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    he'd volunteered to help out. Percival had gotten his students involved in his plans, as well. Once they were done for the afternoon, each child would hold up a card with a letter on it. Assuming the kids didn't forget their place in the line, the cards would spell out Gwaine, Marry Me. One of his students was quick enough to realize that the sentence only had "thirteen letters, but there are fifteen of us, Mr. Percival." "Don't worry, Chris, and clever of you to notice," said Percival. "I've given Alexa and Maya the job of keeping Gwaine busy and then bringing him over to us when its time." ****** The afternoon was glorious. The sky was a bright blue and though it was cold, everyone was warmly wrapped with scarves and gloves, so no one really noticed the chill. The kids were having a blast, some zipping along the ice at great speed, while others still wobbled a bit but managed to stay upright. Gwaine was at the far end of the ice teaching Alexa and her twin sister Maya how to skate, while Percival split his time between anxiously checking his pocket to make sure he hadn't lost the ring, checking to make sure his backpack with its precious cargo of cards was exactly where he'd left it and trying to rein in the more exuberant children. Gwaine was still busy with his two charges when Percival decided, it's time. A quick whisper to Jack, who was skating by, and in under two minutes there were thirteen children gathered around Percival, whispering and giggling with…

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    Barack Obama has been a topic to people around the world .Obama bravery and leadership has impacted people by making people to believe that they can do whatever it is that they yet to accomplish.Obama is the first African-American to serve as the United State president.Obama was born in Honolulu Hawaii,on August 4,1961. Obama’s parent are Ann Dunham and Barack Obama Sr.When Obama dad decided to pursue his Ph.D in Massachusetts to attend Harvard University.Obama parents divorced in March 1994…

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    Province, Kenya. Barack Obama Sr., grew up spending most of his time herding goats in Africa and then later left when he was offered a scholarship in Hawaii. While he was studying at the University of Hawaii, Manoa, he got married to Ann Dunham, Obama’s mother, on February 2, 1961. When Obama was a child, he didn’t have a close relationship with his father. Although, Obama wished and always wanted to have a relationship with his father. Obama’s father had relocated to Massachusetts to attend…

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