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Malcolm X's self-education and transformation in prison

"A Homemade Education" is a chapter in The Autobiography of Malcolm X The chapter details the formative experiences Malcolm X had while in prison, teaching himself how to read, write, and also be critically aware of what he was reading and writing.

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Jonathan Edwards's "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" and American identity

Jonathan Edwards "Sinners in the hands of an Angry God"- write about your response to Edward's sermon as a member of his congregation.

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The Candidate: politics, charisma, and electoral authenticity

Candidate is an American film produced in 1972, starring Robert Redford and directed by Michael Ritchie. Peter Boyle plays Marvin Lucas, a political strategist. The protagonist and the political candidate the film's title refers to is Bill McCay, played by Redford.

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Ronald H. Nash's argument for Christian exclusivism versus John Hick's pluralism

Is Jesus the Only Savoir? Is Ronald H. Nash's opportunity to develop a passionate and well-developed argument answering yes: yes, Jesus is the only Savoir. However, Nash does not rest on the reader's understanding or experience of faith to make his case.

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Google's content moderation decision on "Innocence of Muslims" video

An amateurish video, "Innocence of Muslims," posted on YouTube in September 2012 was the catalyst for a string of anti-American protests and riots throughout the Islamic world.

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Roberto Rossellini's Paisan and the emergence of Italian neorealism

According to Andre Bazin's essay "An aesthetic of reality: Neorealism," Paisan as directed by Roberto Rossellini brought forth a new aesthetic in the discourse of film, that of neorealism.

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Immigration, identity, and disillusionment in Naipaul's "One Out of Many"

"It is wrong to have an ideal view of the world. That's where the mischief starts. That's where everything starts unravelling..."

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Eve Bunting's Cheyenne Again and forced Indian assimilation

One of the struggles many teachers have regarding the legacy of Anglo-Indian relations is to present the topic in a fair manner that does not whitewash history yet also not traumatizes young students.

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Milton Gordon's assimilation theory and its modern applications

Adopting a seven-pronged framework, Milton Gordon (1964) bridged the gap between enculturation and assimilation talking about 'structural assimilation' that was his nomer for one group totally identifying and 'slipping into' another.

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O.J. Simpson's trial of the century and police misconduct

Orenthal James Simpson, more commonly known as OJ Simpson, became the most popular man in the United States.

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