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puh puh puh puh. that's all I could here as I ran for what felt like my life. welts on my back and legs. Yep it had been a bad night. Just an hour or two earlier me and my friends had been planning for a perfect halloween strategy for candy. “We should go to stirrup first” “No we should go around pond ridge” We all argued. And then we finally had it. We were just going to stirrup then pond ridge then so on. we were going to hit so many houses I lost count. I quit counting after 20 but you get…

The first railroad invented that traveled across the country was called the transcontinental railroad. It consisted of 1,907 miles of iron rails, stretching from the Mississippi River all the way to San Francisco by the Pacific Ocean. The railroads provided a way to transport goods quicker and cheaper. It gave states and western settlements more money to buy other things such as coal, or livestock. Those first railroads also opened up jobs for the unemployed living in the western plains. Before…

The night Allie died of leukemia, Holden raged and broke all the windows in his garage with his hands. “I broke all the goddamn windows with my fists, just for the hell of it. I even tried to break all the windows on the station wagon we had that summer, but my hand was already broken…” (Salinger 50) His anger and grief caused his impaired right hand, which entitled him to Allie’s left handed fielders mitt. The baseball glove “catches” Holden from freaking out and entering a phony…

The Cherokee Indians Forced Removal: Concentration Camps and Conditions Danielle Warren HIST3000: The Professional Historian: Historical Study and Writing Professor Martin Dotterweich October 26, 2014 The early 1800s were devastating times for the American Indians. They were forcibly removed from their lands and sent across the country on a journey that became known as The Trail of Tears. Schools across America study this journey in history classes. This exodus to the lands west of…

Detroit, Michigan became the backdrop for one of the costliest and deadliest riots in United States history during the early morning hours of Sunday, 23 July 1967. A routine police raid on an unlicensed bar set off a four day long riot, “[leaving] scores dead and hundreds injured, thousands arrested, untold numbers of businesses looted, hundreds of buildings utterly destroyed and Detroit’s reputation in tatters.” The 12th Street Riot, beginning in response to the barroom scuffle, quickly…

forth. It might be camping, a party, a parade, or a wedding. All of these events can make it more difficult to stay on track when it comes to your healthy lifestyle. Here are 5 tips that can help you enjoy your weekend without falling off the fitness wagon. Drink Water Drink lots of water this weekend. Try to avoid sugary drinks such as soda and juices. If you are having alcoholic beverages have a glass of water in between. Water can help you avoid bloating, and help you avoid unnecessary…

Scandal was included in “The Top 10 Worst Corporate Accounting Scandals of All Time.” Waste Management formed in 1894 by Larry Beck and it has grown tremendously over the years. What began as an idea, sparked from one person hauling garbage in a wagon, soon turned into a successful production that currently provides service to over 20 million customers. The industry states it “Partners with it’s customers and communities to manage and reduce waste from collection to disposal while recovering…

with one "station" then onto the next. Supplies including nourishment, water and covers, were frequently covered up for escaping bunches along the course. In spite of the fact that most went by foot a few abolitionists were more aggressive utilizing wagons and steeds. The Underground Railroad was first generally alluded to around 1839 however, had existed, in any event casually, for a long time some time recently. Many slaves actually endeavored to escape, many further south, in offer to make it…

The question of the rights of Native Americans in the Americas was not a new one when the Indian Removal Act of 1830 was passed. European colonial empires mostly chose the route of oppression. The United States of America, a new nation lacking precedent, had to decide the path it would take regarding the Native American. After nearly a half-century of discussion (of varying intensity) of the issue, the pressure to make a decision reached its peak, and in 1830 the United States determined to…

“A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner is a short story that is divided into five sections. In section I, the entire town is at Miss Emily’s funeral, which is held at her home. The mayor, Colonel Sartoris has suspended Emily’s tax responsibilities to the town after her father’s death. But, the new generation of the town isn’t happy with this arrangement. However, they try to get her to pay the tax, but she refuses to pay the taxes. In section II, Emily is single at the age of thirty because her…