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knowing” law enforcers kill or harm innocent citizens that have done no harm to us. This just shows how abusive they are. Although there are the “unfortunate” ones that are caught, such as “A rookie Los Angeles police officer who was named a suspect in a Pomona homicide investigation was fired…” (LAPD), there are many more police officers who commit misconduct that are never caught and probably…

knowledge in order to earn college credit. While there are those who contend that the AP program has some positive aspects, many people would argue that this program does more harm than good for students. According to David W. Oxtoby, president of Pomona College, the truth about advanced placement courses is that taking such courses throughout high school will not necessarily prepare…

“We women of America tell you that America is not a democracy (Zahniser, J.D).” This quote was posted on a banner by protesters for women rights, Lucy Burns and Katharine Morey (Zahniser, J.D.). These are just two of many women that protested for equal rights for women. Alice Paul was probably the biggest pioneer for women’s rights. She organized the white house picketing campaign (Zahniser, J.D.). Alice Paul staged a parade of 5,000 people in 1913 (Crocco, Margaret Smith). She did anything and…

Task 18 In the Royal House of Thebes, Oedipus finds out that he has killed his own father and married his own mother. After realizing what he has done, Oedipus takes his own eyes out and becomes blind. In addition, he also steps down from his position as king of Thebes, but never leaves the city. There, Oedipus dies peacefully with Antigone by his side. What happened to Oedipus symbolizes that people have to repent for what they have done in order to have peace. Antigone’s final action, to bury…

In life, who a person is defines them. One must first discover their social identity in order to understand who they are as a person. Some college students determine their own identity because they have their own views on who they want to be and can make their own decisions. However, Students’ environment plays a bigger role because they influence a student on who they should be. In Accidental Billionaire written by Ben Mezrich, he tells the story of the creation of Facebook through the eyes of…

By learning numerous amounts of resilient writing tactics from English 110 here at Cal Poly Pomona, I have molded myself into a far more suburb writer than in the beginning of the quarter. Certain assignments were tasked upon me which required me to improve and successfully learn the seven learning outcomes. Below, are examples of how I have not only improved, but thrived throughout this quarter and everything that it entailed. When push comes to shove, brainstorming and pre-writing can be…

Truly getting to know one another is a crucial element that pertains to our being part of society, in that knowing our peers and working together for the greater good is the goal of society in the first place. Going through this life without it leaves you susceptible to having no from of support in times that you may need someone to relate to or help with the obstacles and challenges you will encounter. For instance, on a daily bases we will look to others to identify with and we will use these…

An Actor is a specific sort of Performer. An on-screen character is otherwise called sensational Character, Dramatic Artist,Dramatic Performer. A performer is somebody who plays a character in radio, film, TV and theater preparations. Hollywood is the universe of films that permit men and ladies to have the chance for displaying the abilities in acting and increase great popularity. Hollywood films have got group of onlookers everywhere throughout the world thus acting in a Hollywood motion…

When Harry is just a baby, Lord Voldemort (the most evil dark wizard in history) kills Harry's parents (Lily and James) but for some reason, he can't kill little baby Harry. After that day Lord Voldemort mysteriously disappears. The Wizarding World begins to celebrate that night because He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is gone and baby Harry becomes a hero "The Boy Who Lived". But also Harry becomes an orphan. Professor Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Hagrid give Harry to Dursleys (his Muggle uncle…

One of the English department’s intended outcomes that connects closely with rhetoric is that which concerns itself with critical reading, as the focus now becomes analyzing the rhetoric in the writing of another. Out of the three essays chosen for this portfolio, the best example of this would lie in Classroom Wallflower, as that essay contains segments that explicitly focus on the critical examination of the way Perks of Being a Wallflower presents and explains a topic of our choice. In my…