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    The Art of Killing, a documentary about the Indonesian killings of 1965-66, is a raw and terrifying film directed by Joshua Oppenheimer. This bone chilling feature delves deep into the failed coup in Indonesia that resulted in the death of over a million Indonesians at the hands of a ruthless gangster in an anti-communist cull. These gangsters for the large part have escaped prosecution and are even considered local heroes by some. The documentary provides a platform in which viewers are able to…

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    chronology of the events of the assassination, including the arrest and shooting of Lee Harvey Oswald Kennedy died on November 22, 1963. He was assassinated in Dallas Texas, and was in the Dealey Plaza area. Kennedy had been speaking at many different states, and wanted to win the reelection. "As it was passing the Texas School Book Depository, gunfire suddenly reverberated in the plaza."(jfk.library.org) The time was about 12:30 in the evening, and many people were in the crowds where he was…

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    Ruby Ann's Short Story

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    Ruby Ann’s eyes slid shut and she didn’t answer him. She was too busy picturing someone else. She imagined the Wolfman leaning over her, his dark brown hair falling into his golden eyes as he thrust into her. She pictured his sculpted muscles, tense as he held himself above her, pressing his hips into hers over and over again. She pretended that it was his large hand squeezing her breast and pinching at the nipple, that it was him panting over her as he became less controlled. She imagined that…

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    Within the movie Ruby Bridges, Ruby showed resilience during her challenging journey. Ruby showed her resilience through her courage to keep moving and trying. Staying open-minded. Ruby keep her resilience through her faith in Christ. Ruby's path started when she scored higher than all the first-grade students in the district. This little girl was given the chance to go to a white people school to get a higher education than she can get from her school. Ruby was afraid as well as excited to…

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    He himself was not an aura user. Ruby thrust down the naginata once more into the squirrels arm before he reached his shotgun. “Hey Rio, We got to get away from here we can’t take em now!” the bear faunas glancing over at the Koala. Fear in his eyes as Emmet, now fully standing with an aura infused hand slowly went to Ruby’s side. He glanced at the Koala, he was halfway through the second and first floor courtesy of Emmet. Now being given death stares from both Ruby and Emmet the Bear decided…

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    This essay is about how Ruby Bridges and Rosa Parks are alike and how they are different. Rosa Parks and Ruby Bridges were both standing up for black people, because they knew that the way that they were treated was wrong. They knew that they could be separate, but they would never be equal. Rosa Parks and Ruby Bridges were both a very important part of American history. They were supported by multiple people who agreed with what they believed in. Rosa Parks was a 40+ year old woman who was…

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    Dr Ruby Payne Poverty

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    Dr. Ruby Payne grew up in a middle class Mennonite family in Ohio. Dr. Ruby Payne is a famous author, a publisher, business owner, and career educator in the area of poverty and social class. Dr. Payne is known as an expert on mindset of economic classes. Dr. Payne has had 30 years of in-field experience in public schools, she has served as a head school department head, as a principle, and as an administrator of staff development at central office. Dr. Payne received her B.A. in Elementary…

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    1. Content Objective: The student will be able to identify the main idea and the theme of a non-fiction book 3. Language Objective: The student will be able to state the main idea and the theme of The Story of Ruby Bridges. Introduction: Talk about the word diversity, ask the student if they know what “diversity” means. What do the student think of when they hear the word “diversity?” Write down the student’s response on the board. Have the student give example of the word. Ask the student…

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    Clean is a poem written by Ruby O’Brien in 2016. The poem’s theme deals with inner strength and the courage it takes to overcome the tragedies of life. Throughout the poem, you notice that the author is a strong believer in: what doesn’t kill you, makes you stronger. In order to understand the world, you must go through sadness that scars your heart. Whether you “Went through something tragic/ lost someone/ lost yourself,” it is all a part of life and growing as an individual. A part of this…

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    Ah Ruby Payne. She is an interesting business woman, and hopefully, she has good intentions with her work on poverty. The reason I say hopefully is because her work is not that good, and I think it will cause more damage than fix the problems people have. Her main flaw with her work on poverty is the mindframe that she has in regards to what poverty actually means and how someone can escape or help those in poverty. So far we have discussed the flaws in regards to her plans and models, but we…

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