During the credits, Spike Lee chooses to display two quotes, one by Martin Luther King, Jr. and another by Malcolm X. ​ ... During the movies ending credits, Spike Lee includes two quotes by Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X. ... In MLK's quote he says "Violence as a way of achieving racial justice is both impractical and immoral.... The ending was really sad because you think that it would end with all the races living happily ever after, but that's not the case, and someone ends up dead. It's sad, but it shows a prime example of a community of African Americans tha...

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• Grade Level: High School

One of the first quotes that drew my attention was "Indians must either surrender gracefully to a superior Christian civilization or die in a futile attempt to resist" (p. 108). ... This sentence confirms the above quote where Indians sold themselves to Europeans. ... It is well described how Indians lost control over their territory and it is sad how Europeans used Indians and how they destroyed their culture. ...

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About half of the pictures were "Memes", which were popular quotes, images, and real people, which are copied, imitated, and spread all over the internet. ... I find it sad that not one out of the ten pictures I found were a positive display of black people, I find it really sad that this is the kind of society we live in. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Racism in America has always been a sad but also very true reality. ... Du Bois is also quoted to have said "The training of the schools we need more than ever, - the training of deft hands, quick eyes, and ears, and above all the broader, deeper, higher culture of gifted minds and pure hearts" (Du Bois 210). ...

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Discrimination and prejudice were very common acts in the early and middle 1900's. Prejudice in this book is displayed by the acts of hate and misunderstanding because of someone's color. People of color were the majority that were treated unfairly. During this time in the southern states, black peo...

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• Grade Level: High School

Senator Barack Obama's A More Perfect Union begins with a quote from the most important document which has been a lynchpin of controversy since its origin. ... Although many Americans think that hard work will make them rich enough in order to live the American Dream, the sad fact is that most Americans are not rich and will never reach beyond the poverty line, regardless of hard they work. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The sad part is that nobody would take any action against this. ... I decided to conclude my argument by including a disturbing quote by Charles Hughes, United States Chief Justice from 1930 to 1942. ...

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Depression in the African American Community Mental health professionals state that clinical depression is a treatable illness that can strike everyone, it can be caused by biological factors, genetics, difficult life events, negative thinking patterns and, physical health problems. People that s...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Most hate groups try to pass off their outlandish beliefs as a truth of religion by using quotes from the Bible and other religious texts and twisting them to fit their image. ... The sad thing about all of this is that there are actually people who believe the Holocaust never happened and it is just a scam created by the Jews to get money and sympathy; for others it fuels the flames of hatred. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

At the end of each segment of his essay, he includes quotes from all of his various Jim Crow-enhancing experiences. ... I think it's sad that our society adjusted to the double role way of life, but there may have been no other options. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The way Madame Valmonde described the L'Abri as "a sad looking place, which for many years had not known the gentle presence of a mistress-(1), may have been a hint at Armands evil nature being tied to having no maternal influence during most of his boyhood. ... Armand was quoted as hearing the baby crying from "as far away as La Blanch's cabin-(2), the reason he was at the cabin could be he was using La Blanch sexually. ...

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SECTION 1 - Short Answer 1) Ida B. Wells maintained her anti-lynching campaign throughout her life despite her constant fear of death by her oppressors. When the entire passage is taken into context, it explains her actions and the amazing courage that she possessed. "I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. ...

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• Grade Level: High School