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    Judge Parker’s Court House and outlaws tried Fort Smith Arkansas Isaac Charles Parker • Born- October 15‚ 1838 • Hometown- Barnesfield‚ Ohio • Thought primary school to pay for law school • 1859- Moved to Missouri and had his own practice by 1861 working in county circuit courts • 1859- Became a lawyer at age 21 • 1861- Married Mary O’Toole‚ they had two sons‚ Charles and James • 1861-1863- City attorney • 1864- Member of electoral college (voted for Lincoln) • Died- November 17th‚ 1896 Isaac

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    A Doll’s House ends an abrupt slamming of the door. Nora decides to abandon her husband and kids‚ and takes off into the snow to make her own way in the world. That is a very bold decision. I might even call it foolish: she doesn’t have a job‚ not a whole lot of skills‚ no home‚ no prospects and no money. By her own admission she can’t make any choices by herself so she goes ahead and makes this drastic pronouncement. By making this determination‚ she’s ostracizing herself from the society she’s

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    Gary Soto's Life And Work

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    About the author (2006) Gary Soto was born April 12‚ 1952‚ and raised in Fresno California. He graduated from Roosevelt High School and attended Fresno City College‚ graduating in 1974 with an English degree. His poems have appeared in many literary magazines‚ including The Nation‚ Plouqhshares‚ The Iowa Review‚ Ontario Review and Poetry‚ which has honored him with the Bess Hokin Prize and the Levinson Award and by featuring him in Poets in Person. He is one of the youngest poets to appear in The

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    Sotos Syndrome‚ Pediatric Sotos syndrome is a disorder that results in increased growth during childhood‚ clumsiness‚ and delay in mental development. Over time‚ many children with Sotos syndrome catch up in mental development. Physical growth eventually slows down. By puberty‚ most children with Sotos syndrome are similar in size to other children their age. Most children with this disorder grow up and lead normal lives. CAUSES The cause of Sotos syndrome is a mutation in a gene. The gene

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    Relationship Description I have obviously known my grandma my whole life‚ but I have an extra special connection with her because I am her namesake. My grandma has lived with my parents for over 26 years; therefore I saw her everyday throughout my childhood. However‚ since moving away to college I only talk to her about once a week. Also‚ I only physically see her when I home for summer and Christmas break and about once per semester. Health Description My grandma

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    General De Soto Analysis

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    conquistador soldier General De Soto wanted to go to the new world and he picked me and a lot of other guys go with him. He wanted to find gold in the new world. We started loading up ships later that day we loaded up 10 ships‚ 700 or more men‚ priest‚ a few women‚ some horses‚ mules‚ some war dogs‚ and pigs. Later that night General De Soto said we would only get like 4 hours of sleep he wanted us up early so we could head out and get there early. I was asleep untill General De Soto came rushing into our

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    Doctor De Soto Summary

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    • The characters in this story are two happily married mice. Doctor De Soto is a friendly and helpful smart risk taker. The fox is a big animal and a dangerous one to the mice. The fox changes throughout the story as he wants to eat the mice‚ but later does not want to because Doctor De Soto fixed his tooth. Other characters in this story are Doctor De Soto’s patients‚ a pig‚ donkey and a cow! • The illustrations of this story were ink and watercolor. The pictures were full illustrations on the page

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    Gary Paulsen Biography

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    December 2011 Final Paper: The 1990 ’s was a time known as the “Digital Decade”. A time when the Stock Market rocketed and the internet took off. Along with technology becoming popular‚ Gary Paulsen was writing one of his two hundred novels‚ The River. It showed how the U.S. Government wanted young Brian to go back in the wilderness and reenact his survival skills he used a few years back‚ after he was involved in a plane crash. Gary Paulsen is a great novel and short story

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    Kayleen Soto‚ despite having a rather melancholy life‚ has conquered any problem that stood in her way and has evolved into a strong‚ brave‚ and respectable young woman. Kayleen’s legacy begins on August 3‚ 2002 at Denville Hospital in New Jersey in which her mother‚ Mirella Soto‚ gave birth to a baby girl with chocolate colored hair and eyes‚ and tan skin. Kayleen is the middle child of the Soto family‚ the oldest being her 16 year old sister‚ Destiny‚ and the youngest is her 9 year old brother

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    so familiar and untouched. Orange and red tulips‚ that grandma and I planted‚ still surround the base of the house. The large weeping willow‚ that danced with the wind‚ still shades the garden that is on the side of the house. I anxiously got out of my car and proceed down the cobble stone path that leads to the front door. The door seemed much smaller than I remember. Almost immediately after pushing the little round door bell‚ my grandma was there to greet me with a smile of excitement‚ a big

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