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    song repeats a lyric “God show me the way the devil trying to break me down”. In the second verse we seem to see clearly what Kanye believes about god and how we relate to him.” To The hustlers, killers, murderers , drug dealer even strippers Jesus walks with them”. what Kanye means when he says jesus walks with hustlers, killer,murderers, drug dealers Is that often christians describe there christian experience as a “spiritual walk”Enoch (Genesis 5:22, 24) and Noah (Genesis 6:9) were said to have “walked

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    The title itself “Do The Right Thing” is oxymoronic because nobody in the film does the right thing. This can be said about even now. The people in the film thought that by burning down the pizzeria a change would happen, just like now how the rioters in Chicago and St. Louis. In the film you get a sense of familiarity because the scenery you see in the film is the same as what you see around you. Bed Stuy represent all of the black neighborhoods in America that are middle class or poor. The movie

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    explain that their life is consider meaningful to them. Falling asleep with his costume on, Lincoln woke up realizing his costume was torn and begins to rant about his dangerous lifestyle as a hustler that leads to the death of his friend. Lincoln, is an example, who believe his life is something more than an hustler, “Got yrself a good job. And when the arcade lets you go yll get another good job. I dont gotta spend my whole life hustling. Theres more to Link than that. More to me than some cheap hustle

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    best interest. Another skilful use of the language of the Con Artist is how they ask their mark to do small things first before the big thing. This is a common practice of the “street hustle.” Countless times when living in Miami Beach, a street hustler, will first ask something simple first like “do you have the time?” Then after they have engaged you with a simple task for you to check your watch, they have gotten you to jump the first hoop. I have used this method many times in telemarketing

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    In the poems, “Mother to Son” by Langston Hughes and “Speech to the Young” by Gwendolyn Brooks, the two authors illustrate about people influencing the youth. Influencing is an essential aspect as it motivates people to do what they desire. It is like a father to son situation. These poems have minor similarities, however, differences intend to be crucial. “Mother to Son” is about how the mother is very poor and gives advice to her son about life. For example, the mother mentions that the

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    Respondent: A Case Study

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    libel claim, finding that the parody could not "reasonably be understood as describing actual facts . . . or events," but ruled in his favor on the emotional distress claim. HISTORY: The Court of Appeals affirmed; petitioners appealed. ISSUE: Is Hustler Magazine liable for Intentional infliction of emotional distress? RULING:

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    On April 29th, 2013, two rivaling gangs, the Valley Hood Piru and the East Union Street Hustlers, claiming stakes to the Central District of Seattle, result in the shooting of two victims. Ronald “Messy” Massey, a member of the East Union Street Hustlers, was reported to have shot two members of the rivaling gang at a local convenient store (Vaughn, 2013). Reports suggest that the shooting was accredited to the gangs ' "violent clashes in the past” and possibly Massey’s intent in solidifying his

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    The smell of urine plague the location you’re at in a stairwell somewhere in the projects of Chicago. Young men, ages of high school students believe you are a spy from a rival, threatening to kill you. You know you can’t do anything at this point to convince them you are not a rival nor part of any gang but a student surveying poor African Americans from the University of Chicago. Their leader, J.T. after spending the night with them, releases you, just to get an invitation to learn about the poor

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    Malcom X's Struggle

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    providing services as an uneducated young hustler. He was looking for an opportunity to make money by any means. Malcolm X got a job from Small’s Paradise, (a famous Harlem club) as waiter however, when he was fired from Smalls Paradise for asking an Army spy for a prostitute, he moved naturally into the sorts of jobs he had been learning from Small's customers like selling marijuana, stickups, numbers running, and stealing. Malcom X said, “I was true hustler--- uneducated, unskilled at anything honorable

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    Cure of the Streets

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    The poet Rainer Maria Rilke says that "a work of art is good if it has sprung from necessity” (Farley). Hip Hop was born on the poor and dangerous streets of the USA. Minorities such as African-Americans and Hispanics dominated these streets, and they felt the need to address their long-standing common issues. Therefore, a new form of art, hip hop was born, and became the method of self-expression for these minorities. Lyrics have presented what they have been through. While rap has turned from a

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