working farmer‚ but he is somewhat stubborn‚ never wanting advice from anyone. The story takes place in the 1930’s‚ in the panhandle of Oklahoma on a farm in Joyce City‚ but they are going through a very hard time because they are living through the Dust Bowl. One day‚ Bayard set a pale of kerosene on the counter‚ and Polly‚ mistaking it for water‚ poured it onto the stove. Flames went up‚ Polly
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Dear diary I’m speechless. It’s been an awful and tiring day that I don’t even know where to start. Johnny and I are sitting near the sunset at the moment on top of a mountain in the countryside. Confused? I know. Remember I told you about Cherry valance‚ the redheaded girl I met at the movies with Johnny and Dally? Well‚ it has a lot to do with her. Johnny and I were running away (because of Darry) when we were surrounded by Socs. Don’t worry‚ weren’t out of our territory. The guy who we saw
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Entry #1 Page Range: 1-8 Entry: We were on a mission today here’s how it went “enemy contact‚ hostiles on my position.” I knew there were hundreds of them out there. All of our motion sensors were like radiation scanners in a nuclear fallout. Blue one was running faster and swifter than all of us even with the Mjolnir armor on‚ it weighed over 300 pounds. We jumped up onto the ridge shooting armor piercing rounds into the grunts and elites tearing through their armor and Into their skin. The screeches
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In 1803‚ President Thomas Jefferson purchased the territory of Louisiana from the French government for $15 million. The Louisiana Purchase stretched from the Mississippi River to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to New Orleans‚ and it doubled the size of the United States and there was more to go. Thanks to the Louisiana purchased U.S. has gotten a better geographic‚ economic‚ social‚ and political stable. There was more land for the population to stretch out. More gold to be mine. Better education
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Dear‚ diary today‚ I’m going to tell you all about this one time I was going to my grandma’s house‚ it’s not just an ordinary story‚ enjoy! It all started so typically‚ I was going to my grandma’s house to give her some treats for her (because I didn’t get to see her in a while). Before‚ I left the house‚ my mother told me‚ “Don’t talk to any strangers and go straight to grandma’s house” I responded‚ by saying‚ “Mother I know‚ you don’t have to tell me every single time I go to grandma’s house
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Michael Clagett Mr. Ben Demuth‚ Ms. Katie Noll World History‚ English I 6 January 2016 The Dust Bowl Did you know that the Dust Bowl was one of the most devastating events in the history of the United States? The Dust bowl helped improve agriculture in the U.S. The Dust Bowl was also known as the Dirty Thirties. It greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the U.S. and Canadian Prairies. The “Homestead Act” of 1862‚ offered settlers 160 acre plots. Around 1904‚ The federal government expanded
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December 1 1955. Dear diary Today is a very special day. I did something brave. Something I never thought‚ I’d have the courage to do. I know that after this‚ my life will never be the same‚ but I’m sure‚ it’s the right thing to do.I was on my way home after yet another long day of hard work. I was so tired when I took the bus although I was happy to finally be on my way home to my dearest husband. After so many hours sitting in a room too small for the number of people‚ I was exhausted. Who wouldn’t
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Dear diary‚ I was one of the best soldiers. I fought for my king‚ alongside one of my closest friends‚ Banquo. We destroyed the enemy and were on our way home from the bloody battlefield when we were confronted by three hideous creatures. These things were not human. They had twisted limbs and eyes sunken deep into their rotting flesh. They were barely covered by dirty‚ ripped up rags. They glared at us‚ and smiled mischievously‚ showing us their yellow teeth. They introduced themselves as the
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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 of the wall books flew of the shelves. People were screaming and the air smelt and tasted like dust. We hid under a chair but I forgot to blow out a candle I lit and it fell to the floor and the house caught on fire. Once we smelled the fire we went for the door but as soon as we were close to the door the fire spread right into our walkway. We
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Entry 1: I have received this book from by brother‚ Ruben. He gave it to me when I was trapped in the cistern when my brothers were away working. Ruben told me to write in it so people will know what happened to me. He told be he swiped it from my father’s blank books he was planning on writing in. I guess I should start from the beginning…. It all started with my father‚ Jacob‚ who gave me a fancy coat. My brothers interpreted this as he loved me more than them and they distanced themselves from
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