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    and focused on areas of development such as phonemic awareness‚ vocabulary‚ comprehension‚ and fluency. When comparing the literacy abilities of African American (AA) children to that of their peers‚ there seems to be a significant variance and a general lack of understanding in several of these skills. With the possibility of an African American English (AAE) dialect influencing reading comprehension‚ there needs to be a strategy to increase literacy in these students.

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    Vernacular Languages

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    VERNACULAR LANGUAGES Your Name Your Institute’s Name Abstract Latin was the main language among people until 12th century. Research and write about the origins of the Vernacular languages and its spread. Concentrate on the rise and dissemination of those languages. Also focus on gradual transition of Vernacular languages. Focus on the details of the types of literature that was written in Vernacular Language. Individual languages are organized in families and then

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    Vernacular Language

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    Vernacular Language Vernacular language is the native language of a specific population during the Middle Ages. Latin and French were the most commonly used for literature. The general population did not have the ability to read or write. Mainly‚ the only people who learned how to read and write were the wealthy and upper class citizens. Eventually the general population learned to read and write using their own language or in other words vernacular. Origins Most of the vernacular languages

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    African Americans

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    African Americans No matter where or when a person lives‚ skin color‚ beliefs‚ class‚ or history he/she will see a difference in the way every ethnic group is treated. This world has never been fair for anyone. Life can treat a person with the greatest of care or it will treat a person as if he/she is lower than dirt. African Americans are no different. They have faced great hardships and triumphs throughout the years. Since they had been forced from their homeland they have been treated as if

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    Chapter 4 Rising Expectations: African Americans and the Struggle For Independence‚ 1763- 1783 The Rising Expectation of the African Americans and the struggle for Independence was a great thing for blacks they started rise up over slavery‚ they made a big impact in the wars‚ and they got the Declaration of Independence from Thomas Jefferson. I. The Crisis of the British Empire 1) The Great struggle. 2) The two empires Great Britain and France. 3) The independence movement and the

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    African Americans: Historical Journey from 1865 to the Present HIS: 204: American History Since 1865 Professor Lisa Burgin July 14‚ 2014 Introduction The African American journey has been one of trials and tribulations which they suffered greatly to achieve freedom and success. The battle has led the citizens of this nation to have witnessed the first African American President of the United States. The journey that has brought African Americans to the present situation has

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    African American’s had a second class status in 1865‚ therefore their life was hard. By the nineteenth century slavery had been abolished throughout America’s Northern states‚ however it continued across the South. Between 1890 and 1910‚ the southern states government introduced the ‘Jim Crow’ laws‚ which allowed legal segregation. This created separate facilities for blacks and whites‚ these included education‚ healthcare‚ transport and public facilities such as; toilets‚ bus stations and drinking

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    Introduction: In our communities today‚ African Americans have moved away from the theory of ensuring all are able and educated to take care of self. What happened along the way? African American slaves were free of mind but bodies were enslaved. Now that our bodies are free but it seems our minds are enslaved. Mary McLeod Bethune‚ born to former slaves in 1875‚ is known for her contributions in black communities. Bethune committed her life to educating African American on the right to freedom and education

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    The Vernacular Language

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    The Vernacular Language Over the course of humanity‚ there have been many different languages that have come and gone. As this topic is being discussed‚ we can probably assume that there is another spoken or written language being developed for use in one way or another. Latin is one of the most prominent languages and was one of the longest used amongst those that were educated and within literature. The real questions that beg to be answered are the origins of the language and what were the

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    Vernacular buildings What extent it is a question of the use of locally available materials and traditional building techniques The definition of vernacular buildings got a lot of people confused as some sources used a person opinion or complicates the meaning but to simplify it‚ vernacular buildings is an approach of architecture that uses local material and resources in a certain area or region where a building is built and undertakes local needs. Before 1900s‚ people unconsciously built vernacular

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