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Fruitvale Station had an impact on me that confirmed that racism is very alive today. Police still are racial profiling and are more likely to suspect African Americans as a suspect. This film did not anger me as much as it did others, but it did confuse me because as an African American I already know the basics of what and what not to do. For example, Oscar could have walked away from the situation on the train, but because he addressed the situation, things got violent and the police were…

Wow! It 's been a while hasn 't it? Well today marks exactly 2 days, 19 hours, and minutes until I depart from the airport on my third missions trip to Guatemala!! It 's another two week trip which means deciding what to pack becomes infinitely harder. So below, I 've decided to include my packing list! Hopefully this helps you packing for either a missions trip to Guatemala, a missions trip in general, or just overall leaving the U.S.  Food - Obviously I put the most important thing first!…

matched Simpson’s. The third piece of evidence was recent cuts on Simpson’s hand from an unknown object, and the fourth was blood in Simpson’s Bronco. The fifth sample was blood in Simpsons foyer and bedroom and finally Nicole Brown’s blood on a pair of socks in Simpson’s home. The piece of evidence that decided the fate of Orenthal James Simpson was the gloves found at the crime scene. The left-hand glove was found at Bundy, and the right-hand glove was found at Rockingham, both containing…

Gregory is a young boy at the time who has a crush on a young girl named Helene Tucker. Throughout the story Gregory does a series of actions to look good in front of Helene Tucker. Growing up poor “there was no water in the house, but I washed my socks and shirt every night” Gregory struggled everyday to get clean clothes to impress Helene Tucker. Through the beginning of the narrative Gregory states “I never learned hate at home, or shame. I had to go to school for that. Showing as young…

grabbed the running clothes inside the closet, and I proceeded to open the door and trudge down the dark hallway towards the bathroom. I put on my white Time to Run shirt, black Nikes running shorts, my cousin’s contrasting neon and grey colored running socks, and my brand new running shoes. Fast forward, Delvin and I were driven by his father to Huntington Beach at 6:30 in the morning. In the car, we sat there, hands in our laps, while contemplating our idiotic and exciting decision. Upon the…

Child Beauty Pageants: Positive or Negative? Nick Sipes 8-16-16 The child beauty pageant, one of the most controversial topics in our modern day world. Some say they have positive benefits, such as improvements to social skills, whereas others say It is downright horrible for children to participate due to the drawbacks, such as immense cost. I stand with the cons of child beauty pageants for a variety of reasons. The number of bad seem to far outweigh the acclaimed “positive effects” on…

The new cross country season was approaching and my old shoes were all worn out. I decided that it was finally time to retire my beloved running shoes and move onto the next pair. Hoping for the best, I went to go get my new shoes and when I walked into the shop, right away, a perfect blue pair of shoes caught my eyes. I went up to a nice lady and she showed me all the pairs of shoes that fit my shoe type, luckily, the ideal blue pair were an option. I gave them a test run and everything was…

“No act of kindness, no matter how small, is ever wasted” —Aesop In a world full of hate and war, most people forget that a small act of random kindness can change even the saddest of hearts. Kindness has become a foreign language, one I make an effort to practice everyday. I work in a coffee shop, which requires a tremendous about of patience, as well as hospitality and customer service. Everyday, I make it apparent to myself that you never know what is going through an individual's mind, or…

Walking within the ‘bubble’ of a Hasidic community one of which is situated no less than several blocks from your average urban community is a surreal experience. A visitor is met with differences that are obvious and so unlike what is commonplace in mainstream America despite the many culture difference that makes up our great country. American has long been considered a ‘melting pot’, a place where many different types of people can coexist and assimilate. The tell-tale differences, however,…

table while leaving office or your companion's home. You may neglect to haul out the keys from ignition of your auto and bolted it. There are huge amounts of circumstances that do happen because of a senseless error and are sufficient to knock your socks off. Notwithstanding, to counter such circumstances, one ought to drop a line to a neighborhood locksmith organization and dependably attempt to keep the contact number in your ownership. Why a "neighborhood" locksmith? There are such a…