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    and didn 't focus on the fact that the Slave too, is human. (SparkNotes) In other speeches he delivered such as What to a Slave is the Fourth of July. In this speech the themes focus on how the Fourth of July to a white person is much different to a black. Our country had gained its freedom on this day, but, to a slave there is no Fourth of July. He even delivered many speeches on the topic of women 's suffrage on how women should have the same rights as men. The center focus on all of my pieces…

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    Eudora Welty’s “A Worn Path” the character Phoenix Jackson showed us, that even at a hundred years old, she still can overcome anything. Moreover, in the poem”Still I Rise” Maya Angelou, allowed us to emotionally connect with her because, for many people it helped us see the poem as a metaphor rooted in…

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    The people built a strong economy from farming and herding. Industries that were later crushed in the Dust Bowl. Oklahoma also faced a major population decline during this period. Oklahomans were a diverse group of people flourishing in major towns. Later, the KKK resurfaced and resulted in violence and the Tulsa Race Riots. One of the most costly instances of racial…

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    Creepiest Religious Cults

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    For most of us, religion is a way to be able to tell right from wrong, and a guidance to how to be a good person. While it is open to interpretation, some people take religious matters into their own hands, and form crazy ideologies which are quite scary to think of. Welcome to the Top 5: Creepiest Religious Cults. Number 1: The small town of Fall River, Massachusetts may seem like any ordinary town, but it's got a very dark, and disturbing history. It all started with the brutal murder of 17…

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    barrel of the revolver, tweaking it so make it more accurate, more deadly. This was his life for the past few months. Improving weapons, making sleeker designs for saddles, whatever task that his father is throwing on his worktable. Preparing for war. War. It’s a preposterous thought. Not long after having fought for freedom from Great Britain, we’re on the verge of fighting each other. The stirrings and discontent was there for years. But that was something that existed since America’s…

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    and they resided under their own laws and government. Native Americans fought a long and bloody battle to protect their land and defend their families. Some Indians were also captured as slaves by Europeans and some Indians also fought in American wars to defend America, but it took decades for them to receive any type of recognition or equality. In 1803, Thomas Jefferson was the first president to acknowledge tribal governments. Native American Casus stated, “The U.S. Supreme Court has…

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    Jerry Siegals: A True Hero

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    Imagine a man six feet three inches tall, weighing aproximately 225 pounds, and exceedingly charming. His hair is jet black with a natural curl in the front, complimenting his ocean blue eyes. He has a muscular bodybuilder’s physique with a “hero’s jaw” that gives him a striking appearance. His appearal consists of bright blue long johns, red trunks and boots, a red cape and a yellow belt. On his eye- catching costume, the famous “S” logo is stitched on his chest. Picture this man whom possesses…

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    so much of the text concerns intimate relationships and internal pain; as Madhu Dubey notes, there are even moments when Meridian’s body…fades off into a mystical haze that blurs the novel’s political focus (440).” Meridian’s relationships with the people surrounding her play an important role because it allows the reader to not only see the political turmoil African Americans were faced with during the 60s, but also the life adversities that plagued them. Alice Walker intended for this novel to…

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    They also caused an exodus of people who believed differently from them and were in the colony. This exodus led to the creation of Rhode Island, Connecticut and New Hampshire. Roger Williams founded Rhode Island when he was exiled for speaking out against the Puritans on October 9th, 1635. The Puritans also started the larger flow of people to…

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    Marilyn Monroe his former wife” (Krause, Adam) One of his most famous book The Crucible which is about false blame was inspired off the event that took place in nineteen fifty six when senator McCarthy accused multiple actors and writer,and famous people, and normal citizens of being communist in hiding. Arthur Miller wouldn’t release the names of his friends or co-workers that were communist or involved in the communist movement. “Playwright Arthur Miller defies the House Committee on…

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