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13 Cards in this Set
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"On Summer"
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Lorranie Hansberry
Persuasive Essay on Summer ... "longest days" |
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"I Have a Dream"
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Speech delivered by MLK at black rallies, it spoke of blacks being equal |
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"Lincoln Preface"
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Carl Sandburg
Account of Lincoln and his early adventures before becoming President ... his humanitarianst policy of accepting payment |
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"Single Room, Earth View"
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Sally Ride
Ride, an 'naut describes the view from space |
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"The Spreading 'You Know'"
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James Thurber
Pet peeve essay - critizies "You know" for being overused |
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"Veteran Returns, Becomes Symbol"
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Minneapolis Star and Tribune
John Glenn's decision to fly once again is extolled |
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"American Hero"
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The Birmingham News
Uses antitheses to glorify McGwire's achievements |
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"In Those Girls, Hope is a Muscle"
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Steve Gietschier
Book review of a girls' team |
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aloofness
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state of being distance, removed, or uninvolved
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condescending
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displaying a patronizingly superior attitude
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sentimental
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affectly emotional
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oppression
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cruel exercise of power - unjust
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surreal
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odd dreamlike quality
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