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    LIKE A GIRL

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    “You play ball like a girl!” [entire group stands in shocked silence] Phillips: “What did you say?” Ham Porter: “You heard me.” Phillips: “Tomorrow. Noon‚ at our field. Be there‚ buffalo-butt breath.” This is an excerpt from the film‚ “The Sandlot” that was released in 1993‚ but was set in the 1960’s. What you see here is an example of the phrase “like a girl‚” actually having reference and meaning from one young man to another. It’s stating that Phillips plays baseball like a young girl‚ which

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    The First Black President

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    THE First Black President John C. Hanson a “Black” Man was a moor which is the European translation for black. He was also the first President of the United States! 1781-1782 A.D. Do not go and look in the encyclopedias because he’s been erased from history like some many others who had a stamp on history or invention. If you are lucky‚ you might find a brief mention of his name. The new country was actually formed on March 1‚ 1781 with the adoption of The Article of Confederation. The document

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    Black Beauty

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    nineteenth - century at various English stables. Characters Black Beauty Duchess(Black Beauty’s Mother) Ginger(chestnut mare) Squire Gordon(the owner of Birtwick Park) John and James(the stable gooms) Joe Green(the young groom) Jerry Baker(the kind owner of the cab fleet) Nicholas Skinner(the cruel owner of the cab fleet) Mr. Thorouhgood(the good farmer) Plot This story is told by Black Beauty. Black Beauty tells of his carefree days as a foal‚ his difficult life

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    Lean on Me

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    The Story Lean on me shows how the principal work again after he leaves for 20 years from 1987. From the East Side High in Paterson‚ New Jersey the school is remarkably in good condition‚ it is also called appearance of model school. There’s a man named‚ Joe Clark. He is the Principal‚ handling the school for years and teaches very well. As we can see He works hard‚ making all the students disciplined. I adore him! I hope and desiring to have a principal like him especially to our school. I want

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    Black Culture

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    During the Harlem Renaissance‚ writers‚ especially black ones‚ portrayed the black culture and style in their writing. They used black assumptions‚ generalizations and stereotypes to show‚ what they thought was‚ the black culture. Not all of this was far from the truth. Three writers‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ Langston Hughes‚ and Sterling Brown are examples of writers that emulated black culture in their works. Langston Hughes works‚ “”The Negro Speaks of Rivers‚” “Mother to Son‚” “When Sue Wears Red

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    The Black Death

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    Killer: The Black Death This paper analyzes the documentary film "Secrets of the dead-Mystery of the Black Death". This film discusses about the Black Death‚ a disease resulting from a combination of bubonic and pneumonic plague‚ which killed millions of Europeans during the Middle Ages. Researchers in this video clarify the origins of this pandemic/how it spread‚ the damage it caused on the whole European continent‚ the theory explaining how some people managed to escape the Black Death and

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    Black Finger

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    “The Black Finger” Angelina Grimke’s poem‚ “The Black Finger” is one of the shortest poems that we have read this year. As far as I’m concerned‚ it is also one of the most intriguing poems that we have read this year. I have read the poem at least thirty or forty times trying to pick up on new things that I may have missed before. In all of my readings I haven’t necessarily picked up on any new words or phrases that lead me to believe new things. I have‚ however‚ formed new visions of

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    black friday

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    Black Friday” “Black Friday: Consumerism Minus Civilization” is an essay written by Andrew Leonard. This Essay expresses Andrews disgust for the commercialized “holiday” of Black Friday. He acknowledges the fact that “vigorous sprees of retail spending” is essential for the economy. That with an “occupy Black Friday” or without a “robust Christmas shopping season” the economy could decline and more layoffs and pay cuts could result. He states‚ “But there’s also a point where healthy consumerism

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    Black Belt

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    What Black Belt Means to Me My name is Mark‚ I am fourteen years old and I received my Junior Black Belt in November 2008. Since receiving my Black Belt there have been many changes in my life. In November 2009 my mom and I moved to Jobstown‚ New Jersey. This is about thirty minutes away from the Medford Amerikick studio. Before we moved I lived ten minutes away; near all the close family I grew up with since I was a baby. Since I moved to a new town I had to change school districts‚ I now attend

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    Me - 00001

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    building‚ well actually more of amber gold looks like an angry face. The windows and deep shadows form the figure of demon smiling‚ deviously teasing back at me while I breathe slowly on my bedroom window‚ creating a cloudy condensation that I use to trace a face on. A small spider has made a large web in the corner of my window screen and the silk is translucent and reflects the last slivers of light peeking over the banister. The spider looks like the consistency of wax and moves cunningly and robotically

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