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Initially, DuBois includes Ethos in his book to persuade the reader of his argument. An example of this is shown as DuBois justifies his profound declarations by utilizing his personal participation in the matters he speaks of. One of his most well-known beliefs is the ‘Veil’, a concept that argues Blacks in America are not…

At the turn of the 20 century, there were many activists pursuing there own distinct approach to problem facing black American. The two main activists that stand out are Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois own two distinct approaches to the problems facing African Americans. In this essay, I will be discussing what each of…

Accommodation or agitation, the long held question that has been a force throughout African American history dividing people on the best solution on how to go about creating change in society. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois, prominent leaders in African American communities in the late 19th and 20th century would be another case of…

World war 2 was started by a man named Adolf Hitler in 1939. He came to power in Germany. He created the national socialist german workers party and for short nazi. Germany,Italy,and Japan was called the axis forces then. England,America,and France was called the allies. They were at war. Hitler also was responsible for one…

Who: I like horror books but I love them because when I was younger, my brother and I were in our family’s attic, while I was exploring the attic, I came across a book that initially belonged to my father. The book was called ‘The Lurker in the Shadows’ and the author that wrote the…

The most important right that a citizen of the United States has is the ability to have the free choice to vote for whomever Americans please. It does not matter for the most part who Americans are. If someone is an American citizen and of age then they are allowed to vote as long as…

In 1865, under the Thirteenth Amendment, slavery was officially abolished in the United States. However, Black Americans have continued to experience forms of legal servitude through vagrancy laws, Jim Crow, and most recently, the War on Drugs. Beginning during Ronald Reagan’s presidency – fully embraced by his successors, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton –…

Michelle Alexander’s The New Jim Crow thoroughly explains the different parallels and connections between the War on Drugs, Mass Incarceration and its roots in Jim Crow (Alexander, 2010). Her argument stands that the criminal justice system in the United States is an updated racialized system of social control, with her focus being in the lives…

The issue of mass incarceration due to drug-related crimes is a highly debated topic, especially in the United States of America because of the prevailing statistics. Today, the U.S. has 5% of the world’s total population, but at least 25% of this populace is incarcerated (Drug Policy Alliance, 2018). Indeed, the U.S. is the country…

When the notion of the “War on Drugs” was first instituted to rid the United States of illegal drug use, many thought it would bring an end to drugs and reduce criminal activity, but that wasn’t the case as the fight to end drug use failed to meet its goal. It impacted many people in…