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    Artist because it does not involve reproduction, and does not incorporate features of mass media, popular culture, or advertising. He depicts what he experiences in the real world, and draws on features of everyday life. Through the use of bright colors, textured strokes, and varying perspective Wayne Thiebaud creates works of art which arouse and inspire emotion. On November 1st, 2015 I had the privilege of seeing one of Wayne’s pieces entitled ‘Urban Square’ in the Oakland museum of California

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    stricken community of Jackson, Kentucky, where he grew up with his grandmother, many of the problems they faced within their rural, white community were very similar to those faced in many impoverished urban communities consisting of many people of color. He notes that although

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    the article from USA Today, reports from the Annie E. Casey foundation state that there are more children living in poverty now than there were during the great recession (Calfas 2015). “About 22% of children in the U.S. lived below the poverty line in 2013, compared with 18% in 2008, the foundation’s 2015 Kids Count Data Book reported.” (Calfas 2015) Reports show that many of the children living in poverty are of Black, Latino, or Native American descent. Although there are programs in place to try

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    to be a living-breathing animal, and that helps translate this idea of familiarity. With seeing a familiar creature the people passing by the Bull Capital will feel more at easy, since the space of the bull also gives you a sense of calmness because of its life like form. Proportionally the Bull figure has close anatomy to that of a living young bull, which the sculptors did in order to make it more life like and alive. When it looks more alive the figure looks more at peace like a living calf, which

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    Does the color of your skin define your identity? Despite the abolishment of African-American slavery in the United States in the late 19th century, black individuals during the 20th century were still subject to unequal treatment due to the color of their skin. Racism was alive and just like a disease, it spread rapidly and affected the way black individuals were treated during this time period. As these black individuals attempted to live their lives freely, they entered a time period where Jim

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    notorious reputation of displacing old residents and creating terrible living situations for those it has not displaced. It allows the deconstruction of communities of color, the suffering of local businesses, and the decrease in the public health of residents. Generally, gentrification affects the lower classes ability to live a healthy life by exploiting their ability to afford a means of survival. Abuse towards communities of color is always a major topic when engaging in the discussion of gentrification

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    California is no exception. Though racial discrimination in California has mitigated considerably over the years it is still a major problem. The majority Californians don't openly display antagonistic tendencies toward those of a different skin color but the racism is still there simmering under the surface. No one would dare say anything remotely racist in public but behind the safety of a computer screen racism still runs rampant over social media. Many online communities are devoted to deporting

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    Catecholase Experiment

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    ABSTRACT: Enzymes are biological catalysts, and responsible for most of the chemical reactions taking place in living organisms. Enzymes speed up a chemical reaction and are not consumed during the experiment. Three experiments were performed during this lab. Experiments were performed to examine the specificity of an enzyme, effect of temperature on enzyme, and the effect of an inhibitor on an enzyme. First experiment was to demonstrate the specificity of an enzyme. An isomer of catechol hydroxyquinone

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    Tv Show Diversity

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    Why doesn't tv show more of a color diversity? Should television even be used to demonstrate equality between whites and people of color? Although it may be true, there are statically more white's than black's in the U.S. ranging from 75.1% to 12.3% according to the Demographic Statistics. However as the years continue on, equality between African Americans and whites are still being battled throughout the U.S. as African Americans are still being slandered for the color of their skin. So as a fellow

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    jury always ranges from 6 to 12. It means that there is a count of people that are needed on a jury. b. The color of your house Qualitative is data that has no value or numbers. The color of a house is not a number it is a group. The color is just a category and not a number. The color is there to identify and the question was not how many of these house were this particular color but the color of the house. . 2) Identify the number as either continuous or discrete

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