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    Hardship Autobiography

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    It all began on December 10, 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. I was said to be a fair, polite, and behaving child, besides the fact that my mother was quite cold. I mostly lived with my intelligent persistent father that single handedly founded Amherst Academy, was your father that innovative? I lived in a non wealthy household that attended a Calvinist church regularly. The lifestyle I lived shaped me into the soft spoken woman I lived to be. When I was younger I was just like every other girl I…

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    physical therapist for dancers. It is not a typical career college freshman consider but it combines my passion for dance and helping people (without viewing bodily fluids). I have been dancing since I was five years old and will be entering Umass Amherst this fall as a dance major. Although I vehemently protested majoring in dance for years and fought the notion of being a 'starving artist', the truth of the matter is I can not live without dance in my life. I finally accepted that I would…

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    Emily Dickinson Syntax

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    one of the most influential figures in American literature. [Furthermore], she faced numerous fears and hardships throughout her life, which she used to write outstanding poetry while overcoming her problems. Emily Elizabeth Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts on December 10, 1830. Dickinson was the middle child, her parents were Edward Dickinson and Emily Norcross Dickinson. William Dickinson was the oldest of the three, Emily Dickinson the middle child, and Lavinia Dickinson the…

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    Emily Dickinson is a poet who expressed her own thoughts and tragedies through poetry. Dickinson was born in 1830 and grew up in Amherst, Massachusetts. She attended Amherst Academy for seven years and then went to Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley for one year; eventually she returned to Amherst College (“Home”). She lived an uneventful life and centered herself around art as inspiration. The poetry of Emily Dickinson, which was influenced by her personal background and by the…

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    “Education without the Bible is useless.” - Noah Webster. Noah webster was an American lexicographer, a lexicographer is a person who wrote, edited, and compiled dictionaries. Also, he taught millions of Americans to read and write. He has been called “The father of scholarship and education”. While Noah Webster was a student, and also a teacher in schools, he noticed that the American education system needed to be modernized. Despite Noah Webster’s poor education, he had the courage, the…

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    By applying the GIS spatial analyst, the results show that the Mill area has a high level of accessibility and connectivity (See Figure 16&17). More buses are served along Main Street and more local roads are connected to the Mill area. It is convenient for people to get access to the Mill. Findings The design elements discussion refers to a limited reference and mainly focuses on the related works that are widely known. The outcome of the analysis is the basic result to be appropriate for a…

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    first discovered methods for storing blood plasma and organized the first large scale blood bank in U.S. He was born on June 3, 1904 in washington D.C. and died on April 1, 1950 in North Carolina. Charles got his education from Columbia University, Amherst College and McGill University. He was the first african american to earn a degree from Columbia. Drew was a doctor, surgeon and educator. Drew is very well know as “The father of blood banks.” Drew developed a method for processing and…

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    differences between people which make the community weaken. (par 7). For instance, when Biss was in college, the Amherst Police caught her due to the graffiti she had posted. They treated her fairly, and they didn’t blame her for that. Later on, Biss tried to watch a video in another university about a black man killed by police campus officer which remind her of her experience with Amherst police (Biss, par 5,6). Moreover, things that you deserve more than anyone such as, having family,…

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    Diversity In Tv Shows

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    now a single thing hasn’t changed. Which show that producer have no care for diversity. From the article “Is Tv too white?” by Jaedad Amherst it states “Although this was so, civil rights and the fight for equality took a toll on our future positively, specifically that of television, showing more diversity, though therein lies the question…is it enough,” (Amherst).…

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    Margaret Morse Nice Essay

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    after became even more intrigued by the patterns, social aspects, and lifestyles of birds. Later in life this led to her becoming an ornithologist. Margaret was born on December 6, 1883, in Amherst, Massachusetts. She was born to her mother Margaret Dungan and her father Anson D. Morse who was a professor at Amherst College. Nice was one of six brothers and sisters. After graduating from high school Margaret got a degree from Mt. Holyoke College in 1906 where she studied numerous languages such…

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