Sarny‚ a 12-year-old slave girl in the ante-bellum south‚ faces a relatively hopeless life. Her chief duties at the plantation of Clel Waller are serving at table‚ spitting tobacco juice on roses to prevent bugs‚ and secretly conveying intimate messages between Waller ’s wife‚ Callie‚ and Dr. Chamberlaine. Then Nightjohn arrives. A former runaway slave who bears telltale scars on his back‚ he takes Sarny under his wing and‚ in exchange for a pinch of tobacco‚ secretly begins to teach her to read
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The Theme of Jealousy in Othello by William Shakespeare Othello is a unique tragedy in that it focuses on the destruction of love through sexual jealousy. Jealousy is not inherited in a person‚ but developed from the fatal factors of their character. Othello is plagued with his ego and pride which contributes to his demise. Othello is‚ however‚ a truly romantic character because he is very passionate and full of deep feelings. It keeps a person wondering what could have possibly brought
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“Dark Knight” was a smash hit for it’s fame‚ explosions‚ and chase scenes‚ but what really had me on the edge of my seat was perhaps the most riveting villain I had ever seen. The Joker. The Joker is a mob-backed terrorist with suicidal tendencies and a textbook sociopath. He is not reasonable‚ he’s not afraid of anything‚ and the last thing he cares about in the world is himself. As Alfred explained to Bruce‚ “Some men just want to watch the world burn”. Given the tortured nature of our subject
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Six well-educated Confederate veterans from Pulaski‚ Tennessee created the original Ku Klux Klan on December 24‚ 1865‚ during the Reconstruction of the South after the Civil War.[32][33] The name was formed by combining the Greek kyklos (κύκλος‚ circle) with clan.[34] The group was known for a short time as the "Kuklux Clan". The Ku Klux Klan was one among a number of secret‚ oath-bound organizations using violence‚ including the Southern Cross in New Orleans (1865) and the Knights of the White Camelia
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symphony. Too much of a good thing almost always ends up deadly‚ I was too young and naive to acknowledge this life lesson that is preached to us from a young age. My care free attitude at the time didn’t help much either. It wasn’t even that late at night‚ my mother just woke me up from my daily nap. I had a very lazy personality‚ my mother woke me up to go get milk for my niece. Why did I have to get it‚ she was perfectly capable of getting up and driving to the super market for a gallon. She mentioned
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Best Day It was Valentines day‚ which happened to be my favorite holiday of all times‚ but what made it so special this year is I got to spend it with who at the time I didn’t know would be the love of my life. Waking up that morning I had goose bumps. Just the thought of me knowing that we were officially going on our first date that night made me crazy. I didn’t even want to go to school that day because I wanted to make sure that I looked amazing for this night but I went anyway and I’m glad
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That day was one of saddest I ever had. I missed my grandparents‚ my friends and my relatives I left Mexico. I wish I could go back soon. <br> <br>It was may 20‚ 1995 when I went to my grandparents’ home to see them for the last time. I was crying when I told them I am going to come here in the United States. As soon they heard what I just said; they both hugged me and began to cry with me. I was so sad that I couldn’t get through the door to leave. I stayed with them for almost the whole night. Finally
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Father Andy: his childhood‚ his career‚ and his typical day of work. When Andrew Booms was very young‚ he wanted to become a doctor‚ having a family and living in the suburbs. As he grew older he wanted to make a difference in the world. While attending Port Hope High School‚ Father Andy was not a popular young man and did not possess much athletic talent. As a young boy growing up he wanted to live life to the fullest. He did not know one day he would be a pastor. He also didn’t know that he would
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Dylan Keiser 5-7-13 U.S. History P.4 D-Day The event that I reenacted was the D-Day invasion. After the German conquest of France in 1940‚ the opening of a second front in western Europe was a major aim of Allied strategy during World War II. On June 6‚ 1944‚ under the code name Operation Overlord‚ US‚ British and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy‚ France‚ on the English Channel coast east of Cherbourg and west of Le Havre. Under overall command of General Dwight D. Eisenhower
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Christmas day I like the Christmas day because it is the only holiday where all my family is together. Usually the party is in my aunt Rosa´s house‚ my grandparents‚ my dad and I arrive the day twenty-four at morning to help make the food and go buy things‚ but I don´t know cook but I help chopping or peeling vegetables also prepared water and anything else needed. In the afternoon when everything is cooking and we don´t have any things to do‚ I go to my cousin´s room and while we watching TV or
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