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    The Black Panthers were an African American rebellious party that was founded in Oakland, California in the year of 1966. Huey Percy Newton and Bobby Seale were two organizers of the Panthers. Newton “saw himself as a revolutionary in his opposition to oppression and discrimination.” (Blake 248) Both Newton and Seale were in prison around the time that they created The Black Panthers. They sensed

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    African Americans. African Americans along with their supporters felt it was necessary to use force in order to advance in their struggle for freedom, equality, and justice. The Black Panther Party of Self-defense was founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Newton was the youngest of seven children. He spent most of his troubled childhood in a depressed neighborhood of Oakland California. Newton was expelled from various schools in Oakland California but graduated from Oakland Technical High School

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    202 11/18/2016 My choice of industry leader My choice of industry leader is bobby flay his real name is Robert William flay. When I think of influential hospitality leader I am familiar with is bobby flay. He comes to mind as most influential person in this industry. What influence me was that I have seen him on television since I was eight years old. I remember waking up on Saturday mornings a watching grill it on bobby flay show. Also, I remember every time I saw him on food networks iron chef

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    To keep things simple, people simply want to be heard, and they will do anything in order for their audience to listen. There are various ways in which the speaker would gain the right to be heard. Former Governor of Louisiana, Kathleen Blanco, uses various forms to obtain attention from her audience as she addresses the Louisiana Legislator on Hurricane Katrina where she not only discusses the effects of the hurricane but also acknowledges the people who have helped out so far. Blanco does an

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    The Black Panther Party for Self Defense was the most significant activist group during the Civil Rights Movement Era. It was founded in Oakland, California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale in October of 1966. The Black Panthers Party was founded to fight for and protect the rights of African Americans. Believing that the approach Martin Luther King Jr. was expressing would take too long, the approach Black Panther Party took was more along the lines of Malcolm X more aggressive theories rather

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    Huey Newton and Bobby Seale were two African-American men growing up in the ghetto of California where they saw and experienced racism and police brutality. There voices were not heard when it came to their communities. It took three young children to die by car crashes, and a peaceful candlelight vigil that turned into a fight between a neighborhood and the police (in which the police covered up their badges so that no one could report them to the police department) for them to want to make a change

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    Howard 1 Around the fall of 1966, the black civil rights movement was changing its strategies and goals all overnight. Many white Americans wanted to know what was the sudden change in the blacks because they haven’t been use to seeing such a proud race that was demanding equal rights. The black movement shift became obvious to the public in August of 1965, when President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act that caused all the blacks to have pep in their step. After the signing there was many chaotic

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    Doctor Pax was on his way to the windmill after breakfast. The first person he met was Clemmie with Clog at her side. She stood in the glass tunnel and looked at Spud as he worked in the kitchen garden. The gardener was dressed for wet weather in a thick coat which reached below his knees. His waterproof trousers were tucked into long wellington boots. He waved his muddy hand, and Clemmie waved back with a smile. Clog woofed. He tried to lick the rain when it ran in drops down the window. He hadn't

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    Jorge Moll is a well-respected member of the medical community in Brazil. He specializes in neuroscience and understanding the complex nature of the brain. Jorge Moll is dedicated to analyzing and understanding all the complex issues and emotions that affect the brain. While his research is highly regarded in the medical community; he is also known as an entrepreneur with a strong social conscience. He is a strong advocate in the use of technology, to enhance patient care in the field of medicine

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    The Black Panther is an upcoming American superhero film. Black Panther's core concept that there is a mysterious African country (Wakanda) filled with otherworldly technology, affluent people, and godlike warriors. However, begs the possibly critical question: Where was Wakanda when black people suffered all over the world throughout human history. Long ago Wakanda settled by five belligerent tribes who united under one king. Authorized by the mountain of "vibranium" a powerful metal in existence

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