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    Through this topic I heard about Harriet Tubman the creator of the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 1820 and escaped slavery in 1849. I admire Harriet Tubman because when she was free‚ she chose to risk here freedom in order to help her family and friends. It is a character like Harriet Tubman’s that makes a good leader. She was able to set up a network of safe houses and rescue hundreds from slavery. The fact that Harriet Tubman had the courage to risk her freedom

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    Harriet Tubman: “Moses of Her People” March 27‚ 2012 Lily Papalii Harriet Tubman: “Moses of Her People” I. Early Life A. Birth 1. Araminta “Minty” Ross was born March 10‚ 1820. 2. She was born in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. B. Family 1. Harriet’s father died in the year of 1871. 2. Years later‚ her mother died in the year of 1880. 3. Harriet had 10 sisters and brothers‚ altogether

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    Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who was involved in the fight to end slavery. She established the underground railroad‚ which was a way to get slaves safely to the north.Harriet Tubman was born between 1820-1825‚ but it is not certain the exact day or year.She was born in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Harriet Tubman was originally named Araminta Harriet Ross and went by the nickname “Minty”. She was born to enslaved parents and had 10 siblings. When she was young‚ she was beat very often by her

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    Harriet Tubman was born a slave named Araminta Ross during the year of 1820. She was able to escape twenty-nine years later to start the Underground Railroad and help other slaves escape. Also‚ because she was an abolitionist before the Civil War‚ she became a spy for the Union Army. Because of all her great accomplishments‚ it was revealed that Harriet Tubman would be the new face of the twenty-dollar bill. (Biography) As many people can guess‚ Harriet’s childhood as a slave was not easy. Her sisters

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    Baugh U.S. History 17 November 2015 Harriet Tubman – Abolitionist During the time 1820-1913 slavery was a key event in history. At this time the Abolitionist Movement was in place. Many different groups of people were motivated to end slavery because they were upset with the treatment of black people. A woman named Harriet Tubman helped largely during this movement so what led Harriet to become an abolitionist? Harriet Tubman was born as a slave to Harriet and Ben Ross in Maryland around 1820

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    What makes a hero? This is the key question to my entire argument because today I am going to be arguing that Harriet Tubman is a hero‚ but what makes a hero. Is a hero just a mystery person wearing tights and having super strength‚ speed‚ or someone that saves the world every five minutes.According to dicrionary.com their are six different definitions of a hero. The first definition of a hero is a man of distinguished courage or ability‚ admired for his brave deeds and noble qualities. The second

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    heroine’s last days is based in the Holocaust and ethnocentrism is also a difference. As you can see go on or die talks about Harriet Tubman giving slaves the freedom they deserve and in the heroine’s last days Anne Frank is hiding with her family from the nazis. This two stories have events that really happened and are actually popular in history Harriet Tubman born in 1820 and Anne Frank born

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    In “ A Glory Over Everything” Harriet Tubman was an African American slave. She was kind‚ brave‚ and confident her braveness help her not not to be afraid to escape from slavery. Her goal was to escape from slavery to the North. Her confident got her to Pennsylvania.                        When Harriet worked in the fields. A woman would stop by and talk to Harriet. One day Harriet thought about  running away but she thought what would happen if she got caught. She knew if she got caught she would

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    do we do with a hero who has done something less than heroic?” I think that this quotes means that we put many heroes on a pedestal who haven’t done things of great courage. For example‚ my hero would be Harriet Tubman she was an African American woman who helped free enslaved people. Harriet Tubman is a well know individual

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    deliberate actions of Harriet Tubman‚ Frederick Douglass‚ and Thomas Garrett demonstrated the themes of freedom and sacrifice. As a result of Tubman being willing to risk her own life‚ she has saved hundreds of slaves and encouraged many to follow in her footsteps. Douglass and Garrett also helped change the lives of countless people‚ as well as shape the future of America. It was through the guidance of these great people that many African-Americans were saved. Harriet Tubman expressed these themes

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