Washington Exhibit Celebrates the Art of Wood Turning and Carving Friday‚ January 14‚ 2011 Photo: VOA - J. Taboh Wood turner Eliot Feldman uses a lathe to shape a block of wood into a drinking vessel. Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. I’m Doug Johnson. This week we play music by Nora Jane Struthers‚ and answer a question about Facebook. But first we look at an exhibit in Washington that celebrates the art of wood turning and carving. Revolution in Wood www.justlisten.cn
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seen or of hearing George Washington. President / general Washington was one of the main founding for fathers of our country. Throughout his life he had a lot of things that happened and they were once in a lifetime opportunity. He had a pretty interesting and complicated childhood as a young child. Then when he was older he became something great did some amazing things that have formed our country today . This is just a little bit that our founding father‚ George Washington has to offer towards the
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Since the Europeans settled in North America‚ African-Americans were oppressed and enslaved by whites. Although the Civil War abolished slavery‚ there was still racial segregation that excluded blacks from certain rights; there was still a harsh system of inequality by white supremacy. Blacks were banned from associating with whites in regular and public institutions such as schools‚ restrooms‚ restaurants‚ etc. Racial discrimination disadvantages blacks from rights of citizenship. During this time
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LONDON What is London? We can say that it is one of the largest cities and ports in the world‚ that it is one of the most important world`s business. Industrial and cultural centres and that it is the capital of Great Britain. But this answers don`t give a full idea of London. London is the oldest city in the country. It is 2500 years old. The London underground is the longest in Europe. The population of London is over 7 million people. As London is a very old city most of its streets
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The religious beliefs of George Washington When studying the religious beliefs of George Washington‚ it is difficult to make absolute‚ concrete conclusions. George Washington belonged to the Anglican church. George Washington’‚ great grandson of Lawrence Washington‚ an Anglican pastor. The reason Washington was born in Virginia may have been related to religious developments. The First Great Awakening was taking place in England in the years leading up to Washington’s birth‚ and
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The television Scandal is an American political series staring Kerry Washington. The show was created by Shonda Rhimes and premiered on ABC in 2012. Kerry Washington plays Olivia Pope who has a crisis management firm in Washington‚ D.C. The show revolves around Olivia Pope & Associates‚ and its staff‚ as well as staff at the White House‚ which includes President Fitzgerald Grant III‚ Chief of Staff Cyrus Beene‚ and the First Lady Mellie Grant. The show is partially based on former George H.W. Bush
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Atlantic. Washington‚ D.C. provided the perfect setting for crack cocaine to flourish. Plenty of low-income inner city housing projects complete with open air drug markets labeled D.C. as a leading U.S. city with a major crack cocaine problem. As crack cocaine became a national talking point the federal government stepped in to curb its use. Congress along with other sections of the federal government pushed for a tough approach to crack cocaine. The crack cocaine “epidemic” in Washington‚ D.C. coincided
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Admissions Subcommittee Appeal Toby J Watase W.S.U. # xxxxx Why is a Washington State Education important to me? Washington State has been my dream college since I was a baby. It has been my families university of choice. The two most influential in my life Uncle Tony Grafton and Grandpa Donald Grafton‚ both alumni‚ raised me as a cougar. At my birth my Uncle Tony Grafton showed up at the hospital with a stuffed cougar from the WSU bookstore that sang the fight song and a baseball hat. At
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George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732. He was born at his family farm. His mother’s name was Mary and his father’s name was Augustine. George was the eldest out of Mary and Augustine’s six children‚ himself‚ Elizabeth‚ Samuel‚ John‚ Charles and Mildred. Mary‚ was Augustine’s second wife‚ Augustine’s first wife‚ Jane Butler Washington‚ had died leaving him with 2 sons‚ Lawrence and Augustine. The farm Washington’s family owned was called Ferry farm. It was in Popes Creek Estate in Westmoreland
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The Washington monument is a memorial in Washington D.C. commemorated to our first president George Washington.Construction of this monument began in 1848 and took nearly a century of planning and building to finish.The Washington Monument was designed by architect Robert Mills.In 1854 however construction came to halt because of political conflicts and lack of money
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