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Follow the instructions for this reading assignment! Define 4 words from the text that you had to look up. Use each of the 4 words in a sentence. succulent - food that is tender, juicy, and tasty The succulent meal left the guests begging for more. denizen - a resident of a particular place He is a denizen of a small town in Kentucky. incredulous - being unable to believe something After my elaborate lie, my mother let out an incredulous laugh. punctilious - paying close attention to detail…

African-American journalist Louis Emanuel Lomax was born on August 16, 1922 in Valdosta, Georgia. He was the first African American television journalist to appear on television in 1959. Lomax’s pieces to journalism are both notable and significant. He did a lot of hard work to achieve Lomax was born into a well-known Valdosta black family in 1922. His parents’ names were Emanuel C. Smith and Sarah Louise Lomax, both of Georgia. His uncle who raised him, Reverend Thomas A. Lomax was, over the…

Niels Bohr was born on October 7, 1885 and died November 18, 1962. Bohr was one of the four outstanding scientist who helped construct the atom. Niels contributed to the atomic structure and quantum theory. He received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1922 for his work. Bohr was a physicist, philosopher, and a promoter of scientific research. Bohr’s proposal stated that the electron revolve in a stable orbit around the nucleus and that the energy levels in which the electrons are on are discrete.…

The collapse of the German economy was a consequence of the reparations Germany was forced to pay through the Treaty of Versailles. When the armistice of November 11th, 1918 was signed, one of the 34 terms held a promise that Germany would pay reparations to the Allies for damages resulting from the war. Six months later the Treaty of Versailles was signed with the reparations outlined but the total amount to be paid by Germany not agreed on/upon. The treaty only said that within two years…

left you jumping at every little sound? What about a movie that didn’t necessarily scare you, but left you with an uncomfortable feeling? After watching F. W. Murnau’s Nosferatu, I wasn’t scared, but more creeped-out. When he directed the movie in 1922, he used many different variables to give Nosferatu an eerie feeling. Murnau broke the typical vampire stereotype when he directed Nosferatu. Instead of making the vampire handsome, charismatic, and manipulative, Nosferatu is very unattractive,…

issues that needs to be resolved is that changing one aspect of economic, political or cultural wellbeing will not resolve anything. The final issues that needs to be resolved is realizing Syrians fleeing the country has been an ongoing issue since 1922. Not many countries are standing up and taking action to resolve the issue of migration which in turn causes more immigrants to arrive in their country. As said in the article “Migration is not a popular or pretty topic. It is easy to cry in…

Zonglin Li Mr.Rogers Warren G. Harding Warren G. Harding was a Republican politician from Ohio. He was born on November 2, 1865 in Caledonia, Ohio and died on August 2, 1923 in San Francisco, California of high blood pressure and food poisoning. He was the 29th president of the United States and was on his third year in his office. He had only a few enemies. People were surprised when he became president after Woodrow Wilson because they didn't expect that to happen. While Harding was…

they were against people color. This reality has been hidden for generations but didn't hide forever. The reality is that whites in Oregon consider themselves as “pure” human being and not let any other race especially black to live in Oregon until 1922 so the don’t get “Dirty”. Oregon was racist from the very beginning. When it became a state, the 75% of voters were against slavery to happen in Oregon. They saw blacks as a bad element and keep the ground with good element which is whites.…

came into power in Egypt in 1332 BC. His decade long rule was relatively insignificant in Egyptian history, but the discovery of his tomb in 1922 was among the most remarkable events of time. Discovered by British Archaeologist, Howard Carter, King Tut’s tomb was the first tomb to be found almost entirely intact. Since the discovery of his tomb in 1922, Tutankhamun has awe-struck the world. His name alone summons images of glittering gold and gleaming jewels, of assets beyond the mind’s eye,…

The 18th Amendment, otherwise known as prohibition, was a period of time in United States history, which prohibited the manufacture, distribution, sale, and transportation of alcoholic liquors. Throughout the turn of the 20th century, people were concerned about the negative effects of alcohol. Companies felt that sobriety would increase the production of its workers, while progressives suggested social reform through prohibition since people viewed alcohol as the root of all issues. This…