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    “All are equal, but some are more equal than others.”- George Orwell, Animal Farm. What George Orwell was trying to say was Through the early 1950s to the late 1960s, this quote was very much true. Post civil war times were hard on African Americans. Even though at the time they were considered free, they were often criticized and discriminated against. Finally, shootings, brutality, and unfair treatment were enough. In an effort to end racial segregation and discrimination against African-Americans

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    In the novel Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton and Universal Studios Films Jurassic World and Jurassic Park there are a substantial amount of similarities. Especially in those of the characters, from both the film and novel. The character Alan Grant from the novel Jurassic Park closely resembles the character Owen Grady from Jurassic World. Such things include, the jobs both character have in their designated film or novel and also the dinosaurs they are involved with. The theme both these characters

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    from my phone which was nestled in my pocket, I had gotten a text. It was from Tyler, “Does noon sound good?”. I replied a quick “Yes,”. That gave my brother and I a good 3 hours to go to the art museum before having to meet Tyler and Max at grant park. We strolled the streets of downtown, before landing at the Chicago Institute of Art. Noble columns of marble towered above me and captivated me instantly. The

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    My Soul Is Rested Summary

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    of Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi that were involved in the civil rights movement. As known, Rosa Parks was the person who sparked the civil rights movement by refusing to give up her seat and move to the back of the bus for the one white citizen that was left standing on the bus. Unfortunately she was arrested, fingerprinted, incarcerated, and trialed over this situation. Because of Rosa Parks’ courage on December 1, 1955 people are now able to ride, sit, and coexists with other nonblack people

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    along with a plethora of other gang members, back into the amusement park after terrorizing an innocent family,which eventually led to the attack on Martin along with his brother and cousin. Because of Six Flags’ negligent actions and lack of immediate response to this life threatening situation, Martin sustained permanent brain damage leaving him in a coma for more than a week. Six Flags Over Georgia is the largest amusement park in all of Georgia, and as a result they employ a large amount of

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    Worldview Critique #1 “In The End”, written by the band Linkin Park, the band speaks about the hard times he faced throughout the entirety of his life. Although, numerous people speak of their trials and tribulations, Linkin Park speaks of the trials they’ve faced and how they tried to get through them, but he began to lose faith and now believes there is no reason to try. Naturalism is the belief that there is no greater being that created our world and that everything is made up of material and

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    left them in a worse state than they were before, so he could try and find a new meaning for his life which in turn resulted in his death. When Chris’s name is brought up often so is John muir, a famous explorer and nicknamed “the father of National Parks”. Chris did nothing of the sorts, he left an inconsistent diary and a few pictures, the comparison of the two is unfair towards Muir. Although Chris did have a good relationship with his parents he took a very extreme step in trying to “fix” the issue

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    violent 1. One of the violent protest was held in Birmingham, Alabama and was put together by Martin Luther King Jr. and others. The sheriff, Bull Connor, dealt with the crazy environment by using fire hoses and police dogs. African Americans were beaten and Martin Luther was arrested. 2. Martin Luther and others held a “non-violent” protest near Selma, Alabama. Around six hundred marchers were marching for rights, where state and local lawmen attacked them with billy clubs and tear gas. 3. The Watts

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    out of the town for a little bit, so he decided to set off to find his family. About 3 hours after walking and searching everywhere it starts getting dark and he needed to find shelter. When it was about 9:00pm he stumbled upon an abandoned amusement park and when he eventually found out where he was his anxiety kept raising up little by little. “ Hello?! Is anyone here,” James called out. When no one replied back he decided to go look for a place to sleep for the night, while he was looking he kept

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    Standing under the amiable sun, outside the Queens Library, our old meeting place, I  once again checks the time on my phone and clutches my bag anxiously, excited yet the tiny spark of nervousness is undeniable. The lively sidewalks and streets are crowded with people, the busy roads are filled with taxi cabs, metro-buses, and cars going to and from in numerous directions, and the familiar lullaby of the chatters of people and vehicle beeping echos through the city air. Main Street is still the

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