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    vale and returning home. As we we’re walking back Gaius explained to me that the reason Marcus kept his apartment very sparse is because‚ as the building keeps catching fire‚ he can no longer afford to keep rebuying furniture. This will be my last diary entry before I return home tomorrow as I doubt I will have time to stop and write. I’ve had such an incredible time here experiencing urban life‚ although I have to admit‚ I miss my home even more… I can’t wait to get back! Segment of a letter …. Although

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    Chrolette Diary Entry

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    with the news that the war had been won. My Henry had still not returned home. A few more weeks‚ still nothing‚ still taking care of my sweet Charolette‚ and---the door rumbled. We were eating our lunch‚ at about five after twelve. I removed to napkin from my lap and walked to the door. I looked through the small hole in the wood‚ which revealed the portion of stones leading up to our doorway‚ and a tall man with dark hair--Henry. I had never swung open the door faster. He came in and sat at the table

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    Zklav Diary Entry

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    companion Zklav and my troops.My plan is to wait till all of the Hessians are asleep then attack them.But first I need to recruit more men I will read a text from Thomas Paine’s Crises document.I went into a town and started to read “These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the shine patriots will‚in this crisis‚shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands NOW‚deserves the love and thanks of man and woman”.It worked men are lining up to join me to fight the British

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    Earthquake Diary Entry

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    days in Charleston‚ that day we had a major earthquake of the likes of which I have never felt. The day started off as a nice calm day. My mom and I were reading a book and then all of a sudden I could hear this rumbling sound that seemed to come from inside earth. It started off as a gentle vibration then after a few minutes the noise and the vibrations became more violent. It was as if the earth had a terrible stomach ache. The shake got more violent after a few minutes pictures were thrown

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    Diary Entry for Macbeth

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    the thrown. I am the one who needs to be in charge‚ to lead the people of Scotland to glory. I deserve the thrown. How can I harbour these thoughts they are thoughts of evil. King Duncan doesn’t deserve this treachery. He is the King‚ the man chosen from God to lead the Scottish people. Im not sure on what I am to do‚ but when I meet with my wife we shall decide together. She usually knows what is right. For now i will try to get a good sleep and think about the long journey back home. During

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    Atticus Finch Diary Entry

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    I chose Atticus Finch from the classic Novel To kill a mockingbird by Harper Lee. The scene I chose for this Diary entry is when Atticus in court defending Tom Robinson. The audience of this diary entry would Obviously been Atticus himself. I had to go over my work and check my grammar a couple of times. Choosing the scene was hard for me because in To kill a Mockingbird there was many great scenes with Atticus. But I believed that the Scene in the Court showed a lot from atticus for example it

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    Emem Okeke Diary Entry

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    Life of a Slave in the Middle Passage Dear Diary‚ My name is Emem Okeke and I am 13 years old. I have just come off of a train transporting me to a plantation in America. I have been separated from all of my family (my mother‚ father‚ my brother and my sister) and I am most likely going to a different plantation. I was living in Sierra Leone when I got kidnapped. My tribe was a peaceful one‚ and we weren’t in any wars at the time‚ but while all of our tribe was asleep‚ another tribe ambushed us

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    The 1950's and 1960's

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    RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950’s AND 1960’s 1 The 1950’s and 1960’s Tracy Ladner Mississippi University for Women History 110 RUNNING HEAD: THE 1950’s AND 1960’s 2 The 1950’s and ‘60’s was a time of great growth and change for America. Some called it “The Golden Age” (Brinkley‚ 2012‚ p.779). For the most part there was prosperity and advances

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    Piggy Diary Entry Essay

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    Dear Diary (entry two)‚ things have not gotten better; in fact they might have worsened. Ralph called a meeting to discuss how nobody was doing his assigned tasks‚ and instead they were running wild or playing around. Then he threatened us saying that if we do not keep the signal fire we will be stuck on the island with the beast. I do not know how I feel about the beast but I do know that it is causing me a lack of repose. The stories the littluns have told about the beast sounds pretty compelling

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    have survived the test of time‚ piecing together an era involves making educated assumptions. In the case of Martha Ballard‚ her diary provides us with a limited account of her life from 1785 to 1812. In both the movie and the book‚ the producers and the author have invested great effort into providing an authentic representation of Martha’s time as per her diary entries. This paper will discuss the difficulties faced by Ulrich‚ Richard P. Rogers and Laurie Kahn Leavitt in representing Martha’s time

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