The Lives of Others

neighbourhoods where they were exploited by landlords and employers. Jacob Riis, who had been an immigrant himself a number of years earlier, attempted to give an intimate portrait of the struggle faced by New York’s poor in his book How the Other Half Lives. The book showed how the poor were exploited in every facet of their…

Live Casino vs. Online Poker One hotly debated topic in the online casino world is whether online poker is better than live dealer poker, or vice-versa. Some say yes, some say no, and others say the two cannot be compared. Whilst we wouldn’t hazard a guess at which is “better” since that really depends on your tastes, skills and needs, we can certainly compare the two. So, what can we learn from a typical live vs. online poker comparison? Differences in gameplay First up, we should take a quick…

have brought forth the Black Lives Matter movement. Although controversial, The Black Lives Matter movement should not be classified as racist because they do not believe that any particular race is superior to another, they do not discriminate against other races, and they do not generalize all races to have the same characteristics. If the movement were suggesting that “only black lives matter,” then they would be racist because they are saying that black people’s lives are more important than…

anyone to live life in this way. The only reason would be that it brings a person joy, and nothing else does, which is a trait that seems to be impossible to find. The negative impacts on life and near impossibility of living this way make it not even worth an attempt. In order to…

January 2017 “Black Lives Matter VS All Lives Matter” “Righteous indignation calls sin what it is. Bigotry is sin. Racism is sin. Oppression is sin. Control by fear is sin. Violence is sin. The quicker we can all admit that, the quicker the healing will begin.” (Andrena Sawyer). The Movement of Black Lives Matters was created in response to the tragic deaths of Trayvon Martin in 2012 and Michael Brown in 2014; both were shot by Police Officers (Graff2015). Because of the Black Lives Matter…

similar houses, They have man made houses like a tipi, igloos, and wigwams. They all live in Canada. The three live in the Rocky Mountains, North Canada, and the West coast of British Columbia. Lastly, They all hunted. Fish, Narwal, Buffalo, and others. So that shows they all have things in common too. Although they are Alike, they have differences too, like how the inuits are different than the others They all live…

Black Lives Matter In a room full of white people, how many do you think would raise their hands when asked “Who would want to live life as a black citizen?” The answer would be slim-to-none. People can still see how evident black discrimination is but do not say much because it is not their problem, and that is why there needs to be a light upon the situation. Black Lives Matter is a movement started for equality of black citizens, and it has been mostly shining its light upon police brutality…

The black lives matter movement is an international activist movement, originating in the African American community that campaigns against violence toward black people. The movement organizes protest and holds rallies and marches around the deaths of black people in the killings by police officers. They also protest against other issues such as racial profiling, racial inequality, and police brutality. The movement was established in 2012 following the murder of Trayvon Martin. The movement was…

“With great power comes great responsibility” In my opinion, we live in the most powerful country in the world. With that power comes responsibility to all of us who are citizens of America. Being a citizen of America is more than just taking from a powerful country. It also means that we should give to our country as well. One of the most powerful stories that comes to my mind is the story of the people on the September 11th flight heading to Washington, D.C. that was under attack by…

Being True Essay IN today’s world many people live to either their own terms or what other choose for them.“I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived.”( Thoreau) “There is a time in every man's education when he arrives at the conviction that envy is ignorance; that imitation is suicide; that he must take himself…