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One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation was wrote, African Americans were still battling for equal rights in their everyday life. The first real victory of this movement did not happen until the Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 which was shadowed by many boycotts and protests. The biggest of these protests, the March on Washington, happened on August 28, 1963 “for jobs and freedom”. A vast amount of groundwork went into the event to accommodate the hundreds of…

There is nothing more refreshing than drinking an ice-cold can of Pepsi on a hot and sizzling summer day. For over a hundred years, people have been drinking Pepsi. Pepsi-Cola, as it is officially called, was created back in 1898 in New Bern, North Carolina by pharmacist Caleb Bradham. It became so popular in his drug store that he started the official Pepsi-Cola Company in 1902. Today, it is sold and drunken in over 200 countries (Reynolds). Infamous for its rival with Coca-Cola, Pepsi has…

The women in the novels Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi are a chief example of the theme of matriarchy present throughout the text. The novel has a prevalent feminist air, which is exhibited in the presence of numerous female role models, and the character Marji 's various protests against the men in the Regime. These moments of rebellion on Marji 's part may stem from the influence her matriarchal role models had on her. Examples of these role models include Marji 's mother and grandmother. Both…

Both Maya Angelou and Lawrence Ferlinghetti explore the idea of inequality in their poems ‘Caged Bird’ and ‘Two Scavengers in a Truck Two beautiful people in a Mercedes’ respectively. Angelou explores the inequality between black and white people by comparing and contrasting a free bird to a ‘caged bird’ while Ferlinghetti describes inequality between the rich and poor by comparing a wealthy couple with a couple of garbage men. ‘Caged Bird’ is written in response to the civil rights act, with…

Escalation E I have no intention of giving context to the fact that Itachi Uchiha is a robot here so just work with me okay? He's an android. For Jessi-Mini, Happy Birthday. E - Year 2680 It hadn't started out as a planned thing, not really. Like all strange things in life, it started small, and escalated into something completely different. Itachi Uchiha was only thirteen years old when he joined the FBI. He wasn't supposed to do any field work no, he worked in the background, the guy…

I just wait in one safe spot? But there is no safe spot. I don’t know anyone. Mom told me to stay close to someone who looks reassuring. But in my opinion, no one looks reassuring. On my left, a man wearing a suit with a tie and a suitcase, and sunglasses which makes it 100x more weird since it’s late and it’s dark in the metro. On my right, a woman is wearing a mini-skirt, a crop top and high heels, and a lot of makeup on her face, did she look at the weather this morning? I don’t think so. So…

The growing use of the internet and social media platforms has given rise to many online startups.This has also increased competition.Therefore, a new startup needs to put in a lot more effort to stand out.Here are 10 coolest online fashion startup to learn from: 1. Vinted. Vented is an online startup that works as a virtual marketplace. It allows buyers and sellers to buy, sell or swap second-hand clothing items and accessories. When Vinted started operating back in 2008 it gave the audience a…

Although melanoma only accounts for about one percent of skin cancers diagnosed, it causes the most deaths than any other type of skin cancer (Melanoma Skin Cancer). Melanoma is a very common type of cancer that can be easily treated in its early stages, but if gone undiagnosed it can even become deadly; although, if you take the right precautions and diagnose it early, it can be cured easily through surgery, radiation treatment, etc. (Is It Melanoma). Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that…

On 05/29/2016 at approximately 19:11 hours I was in the parking lot of Nick’s Park located at 7929 US 19 in the City of Port Richey. At that time I was assisting officers from the Florida Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) as they were in the process of impounding a vessel from an unrelated call. While doing so, I observed a grey 2015 Toyota pickup truck driving around the parking lot loop at a high rate of speed. The vehicle approached the rear of a tow truck summoned by FWC. The…

10 Things in Australia that are Not Trying to Kill You It seems like there are countless news stories, documentaries, and lists every year about how everything in Australia is incredibly dangerous and probably trying to kill you. While these things may be true, it gives Australia a bad rap when it is really a wonderful place that is most certainly not trying to kill you. From government health initiatives, to high livability, to an emphasis on fitness (and even an adorable creature or two),…