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Primary sources that offer information about an historical event are often treated with a degree of trust. However, even primary sources can be portrayed in a way that serves its intended purpose. More importantly, the theme of biasness prevails when these primary sources are exhaustively evaluated. The Boston Massacre is a significant event in the history of America. In the 1760s, tension was high between the colonist and British loyalists. The lack of representation in Parliament and the high taxes imposed on the colonists emerged as the source of the resentment. In fact, 4,000 British troops had been Continue reading...

Principles of Sociology

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It’s never easy for someone to admit their negative qualities even though everyone do have such qualities. In our everyday life, we tend to portray our best qualities while interacting with people; unless of course the situation under which the interaction is hostile. Different situations bring out the different qualities of a person, and this is quite true for all living things. Qualities such as deceit, anger, shrewdness, dishonest, obsession, ego, hatred, calculative, ill-will, and irresponsible to name a few, can be considered to be negative characteristics of a person, and qualities such as responsible, courteous, affable, Continue reading...

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Who is the biography about? Why are they important within the context of leadership in the African Diaspora? 
The biography is about Malcolm Little, also known as Malcolm X. He is an American Muslim who advocated for the rights of the black and remained as human rights activist all his life. Malcolm X is one of the important historical figures in the African-American society who fought and took pride in popularizing his ideas especially about black youth as well as the Black Movement from 1960s – 1970s. Malcolm X appeared as the voice Continue reading...

The 2015 film, American Sniper, directed by Clint Eastwood is meant to be an account of Chris Kyle’s multiple tours of duty overseas. Serving as a Navy Seal, Kyle served the United States military, retiring in 2009, with what he described as severe post-traumatic stress disorder, as well as other psychological issues. He went on to co-author an autobiography, also titled “American Sniper” in which he gives firsthand accounts of his tours, as well as the issues he suffered because of them before being murdered by civilian while helping fellow veterans. While the film’s initial release was Continue reading...

Introduction

Cultural identity is made up by nine micro culture including; race, class, ethnicity, language, gender, religion, age, exceptionality and geography. Every one of us belongs to a given subgroup in each micro culture but our identity is based on the relationship we have other subgroups in these micro cultures and interaction undergoing within the micro cultures (Folkenflik 1993). For example, a Jew may be staying in the Christian community that is predominant hence experience negligible impact from cultural conflict. Also by one being a female in a family with three or more boys will affect her attitude and influences Continue reading...

Establishment

The 18th century that so radically changed the European idea has brought significant changes in the spiritual, intellectual and social life of America. Old ideas, ideals and ambitions were not rejected, but were reconsidered and reformulated in accordance with the scientific and philosophical mind of the time. Development of the continent no longer associated with the search for treasure and an easy life, and not with God's leadership and with the ideas of liberalism and progress, as well as appropriate. Franklin became one of the most significant personalities of the American Enlightenment. The essay is going to discover the Continue reading...

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In my opinion, objectivity of our self-esteem depends on our attitude to criticism. And unfortunately only few react to it properly and calmly, because they have not been spoiled by criticism yet. To many it can be a painful wound or just infringes their pride.
The intrinsic value of human becomes apparent only in the years of maturity. Clear criteria for the self-assessment just does not exist, one takes credit for career growth, and the other one on the successes of the creative field. However, and the possibility of self-esteem, self-worth and the definition of self-esteem, albeit it is Continue reading...

"It's a Shame to Put Such Wonderful Thoughts in Such Poor Language": A Chemist's Perspective on Writing in the Discipline

Roland P. Stout, University of North Carolina Pembroke
Abstract: Starting from the premise that good writing requires sound thinking, this paper presents a workable process for developing and using writing assignments as thinking and learning tools within a historical and philosophical context. Though presented from the perspective of a chemist, this process is actually general in nature and links writing assignments with specific learning objectives and evaluation methods. Writing assignment examples, used for a variety of purposes, draw from freshman through graduate courses in chemistry.

Introduction

As an undergraduate chemistry major, I took an honors English course entitled "The Novel" Continue reading...

