on the roles of the leadership, the leadership…

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    “The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.” (Oprah Winfrey) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. A young girl named Alice sits beside her sister on a bank river when all of a sudden she falls down a rabbit hole and lands into a fantasy world that is full of weird, wonderful people and animals. The Queen of Hearts and The Caterpillar was a member of this fantasy world. Both of them was influencing Alice the protagonist and other characters on bad…

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