Wisan's Argumentative Essay

In March 1857, one of the most controversial events preceding the Civil War occurred. Dred Scott, and his wife had once belonged to army surgeon John Emerson, who bought him from the Peter Blow family of St. Louis. After Emerson died, the Blows apparently helped Scott sue Emerson’s widow for his freedom, but lost the case in state court. Which was because Mrs. Emerson left him with her brother John Sanford. Whose name was misspelled in court papers. He was a New York citizen. Scott sued again in federal court, claiming Missouri citizenship. Scott’s lawyers eventually appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.

During a press conference on Monday, Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith Sr announced that he plans to retire after the 2015 season.

figure makes a run for it, the lyrics depict Wenjack as almost surprised that no one is “chasin'” after them (Gord). The dialogue is an effective way to bring the audience into a singular moment of Wenjack’s life and escape. Sean Carlton describes this scene as “a rare representation of student agency,” that goes against traditional portrayals of Indigenous people as victims (Carlton). In this way, Downie is depicting Wenjack as an individual with individual thoughts, and reasons for running away. With this in mind, Wenjack’s character moves away from stereotypes, because the audience is able to connect with his fear and the tension in the music and lyrics. Wenjack becomes a relatable figure.

To begin, all of it goes back to the constitution. In article IV, there was a cause, called the fugitive slave clause, which ordered states to deliver up fugitives from labor when they are requested by slaveholders. This set the path of the country towards war.

On Friday morning, July 11, 2015, at about 12:15 AM, I was driving a marked squad and driving on the Wiouwash Trail. The campus area of the trail has a posted closing hour of 11 PM. I saw 2 males near the boat landing southwest of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) and start to walk away when I shined the squad spot light on them. I then saw 4 other individuals walking away from my position. I radioed to dispatch that I would be out with the group of 6 individuals and exited my squad.

Because of this funding, more women are being recognized as victims and have equal access to help regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and immigration status. Hence, in addition to saving lives, VAWA 2013, saves money by reducing or even preventing future violence as well as related social costs.

Riding his Harley to his uncle's funeral on July, 2, 2014, Michael Ludka wanted butter pecan from Leon's Frozen Custard. He headed eastbound on W. Oklahoma Ave, and ready to turn on S. 27th St. at the famous custard stand. Ludka never satisfied that craving because Maurice Doll made an illegal U-turn right into Ludka. The kicker? Doll did not even have a driver's license.

Every state should’ve been like Longtown in the America 200 years ago because Longtown was a free place for everyone no matter their color. Longtown needs to be taken care of the most because it’s the first town where race and color didn't matter.An article published by Washington Post titled “Ohio town holds rare history:Races mix freely for nearly 200 years” and a youtube video called “Vanishing Act” both explains how a town in Ohio was one of the first places to be free of discrimination. According to Washington Post, a descendant of James Clemens who brought the land for Longtown named Connor Keisser stated that in his childhood memories he used to play with cousins that had different skin colors. Longtown was the first place where there

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William Stacy, a middle aged man in Salem Town, testified that Bishop had previously made statements to him that other people in the town considered her to be a witch. He confronted her with the allegation that she was using witchcraft to torment him, which she denied. Another local man, Samuel Shattuck, accused Bishop of bewitching his child and also of striking his son with a spade. He also testified that Bishop asked him to dye lace, which apparently was too small to be used on anything but a poppet -- that is, a doll used in spell-casting. John and William Bly, father and son, testified about finding poppets in Bishop's house and also about their cat that appeared to be bewitched, or poisoned, after a dispute with Bishop. Other victims

They had been struggling to keep the marriage together for months. Regardless of their efforts they could not stop fighting. She complained he worked to long and was never home to help with the baby. He commented on her drinking problem and unpredictable outburst. They were only twenty-seven. Braxton Westing was a wealthy man. He was a prestigious real estate agent in Mississippi who grossed over 7.5 million dollars annually . His wife Janet came from a wealthy family of doctors.Likewise she pursed the medical field as well.She was one of the nation's most prominent heart surgeons. She continued her work for three years after they got married. When the baby arrived she resigned and took the role of a stay at home mom. With only one source of income,although a rather high one,Braxton felt obliged to work more so

Forty-one-year-old Oregon medical marijuana patient Kristie Groce of Portland is no stranger to adversity. Kristie has suffered immeasurably with numerous medical illnesses and injuries over the years. She had even been written off as terminal and placed on hospice care at one point. Despite the mortal diagnosis, Kristie is now thriving in ways she had never dared to dream of due, in her mind, to the healing properties of cannabis. Cannabis has not only given Kristie her life back, but now she has learned she is creating a new life, something she was told would never happen.

From the time Ned enters boarding school, to his time as a code talker, tradition plays an imperative role in the narrative. At first, Navajo traditions and language are virtually beaten out of students in boarding school. A wooden sign at the entrance of the school reads, “Tradition is the enemy of progress” (Bruchac, p.23). At school, the children were told not to even speak their language, and if they were caught, they were punished ruthlessly. As Ned put it, “Anything that belonged to the Navajo way was bad, and our Navajo language was the worst.” (Bruchac, p.23)

Maria was scared of Jawanna and did everything she told her to do. For an example when Jawanna wanted Maria’s brownie she gave it to her, even though Maria wanted it for herself. Jawanna had basically owned Maria. Once when Maria only had one pencil she gave it to Jawanna just because she asked for it. Jessica, Maria’s friend tried to convince Maria to stick up for herself or the bullying would never stop. After Maria thought about it and a talk with Ms. McMillan she said enough is enough. The next day on the school’s playground Jawanna had came to Maria and said that she needed to do her homework for her. Maria then told Jawanna that she didn’t have to time to do her homework or anything else for her again. From that day forward, Maria

But because she did not want her webbing to be used in a way the could hurt others Kinuko choose to go into the clothing business. It was not hard and it meant she could do something with the extra web she made. Kinkuko made silk clothing for many people but none of them felt like human. It was the thing she was looking for after she left her hometown of arachnida that she missed so much. Kinuko did not have to worry when she came across the Yamamoto sisters farm she could a place that felt like home and a place that she could call her own. But like Natsumi she did not want to live in the nose filled house of the cows. This spider needed a place where she could rest and lazy around when she was not doing anything. Kinuko wanting a place that