Riot By Walter Dean Myers

Columbine by Dave Cullen tells the events that unfolded on April 20th, 1999. That day, two boys, self-proclaimed rebels, armed themselves and proceeded to murder the same students they had walked the halls with for four years. As the stories of Dylan, Eric, and the victims of this tragic day came to light, many falsehoods also arose. Unfortunately, the myths and truths about Columbine still linger with us today. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold left a lasting impression on the world; but left behind the truth as to why they really did it. This leaves us to wonder what really happened on that fateful day.

Jericho Brown, who worked as a speechwriter for the mayor of New Orleans, with no sense of sadness, anger, sarcasm, or anything else. As an African American man, he admits that “Nobody in this nation feels safe, and I’m still a reason why.” (Teicher). His poems were written before Michael Brown, and African American black man, was shot by police in the suburb. This was the kind of racial profiling that black people view every day in their lives. Racism is just one of the many themes the Brown writes about in his poems. He also writes about male beauty, coming into one’s own as a lover and sexual beings, and eroticism between men. Not one other poet has ever used the Bible to write their poems since D.A. Powell’s poems. Until now, Brown

Argument: Dubus includes references to Kenneth having an inner conflict between being the man of the house, or letting his transgender feelings show.

People Get Ready proved itself to be a quick, thought-provoking read. Of the three books we have read this semester, this one has probably done the most to make me think about and re-evaluate my own views of our political system. I found it at some points to be frightening because of the direction America seems to be heading in. However, I was very impressed by the authors’ portrayal of the situation as important enough to call attention to the crisis but not so bleak as to give the idea that we are doomed. The central idea of Robert McChesney and John Nichols’ book, People Get Ready, is that the only way to enact economic change in America is through political change. The United States as a democratic country is somewhat of a paradox. The idea of democracy implies equal opportunity for all citizens but the social diversity that we value often takes opportunities away from minority groups, creating inequality.

In this essay I intend to explore the narrative conventions and values, which Oliver Smithfield presents in the short story Victim. The short story positions the reader to have negative and sympathetic opinion on the issues presented. Such as power, identity and bullying. For example Mickey the young boy is having issues facing his identity. It could be argued that finding your identity may have the individual stuck trying to fit in with upon two groups.

In Webs of Violence: The Camp Grant Indian Massacre, Nation, and Genocidal Alliances by Nicole Guidotti indepthly analyzes the endless possibilities that surround such a brutal tragedy and critically questions our basis of understanding that is derived from mass produced narratives. The Camp Grant Massacre exemplifies the paradigm of a mass produced historical narrative that erases, silences, and conceals various aspects of what took place at the time. Guidotti makes this notion of incomplete storytelling evident numerous times throughout the chapter. Guidotti references countless historians, socialists, and individuals from countless fields, in order to not only strengthen her arguments, but to also provide a more detailed comprehension in

In the story Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli Maniac meets a forty-year-old man named Grayson. Grayson is a very caring man. One example of this is when Maniac falls off the fence and is hurt badly. Grayson happens to be driving around when he sees a body (Maniac’s Body) on the ground. Instead of taking him somewhere like the police department Grayson brought him back with him to the Y where he lives.

The literary element setting includes the time when the story happens and location where the story takes place. Some stories use variety of settings to initiate an interesting beginning. However, the 12 Angry Man has only one fixed setting – the jury room, which is not commonly used in a novel. The author, Reginald Rose, overcomes the limitation in setting by describing changes in weather, initiating different types of character and imitating the events of the murder.

Michael Berenbaum is the author and editor of eighteen books, including After Tragedy and Triumph, a study of the state of American Jewry in the early 1990s, as well as The World Must Know, Anatomy of the Auschwitz Death Camp. He co-edited After The Passion is Gone: American Religious Consequences with Shawn Landres (2004),[2][3][4] which examines the social impact of the film The Passion of Christ on religious groups. Berenbaum and Landres took a public role in shaping the interreligious response to the film.[5][6][7][8]

For decade’s race relations has been a controversial topic in America. Black Americans have been fighting for equal treatment for over fifty years. David Fitzsimmons’ compelling cartoon, “Ferguson, Don’t Shoot,” published August 2014 in the Arizona Daily Star, used a variety of persuasive techniques to voice his opinion on race relations and equal treatment of African-Americans in America today following recent criticism of President Obama and the non-violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri By using certain language, colors, and including one of the most powerful political figures, he draws the attention of the audience to an issue bigger than Ferguson.

The song “Ku Klux No Fucks” is a rap song meant to capture the ideologies of a white, male, Ku Klux Klan member. The song is what is known in the rap community as a “diss record”, meaning that the song was made with intention of disrespecting or slandering a person, or group. In this case, “Ku Klux No Fucks” is a diss record that slanders all non-white, non-Christian, non-heterosexual people in order to perpetuate the Klan’s residual, hegemonic, ideological belief structures. The contradictions in the ideologies of white supremacists become clear through this record by stating these beliefs as satirical jokes that contain extensive contradictions to the point of being laughable.

I feel that this poem is extremely powerful and thought provoking. The way in which Carl Sandburg makes the reader question actions that we, as humans have done for thousands of years is a work of genius. Not only does the poem get the reader questioning human morality, but it get the reader to think about it in terms of not a human at first and then introduce the idea once the reader has already been impacted by the power of the poem. I am the People, the Mob was written in order to make people think, to realize that we can bring ourselves to destruction, so we must unite as one to stop our inevitable destruction.

As our venture capital firm prepares to take the plunge into global investment, it is vital that we understand all the forces at work. In the book No Ordinary Disruption by Richard Dobbs, James Manyika, and Jonathan Woetzel, they examine four forces that are changing our world and as a result our business and leadership. This executive summary examines the fourth force of, “Greater Global Connections” specifically focusing on Chapter 4, “Trade, People, Finance and Data.” As Dobbs, Manyika and Woetzel walk us through their theory and evidence, it is clear that their analysis is well founded and appropriate.

(Compare and Contrast Between the Poems To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell and To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time by Robert Herrick)

The short story portrays how two Englishmen who were held by the Irish Republic Army as captives. This story is divided into four sections; every section addresses a different tone. In the first paragraph of the story ‘Guest of Nation’ captors become friends and the lines of duty, humanitarianism and sympathy are blurred. However, even though these lines become blurred in the end hostages remain hostages and captors remain, captors, as both men are killed. This death leaves behind mixed emotions in two of the men and a sense of duty and pride within the other. The first paragraph also talks about the good and friendly relationship enjoyed by the English prisoners. The last two lines describe the nauseating effect the killing of the two men brought to the Irishmen (O Connor1, 10).