UP FROM SLAVERY

Booker T. Washington, Up From Slavery
Introduction
Born a slave during the mid-nineteenth century, Booker t. Washington became one of the most influential African-American figures after the civil war. From being a slave, he has gone through hindrances in order to acquire a decent education at Hampton University. As a person who was fiercely engrossed at the thought of attending a school during his young slavery days, he recognized the value of education and learning a skill for the empowerment of the black Americans. It is for this reason that he facilitated the establishment of the Tuskegee Institute in Continue reading...

For my service, I worked for Habitat for Humanity Restore. ReStore has a mission to organize and sell items from donation to raise funds to support other Habitat for Humanity projects, prevent garbage, and make available affordable items for the public. I worked in a group with people from different backgrounds. This great experience allowed me to learn so much about myself, my team members, and the people at my workplace. Even more, this experience allowed me to recognize some valuable theories that we have discussed during this semester and how I can apply them in the real world.
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Service Learning Reflection

For my service, I work on Habitat for Humanity Restore. ReStore have mission to organize and sell items from donation for raising of funds for support of other Habitat for Humanity projects, prevent garbage, and make available affordable items for the public. I work in a group with many persons of various differences and learned much in regards to that differences amongst group can be turn to strength due to diversity of group differences, also about my own self and abilities to function in new capacities and additionally as a group.
Diversity is very wide, deep and forked concept Continue reading...

Introduction

Islam, often presented as a religion that stands for peace, has been particularly controversial in terms of its perceived teachings on women. Mainstream Western media has typically presented women in Islamic societies as victims of institutionalized oppression. Some people have painted a picture of Islam as a religion that recognizes the superiority of men over women, due to impressions on general manifestations such as the permission given to men for polygamous marriages, requirement for women to wear skin-concealing clothing and the conception of womanhood as one that is limited to the household, among many others. Nonetheless, it is crucial Continue reading...

THEIR EYES WERE WATCHING GOD

Hurston has written a novel in which a woman tries to tell a man's story, but ends up telling a woman's story in spite of herself. It thus becomes clear that the female mode of autobiography subsumes the male mode by undercutting its metaphors in the same way that Janie undercuts her husbands' metaphors and in the same way that the narrator undercuts Janie's (James Krasner125).
The above quotation mentions the name Janie (Janie Crawford), the protagonist of the novel Their Eyes were Watching God, authored by the renowned African American novelist, folklorist, and anthropologist, Zora Neale Hurston. The Continue reading...

Introduction: How Racism constructs a stereotyped identity for African-American writers

An African-American writer, Percival Everett, authored the book Erasure. Erasure tells the story of an African-American writer known as Thelonius Ellison, who also goes by the nickname “Monk.” Ellison has not gained as much acclaim as his writing warrants. His work has been rejected supposedly because it does not conform to particular standards that are expected of African-American literature. His books deal with Greek myths instead of addressing the struggles of the ghetto as the stereotypes on African-American literature dictate (Everett 3). Ellison is bitter at this state of affairs, and he decides to lash out at those he Continue reading...

INTRODUCTION

In western societies, women have traditionally lacked reproductive autonomy due to various religious and social proscriptions that hitherto have stripped women of the power to make such an important life decision. For centuries, abortion has remained a contentious and debatable topic in public discourses and political circles alike. Indeed, attitudes towards abortion are shaped on an idiosyncratic basis according to hegemonic values in each respective culture. Moreover, the medical risks posed by abortion or the lack of one’s ability to procure an abortion further complicate the debates surrounding abortion as a social and cultural issue. Critics posit that Continue reading...

The term “Nazi” conjures up horrific images of German soldiers brutally murdering millions of Jews and other social groups German Nazis categorized as “non-Aryans.” The Holocaust has been called the darkest period of human history and the greatest crime against humanity that has hitherto been recorded in history. This methodical and systematic elimination of so-called “undesirables” was made possible by an amalgam of factors: ripe conditions in a war-torn Europe that enabled fascism to take form. * Despite national idiosyncrasies, Nazi Germany as the Third Reich and Fascist Italy, along with other fascist movements, retained many commonalities that allow for Continue reading...

