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    Harriet Tubman is a great example of an extraordinary women in women history because of her actions that have affected our present lives. She served in the Underground Railroads during the 1850’s. But not many know how she escaped slavery around 1849 and she also helped the Union during the Civil War. To them she helped cooked‚ was a nurse‚ she helped spy for the Union‚ and she was the first women to lead a military expedition. She and Colonel James Montgomery planned a raid to free the slaves in

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    Danielle Bright The “Moses of her people” was a vital contribution to the jumpstarting of the abolition movement. This Moses is Harriet Tubman‚ a freedom fighter‚ union spy and conductor of the underground railroad. Harriet‚ previously known as Minty or Minta‚ was a libertarian holding her once promised manumission‚ traveled the distance in order to reach the north where an African American could be free from the strike of a whip or the clank of a chain. She didn’t stop there‚ though she returned

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    Here are the simlilarities and differences of the lives of Harriet Tubman and Susan B. Anthony. Susan B. Anthony had a better life growing up than Harriet Tubman. Susan B. Anthony was born in 1820 in a small town in western Massechusets. Also was the daughter of a principled and plain Quaker father‚ and a loving‚ committed‚ withdrawn mother. Her childhood was spent in the midst of her mother’s unending domestic chores‚ and her brief limited education was designed to cultivate in

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    Harriet Tubman and The People Could Fly are two stories about Slavery. They were both located on a plantation. The two stories are very different but they have their similarities. To start with‚ The people in both stories lived in misery. The people trembled in fear. That’s because they both were enslaved. In Harriet Tubman‚ it’s all throughout the writing. From not being able to sing and be free to only getting little clothing. For example‚ it states‚ “Once a year‚ on issue day‚ they received clothing

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    Harriet Tubman Outs Andrew Jackson in Change for a $20 By Jackie Calmes. According to Jackie Calmes; The Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced the most sweeping and historically symbolic makeover of American currency of the century. He proposed to replace the slaveholding Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman. Mr. Lew also proposed adding women and civil rights leaders to the $5‚ and the $10 note as well. Harriet Tubman was a bondwoman who escaped from the south to become

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    The excerpt from Harriet Tubman- Conductor of the Underground Railroad by Ann Petry tells about the time Harriet Tubman escorted eleven slaves to Canada. To be a successful conductor on the Underground Railway‚ Harriet Tubman had to be brave‚ selfless‚ and determined. First of all‚ Harriet Tubman was very brave by trying to get all eleven slaves to freedom. Harriet Tubman demonstrated bravery because she had no fear. Harriet Tubman had once made it to Canada and decided to go back to become a conductor

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    Character Sketch Harriet Tubman is an old‚ African American‚ runaway slave. This was a woman that was very brave and fought for her rights/freedom. She just didn’t want freedom for herself; she wanted it for all African Americans. I would also have to say that she was a very smart woman. I say that because she carried a gun around with her‚ so if any of the other runaways wanted to go back she would threaten them with the gun because she knew that the masters would end up finding Harriet and the others

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    do people act heroically? Throughout our history there was many people who did life changing actions that changed our country. In this essay there would be three heros Jackie Robinson‚ Harriet Tubman‚ and Ida B. Wells‚ that did something that was life changing to our country. Although‚ Jackie Robinson ‚Harriet Tubman‚ and Ida B. Wells had many different experiences‚ when the time came‚ they all acted very heroically. Therefore‚ Jackie Robinson acted heroically when being the first African-American

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    solidified their place in history. Mostly all African Americans were subjected to slavery but it was the brave few that could only be pushed so far and decided to escape in hopes of finding a better life. Harriet Tubman is a prime example of a woman who aimed to turn her dream into a reality. Harriet possessed both outstanding courage and remarkable determination as she paved the lengthy road to freedom for hundreds of

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    While giving this speech a thorough read and later analyzing certain details‚ there significant details about the speech that makes it stand out. The “grabber” or the introduction of the speech an important detail to take notice. Jesus begins to deliver the Sermon on the Mount with an example of anaphora. In the beginning‚ Jesus starts speaking of the Beatitudes and this section includes repetition of the word “Blessed.” This is the example of anaphora as is it emphasizes the idea of those who are

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