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    “The Flower” by Alice Walker is a short story that took place in the late 1800’s to the early 1900’s. This story tells us about a little girl named Myops, a little girl who is African American and her journey through the woods and fields that are behind her house. She loves to explore the land that her and her mom went on to find anything they needed but this time she went by herself. When Myop is on her journey, she makes her own path and goes into the woods about a mile or so from her house.…

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    In the story, Where The Red Fern Grows,by Wilson Rawls,Billy learn that it takes hard work to reach his goals.He depicts his own life which was amazing because he talked about life as a grown man and then changing the story into his childhood. In the story he forms a character named Billy who asks his father to buy him a specific type of dog called a Coon-Hound. In the second chapter ,Billy wasn’t such a lucky boy because his family were poor.So Billy decided to earn money on a farm.He then…

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    One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia was a novel that I found myself having a hard time connecting to on a personal level. Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are three young African American girls that are being sent to spend time with their mother that left them when they were very young. During their time with their mother, they go to a center and a summer camp where they learn about and get involved with the Black Panther Movement. Dealing with being an outsider when thrown into the life and…

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    Main designer: Ian Athfield (Figure 3) Wellington Civic Square was designed in based on a brief of a new development of civic centre. It involved three Wellington architectural firms to work on a concept plan. Ian Athfield was the dominant force during the development stage. He later on became directly involved in the Civic Square design (Niven 32-33). Sir Ian Athfield was an architect born in Christchurch, 15th July 1940 and passed away on 16th January 2015 at the age of 75. When Athfield was a…

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    John Arable, wanting to kill a small pig. Fern convinced her dad to give it to her, and she named it Wilbur. She sold it to Uncle Homer Zuckerman, who planned to kill Wilbur. Luckily, Charlotte watched Wilbur and liked him. She became Wilbur’s friend. In the summer, she thought of a plan to save…

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    What Females Want To a female barn swallow (Hirundo rustica), darker colors on the males will be the preferred mate choice. Females judge males by their reddish colored breast and belly feathers. The reddish feathers indicate a males quality, health, their ability to raise young, and is linked to a signal of high testosterone. Kevin McGraw, Cornell Ph.D. an assistant professor at Arizona State University in Tempe. Conducted studies of barns wallows finding that "Factors like ultra violet…

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    Gitga Research Paper

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    The ancestors of the current Gitga’at people used to live in Laxgal’tsap (Old Town) in Kitikiata Inlet, an area on the northwestern side of the Douglas Channel. They lived in this area during the winter months, but used several other camps along the coastline during the warmer months. The Gitga’at had their first encounter with the Europeans in the 1870s. Their relationship remained economical until the arrival of two missionaries: Thomas Crosby and William Duncan. Many of the Gitga’at joined…

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    “Now as I was young and easy under the apple boughs/ about the lighting house and happy as the grass was green” (“Fern Hill”). Dylan is applying this poem to represent that with youth comes a contentment that changes with age. Consequently, just as nature changes with time so do the internal feelings of mankind. Dylan’s childhood was straightforward, his life was big…

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    1.1 AREA OF STUDY: Barangaroo Headland Park/ Reserve, consisting of 6 Ha, is an urban redevelopment project started in 2012 and is located within close proximity of Sydney, CBD, 33°51’25.16” S, 151°12’3.14” E, starting from where Towns Pl meets Dalgety Rd at the roundabout, to before Hickson Rd meets Munns St. The Barangaroo Reserve comprises of open spaces with lookouts over Sydney Harbor, walking and cycling trails, coves and picnic spots. Upon the completion, of the 3 different divisions…

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    Community, organizational and personal economic stability is a primary concern in an age of governmental financial uncertainty as the backing behind monetary value fluctuates daily and is heavily relied upon international efforts. The efforts upholding non-profit organizations is essential as they primarily rely on funding in which budget analysis depicts the direct numerical value placed on it. The importance of identification in the community is also directly related to macro practice budget…

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