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    indoor tasks of the household slaves, tending ill slaves, and occasionally performing sacrifices to the family god.[28] Like slaves, women of the lower class in Roman society had many chores each day.[29] They had to cook, take care of the home, and make clothes for their family.[30] Lower class women also often had to work outside of the home to earn a living;[31] various jobs and careers will be discussed later. As a result of needing to work, lower class women had a more active role in public…

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    effective that during the hearings, subcommittee member Robert F. Kennedy expressed his support for the striking workers. ”Chavez is one of the heroic figures of our time,” expressed Senator Robert F. Kennedy (Levy, 2007). It is bad enough that many Hispanics lived in deplorable conditions, such as adobe huts, no running water, and health challenges as well. However, to live as a migrant worker, not knowing if you will receive an opportunity on a specific day to be a laborer in the agricultural…

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    Helen Keller was born on June of 1880 from Tuscumbia, Alabama. Helen Keller had a unique perspective about the world and the people around her. Even though Helen Keller lost her hearing and her sight by an illness as a new born child, she never gave up on learning and exploring new things. She figured out what things were by feeling the object. Helen Keller had to learn to communicate with her parents and others by acting out what she needed or wanted. She had a childhood friend, Martha…

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    started when Helen got sick with “brain fever”, she was about eighteen months old when this happened. This fascinating story was brought to life in a play called “The Miracle Worker”. It was written by William Gibson in 1956. Six years after the play came out, a movie was released based on the play. It was called “The Miracle Worker”, it was directed by Arthur Penn and was released in 1962. Annie Sullivan, teacher, came into Helen Keller’s life when she was about six or seven. Annie taught…

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    What Does “Do Not Muzzle The Ox” Mean In The Bible? A Biblical Definition by Jack Wellman Thou shall not muzzle the Ox means, the worker should be treated fairly and (all people, for the work they do) must not be stripped of the wages that they deserve (Jack Wellman). What does “Do not muzzle the ox” mean in the Bible? Paul interpretation states; do not muzzle the ox while treading’ as ‘do not ignore to pay Christian ministers,’ commentators have quite naturally assumed that his analysis was…

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    Julio Cesar Chavez Gonzalez was conceived on July 12, 1962 in Ciudad Obregon, MX. His dad, Rodolfo Chavez, worked for the railroad, and Julio experienced childhood in a surrendered railroad auto with his five sisters and four siblings. He started boxing as a novice at sixteen years old and after 14 wins entered a competition in Mexico City, in which he got his first and final novice misfortune. Chavez chose he would passage better as a genius and got his expert vocation off to a decent begin by…

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    The Miracle on 34th street is a film remade in 1994 for the 4th time for entertainment of the entire family; it is a classic example of a Christmas movie in today’s society. The Miracle on 34th street was produced by William S. Beasley, John Hughes, and Bill Ryan. The Director for the film Miracle on 34th street is Les Mayfield. There were approximately 55 cast members for this film, the following are the actor/actresses that were given credit: Richard Attenborough as Kris Kringle,…

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    Are Bees Worth Saving

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    with a painful sting. However that is far from the truth as bees are some of the most crucial organisms to live on this Earth. Bees are flying insects that are found on every continent except Antarctica and live in enormous colonies consisting of worker bees, drones, and the queen. Of the Order Hymenoptera there are honey bees, bumble bees, carpenter bees, and stingless bees. Carpenter bees are the only members of these four bee groups that aren’t social. Honeybees are responsible for…

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    Women who came as indentured servants were usually teenagers. Their lives were similar to a slave however the servant’s service came to an end. They had to obey their owners, and had harsh living conditions. They were treated harshly, received poor quality food, and were separated from their family. In Americans Working Women, it tells us that the indentured servants resisted in the quote “indentured servants had one primary path of resistance open to them: passive resistance, trying to do as…

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    on them; why do these insignificant places have the capability to remind us of a particular moment or person? Considered Steinbeck’s finest piece of literary work, Of Mice and Men uses the abominable truths of what life was really like for migrant workers during the great depression to influence the ways in which certain places are portrayed. Crooks, a stable buck that has been damaged by the consistent prejudice and preconceived opinions due to his skin tone, is a prime example of this. In…

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