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    The Children’s March Thousands of children in Birmingham helped to change the world for Blacks by participating in the Children’s March‚ also known as the Children’s Crusade. They filled Birmingham’s jails‚ forced Eugene “Bull” Connor out of office‚ risked their lives‚ resulted in Kennedy’s passing of the Civil Rights Act‚ and went down in history as heroes. Cause There were few causes for the Children’s March. The main cause was segregation. Birmingham earned its title as the “Most Segregated

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    European march music Many European countries and cultures developed characteristic styles of marches. British marches typically move at a more stately pace (ca. 88-112 beats per minute)‚ have intricate countermelodies (frequently appearing only in the repeat of a strain)‚ have a wide range of dynamics (including unusually soft sections)‚ use full-value stingers at the ends of phrases (as opposed to the shorter‚ marcato stinger of American marches). The final strain of a British march often has

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    March Madness is more than a college basketball tournament; it’s a way of life for the entire month! Come spend March at the best local sports bar in Waynesville‚ OH‚ Gameday Grille and Patio. Gameday Grille and Patio is the ideal place to watch March Madness for many reasons. The first reason is that they have TONS of flat-screen televisions. No matter where you sit in this sports bar‚ you and your friends can watch all the games. There’s even a patio with 20 HD TVs‚ so you can enjoy the (hopefully)

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    Gandhi: Dandi Salt March

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    Mahatma Gandhi’s Salt March from March 12th-April 5th (From Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi) Mahatma (Great Soul) Gandhi (1869-1948) He’s considered to be the father of his country. He was the leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule. He’s internationally esteemed for his doctrine of non-violence to achieve political and social progress. The Indian people had disliked British rule since the 10th centenary. There were campaigns of civil disobedience and non-cooperation with

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    Go to Birmingham” and the story “Don’t Give Up The Fight” they both have the same theme. The common theme is being different. In “Don’t Give Up The Fight” Ava is the only girl on her track team and she gets bullied for being different‚ for being a girl. But in ”The Watsons Go to Birmingham” the Watsons are African American and they move to Birmingham but soon realize they should have never moved because of all the segregation and bombing all African American churches and homes in Birmingham. But in

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    In the passages “Speech at the March on Washington” by Josephine Baker and “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.‚ each passionately argues for peaceful protest and equality. Also‚ in order to achieve true freedom one must protest peacefully. To begin with‚ in order to achieve true freedom one must peacefully protest. In the passage “Letter from Birmingham Jail” by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. argues that it is acceptable to break a law if it an unjust law. According to the text

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    Franklin Roosevelt founded National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis in 1938 to defeat polio‚ which the name was later change to March of Dimes. The organizations constructed a polio program to research and develop vaccines for polio‚ in addition once it obtain a vaccination for polio the focus change to preventing premature birth defects (March of Dimes‚ 2017). March of Dimes is accessible in all 50 states‚ that consist of Chapter staff and volunteers that partner with hospital and local health

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    Glasgow 5th March 1971

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    show how the poetic techniques used make the description vivid. Poetic Techniques Link to Task Question Edwin Morgan’s vivid visual poem “Glasgow 5 March 1971” deals with the themes of violence‚ crime‚ apathy and responsibility.This poem is all about street violence and how people don’t get involved. “Glasgow 5 March 1971” is a very dramatic visual poem about a “young man and his girl” who get pushed through a window by some thieves and are not helped by the passing drivers. The

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    King’s Letter from Birmingham While in Jail for peaceful protesting for civil rights‚ Martin Luther King Jr. wrote‚ Letter from Birmingham Jail. He wrote it to a group of clergymen who did not support his civil rights movement in order to try and gain their support. King adopts a tone of controlled anger in order to create a logical yet emotional argument. When talking about the suffering of his people‚ Kings tone holds restrained anger. King displays that; “it is easy for those who have never

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    Letter from a Birmingham Jail by Martin Luther King Jr. mentions the atrocities of racism and describes his endless battles against it. King does this in an effective and logical way. King establishes his position supported by historical and biblical allusions‚ counterarguments‚ and the use of rhetorical devices such as ethos‚ pathos‚ and logos. With the use of King’s rhetorical devices‚ he described the ways of the Birmingham community and their beliefs‚ connected to the reader on an emotional level

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