In The Big Burn, Timothy Egan analyzes events associated with the worst forest fire in American history. In 1910, the “Big Burn” scorched over three million acres in Washington, Montana and parts of Idaho, leaving a thick cloud of smoke that lingered throughout the western U.S. days after the fire was extinguished. Egan argues that the big wildfire “cemented the recently established U.S. Forest Service in the mind of the American public, enabling the agency to enjoy one of the most respected reputations of any federal entity throughout the twentieth century” (Egan 14). However, there were also negative consequences Continue reading...

Michael Gerard Tyson commonly known as Mike Tyson is a man who overcame all odds to become a champion. He is a retired professional boxer in America. Mike Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York. He lived in Brownsville, New York with his five siblings and a single parent. At a tender age, he was exposed to domestic violence but he did everything he could to escape from the reality of life. His life changed when he was forced to brutally beat up a boy who beheaded one of his pigeons. From then onwards, he became a famous boy Continue reading...

Self-assessment is very crucial in one's bid to achieve self-growth and progress. Understanding yourself helps in providing guidance on the opportunities available for improvement and the threats because of that. Having comprehended this, I was taken to the task of assessing myself, and I learned much about myself. The self-assessment involved the identification of my Jungian typology, level of productivity, locus of control, burnout possibility and culminating with my stress scale. This discussion will describe my findings after conducting self-assessment and my hopes about to the benefits I expect to glean from the personal development plan, as well as Continue reading...

Question 2.

Can you think of song lyrics that express your own deepest feelings about life and its meaning? Are those lyrics “sacred” in any true meaning of the word?
The first song that hit upon me is Hozier's “Take Me to Church”. Rereading their lines I have come to opinion that this song is “sacred” because it contains lots of words from religious language. But also I believe that everything that a person creates is sacred and in this case the author of these lyrics is a creator who gave words new meaning, set them in a proper order and Continue reading...

With warm friendships developed over the years and experiences that taught us life lessons all worthy to be cherished and never to forget, I want all of you to believe in the power of belief. When I joined our association, I never thought the day would come that I have to say good bye to you. But I did dream of becoming our President one day. I believed it in my heart, and it did happen. I am only one person, but I am one. You might ask, “Can one person really make a difference?”. The answer is a Continue reading...

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Booker Taliaferro Washington was naturally introduced to a slave family in an estate in Hales Ford, Franklin County, in 1856 Virginia. Booker Taliaferro Washington would become a standout as one of the most compelling black pioneers during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He sought to better race relations in the United States in the aftermath of the Civil War when slavery become outlawed. He primarily concentrated on the social, political, and economic improvement of blacks by founding various establishments that would facilitate the gradual progression towards racial equality and social justice. Washington called for economic freedom for Continue reading...

Section 4 – Revolutionary Figure: The End

4.1       The exit from politics & Life after                                                           
Margaret Thatcher continued her political success when she got reelected as British Prime Minister for the third time in 1987 general election. The situation was all under control until spring 1990 when Thatcher first announced to implement the Community Charge, which is also known as the Poll Tax that later exacerbated her political career due to its controversial nature. The then supreme leader actually imposed a flat tax rate on every UK citizen regardless of his or her income and financial status. Previously, the local council taxes were applied instead of Poll Continue reading...

“Out of Africa,” by Isak Dinesen, is a grand, sweeping, epic tale of one woman’s fully coming of age in a land that, by rights, might have felt foreign to her, but into which she fits, as she says in her own words, “Here I am, where I ought to be.”(Dinesen 4). The book is autobiographical, but she has left out of it many aspects that one might have expected her to tell, such the details of her love affairs with the Baron Bror Blixen (to whom she was married) and with Denys Finch-Hatton, and focused instead Continue reading...

Many history resources have continuously highlighted the amount of suffering that African Americans have endured from the time when the first record of Africans was recorded in the Jamestown colony. The following years indeed became a testament to their collective struggle as they were subjected to various forms of discriminatory treatment and laws. However, their history should not be exclusively viewed in this dark and seemingly hopeless perspective. Through the lens of black struggle, it can be seen that African American history is characterized by achievement and victory despite the challenges and problems faced by the people during the period of 1620-1915.

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