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    Spike Lee's version of Malcolm X's life is similar to the historical Malcolm X. By watching the movie and knowing who he was and his beliefs, one can easily tell how alike they are. When the movie starts Malcolm Little is getting his hair cut. The appearance is that he wants to look more like a white person. Malcolm X's father is a preacher, but the KKK came to the house to burn it down. Later, Malcolm's father is killed by being tied to the rail road tracks when a train comes. His father died

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    David Sedaris writes about his experience taking guitar lessons in “Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities” after his father decided that he and his younger sisters should start a family music group. However, Sedaris has no desire to learn how to play guitar. His desire lies within singing jingles in the voice of Billie Holiday. Sedaris’ desire to sing in the voice of Billie Holiday is probably closely related to his sexual orientation, being gay, and his father’s passion for jazz music. There is an

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    Stanley Yelnats has a history of being in the wrong place and the wrong time. He was even wrongly accused of stealing a pair of old sneakers that was owned by a baseball player. He was sent to a juvenile correction center, Camp Green Lake. On Camp Green Lake there is nothing green and no lake, there are also no metal bars, electric fences, and no guard towers, all there is are a few cabins and tents in the middle of nowhere. If the campers tried to run they would be “buzzard food”. Each day every

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    Holes Characters The main character's name is Stanley Yelnats. At first, you see stanley as an alright kid who has made a bad decision stealing. “ I stole some sneakers” (pg 22). Throughout the rest of the story you find that stanley is nice and always seems to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. “He was just in the wrong place at the wrong time all thanks to his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather” (Pg 7). At school before camp Green

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    There is no doubt that Jazz has become one of Japanese cultures, which was once linked to Japanese American and European cultures, and now, it could also represent Japanese culture itself. Jazz certainly has a major influence on Japanese music styles. This influence also affects Japanese society. Jazz is like a pot of wine with continuous fermentation, spreading its flavor to different generations of Japan. The love of jazz is very enthusiastic, people from kids to elders are all aware of this genre

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    Nareg D Mr. Haveron Final Essay 16 March 2015 Medical Differences between the Civil War and Spanish-American War The nineteenth century held one of the most medically appalling wars, as well as one of the most medically innovative wars. The Civil war is considered a terrible time period for medical equipment as well as surgeons. Many soldiers who had been fighting in the Civil War were killed by sicknesses including diarrhea and pneumonia. Surgeons, who had minimum medical experience,

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    Open protest, conflicting interests, lives changed forever. This is a rebellion. You’re willing to fight the authorities to be heard. Armed rebellion is only justifiable if nothing else works. The Rebellions of Upper and Lower Canada, Red River Rebellion, and Northwest Rebellion are all part of Canadian history. They show us that people can go against the government which usually results in a large loss of life, but more importantly change. The Rebellion of Upper and Lower Canada mainly occurred

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    warrant. Another example would be someone trying to search your car without probable cause. These are things that people need protection from and this is how we stay protected. The Right to Privacy was developed initially by a man named Justice Louis Brandeis and Sam Warren in 1890, who both praised a specific right. That was “a right to be left alone” as they would say it in his Harvard Law Review article. The Roy Olmstead Case was a big start for the development of The Right to Privacy. Warren

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    actions that benefited the minorities of Canada. The individual agendas of Louis Riel where ones that ranged greatly in ambition. Stretching from seemingly minor or common goals such as self improvement to the grandiose and peculiar goals of becoming a new world prophet and setting up a new world Vatican in western Canada to foster Métis peoples and minorities (Riel 93) . Some of the most prominent and acted upon goals by Louis Riel however where the ones he envisioned of equal, fair, and respectful

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    Exploring an Interdisciplinary Approach to Redeveloping the City of London, England This research report compiles studies from various disciplines regarding culture, social and economic concerns, the built environment, and the impact of urbanization in a growing city: London, England. The purpose of this report is to express the positive outcome that can occur when ethically redeveloping “urban brownfields” or derelict real estate by taking public policy, risk assessment, funding, historical knowledge

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