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Fruitvale station and civil rights
Hello, My name is Alexander Grubbs and i'm the senior class president of Fremont. I am very excited to see the film Fruitvale Station as it ill go perfect with what I am doing my senior project on,...
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My Reflection on my Research Question
My group’s research question is how prevalent is sexual abuse in Oakland’s community and what should the police and the Oakland community do to help the victims? Is their a civil rights issue of our...
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I'm confident
I feel that if I take my time and actually put effort into doing what I have to do, I know I will get it done by friday. I feel confident that I will be able to finish my first draft by the end of this...
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My research deadline
I think that i will most likely finish the first draft of my opinion piece by the end of class on friday. There are some stuff i still need to get done so i can finish the first draft. I will hopefully...
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Freedom Summer analysis
The freedom summer movement is similar to something I’ve seen in the news. It is similar to the occupy wall street movement where people who obviously were not from Wall Street came in to protest....
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Freedom Summer Collage Essay
Quote Sandwiches The quote by Fannie Lou Hamer: “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired”(Watson 292) described how blacks felt. This led to the demise of the SNCC and the rise of black power. The...
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*To Be Finished*
Of all of the fun, encouraging, sad, humiliating, and unbelievable events that have transpired this past year 2014, I'd have to say that one that influenced me the most were the events that took place...
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Selma Film Reaction
Selma to me was a very powerful film. It takes place post signing of the Civil Rights Act. Martin Luther King is in a fight to gain the right to vote for African Americans. My reaction to the film is...
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Survivor
Medgar Evers survived Survived a Molotov cocktail Survived getting run down by a car Survived World War II But he could not survive Getting out of his car One bullet fired One great man killedThe...
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Emmett
What happened to the boy in Mississippi Who took a deadly trip south?Never to return home again.Fourteen years were taken too soon Fear in his eyes for all to see While murderers get away without a...
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Discrimination in Adoption for LGBT Couples
Though the US Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is legal throughout the nation, there are still limitations on adoption due to discrimination. “Even if we have a Supreme Court ruling that says...
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Why African-Americans Are Being Killed Disproportionately
African-Americans are being killed by police officers at greater rates than other races and we need to solve the problem. To do this we first need to solve bigger problems that are deeply rooted in our...
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America, Are We Evolving?
Martin Luther King jr., in his famous “I have a dream” speech said “ I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged on the color of their...
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A 360 Perspective
Back when black and white were on the TV screens People were deceiving themes As black and whites couldn’t be even seen As equal, not a brother or a sister Barely wanted to call each other a Mrs. or a...
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Minimum Wage: A Political Issue that Matters to Me
One political issue that I hold particularly near and dear to my heart is the question of whether the United States government should raise the federal minimum wage. I believe that the answer should be...
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