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I've mentioned that I changed myself a lot through middle school and even my freshman year of high school, in order to get other people to like me. Allow me to set the scene; it's eighth grade, and two of my closest friends have entered what you might call an "emo phase." They've discovered the joys of tumblr, SuperWhoLock, and Hot Topic. Panic! At the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Paramore, My Chemical Romance- these bands all become staples, favorites, and suddenly they're going to concerts left and…

What if all the adults in the world turned out like the ones in Wall-E? Lazy, fat people that don’t have a job, nor a life. Trash covers the Earth. Nobody cares a smidgen about it. There are things to change it. There many things to do to prepare for adult life. There are classes to go to, interning at places, and tests to do. It is not easy becoming an adult. It is not like becoming a child. It takes guts and glory to do it. There will be classes to go to. First is elementary school. This is…

Equality: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, and opportunities. This idea never seems to truly be displayed around the United States. All these people claim that there is equality and that there is judgement because of the race or social class you're in but that is not true at all. America will never fully achieve true racial and social equality. One of the main reasons why equality will never be in full effect is because of the way that people think they are better than…

In an idealistic Britain, there would be no prejudice towards people who society labels as, “different.” Sadly, this is not the case. Even in this modern day and age, there is a huge amount of discrimination towards minorities living in Britain, showing more in some areas than others. On the other hand, if we compare our country to its attitude towards minorities 10 or 20 years ago it has improved drastically. But one thing is clear; we have a long way to go to reach that utopian society where…

This lecture was based upon the growing number of immigrants in France and minorities throughout Europe. Loretta E. Bass, professor at the University of Oklahoma, starts out the speech by informing the audience of statistical information about the first and second generations of non-metropolitan France descent. Her main area of research was focused on Sub- Saharan African immigrants in France. However, she also displays a chart the reveals the increased percent of North African and Turkish…

americans have typically been the Klan’s primary target, it also has attacked Jews and immigrants. historically , the KKK used terrorism both physical assault and murder against individuals whom they opposed. The first Klan flourished in the southern United States in the late 1860s, then died out by the early 1870s. The second group was founded in the south in 1915 and it flourished nationwide in the early and mid 1920s, including urban areas of the midwest and west. The third current…

How Cheetahs Got Their Spots There were two African girls, Dani and Jaimie, and a lion. One day, Dani found a lion and wanted to try to trick Jaimie into thinking that she had found a cheetah. Dani took the lion, and she shaved the fur from around his neck and coloured the lion yellow and put solid black spots all around his muscular body. When Dani was done, she called Jaimie over from washing dishes to tell her that she had found a cheetah. “Dani, I don’t think that’s a cheetah,” answered…

World War I started on July 28, 1914 through November 11, 1918. It was an intentional conflict that was brought on by 10 key factors. As you continue along, you will see how each one of these helped to create a hostile environment which festered until war was inevitable. As you continue reading you will learn about what started the war, what happened during the war, and what was the result of the end of the war. The first issue that contributed to World War I was the French and Prussian War…

Most would say money runs the world we live in. Many choose to follow the current of the river and pursue money. Some choose to fight the current and enjoy the things given to them to the fullest. In “Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, one of the characters, Mama, receives a great deal of money due to the death of her husband. This money seems to be the main topic of the novel due to everyone always bringing up or asking about the money. Everyone except for Mama, she cares more about the…

past and there was a party at the neighborhood and his friends came up to luis and they said to not talk to his other friends from the baseball team or else they won’t be his friends no more and bruce said okay that we won’t talk to them and so a week pass by and there was another party at the neighborhood and saw he his friends again and they were having a good time enjoying the music and food until a group of kids were walking to the party and Bruce remembered them from eighth grade and they…