...Many Black migrants faced discriminatory practices for higher wages, promotions, jobs outside of the manual and domestic labor sectors, and the setting of quotas for how many Black workers would be hired. These inequitable practices and the eventual tensions that arose between ethnic-whites, Mexicans, and Black migrants over jobs and employment advancement were exacerbated as competition over job-space increased. While wages were not on par with ethnic-whites in the city, Black migrants were still offered higher and steadier wages than sharecropping and low-wage agricultural jobs in the South (Drake and Cayton 1945). Manual, domestic labor, and clerical and sales work represented a steady working-class position for Black families with stable...
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...Black holes are one of the most intriguing phenomenon of space. A black hole is a hole in space that nothing can escape from it, not even light. Inside this black hole every matter gets crushed to “an infinitesimally small point” according to Einstein’s theory. Since light can not escape a black hole, nothing else can. This paper will hopefully provide an overview of the mystery of black holes and briefly discuss the nature of black holes, the causes of black holes and their types. So, what are black holes? According to NASA’s website “a black hole is a region in space where the pulling force of gravity is so strong that light is not able to escape”. What that means is a collapsing object, mostly dying stars, is being pushed or pressed into a very small place caused by a strong gravity. The strong gravity makes it hard for light to escape, and that is what makes black holes invisible or black. Black holes do not only swallow light but every other matter and even other stars, depending on how big the black hole is. To understand what a black hole is, we must understand what exactly causes a black...
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...Professor Bodus Astronomy Matthew Ryan Scott December 6th, 2015 Black Holes: The Epic Mystery of Space Black Holes: The Epic Mystery of Space The one aspect of space that provides a sort of horror element to the universe, to me, has always been the Black Hole. There is a very deep mystery surrounding Black Holes, and that uncertainty is very scary. Last year, my wife and I sat down on a Friday night, with pizza, and began watching the amazing movie, Interstellar. The one aspect of that film that still resonates with me is the mystery of the nature of the inner workings of a Black Hole. On that note, today, I would like to dive deeper into the research of Astronomers to have a better understanding of these wonders of space. The reality of a Black Hole is that it is not actually empty space at all, but rather a large amount of matter squeezed into an extremely tiny space. If we look at the many theories surrounding the existence of Black Holes, then it is presumable that a Black Hole is the most powerful force in all of our known universe, and beyond. It is widely known around the world, that the majority of people are familiar with the term “Black Hole”, but the reality is that the majority of people know next to nothing about them. Black Holes are formed when a star basically runs out of the fuel to keep burning. A star will begin to collapse under the sheer force of its own gravity after it has ceased to continue burning off gases (Frost, www.quora.com). A good example...
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...Black Holes – Bending Time and Space Authors Note Explaining this phenomenon would literally take hundreds of pages, so I will try to be brief but yet provide meaningful explanations. It must be noted that some details must be dealt with in an abstract manner to avoid intricate mathematical explanations. Theory Definition Black holes are considered by many to be the most bizarre objects to ever exist in this universe. It is a theorized phenomenon in which an object or a region of space possesses an overwhelmingly large gravitational force to the point where even light gets pulled inside the hole. Generally speaking, for a region of space to possess a large gravitational field, it must be very dense in terms of mass concentration. Just like the name suggests, a black hole, in reality, is indeed black colored. This is due to the fact that neither matter nor light can escape from it, rendering the surface area of the hole being black. Black holes generally form when massive stars collapse at the end of their life time. History Background 19th century: English geologist John Mitchell suggested it would be possible that a gravitational force, extraordinarily large, could in fact bend and pull light. This judgment led other scientists later to relate the Newtonian gravity as they knew it, with time, light, and massive objects. 20th century: It wasn’t until the genius of Albert Einstein came around with his general and special relativity theories that we have had a proper...
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...30 September 2015 Black Abyss Black holes make up some of the most mysterious objects in space. Black holes go around our way of thinking by generating mindbending illusions and defying physics. They possess different laws that to any ordinary human being would seem impossible. Since their discovery, scientists conduct experiment after experiment trying to unlock their greatest secrets. Bundles of information has been discovered about these dark, massive holes in space, but even the greatest minds in the world can not debunk them. The idea of black holes appeared in the eighteenth century by John Michell and PierreSimon Laplace, but the term black holes did not come until 1969 by an American physicist John Wheeler. John Michell and PierreSimon believed that if an object in space fit the size and density criteria, it would then have a gravity so strong that nothing could escape its pull ( “How Do We Know That Black Holes Exist?”) . For example, if you live on Earth, you would need to travel at least seven miles per second to escape its gravity, but if you dwell on the sun you would need to travel 380 miles per second to escape its gravity. Black holes get so large and dense that an object would need to travel faster than the speed of light to escape it ("Black Hole," UXL Encyclopedia of Science ). As of today nothing can travel faster than the speed of light, so if you get too close to a black hole, goodbye. Sigmund 2 Black holes...
