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    there is one women in mind that did a lot for people. She saved lives, she was the conductor of the Undergrounded RailRoad and she was a brave lady to do what she did. Her name is Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman demonstrated courage by showing Excellence, Integrity, and Respect. The first thing that Harriet Tubman did to demonstrate courage is showing Excellence by becoming the conductor of the underground RailRoad, I know this because it states,"In 1850, she became an official conductor of the…

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    Getting to Mrs. Pam Langel house on a slippery cold day, I was welcome by her dogs barking at my car, I carefully parked the car so as not to step or hit them. As I look at the mirror I saw her stepping out of her house calling the dogs in order with a loud voice saying “Stop that” and she approached me with a smile saying afraid not as we both walked back to the house. She open the door and offer me to sit in the living room where I could see a bible and a note she is writing. She asks me if I…

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    Essay On The Book Thief

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    struggles during the war through all her hardships but the one thing that always keeps her hopeful are books. But in a world where books are burned, Liesel has to resort to stealing, earning her the title of the book thief. WWII has fallen on the world and Liesel and her foster family happen to be on Germany’s side. The story starts with Liesel and her mother and brother on a train. The destination is Molching but before they reach, her brother dies in his sleep and her mother is taken away.…

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    closest people in my life, my mother. As I interviewed my mother, she wanted to inform others…

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    Courage To change other passions with your own, however reasonably or unreasonable each one is it is hard. Fighting fire is with fire can sometimes be the only way a person can go by a problem. These people changed the world with their passion and courage. Courage is a power you can have when you have none. Courage is what conquers the powerful and is the essence of act in adversity. Like to stand up to a bully or friend even if you’re scared. Melba, one of the 9 teenagers that went to school…

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    character throughout her life. She is empathetic and loving by nature, but is thrust into the rough world of the social class status. Since she was abandoned by the death of her parents, she has a need to feel loved and have support wherever she goes in life, which makes loneliness an everyday struggle. The themes that are prevalent throughout the entirety of the novel are endurance, courage, and rebellion. Jane develops as a character in Gateshead by enduring all the misfortunes in her life.…

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    elements: courage, belief, and sacrifice. Courage can be used at the expense of emotion, denying the oppressor’s satisfaction…

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    the bombing of the Warsaw Zoo. Through courage, luck and remarkable individuals did many survive and portray their Holocaust narrative perspectives. Antonina Zabinski was one of those survivals that assisted refuges in her zoo. The Zabinskis weren’t forgotten due to their nobility to others in desperation both humans and animals. Antoninas heroism protected hundreds of refuges, protecting many animals inside her home, and contributed to the growth within her family. Published in 2007, The…

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    Nervous Conditions Quotes

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    journey about Tambu, a girl, fighting for the right to go to school and receive an education. Throughout the novel, there are many conflicts that make achieving her goal a difficult process. For being a woman, her family being poor and being an African. The novel is not just about Tambu’s struggles, but about other people in her family such as her aunts and cousin. The novel Nervous Conditions carries out the theme of discrimination between class, family and gender. In the novel, there is a…

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    were heroes.” (355) A hero is defined as a person that is admired for their courage. Marion Pritchard’s life was full of courage and bravery as she risked her life to save more than 125 Jews; by definition she is a hero. Marion Pritchard, born Marion van Binsburgan, was born on November 7, 1920, in Amsterdam, Netherlands on a Sunday. Marion had only one sibling, Jan van Binsbergan, who was ten years younger than her. Her father, Jacob van Binsbergan, was a local judge in Amsterdam (Oral History…

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