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    African Americans faced many forms of racism and segregation, making their lives a living hell. Around 1916, these African Americans finally decided it was time to leave behind this horrid life that was the South and the Great Migration began. More than 6 million African Americans left everything behind to start a fresh new life in big, industrial cities like New York and Chicago. The history books mostly focus on the African Americans that participated in the…

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    In the mood for an album that soars past the expectations of the rock music world? The Shadow Side released by Andy Black in June of 2016 is a great option that combines three great characteristics. This album is crafted in a way that climbs charts, includes an elaborate arrangement, and hosts one of the most powerful voices in modern rock music. We Don’t Have To Dance is the most recognizable track off this album. As a wonderful choice for a single, the song includes many great lyrics that…

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    Morality In Black Beauty

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    treated by his groom John Manly and master Squire Gordon. One night, John wakes Black Beauty because they must ride for the doctor’s house for the mistress. On the way back Beauty carries the doctor, who isn’t as good a rider and also heavier than John, none the less he does his very best (Sewell 71). Black Beauty galloped as fast as he possibly could and in return saved his mistress’ life. Later in his life, Black Beauty ends up with a cab driver named Jerry Barker who is also kind to him…

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    Worley became regular players. These 59 players cost $21.3M or roughly $360k per prospect. This is considerably less expensive than the international prospects listed above and also consists of more talent. It’s very easy to make the argument that there was more talent developed in the fourth round (Darwin Barney, Corey Kulber, Derek Norris, Dee Gordon and Brandon Crawford), the fifth round (Jake Arrieta, Alex Avila, Steve Cishek, Daniel Hudson, Adrian Nieto) and sixth round (Anthony Rizzo, Josh…

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    The Fisher Family My family is courageous, caring, and active. Take a crazy ride with me and my family to learn more about the creative Fisher family because one day, I caught the greatest and biggest fish of all; the Fisher family! Time for the biggest and baddest of them all: the maid of the family, Shawna! My mom Shawna is the oldest of the family, but yet the most creative! Here are some fun facts about my mom: well, for one, she’s my mom, she was born…

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    understanding of what happened to his wife and how it impacted the world could have lead to his character being much different than the version of him in his landscape in…

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    from slave hunters, and acts out against a crime. However, Huck is less noble when he is exposed to the real world by hiding his identity on several different occasions. One of the most noble and brave things Huck Finn does when not exposed to the hypocrisy of civilization is when he protects Jim, a slave, from a couple…

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    Drip. Drip. Drip. Cold water splashed on my rosy cheeks. Ignoring the water drops, and sitting up from my rickety bed I yawned. Today was the day, my only day, my last day. Glancing up at the clock a grimace was sent across my face. It read ten o'clock, not but an hour before my execution. Breathing in deeply and sighing, I pick memories from my brain. I felt if it had only been but a day ago when I first learned about identity theft. The same high school classroom where I learned the easy way…

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    Mad World Directed by Richard Kelly, the award-winning independent psychodrama Donnie Darko (Director’s Cut released in 2004) takes viewers on a journey through the life of Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal), a teenage boy with the fate of the universe in his hands. What may seem at first glance as a tale of a schizophrenic teen struggling with his inner demons is actually something much more compelling; Donnie is the “living receiver” of a tangent universe, and it is up to him to save the primary…

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    A group of men are sitting inside a hut in the middle of the dessert, the three men are all known terrorists. Suddenly, the hut disappears in a flash of fire and shrapnel, unknown to the men a missile was launched from a circling reaper drone controlled by another man thousands of miles away in Nevada. This is a prime example of a fairly new tactic of drone warfare used by Armies around the world to fight terrorists. Drone warfare is the use of unmanned radio or satellite controlled aircraft to…

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