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    that they will last “forever.” They managed to keep this promise for a while until they were forced apart for a summer because Katherine’s parents made her get an out of town job. Judy Blume created a typical teenage love story. In 1983‚ schools in Akron‚ Ohio decided to make a change to their libraries. Forever had been available for kids to take out at any time. However‚ after going through the book‚ school administrators found multiple reasons why‚ in their opinions‚ it was not appropriate for their

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    however in the event that it has an enlivening content it might be Sojourner Truth’s "Ain’t I a Woman?" discourse. "I could work as much and eat as much as a man when I could get it and bear the lash as well‚” Truth said at the Women’s Convention‚ in Akron‚ Ohio‚ in 1851‚ a year when Patsey was working in the cotton

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    pockets to spend on the classroom. This can be used for updating school technology‚ buying more school supplies‚ and updating school textbooks. However‚ I find that the amount of funds spent in school classroom vary on the schools. Leggett school in Akron spends 73.9% of funds in their classroom‚ but are failing in almost every category. (CITE) One would assume that spending more funds in the classroom would raise scores. Seeing this as a teacher would make this information not as important as others

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    Jeffrey Dahmer Mr. Jeffrey Lionel Dahmer was born on May 21‚ 1960 in Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin (wikipedia.org). Eight years later‚ his family moved to Bath‚ Ohio. He was a very shy young boy who often collected dead animals and showed signs of necrophilia at an early age. No one could have predicted that Jeffrey Dahmer would commit 17 murders during his lifetime which‚ in trial‚ were proven to have been driven by necrophilia and his own homosexuality. Most of Mr. Dahmer ’s victims were young

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    Cited: Dobner‚ Jennifer. “Teenage girl expected to testify against former FBI fugitive in court.” Akron Beacon Journal. 28 Sept 2006. Goodwyn‚ Wade et al. “Warren Jeffs and the FLDS.” National Public Radio. 3 May 2005. 28 Sept. 2006. <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4629320> Rock‚ Carol. “Pagans seek acceptance‚ help community.”

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    C.M. (2003). Applying principles of Kohlberg’s theory of moral development to classroom instruction‚ classroom discipline procedures‚ school-wide discipline procedures‚ district programs and community programs. Doctoral Dissertation‚ University of Akron‚ Retrieved from: http://www3.uakron.edu/witt/rmfcs/colleen.pdf Tangen‚ D.‚ Bland‚ D.‚ Spooner-Lane‚ R.‚ Sedgley‚ T.‚ Mergler‚ A.‚ Mercer‚ L.‚ & Curtis‚ E. (2009). Engaging Diverse Learners 2nd ed. Pearson Education Australia.

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    football speed will always affect your performance so‚ if your feet are not healthy it disallows you generate the best performance. Every game the coaches would tape me‚ never exposing a single toe. Tyris played for the North Patterson Park Vikings‚ a Akron league team that delivered many seasons which eventually lead to championships. Myself and Tyris were very excited to see what was in store. For his first season‚ Tyris did abysmal which advanced them to the playoffs. Every game he would wrap those

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    Emancipation Act of 1827. After earning her freedom‚ Truth began to travel and earned herself a reputation as a leading female abolitionist and supporter of universal suffrage. Her “Ain’t I a Woman” speech took place at a women’s rights convention in Akron‚ Ohio‚ in May 1951. Truth opened her speech saying that she was an embodiment of a woman’s rights. “I have as much muscle as any man‚ and can do as much work as any man…and can any man do more than that?” She had a powerful argument based on her background

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    Bridget Kelly November 19‚ 2000 Research Paper Elizabeth Antalek One out of thirteen adults are considered to be an alcoholic or suffer from a drinking problem. Today‚ fourteen million Americans suffer from a disease that is caused by a combination of physiological‚ psychological‚ social‚ and genetic factors. Alcoholism is a developmental disease that progresses slowly over a number of years and is based on both the physical and emotional dependency on alcohol. In many cases it leads

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    Greene. The most prominent commentators are Walt Wolfram and Molly Ivins‚ who addressed sociolinguistic attitudes and stereotypes about American dialects. Below are the biographical notes of some of the commentators: Roger W. Shuy (born 1931‚ Akron‚ Ohio) is an American linguist best known for his work in sociolinguistics and forensic linguistics. He received his BA from Wheaton College in 1952‚ his MA at Kent State University in 1954‚ and his PhD at Case Western Reserve University in 1962‚ where

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