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- 6221: Phillis Wheatley: Black or White Poet?
- ... this poem, she did not express it. (114) You must read between the lines to find that Wheatley does express her anger towards the system of slavery. Phillis Wheatley is an important figure in African American history because she did what whites felt blacks could not do which was read and write, because during these times all whites felt that blacks did not possess mental and intellectual capabilities. Modern anthropologers of ...
- 6222: Hacking
- ... communication over commercial telephone lines, which are very vulnerable. Knowledgeable officials in the Government and private experts all agree the danger of cyber terrorism is very real, and present. Foreign Intelligence services routinely break into American public and private sectors computers. Mapping power grids to find weak lines, and leaving trap door behind in just about all of the United States Military bases. India and China are particularly aggressive at this ...
- 6223: Maya Angelou's “No Loser No Weeper”
- ... Loser No Weeper”, one of her many poems, she describes the emotional state she endured growing up in the 1920’s during the Great Depression. Because of the suffering that she endured as an African American during the 1920’s, Angelou’s life made her far more than a loser or weeper instead she would be label as a poet, an actor, teacher, playwright, dancer, and survivor. In order to understand ...
- 6224: Hume
- ... the rest of the readings Hume states a few events which many believe are miracles. He discredits many these miracles through his critiques. I have chosen to illustrate two “so-called” miracles from the New American Bible and to show how Hume would view these miracles. The stories are of Noah’s Ark and The Burning Bush. The story of Noah’s Ark took place when the Lord began to realize ...
- 6225: Edgar Allan Poe's "The Black Cat"
- ... known to Internet users as Precisely Poe, has a BA degree in English from Longwood College in Virginia, and teaches English and Theatre Arts at Fuqua School in Farmville, Virginia. When Martha first began teaching American literature, she found so much conflicting information about Edgar Allan Poe that she became confused about what to teach her students. As she began to research the author's life and literature, Martha discovered that ...
- 6226: How Television Works
- ... such as a radio, phone, and more specifically the television. Soon after it's release, millions of families across the nation had their own television set, adding something new and exciting to the list of American pastimes. But what is inside a television, and how do they work? Who invented them and how? Television receives pictures and sounds from electro magnetic waves sent out from broadcasts. That is a simple and ...
- 6227: Hazards Of Smoking
- ... are many things today which cause us harm. One can spend virtually an entire day listing the hazards faced by modern society. However, none of these hazards are as deadly as a habit millions of American's bring on themselves twenty to thirty times a day. Smoking is the cause of a multitude of medical problems that plague not only the individual smoker, but everyone else as well. Smoking is defined ...
- 6228: Analysis of Langston Hughes'"The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "I, Too," and "Mother and Son"
- ... Renaissance often conjures themes of the celebration of the beauty, both physical and spiritual, of African Americans. In these works of literature, readers are shown the beauty of survival, strength, determination, and patience of African American's in a type of constant struggle. One particular author, Langston Hughes, touched upon this subject. Examining his poems, "The Negro Speaks of Rivers," "I, Too," and "Mother and Son," readers find the beauty in ...
- 6229: Pro Capital Punishment
- ... Punishment is supported by many Americans. They usually rely on deterrence as their main reason to deter people from committing serious crimes. Hopefully Capital Punishment will be legalized in many states to eliminate violence from american life. Many people feel Capital Punishment will not discourage crime . It promotes murder rather than deter it. A desire for suicide is what leads some murders to their criminal acts. Capital Punishment should remain legalized ...
- 6230: Honesty
- ... Yes this really did happen to me. What did I do? Believe it or not, I did the honest thing and gave the food back. But the real question is what would a majority of American’s youth do in a similar situation. There are two potentially dishonest acts in this situation, lying and stealing. In my opinion most high school kids are not above lying and/or stealing. The reason ...
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