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...Racism has been a trait common in the human race for thousands of years to this day. Many have suffered because of it and many still do. From African Americans, Caucasians, Hispanics, Asians, Jews, and Homosexuals, racism has not just been directed upon on a certain group of individuals but to many shades of humanity. Some more infamous cases of racism have been committed against the Jewish people. In 1941 the nation of Germany lead by Adolf Hitler committed one of the most horrid acts of racism known to man. Adolf Hitler’s hatred towards the Jews was so great that as he took over more and more European countries he developed a plan known as the “Final Solution” in order to eliminate the Jewish race. His plan ultimately created what historians today call the Holocaust. During Hitler’s reign he first started the racism against the Jews by requiring them to wear the Star of David in order to identify who was a Jew and who was not. This act of labeling was bad enough but it would only grow worse. After humiliating and branding the Jews, Hitler then funneled the Jews living on his land into cramped ghetto quarters barred from the rest of the public. There they perished from disease and poverty with no hope in sight and as time progressed so did the vile ideas of Adolf Hitler. Not only did he put the Jews into ghettos, he also forced millions of them into death camps where they were forced to work until they could no more. In these camps the ones who were too weak to participate...
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...western landscape and the spiritual mystique of the New Mexican badlands. This exhibition revealed the artworks of Georgia O’Keeffe. For this exhibition, the following three artworks being used are: Red Hills with Bones (1927), Red Hills with Flowers (1937), and Black Place II (1944-45). These paintings gave a good representation of O’Keeffe’s life and presented some historical relevance from the perspective of American modernism through the landscapes of the American Southwest. The range of works in the exhibition provided the opportunity for an installation of groupings by themes such as balance of life and death, simplicity in detail, and sublime beauty of the American Southwest near Santa Fe, New Mexico. Among these themes, this exhibition captured the spiritual beauty of the Southwest. Both nature and its environment are the focus of creative experimentation of composition, form, and the properties of light, color, and infinite space. Even the balance of nature in the desert inspired Georgia O’Keeffe to explore the New Mexico’s universal nature. This exhibition challenged the viewers to focus on the simplicity in O’Keeffe’s compositions as well as the bold colors and light in these artworks in a two-dimensional space. Also, the viewers will be challenged with what art critics think about these artworks. The layout of the exhibition is essential to reveal these three artworks. The entrance to the gallery will have a glass window, where the viewer sees all three paintings...
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...Fernando Mercado English 101 August 20,2013 Black Men and Public Spaces In Black Men and Public Spaces,” Brent Staples is a black man who whenever in public is met with fear from “others because of his race's stereotype. Staples has the ability to alter public space by his physical behavior, his dress and his verbal reaction. Black men have a reputation of being rapist, murders and gang members how to change his perception or level of threat to others. He accomplishes this by his physical behavior. In his essay “Black Men and Public Space”, Brent Staples attempts to introduce people to something most all are guilty of, but pay little attention to. Using accounts from his own and others’ experiences, Staples essay portrays the racist tendency of people to assume black men are potentially violent and dangerous. Therefore many people get worried when a young black man is around. He’s since realized how people view him when he’s on the streets. If he happened to be entering a building behind some people who appear skittish, he’ll walk by letting them clear the lobby before he returns so as not to seem to be following them. He’s even had to change the way he walks just so people wouldn’t suspect him of doing anything. For example one of his most frightening confusions occurred in late 1970’s when he worked as a journalist in Chicago. One day he was rushing in the office with a magazine deadline in hand. He was then mistaken for a burglar...
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...Over the last few decades British governments have been committed to tackling various aspects of direct and indirect racial discrimination with the incentive of promoting 'equality of opportunity' and remedying other social disadvantages suffered by black minority communities in British society’ (Solomos 1989:2). Equality of opportunity in this sense is associated to the concept of racial equality, which can simply refer to ‘social equality for peoples of all races’ (Crenshaw 1988). In spite of this however, there remain deeply entrenched processes of discrimination resistant to legal and political interventions throughout society (Solomos 1993). This essay will discuss the claim ‘there ain’t no Black in the Union Jack’ in relation to these processes of discrimination which have encouraged the mis representation and exclusion of Black people within British society. The first part of the essay will outline the meaning of race and racism in the 21st century. It will then go on to discuss processes of exclusion, which are reinforced by the media and politicians representation of black migrants and the existence of so called ‘White spaces’. These exclusions of black people can be seen to prevent them from identifying as British thus excluding them from being part of ‘the Union Jack’. Whilst the concept of racism has been restricted by the notion of ‘colour’ as it has concealed the full range of ways in which racism has operated in Britain, including against Jews, Gypsies and the...
