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    spoken by Sephardic Jew communities in Israel and there are approximately 112,000 speakers worldwide. Unfortunately, Judeo-Spanish has been classified as an endangered language due to the significant decline in speakers. In an article written by Esther Zarghooni-Hoffmann, it…

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    Vashti Cunningham is ready for the Women's high jump on 18th August in Rio de Janeiro, and is a deeply committed Christian. Her father, Randall Cunningham, is a former NFL quarterback player who retired in 2001, and is now a football coach and pastor of Remnant Ministries church, he and his ballerina wife Felicity founded in 2004. The church started with a weekly bible study at their home, but now has over 1,000 members. Cunningham, who is also Vashti's coach and pastor, said that she trusts…

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    Jonathan Swift: The Meaning Behind the Literature Literature is often used as a way to express one’s self and to tell a story. Jonathan Swift used this tactic when writing and was able to express his political views on the society he lived in while telling a story. Swift’s extensive, first-rate education gave him the ability to be successful in his later years as an author. He was able to obtain jobs for respected men as well as gain and form the political views present in his writing. As a…

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    what is the difference and similarities between World War 2 and American revolution? American Revolution was fought from 1775-1781. From 1941 to 1945 the americans fought the Germans. In 1943 esther forbes publish the book Johnny Tremain. It about Boston before the Revolution. A Little bit about Esther Forbes she lived during World war two. She was born in 1891 and died in 1967. What happen in the revolution. Before the war started the colonists tried to talk to Great Britain in giving them…

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    Great Leap Forward

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    instability in the 20th century, among them the Great Leap Forward. Many books and articles have been written on this period. Among them is ‘Black Country to Red China: One girl’s story from war-torn England to Revolutionary China’ by Esther Cheo Ying, originally written in 1980. Esther Cheo Ying was born in China but raised in England, but returned to China in 1949 and stayed for 11 years (Vintage Books, n.d.). Set 30 years prior to 1980, her book detailed her stay in China during its most…

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    Sor Juana was a Mexican nun, scholar and poet. She advocated for women’s education in the 1600s. Women during this time did not have as many opportunities as men did not only in education but also in equal work pay, politics and overall rights. Many men did not believe women had virtue, therefore, they denied them the right to be educated, vote and be separated from men. Sor Juana wanted to make a difference in the world for women, so she became self educated with the support of the Viceroy…

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    Within the 1930s, anti-semitism was something that was very prominent throughout Europe. In Germany at this time, not only were citizens filled with hatred towards Jews, but the government had very strong anti-semitic roots which led to concentration camps and death camps throughout the country. In Sara Nomberg’s Auschwitz: True Stories From a Grotesque Land, she tells her story of her experiences within Auschwitz. Likewise, Primo Levi tells his story of his encounters during his time in…

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    Equality In The Workplace

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    An issue women are still facing today is equality in the workplace. Although women have come far with the help of feminism notions such as the glass ceilings, horizontal segregation and gender wage gap prevent them from moving forward or reaching total equality. This problem stems from the preexisting prejudice of gender and race. From a young age children have been conditioned to act and behave a certain way and along with these conditions are the gender roles imposed on them from birth. The…

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    The play “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, directed by Bill Duke, is play that shows us many aspects of hard life in the 1950's for African - American. The conflict between younger 's family create a sad and strong feeling in the play through their dreams because each one of member of the family has an own dream to make. They want to use the insurance money of 10,000 to achieve their dreams when Lena Youngher played by kim Yancey receives insurance money. This part in the play draw…

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    nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug. Aspirin can treat headaches, pain, fever, and inflammation. It can also decrease the risk of a heart attack, strokes, and chest pain. It works by blocking a certain natural substance in the body to reduce pain. Esther Inglis-Arkell says “It was derived from willow and birch bark, and works by blocking a certain enzyme. Cyclooxygenase-2 is basically an alarm bell, ordering out the troops. It manufactures a chemical called prostaglandin,…

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