The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien showed how the soldiers looked to each other for comfort in the traumatic situations they had to face in the war and used humor as a way to cope. ... The Things They Carried displayed how the soldiers look to each other to get through the traumatic events they experience together. ... He knows how this is affecting his wife for the worst, but he uses humor as a way to assure her that things won't be as bad as she thinks. ... After Action Report, The Things They Carried, and God Bless America all showed the tremendous impact the war had on the so...

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Over the years, black masculinity has evolved concerning the way we carry our self and our sexuality. ... This impacted African American masculinity by artists making music about the things they witnessed and fell victim to. ... One of the most important things that these groups showed was there dislike for the police, political authority. The music had an effect on the way African American males, dressed, spoke, and carried themselves. ... Over the years, black masculinity has evolved concerning the way we carry our self and our sexuality. ...

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They were forced to go live with other people of their color. Black people had to carry around passport like books, with their I.D, where they could live, and be. These pass like things were good for 72 hours and if a colored person were caught with an expired pass they were arrested, fined, and jailed. The colored people were only given things of sub-standard value, while white persons were given things of high standards. ... If they could not decide this from the coloring of your skin they would use something called a "pencil in hair test". ...

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Later in life Jones recalled, "in Pentecostal tradition, I saw that where the early believers stay together they sold all their possessions and had all things in common." Such devoted faith carried him into his later years where he was able to practice the potential healing powers he saw in the Pentecostal church. ...

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I found that the reason they checked his receipt was because he was carrying a television out of the store and I just had a candy. ... The minorities felt that racism wasn't the individual acts of hatred but the indivisible things that the majority group just don't see or don't try to see. ... Minorities have to worry about several things that the majority doesn't. ... Minorities and women have to worry about these things and about all the other stuff that a white male doesn't. ... Everyone wants to be better than the other person and as long as...

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As Atticus later explained to her, he was still a friend and a good person, but sometimes when you're in a group, you do things and make decisions that you wouldn't as an individual. " 'A mob's always made up of people, no matter what...Every mob in a Southern town is always made up of people you know...' " (Lee 157) A mob is simply a group of people that get carried away over an idea. ... Until then, they had let the mob mentality carry them away, not once considering what was happening. ... It was simply the way things were, and it wasn't challenged it until som...

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The cases of these children have allowed the states that carry out the death penalty to put an age limit on the people they can execute. ... There have been one hundred and seventy four black people killed when they had a white victim and only twelve white people killed when they had a black victim. ... They are seen as nothing because people believe if you don"t have money, you don"t really have a role in society so they are seen to have more reason to commit these crimes for things like money, possessions, revenge. ... People who are today called profilers are people who compose a profil...

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Shantell comes across as a rude and unruly teenager who only wants things her way. ... But, can this tradition be broken and can life be fulfilling when things are done out of order? Rather, than Shantell turning to her family for help and assistance she carries the baby full term without their help. ... All things considered, Shantell and her baby's father is a model of a strong black family. They make mistakes but quickly take responsibility and step up to the plate. ...

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Within the mis-en-scene, almost every character Stan speaks with in his ome contains sparse dialogue with slow pacing, as if they have nothing to share with each other. ... As he speaks with his male friend at his kitchen table, they are framed in a medium tight shot as it cuts to a shot reverse shot of the two (barely) speaking. ... "In interviews and writings we get a sense that Burnett's subject matter is influenced by his own observations and experiences, in which "characters are definitely based on a collection of things I have seen in people, in my community, in my family". ... Inst...

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You could also say that stealing and dealing were norms that carried a strong social importance. I say this because if you couldn't do these things it was a sign of weakness. ... They were poor, and the only way to get money was to deal drugs or steal. ... This movie showed me to stay proud and things will turn out the way they need to. ... Also if unlike people from different societys are forced to be together they will collaborate into one, especially if they are both striving to reach the same goal. ...

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Blacks and whites were carrying signs and pacing back and forth in front of the popular nightspot called Baywalk in St. ... Although I was at a lose for words, I informed her that perhaps they were talking about wearing black shirts, and that it was not allowed there. ... I do not want her to feel like people are different just because they are diverse in features and colors. 2. ... They were partaking in everything from shopping, eating, socializing, and seeing a movie with their friends and/or families. ... Petersburg police, then I think that should be dealt with and those ...

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African-Americans won't be able to build upon their strengths if they aren't made aware of it through education, which will leave them far behind. ... "Have black churches become the dumping ground for uneducated people carrying the bible, you be the judge," as stated in chapter seven of the novel entitled Dissension and Weakness. ... The book speaks on its own and when you start reading it, you build your own knowledge of things you did not know. ...

