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    Contrast U.R.R Marko Kreiger 8°/9° Slaves have been through many atrocious events in the 1800’s. There are different ways to describe them. Stories that a be historical fiction such as‚ “Escape! The Underground Railroad.” and nonfiction videos for example “Secrets and Codes of the Underground Railroad.” There are different points of view from types of views. Also you can see similarities and differences between nonfiction and historical fiction. As you read through the story and watch the video you will

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    worn through showing it would have been used for many years‚ believing it was a story I turned the cover to the first page. Reading the first page I noticed it was actually a diary that my dad had written in during 1965‚ I rushed through the book turning each page trying ever so hard not to rip them‚ finally up to the last diary entry. Everything happened so fast! I feel like I’m in a never-ending nightmare‚ a living hell. Laura is gone‚ and I helped him‚ why did I believe him? Why didn’t I run away

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    TKAM Trial: Diary Entry

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    Austin Zhuang Mr. Monroe Lit/Writ 1 12 Feb 2014 To Kill A Mockingbird: Post-Trial Diary Entry 21 November 1935 Dear Diary‚ It has come to an end of the trial‚ and all I am feeling right now is this situation‚ which feels extremely tense. Tom Robinson‚ the suspect in whom my dad‚ Atticus‚ is defending has still been considered guilty‚ even after my dad’s long speech of “equality among race” to the courthouse. I have apathy for the cruelty and harshness in the society of Maycomb

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    old in 9th Grade. And welcome to my diary .. It’s hard here in Cleveland‚ my mom died and now I’m getting bullied by these group of white girls that are the “most popular” girls in Ridge high school they’re bullying me because I’m mexican they say that “Donald trump’s gonna build a wall” that “Immigrants from Mexico are "rapists" and criminals. It hurts a lot because they don’t know what’s going on in my mind‚ in my life‚ in my heart… I started writing in my diary because I needed something; someone

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    Motorcycle Diaries Directed by Walter Salles As most potential viewers know‚ this film is based on diaries and letters to home written by Ernesto "Che" Guevara during a motorcycle and foot tour of a significant portion of South America during the early 1950s‚ years before Guevara achieved international renown as a Communist and Latino revolutionary. Thus‚ the film functions as an attempt to get at the heart of the person who preceded the myth. The film is therefore difficult to judge as pure

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    Dear Diary Right now I’m sitting in the Landie writing this. We’re on the way back from our first trip to Hell‚ bouncing along this remote road. This morning we woke up early to get our stuff packed. We have been staying down in Hell for the last five interesting days. Down in a little clearing surrounded by thick‚ dense scrub and a fresh cool nearby creek below Satan’s Steps. It’s the

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    Cornelius Vanderbilt was an entrepreneur in the railroad and shipping business. Vanderbilt was a self-made multi-millionaire who became one of the wealthiest Americans of the 19th century. Cornelius Vanderbilt was born on May 27‚ 1794‚ in the Port Richmond area of Staten Island‚ New York. During his childhood he worked with his father‚ who was also in the transportation business. Vanderbilt’s father shipped cargo from Staten Island‚ New York‚ where they lived‚ and Manhattan. In 1817‚ Vanderbilt

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    Drew Riverman Period 4/5 Character Growth “The enormity of our endeavor escaped us in those moments; all we could see was the dust on the road ahead and ourselves on the bike‚ devouring kilometers in our flight northward.”-pg.33 “The Motorcycle Diaries” is a story of a motorcycle trip made by 23-year-old medical student Che Guevera and 29-year-old biochemist Alberto Granado across the South American continent. Along the way‚ Che is exposed to extreme events of poverty‚ vulnerability‚ and overall

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    Hiroshima & Nagasaki 1945 President - Harry S. Truman Diary Entry 10/8/1945 I strongly defend bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki. I believe I shortened the war and saved American lives. We did not have any casualties; this is tremendous when you’re in war. Japan first attacked us at Pearl Harbour in 1941‚ this is our revenge. Having found the bomb we have used it. We have used it against those who attacked us without warning at Pearl Harbour‚ against those who have starved‚ beaten and executed

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    Between Upbringing and Rebellion: As Discussed In Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid While developing a personal set of beliefs‚ morals‚ and defining attributes‚ juveniles commonly experience a phase of rebellion‚ coinciding with self-discovery and social experimentation. Upon entering this phase‚ the adolescents will most notably diversify their style‚ demand more freedom‚ and experiment with their sexuality. In Evelyn Lau’s Runaway: Diary of a Street Kid‚ Lau illustrates her colourful and unconventional

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