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    book, James Brown the Godfather of Soul, he states “I wasn’t supposed to be James. I wasn’t supposed to be Brown. And I wasn’t supposed to be alive.” (Brown & Tucker, chapter 1 pg. 1) In Barnell, South Carolina in a one room shack on May 3, 1933, James Joe Brown Jr. was born. (Brown & Tucker, chapter 1 pg. 1) From the very beginning, Brown’s life had various struggles from his mother leaving to his father’s gambling habit. (Brown & Tucker, pg.4-7) Despite his father’s gambling habit, Brown…

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    There is an eerie, small town that seems to have come straight out of a horror story. This horrific town known as Deadman’s Paradise is always gloomy, sullen in the same way grim. It’s as if this town has never been visited by the sun. The only sources of outside light in the entire town are street lamps that constantly flicker. Most of the town residents stay inside their whole life besides occasional trips to the local grocery store. Any travelers passing by this town are given the impression…

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    South led by John Brown on 1859. The author describes John Brown as “radical abolitionist” native of Ohio who, “has a passion for justice” and “equality between the races.” (Smith 50) In April of 1848, Brown went to Peterboro, New York to find Gerrit Smith, a philanthropist and “peace-loving abolitionist” whom he convinces to finance his plan. He succeeds in recruiting people to join in his mission to abolish slavery in the South. In his attempt to take over the US federal armory, Brown and his…

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    John Brown Research Paper

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    Brigham Bishop said about John Brown after he was hanged for his abolitionist actions. John Brown was an Militant extremists abolitionist who is famous for his actions before the Civil War and to some, being the one who started and caused the war. Abolitionist in the north think as him as a godlike figure, while people in the south think as him as an awful person. He helped with the Underground Railroad and was a boost morale for north. The background of John Brown is not known by many, but his…

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    Dr Jeffrey Wigand Essay

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    Dr. Jeffrey Wigand was born in New York City in 1942 and now resides in Mt. Pleasant Michigan. Currently Dr. Wigand travels the world lecturing and acting as an expert witness and doing consultant work on tobacco issues. However, his heart lies with his non-profit organization Smoke-Free Kids, Inc. He feels it is his obligation to concentrate as much energy as possible helping children of all ages to “make better decisions and healthy choices regarding tobacco use.” (Wigand) Dr. Wigand holds…

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    A pin in a hay bail Cast of characters Ryea Rouge Grace Rose 1. Ryea has messy brown hair that is always swept into a braid, she has freckles peppered across her beautiful pale skin, and her ever-changing color eyes are very cool. 2. She is usually happy or at least pretends to be, only her closest friends can really tell. When Ryea was in 4th grade she was stolen from the Kahrye village and forced into the harsh school where you are trained as guard, watcher, combat trainer, emperor,…

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    Slavery is known to be a dark part in U.S. history, but why should people lie about what clearly happened? Slavery is the practice of forcing people, specifically African Americans, to do labor for an owner on his or her plantation. In the novel, NightJohn, Sarny secretly starts to learn to read and write despite the risks of getting discovered. Although Gary Paulsen’s novel, NightJohn, is considered historical fiction, Paulsen accurately depicts their support between each other, their…

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    Damir Smith Biography

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    age, but always had a very big hart. He was born September 7th , 2001 born to Jasmine and Michael Smith. His whole football career believe it or not started when he began his first year of little league pop-warner when he was 5 years old, and already had a love for the game. He was always a star player on his little league teams, but that didn’t really matter too much. At first he struggled in elementary…

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    “Hey, Hayley, you should stop now. You have been punching the bag for 6 hours. You shouldn’t be so hard on yourself,” Ricky told me. I did not really care what he said and kept punching the bag. “HAYLEY” Ricky yelled. “WHAT” I stopped what I was doing and yelled back. “Finally you listen,” he said with annoyance “I know being the new leader of the Black Knights is going to be tough. Even though you’re 17, you’re not the only young leaders and without parents all the other gangs have lots…

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    Hue Reading Log

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    After his brother left Nava walked down the street and seen a girl named Abby Williams. She had Long chestnut brown Hair and had the most charming Blue eyes That the world had ever seen. She had on a yellow dress with white shoes. Nava walked by her just smiling to himself thinking "she's the most attractive woman I have ever seen in my life. He start to begin to…

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