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    Introduction/Background Over the past several years adults have become more adapt to a healthy and fit lifestyle. Society has become more demanding of nutritional facts and has forced fast food restaurants to be accountable for the food the food that they are offering the public. The interest from the public has become so wide spread that it has sparked the interest of film makers and has lead to two very popular documentaries: Food Inc and Supersize me. With all of the news stories and articles

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    The Great Gatsby as Fitzgerald’s explanation of an American Reality which contradicts the American Dream That was always my experience—a poor boy in a rich town; a poor boy in a rich boy's school; a poor boy in a rich man's club at Princeton.... However, I have never been able to forgive the rich for being rich, and it has colored my entire life and works."  —F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Life in Letters, ed. Matthew J. Bruccoli. New York: Scribners, 1994. pg. 352. The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott

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    all the citizens of the city, Onuawala lived in peace and harmony like normal citizens of a city would. Now crime festers in the city all day and night. Ever since word of the sacred ring being broken and shattered got around no one has trusted the king or the governing of the city. So the Citizens did the normal thing to do… Rebel, but rebellion leads to riots, riots lead to violence, violence leads to never-ending violence and of course once this comes you need a miracle to stop it. Especially once

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    and progressively making ourselves weaker, we all unite under one common banner, with one king chosen by the council, to rule over the world as one unified nation!” There was a long pause. One minute went by, then slowly a second one followed. A bead of sweat started to form on Blackwood’s face. He feared that they thought him crazy, that his idea would be cast aside like the others, but luckily a fat king

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    Nathan Jarm Fourth hour December 16, 2016 T. H. White 's The Once and Future King is one of the unique portrayals of the legend of King Arthur. White puts a twist on the epic saga of King Arthur, from his childhood education and experiences, up to his death. There has been other novels of Arthur 's life, In the fifteenth century, Thomas Malory wrote le Morte d 'Arthur, the first complete tale of Arthur 's life. Along with the other novels. Nothing compares to Whites twist on the

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    Between the 1880s and 1908, King Leopold II controlled the Congo Free State, using it mainly as a corporate venture rather than a colonial one. However, in 1908, a global outcry condemned his reign after reports erupted of widespread torture and death taking place in the territory’s rubber plantations by his agents. It was reported that those atrocities left millions of the Congolese dead or injured, and so, in 1908, Belgium annexed the territory into its own jurisdiction, creating the colony of

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    worker known as a vassal received a piece of land in return for serving a lord or king, especially during times of war.” (Feudal System) During the Middle Ages and other parts of modern Europe, through texts, we can see how feudalism played a major role with state and the government. Kings looked at it as “higher authority” and have more control over the knights, nobles, and peasants that lie within that system. Though kings have more of a physical control throughout these texts, I believe the queens

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    Lean On Me

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    Cornell West is a democratic scholar. He teaches the practice of public philosophy at Harvard University and is a professor emeritus at Princeton University. West continues to uphold the teachings of Martin Luther King Jr and keep his legacy alive. Joe Louis Clark Clark gained the attention of the national public thanks to his unique approach on disciplining the students in school. As a former drill sergeant, he lays out tough rules as the former principal of Patterson’s

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    had against the Blacks. After African Americans started evolving and started taking actions this is when The Civil Rights movement began and blacks want their rights as citizens and wanted to be equal. These major leaders during this era were Dr. King, Frederick Douglass, and Malcolm X. It is important to compare and contrast their biographies, philosophies, achievements, and public regard. After careful examination it will be proven that philosophies have been the most impactful. The major leader

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    Nathan Orosco Professor Beshwate English 1A 9/27/17 Two Perspectives of the Same Problem in America: Social Inequality Two men of faith who had tremendous power in what they said and believed could move and motivate the masses with their words. Martin Luther King Jr’s, “I Have a Dream” Speech which will be remembered history as one of the most memorable speeches in American that called for the urgency in the lack of equality and broken promises of African Americans by the American government.

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