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    QUIZ ON THE "SCOTTSBORO BOYS: AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY" 1. Where was the setting for the documentary? The setting for the documentary took place in Scottsboro‚ Alabama. 2. What year did the incident take place? The incident takes place in 1931. 3. What was the number of the accused? The number of accused was nine boys. 4. What was the number of the accusers? The number of the accusers was two white women. 5. What were the names of the accusers? The names of the accusers were Ruby Bates and Victoria

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    Imagine you are put on trial for a crime you didn’t commit and the sentence is death. Imagine that you are tried over and over again‚ and each time you go back to death row. This became reality to nine young boys on March 25‚ 1931. When the Scottsboro boys were convicted‚ everyone involved was extremely happy. Yet when the boys persuaded the judges to have retrial after retrial‚ it became a mess. Despite the conflicting testimonies of the Scottsboro boys‚ Victoria Price‚ and Ruby Bates‚ the court

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    There is controversy over whether or not people should stop eating junk food. In the article “New Study Reveals Junk Food Good for You‚” Billy Bunting believe some types of sugary‚ fatty junk foods “are better for you than so-called healthy foods” (Bunting). Throughout the article‚ he accounts evidences to verify his argument that eating large doses of junk food is good and a key to a long and healthy life. In “New Study Reveals Junk Food Good for You‚” Bunting accounts studies‚ action points‚ and

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    Kathy. ”Fast Food Consumption and the Ban on Advertising Targeting Children: The QuÈbec Experience.” Journal of Marketing Research 48.5 (2011). American Marketing Association. Pg 2-10. Web. 03 November‚ 2012. Kovacic‚ William.‚ Harbour‚ Pamela.‚ Leibowitz‚ Jon.‚ Rosch‚ Thomas. “Marketing Food to Children and Adolescents.” Federal Trade Commission. FTC‚ July 2008. Web. 03 November‚ 2012. “The Role of Media In Childhood Obesity.” Kaiser Family Foundation. 2004. Web. 17 November‚ 2012. Heavey‚ Susan

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    “To achieve Justice‚ Individuals often have to challenge the existing views of society” To achieve justice‚ many individuals over time have needed to challenge the existing‚ restrictive views of society‚ views which have been embedded in the culture and views many are unhappy to let go of. The novel To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and documentary The Scottsboro Trials - An American Tragedy directed by Barak Goodman and Daniel Anker both feature themes of Social Justice‚ overcoming prejudice

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    The illiad book 1 Who is the king of the Achaens Who is the best warriar Where are they making war What was the reason for this war Who were the prices for achiles and Agamemnon (the girls) Who is chryses Why was there a plague? Who is archilles mom what is she the god of and what favor doeshe ask of her Odyssey book one and 2 Who is Poseidon why is he mad at odyssey Who is hermes What is the favor Athena ask poseidon Where is odyssey trapped and by whom? Wha does her name mean

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    The Life and Music of Igor Stravinsky Igor Stravinsky was born in Russia on June 5‚ 1882 to Feodor Stravinsky. His first education in music came through being taught piano lessons at his home. He would later attend St. Petersburg University where he would further his musical education. His first substantial music writing was in E Flat and it was called “The Firebird.” After this show was debuted by a ballet and was a success‚ he wrote Petruska. His next major music scene was his third ballet

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    representation of the saint. The animals in the painting represent the saint love for nature and animals.[1] The Ecstasy of St. Francis shows Francis in a religious ecstasy‚ whether receiving the stigmata‚ as Millard Meiss suggested‚ or perhaps singing his Canticle of the Sun‚ as Richard Turner has argued.[2] The cave may relate Francis to Saint Jerome‚ He lived in a cave or cell. The stream in the left middle-ground symbolizes Moses ‚ and the tree in the middle of the painting represents the Burning Bush.

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    * CHRISTOLOGY UNIT 3: MINISTRY OF THE INCARNATION AND THE ROLE OF MARY * * The sources of Knowledge of Jesus Christ- * Historical sources: * written by non-Christians * Tacitus * Pliny the younger * Josephus * Not interested in spreading the faith * Objective recorders of facts * * Mary Notes: * Mary‚ the Mother of God: * Theotokos- God bearer * Ecumenical council of Ephesus * Declared Mary the Mother of God * Greek word *

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    infrastructure‚ housing‚ services‚ and other consumer goods‚ and instead emphasized on fuel and material. The agricultural resources remained in private hands‚ but influenced that sector through taxes‚ control over materials‚ and limitation of private plots (Leibowitz). The economy did not work as well as it was planned since there were many poor harvests‚ social unrest through the workers‚ rising inflation‚ and foreign debt. The heavy industry was a negative addition to Poland because of the consequences. Not

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