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    putting up with Bridges because of her boss. The secretary in the office looked scared and nervous when Bridges and her mother went to the same bathroom. People would not even let blacks go to the same bathroom as the whites. They had to go to an outhouse. That is how people showed prejudice back in 1960 and…

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    Hours after the decomposed body of Claxton Bay crab catcher Anil Sankar was found inside a latrine, his neighbour Troy James was gunned down outside his wake on Saturday night. Mourners had to scamper for cover as it was the second time in a week that they heard gunshots ringing out in their Fifth Street Extension, Pranz Garden community. Police said that James, 32, a plumber, was walking along the road when a gunman walked up behind him and fired several shots. The father of three ran but…

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    1.8 RELIVING MANSION 1.8.1 Man of The House A 16 years old Hakka teenage, Cheong, followed the route of many Chinese fortune seekers, heading to the Southest Asian region known as Nanyang, or ‘Land of Opportunity’. Moneyless, supplied with only resolution and a driving need to prove himself, Cheong struggled through hard work. Born and raised up from being a ‘bearer of river water’ in his early years, Cheong’s ascent was aided by a merchant father-in-law who perceived potential in the young man,…

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    Abstract: This reaction paper will talk about four babies from different countries. The director of the film exposed the living condition of each of the babies in their designated country. It was simple to compare and contract the things that one babies had that the other one did not. The living conditions, similarities and differences will be elaborated through out the paper. Psychological theories will also be discussing in this paper because, it has effect on the babies as they transition…

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    He is for certain that his main goal in life is to rescue Latika and for them to live happily ever after by any means. We can see the determination in him from the very beginning when his brother locks him in the outhouse so he can’t see his favorite actor, Amitab. He sets his mind to it, escapes, and is the only one to get close enough to this superstar to get an autograph. Since that instance we have seen young Jamal grow up having to battle the death of his mother…

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    How Did Halloween Begin

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    By the late 1800's, it was considered a tradition to play tricks on Halloween. The pranks included; egging houses, opening farmers gates, tipping over outhouses, etc. But by the early 1900's the pranking had grown so drastically out of hand that Halloween was becoming less fun year by year because it was becoming more of a cleanup effort after the towns children's "pranks". We may not have a Halloween today…

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    Underground Road Slavery

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    well.” The boy inside was drawing in the sand floor with his finger. Sore from his whipping earlier that day, George stood up and headed toward his master’s house. The seven-year-old boy lived in slave quarters, which was about twice the size of an outhouse. Sold when he was five, George had vague memories about his family. He often wondered about them: where they were, what they were doing, and if they missed him. On the days that he was whipped, yelled at, and beat, the thoughts of his family…

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    The Founding Fathers, when they declared the independence of the Americas, were motivated by personal desires. In order to get the power over the colonies, they manipulated the colonist into believing that the British were to blame, and not the wealthy in America. The founding fathers did this to gain the power that Britain had over the colonies. Some historians however argue that the colonists liberties were violated and that subsequently lead to the colonist revolt. But as evidence shows, the…

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    Ricki Nieuwlande Biography

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    RICKI BLANCKE foot note 55 Ricki grew up in the community of Nieuwlande, in the Province of Drenther. She was a small child during the war, but she was told that a few neighbours were shot by the Nazis because they harboured Jews, or they had joined the underground resistance movement. Many city people come to their farm looking for food. The German soldiers constantly came around to search the farms and homes in their community. Her uncle was involved with a resistance group.…

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    James Peterson Short Story

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    Once upon a time in a small town called Lime Springs, there was a man named James Peterson. He had a rough life living in a town of pretty much no business, no money and no electricity. He often struggled paying bills with his 18 children and wife. He had 10 boys and 8 girls, his girls' names were Elizabeth, Susie, Kari, Karman, Bethany, Harley, and Betty. And his boys' names where Austin, Alex, Aidan, Layton, Cole, Brett, Marshall, Jackson, Clay, Brogan. So he had it hard, considering he worked…

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