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David Wilson was a measure taken to ensure that the believability of his story could be bolstered by the aid of a white man’s insurance. Wilson offers preliminary notes for the reader, affirming that he accurately took down Northup’s dictations and pointing out that Northup’s story can be corroborated by public evidence. Wilson also offers his own endorsement of Northup and states his belief that the former slave “has adhered strictly to the truth.” As a precursor to what will follow, Wilson…

Back in the 1930s, society grouped and showed prejudice against those who weren’t the “perfects” that society visualized. Everyone with defects, disabilities, etc. were put underneath one label that expressed society’s feelings about them. Laura Hillenbrand, the author, used several very strongly connotated words to describe a majority of the nation’s view and attitude towards these people such as “undesirable”. The disabled or “feeble-minded” were seen as keeping the nation back from achieving…

The two main characters in this book have a communication problem. Catherine’s brother David and her friend Jason, have obvious problems with communication because of their mental disabilities. David has Autism and he has difficulties forming his thoughts into his own words. Like most children with Autism he is not able to successfully communicate and interact with others. David's language skills are lacking and he quotes sentences from books he has memorized and the rules that Catherine has…

When I was rounding the bases, I was happily crying because that was the first homerun of my career and it was a walk-off to go into the Finals. I kept pointing to my dad as he was crying to and clapping and I dove into home plate where all my teammates dog piled on me. That was the one of the best moments of my life that I will remember for however long I live. I hope to experience that feeling again…

video for the song “Sosa Chamberlain”, Keef sits around a table in his home with members of his mob, Glo Gang, all holding guns. As Keef is rapping about “being on that gang shit” with “a pistol to your ear” (Keef) he is bopping around a rifle and pointing it at the camera. This type of attitude from mobs such as Glo Gang makes many people question if there is actual gang violence occurring within these rapper’s lives or if they are just making a scene for the entertainment of…

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Curley’s wife’s less physical (but much more destructive) violence is shown through her treatment of the weaker characters in the book, illustrating Steinbeck's moral of how violence has many different motivators. The portrayal of Curley's wife as an object of seduction leads the readers to conclude that the men on the ranch only think of her as a cause of trouble and distance themselves from her presence, not even giving her a name. Her desperate attempts for attention are coyly hidden behind…

The casebook is presenting four cases: two on anti-gun control and two on pro-gun control for readers to decide whether it is or it is not a good idea to allowed guns on campuses. Anti-Gun Case Article 1: “Do We Really Need More Guns on Campus?” by David Shorten and Glen Altschuler. The authors are given a sense of seriousness respond to the murders at Sandy Hook Elementary School on the gun control issue whether it should be allowed on school ground heated debate across the nation. Stated that…

Recently, the growing research for the study of transgenderism and gender dysphoria is pointing to biological origins. In 2008, Australian researchers conducted an experiment on 112 transgender women (male to female individuals) compared to 258 non-transsexual males. It was discovered that there was a genetic variation in transgender women – they had higher chances of having a longer version of the androgen receptor (AR) gene, meaning that it is less responsive. Androgens are hormones, such as…

The book of Zechariah has many places where Jesus can be seen in multiple ways. A few of the ways he can be seen in through the Old Testament is typology, symbolism, Old Testament offices, or prophecy. Jesus is found in Zechariah through typology mainly, as Zechariah talks of his many visions. Not only is Jesus seen in the book of Zechariah, but he is fulfilled in the New Testament in multiple books of the Bible. The Old Testament is a crucial part of the Bible to see the full picture.…