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    When thinking of what it means to be a strong man or a strong woman, the thought of physical strength might come to mind. In some cases being strong does not always mean having a great deal of physical strength. Madame C.J Walker, however, is a woman who embodies what it means to be strong in a non-physical aspect. She, along with many other influential women such as, Shirley Chisholm, Hattie McDaniel, and Angela Davis give women throughout the world a sense of strong female empowerment;…

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    Over the course of this semester, I read a book called The Magnolia Story, by Chip and Joanna Gaines. Chip and Joanna Gaines, as you may recognize their names from their hit HGTV show Fixer Upper, have become experts in the business industry. This is because they have spent most of their lives flipping, selling & remodeling houses, learning how to deal with income, saving and spending their profit, and running multiple businesses at once! They started their business, Magnolia homes, and have…

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    Sarah Breedlove, known as Madam C. J. Walker, was an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and the first female self-made millionaire in America. My project is about Madam C.J Walker. Madam C.J. Walker was born on December 23, 1867. Sarah was born in Irvington, NY. Sarah was best known for developing beauty and hair products. Madam C.J. Walker was one of six children. The first child was born into freedom. Then they became an orphan at the age of 7. Sarah’s parents died after the area was…

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    and Ruth arrive in New York their new owner, Madam Lockton, starts to make a fuss about a soldier checking her trunk. Ruth thinks that this is funny, so she starts to laugh at Madam Lockton. Madam gets very angry at her and wants to know who was laughing. Isabel tells her that she was the one who did it because she didn't want to risk Ruth getting hurt. Another example of Isabel being caring is when Ruth has a seizure. When Ruth was having a seizure Madam thought that she was possessed and began…

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    Madam.After Madam has bought Isabel and her sister they sail to New York.They were in New York and Madam refused to move and says “we cannot leave without my chest (Anderson 32).When they got to the hous Ruth giggled and Madam asked who made the noise, Isabel tells her that she made the noise and Madma slaps her In the face and almost knocks her to the ground. Isabel wanted to have her hit her rather than have her hit Ruth.When they we outside the house a boy…

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    opposes Madam Lockton, and flees to New Jersey. At first, Isabell is hesitant to become a spy, but she…

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    think that she has any. Furthermore, later in the novel, Isabel has just been informed that Madam Lockton has sold away her beloved little sister Ruth and stands up to Madam Lockton for the first time. She gets so incredibly incandescent, that as she yells irately at Madam, she thinks to herself, “She did not look into my eyes, did not see the lion inside, she did not see the me of me, the Isabel” (134). Madam Lockton has a tendency to treat Isabel and Ruth like they are not people, but objects,…

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    She was brave when asking Madam Lockton the whereabouts of Ruth. “Answer me you miserable cow” (pg 134) Isabel said this because she was not afraid of Madam Lockton and demonstrates bravery when addressing her. It is this bravery which drives her fight for freedom. However, one can also view her bravery as insolence, just as Madam Lockton does. “I prefer the girl be branded with the letter I for insolence. It will alert people…

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    another slave owner named Madam Lockton. Madam Lockton didn’t really like kids but liked maids (slaves) in her house cleaning up her mess. A few months later Madam Lockton sells her slave Ruth A.K.A Isabel's sister and also finds out that her best friend Curzon goes to jail. Now Isabel is taking chances to save her whoever she has left. Once Curzon, Ruth, and Isabel escaped from where they are, they find a boat and row there the way to New Jersey.…

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    Suddenly Darren’s sister barges into his room and startles him, causing him to lose control of Madam Octa. Madam Octa then bites and fatally wounds Steve in the process of this commotion. Darren then panics and runs off to go find Mr. Crepsley for the spider antidote, but in order to pay it off Darren had to become Mr. Crepsley's vampire assistant. In order…

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