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    Jordan Baker in The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a misleading woman. Throughout the book we see Jordan with different actions that makes us see how she can be a two sided women. She seems to be one person at a point in time but then changes at another. Jordan can be said to be a liar and a gossip girl but is also a beautiful woman. Many points come up in the story that give evidence of Jordans lies, gossip and her beauty. The evidence shows more about her actions and personality.…

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    Jed Baker in “No More Meltdowns” makes one thing clear, and that is meltdowns will happen in the classroom and at home as well. Jed Baker not only teaches the reader how to manage meltdowns, but he also explains how to prevent the meltdown from happening. Jed says that there are four steps to managing and preventing meltdowns, number one is “manage [your] own expectations of our children so we can control our temper, create a sense of competence in [your] children, and avoid constant power…

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    mistreated or doubted for your lack of an education? Is it being kicked to the back of the line because of your skin color or is it being beaten for standing up to what you believe is right. In “The Speech at the March on Washington” by Josephine Baker and “From Letter to Viceroy, Lord Irwin” by Mahatma Gandhi, each article passionately argues about the equality and power of an education along with the mistreatment of those who stand up for what they believe is right. Thus, in order to achieve…

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    to play was to pick up pieces or put together pieces out of which I hoped organization might come. My theory is, strong people don't need strong leaders,” Ella Baker argued. In Carol Mueller’s article “Ella Baker and the Origins of ‘Participatory Democracy,” Ella Baker was a brilliant, black, hero of the Civil Rights Movement. Ella Baker inspired and motivated emerging leaders, and she is remembered to be one of the most influential civil rights leaders of all time. After reading Carol Mueller’s…

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    have been used towards them to help the dominant group maintain dominance over the general population. This essay is to demonstrates the idea of contact zone which to Pratt, “cultures meet, clash, and grapple with each other.” In 1963, Josephine Baker, presented a speech at the March On Washington, a march for jobs and freedom. In her speech she had discussed the different trials and discrimination she had to face as a black woman. One of the things she had said in her speech was…

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    Growing up by Russell Baker, is a Memoir that depicts the life of the author and how he obtained success despite facing numerous hardships. It was ultimately through the guidance and teachings of those around him which perpetuated Russell’s choices in life. The most influential of these people is his mother Elizabeth who has sacrificed so much of her life just to give her son a better one. The purpose for Russell writing about his life is up for debate, but due to how he describes his mother’s…

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    Orphan Train, by Christina Baker Kline, tells the story of two very different aged orphans, Vivian and Molly, who come together through their similar adolescence experiences and work to overcome their fear of loss and trusting others. The novel starts off with a troubled teen, Molly, who got caught stealing a book from the library. She is given the opportunity to do community service by helping an elderly woman named Vivian clean out her attic. Molly gladly accepts to prevent having to go to…

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    People have very different views on what constitutes freedom. There have been many people over the years who have fought for freedom and rights that have not been given to them. People like Martin Luther King Jr, Gandhi and Josephine Baker are just a few. They fought for equal rights no matter the color of someone's skin and for the ability do what they want when they want. They protested in a 100% non-violent way. All people should be given the same rights no matter the color of their skin or…

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    Marilyn Monroe, born as Norma Jeane Baker was an american actress and model born on June 1st 1926 in Los Angeles, California. Norma Jeane’s unwed and widowed mother, Gladys Pearl Baker suffered a mental breakdown at the time of her birth. Growing up, Norma Jeane was unaware of who her real father was. Norma Jeane had an harsh childhood transferring from different foster homes while her mother was hospitalized and spent most of her life in institutions. When Norma Jeane turned 16, to avoid being…

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    In Baker v Carr, the majority made up the basis for asserting jurisdiction because the Constitution, the supreme law of the land, did not give it the power to do so. The Constitution never mentioned anything regarding state election procedure, other than that it could not hinder any legal rights of its citizens as mentioned in the Constitution and that the number of representatives per state were to be determined by state population. Therefore, the Constitution never mentioned that federal…

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