Category: Current Events
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Gender Roles
I wrote this for English class but felt the need to post it. This topic means so much to me these days. Women, stay strong and stand up against injustice. This piece was inspired by Jamaica Kincaid’s “Girl”. Keep your voice down, don’t speak out too much, it brings too much attention; let…
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Coming of Age Narrative
This is a piece I wrote for class, please do not plagiarize, credit to my English 11 honors class. I decided to post this because I wanted people to be more aware of the real world out there, and I believe I can help by providing real-life experience narratives. Thanks. Everyone…
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Black Lives Matter Movement
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/nbcblk/radical-black-christians-new-civil-rights-movement-n417871 In the article from NBC entitled, “Radical Black Christians in the New Civil Rights Movement” by Brooke Obie, it describes a generation of “radical activists,” and the connection between old protests and today’s protests still being tied by Christianity. The article begins by describing the arrest of a public theologian and black activist named…
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Five Years of Syria
As the conflict with Syria hits its five year mark, we come to ask ourselves how did this begin? Who created this mess? Why are there refugees? Why is this such a major problem in 2015? It all begin on March, 15 2011, as peaceful protests met the brutality of the Syrian government. What once…