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...Crystal Limited Edition: Swarovski Limited Edition Collection for Chanel The Event Design The event will take place in Milan at Officine del Volo, an industrial structure built in 1915. The venue consists of 3 separate rooms on two different floors, the total space being 1500 square meters. For our event on 8th of November, we will use the Eliche room on the ground floor for welcoming the guests and serving a pre-dinner drink and for the dinner we will use the Biplano room on the first floor. Eliche room has a space of 500 square meters that is punctuated with columns, which give a sense of structure to the room. The wooden ceiling brings a warmer contrast to the cement floor and columns. From Eliche room guests take the stairs to Biplano room that will host the dinner. Biplano room is characterised with elements from the early century; parquet floor, wooden trusses and big windows at both ends of the room. Elegant Gala Dinner In order to celebrate the launch of Limited Edition Collection of necklaces for Chanel, we want to create a Gala Dinner that combines the image of the two iconic companies present; Chanel and Swarovski. Chanel represents casual elegance, quality and luxury, while Swarovski brings a touch of glamour and sparkle. For the event we decided to use three main colours: black, white and different shades of violet. Black and white can be seen in the furnishing and decoration, creating a simple yet elegant atmosphere, while violet lightning adds a touch...
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...A LOOK AT BLACK HOLES AND THEIR COUNTERPARTS For as long as the Earth has been around, humans have looked up in awe at the night sky and wondered about the intricate pieces that make up what is our universe. For most of Earth’s history, the universe only encompassed what was visible to the naked eye. In 1609, however, everything changed when telescopes were invented and the realm of the universe opened to unveil new and mysterious aspects never before seen. Interestingly enough, though technology has grown to gigantic proportions, there is still a lot we don’t know about the universe, and black holes, white holes, and wormholes are just a few of the aspects we still have much to learn about. At this point in time, astronomists have yet to actually see a black hole. So how do they know that black holes do in fact exist? And how can they deduce that related beings like white holes and wormholes do (or do not) exist? Through careful deduction and intensive examination, scientists like Einstein, Stephen Hawking, and many others have been able to give insight into the deep, enigmatic universe and exactly what these mysterious beings are all about. Einstein's general theory of relativity describes gravity as a curvature of space time caused by the presence of matter. If the curvature is fairly weak, Newton's laws of gravity can explain most of what is observed, for example, the regular motions of the planets. Very massive or dense objects generate much stronger gravity. The most...
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...BLACK HOLE A black hole is a theoretical region of space in which the gravitational field is so powerful that nothing, not even electromagnetic radiation (e.g. visible light), can escape its pull after having fallen past its event horizon. The term derives from the fact that the absorption of visible light renders the hole's interior invisible, and indistinguishable from the black space around it. . The idea of an object with gravity strong enough to prevent light from escaping was proposed in 1783 by John Michell, an amateur British astronomer. In 1795, Pierre-Simon Laplace, a French physicist independently came to the same conclusion. Black holes, as currently understood, are described by the general theory of relativity. This theory predicts that when a large enough amount of mass is present in a sufficiently small region of space, all paths through space are warped inwards towards the center of the volume, preventing all matter and radiation within it from escaping. While general relativity describes a black hole as a region of empty space with a point-like singularity at the center and an event horizon at the outer edge, the description changes when the effects of quantum mechanics are taken into account. [pic]Name The term black hole to describe this phenomenon dates from the mid-1960s, though its precise origins are unclear. According to Einstein’s general theory of relativity, as mass is added to a degenerate star a sudden collapse will take place and the intense...
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...Altering public space Altering public space In the essay “Black men and Public Space” by Brent Staples, he talks about how being a black man alters public space in a negative way. Altering public space is changing how a person, place, or thing makes you feel. It can be negative, but it also can be positive. Some positive ways altering public space can be a friendly smile walking into a room, beautiful new constructions, and planting trees to better the environment. But with good, there’s always bad. Ways of altering public space in a bad way is Staples discovery of this comes during a late-night encounter. A young white female, whom Staples labels “my first victim” (197), was walking down the street in front of Staples and was not comfortable with the space he provided for her. After a couple of glances back and changes in her pace, she soon began running and disappeared down a side street. Of course, Staples had no intention of robbing or in any way harming this woman. He was just taking a walk, just as she was. Sometimes these kinds of aspects of life are just inevitable. It can be unfair and hard to deal with, but these situations happen in our everyday lives. Nevertheless, this was a fairly well to do neighborhood. Apparently, this woman figured that if a black man did find himself in this part of town, he was most likely up to something. Not wanting any trouble, she decided to get out of harm’s way. When you alter public space, people take notice...
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...Plessy vs. Ferguson was one of the most life changing cases for whites and blacks. The Plessy vs. Ferguson case was brought up in order to keep laws the same so that blacks and whites could use the same facilities. Both the North and the South wanted to bring these laws in places because they felt that separate but equal was a loop hole to the fourteenth amendment. The supreme court decided to use this loop hole because they could say whites and blacks can be equal without having to share things. In that case that wasn’t always true. Whites had cleaner and nicer facilities such as bathrooms, restaurants, trains, hospitals, and even drinking fountains. In result of this law being passed is caused Jim Crow laws which are laws that enforced racial...
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.............................................................................................1 Level 1 Activities Star Life..........................................................................................................2 Star Sketches..................................................................................................3 Nebular Nonsense ..........................................................................................5 Space Spirals..................................................................................................6 Star Scrambles ...............................................................................................7 Space Connection...........................................................................................9 Level 2 Activities Space Squared..............................................................................................10 Deep Space Doublets ...................................................................................11 Space Spirals................................................................................................12 Star Signs...
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