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He drinks and carries a gun on him at all times. ... Things like drugs, being poor, crime, racism, and other things are the disadvantages of growing up in the hood. ... That involves drinking, smoking, lying, stealing, and many other things. ... You can't avoid seeing these things because they are right in your face. ... They have nothing to do because they lost it all by making bad decisions growing up. ...

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Then in 1910 they united South Africa into the British Empire. ... By the pass-laws all black South Africans (including Asian and people of mixed decent) had to carry a pass-book which held the information about where the persons could work, live and if she or he were even allowed to be traveling in the area they were stopped at. ... In 1960 a large group of black people refused to carry their pass-books in Sharpville and the government declared a state of emergency allowing them to attack the non-violent protest. ... The PSA and CLAA laws were frequently used on non-violent protests including...

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I chose this approach because I feel that news has a powerful affect on society and the way they view things that are happening in the world. ... They are both very good forms of radio news. ... Rhetoric and discourse can blow things out of proportion. ... This interpretation makes society believe things that are not true because they are not being fully informed. ... Thomas Jefferson had strong feelings about the press: "Newspapers serve to carry off noxious vapors and smoke" and later, "Nothing can be believed which is seen in a newspaper". ...

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With the knowledge that the initial purpose of the Methodist Church in England and America was not to establish a separate church, with the bringing to light the fact that the early works of both Philip Embury and Thomas Webb showed deep sympathy towards those who no doubt were not welcomed in the established churches, one can be led to believe that not only did the Methodist Church allow Negroes to attend their meetings but they welcomed them. ... There are no records available of what the Negro actually did or thought to the spiritual things of life. ... While his missionary work was not c...

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Women are considered minority yet they make up 51.3% of the population. ... Having these "markers" to look for helps the dominant group to carry out the unequal treatment given to the minority. ... They relate to each other because they all realize the disadvantages their group faces. ... By marrying within their own groups these minorities achieve a few things. ... They also marry someone with the understanding of how they have been treated. ...

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I beleive people fear what they don't understand nor can control. ... I ant to know how they think, how they loked at life in their narrow vision, and what ultimante purpose for there hate. ... His younger brother has began to hang out with the same people Derek did and doing some of the same things. ... Danny had already made enemies with some gang and they ended killing him on the second day of Derek's release. ... Through out the movie racial acts are carried out such as attacking a gorecy store which once owned by a white man but now owned by koreans. ...

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Possibly one of the mot symbolic things in this short story is the woman dancing before the battle actually starts. ... The belittling of a race can be carried out by anyone, anywhere, no matter whom you are or where you are. ... He thought that they were all there to listen to his speech and finally give him the respect he sought but they were actually there for the battle royal before his speech. The main white supporters of his community were there to lead the blacks to battle each other in a vicious battle, while they cheered on, enjoying the entertainment the entire time. ...

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They are like every man and woman in that they have vices as well as virtues (Driver 182). In fact, they are "attractive and convincingly real people" (Miller 188). ... Even when things are in a critical situation, she is always there to assist everyone. But Ruth has weaknesses too, she gets carried away by their economic situation and this leads her to plan an abortion. ...

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This is her mother's influence coming through again, good things happen to the beautiful (love, wealth, happiness) and the opposite, therefore, must happen to the ugly. ... Not only did Pecola have to deal with the pain and mental anguish of being raped by her own father, but once this it became apparent that she was carrying her father's child she was alienated even further from the townspeople. ... They only stopped because they didn't want to be seen making fun of her in front of Maureen. ...

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At the end, Janie discovers that one must do two things for themselves; they have to go to God, and they have to find out about living for themselves. ... Black women, being the lowest, must carry on the work that the black man doesn't want to do. ...

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It is also well known that the environment around us affects the way we view things, and it is the factor that pushes us to act and rebel in a certain way. ... They were put down by being forced to be slaves. She always carries herself as a strong black woman. ... Maya Angeloo in my openion was that person that they dreamed of. ... Secondly, the life they live (Maya and Tupac) reflects exactly what they had to go through to reach their goals. ...

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They began passing many laws that divided whites from nonwhites. ... "Pass Laws" were also established which made it necessary for whites to carry identification to authorize their presence in restricted areas. ... Once Apartheid ended many things changed for South Africans. ... Unfortunately, there were still many horrible things going on in South Africa. ... To this day, many whites still think they are better than blacks. ...

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They, in turn, were rewarded for their excellence in their work record. ... Things calmed a bit. ... They then left the party to go on home. ... They started a conversation with him. ... However as demonstrated it could not be carried outside of the work field, especially in the sort of atmosphere of racialism that obviously was viewable here. ...

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