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    ###Description The District of Columbia state flag is white, with three red stars above two red horizontal bars. Each star is equal in size, and the bars are equal to one another. Some say that the design of the stars and stripes on this flag inspired the United States national flag. ###Meaning The D.C. State flag is based on the design of the coat of arms of the Washington family. George Washington's family had a coat of arms which was white, with three red stars above two horizontal bars.…

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    Musk Deer Research Paper

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    Musk deer they act a lot like mountain goats. Yes these deer like creatures seem almost the same they live in mountains and look a bit like them too. In these next 4 paragraphs you will learn how musk deer look what they eat where they live and some interesting facts about them. Indeed they look do resemble a deer in some ways but they also have the body of mountain goats and the legs of a kangaroo and the fangs of a vampire bat and the skull of a deer. They have a dark brown color to them…

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    This item always comes in a pair and is very long as well as narrow and are typically positioned together like two parallel french fries. The rectangular object is mostly white in color and has a bumpy texture similar to stucco, but more uniform and subtle. Scattered along the object is dashes and loops curves of red-pink, dark purple, and aqua blue. When you turn this object over, it has a completely black bottom that is almost completely smooth except for the couple dents and scratches. They…

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    Laney: A Short Story

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    The cottage like house staring Laney Marshall in the face was depressed and calling out for a match to rid it of its misery. Apparently the universe thought the ugly brown color of the siding wasn't enough and bestowed the house with acute scoliosis. The grass grabbed at her and her mother's ankles while they dragged their two suitcases containing their entire lives to the front door. Something about the dark green slab of wood separating them and the inside of their new home gave the…

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    The two novels; A Lesson Before Dying, Devil in a Blue Dress, and the play, Fences, all share similar lessons and themes. A Lesson Before Dying is about a young, African American man, Jefferson, who is falsely convicted of murder and sentenced to death in the late 1940s. Jefferson 's aunt and godmother ask Grant Wiggins, the town’s teacher, to give Jefferson lessons and knowledge before he dies. Devil In a Blue Dress takes place in the late 1940s, and is about an African American man, and war…

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    Theme Of Race In Othello

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    “Even now, now, very now, an old black ram is tupping your white ewe. Arise, arise! Awake the snorting citizens with the bell. Or else the devil will make a grandsire of you. Arise, I say!”(1.1 88-92) In this quote, Iago is talking to Desdemona’s dad discussing the fact that his daughter has eloped with an older black man. When Iago is talking to Brabantio he is inferring that Othello is the devil and that Brabantio should be prepared for what is to come. In this case Iago isn’t…

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    allegory of Christianity. These components suggest Lewis was crafting this story to convey Christian concepts. Examples of religious symbolism include Aslan, the stone table, the beavers underlying characteristics, the children’s “title”, and even the White Witch. Aslan is a character who strongly resembles Jesus Christ. Within the first few chapters, the fawn and the beavers speak of Aslan as though he holds power and authority over the kingdom. For example, as the children are eating dinner…

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    informed about during The Devil In the Grove and the Scottsboro Boys case. The book shows racism through the eyes of a young girl, known as Scout Finch, growing up in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama. As readers, we learn how high racial tensions really were and how the social class system prevented blacks from reaching their fullest potential. Lee demonstrates that blacks have zero authority. They are not offered the opportunities that come with any high-paying…

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    I Tituba Symbolism

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    records of the actual Salem Witch Trials have little information about the historical Tituba, showing how unimportant the officials of Salem considered her. Conde’s character, however, was not highly regarded, essentially being a nonperson to the white settlers of Salem. Her skin color, religious beliefs and practices, all terrified the Puritans and they consequently blamed her for all their problems. Maryse Condé, in I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem, utilizes religious imagery and the changing…

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    The Fire Next Time Summary

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    being superior” (88). That is human nature, survival of the fittest. We cannot change this but we could overcome it and that is Baldwin’s point. If they expand their way of thinking, then they can overcome the hatred that they created. The blacks and whites need to be ‘united’ if America is to keep thriving the way it has. And this concept of color that was created where one color is superior to the other needs to be thrown away because without doing so, Americans will not reach their full…

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