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    biographical information and life experiences alone, give a taste of how interesting he was. Biographical information and life experiences on Geisel seem endless. Theodor Geisel was born March 2nd, 1904 in Springfield, Massachusetts. He was born to Theodor Robert and Henrietta Geisel(Cohen 1391). All of Geisel’s grandparents were German immigrants. Geisel’s father managed a local…

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    The Scottsboro Case A case that was unfair to the defendants and to the society of mankind. The Scottsboro Case first started on March 25,1931 9 young black men were wrongly accused. During this time black men were allowed to have jobs, but whites were still harboring racial feelings towards blacks. The 9 young black men oldest 19 and youngest 13 were on the way to find work in Alabama as they were on the train a fight broke out between them with the whites. As the train began to slow the…

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    Have you ever read a Dr. Seuss book? You would automatically think that all of his books are childish and have no main purpose to them, right? Well, you may have not known this, but even if every single one of Theodor Geisel’s books may be meant for kids, deeply hidden in the childish text is a meaningful message. Seuss inscripts a deep message into his books because he wants to express his feelings during a specific part of his life in the form of children’s literature. Two of his books,…

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    What makes Theodor Seuss Geisel an interesting person? Geisel was an interesting person because he was writer, had crazy looking creatures, and unique individual. He had a good background, no conflicts and his crazy drawings made him famous. He was born Theodor Seuss Geisel on March 2,1904, in Springfield, Massachusetts. Theodor went on to graduated from Dartmouth college in 1925. He then studied at Lincoln college of Oxford University. After dropping out from Oxford, he traveled throughout…

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    Dr. Seuss Speech

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    Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive that is you-er than you! This is one of the truest quotes from the mouth of the beloved Dr. Seuss. We will look into the life of this renowned author of some of our favorite children’s books. Dr. Seuss, whose full name is Theodor Seuss Geisel, was born in Springfield Massachusetts to his parents Henrietta and Theodor Geisel on March 2 1904. He went to Dartmouth College and graduated the year of 1925. While enrolled there, he…

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    of the books were translated into more than 20 different languages. Although Dr. Seuss was best known for his children’s books, he also made many popular movies. His movies include How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Lorax, The Cat in the Hat, and Horton Hears a Who. Three years after How the Grinch Stole Christmas was made they made The Cat in the Hat to show what else they could do and bring in new stories. Five years after The Cat in the Hat was made,…

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    Additionally, in this trial, the implications of an elected versus appointed judge can be seen. Judge Horton did the right thing by overturning the conviction of Haywood Patterson, he did so at great risk. Horton, an elected judge, basically ended his career with this move. It is this situation that leads me to believe that judges should be appointed rather than elected. Not every judge, especially when put in a situation like this, would have the integrity to ignore the political…

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    Have you ever been accused of something you did not do like the Grinch. The who’s blamed him of destruction of the city. The grinch is not guilty. The grinch gaved all of the present back at the end. The grinch is not guilty of the charges brought against him, nor does he have poor characteristics. He is a caring person because of when he gave the presents back to the who’s. He gives the presents back because of how he felt when he stole the presents from the who's. When he stole the present…

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    The Lorax Response

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    “I meant what I said, and I said what I meant. An elephant’s faithful one-hundred percent!” Dr. Seuss is the brilliant children’s author / illustrator that has put several important messages into his books. A lot of the characters in his books are based off of his personality; however, some of them are based of other people that were in his life or that he had just seen. During his time writing, he was able to publish over 50 illustrated books. Dr. Seuss’s books are way more than just nonsense…

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    “How would you feel?” “If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything” is a quote by Mark Twain. As you know, everything started on the Southern Railroad freight train going to Chattanooga. On this freight train there were two white girls, Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. Then nine African American boys got on the train. Price and Bates accused the boys of raping them. Now they went to court to figure out the truth. The nine boys that have assault and rape charges are Olen…

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