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    A BLACK WOMAN’S JOURNEY: FOR COLORED GIRLS Created in 1975‚ For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/ When the Rainbow is Enuf‚ focuses on the struggles of black women not only from that era‚ but issues still pertaining to black women 35 years later. Shange’s powerful choreopoem is comprised of seven women trying to "sing a black girl’s song…. Sing a song of life‚ she’s been dead so long"(Shange 18)‚ creating a voice for every woman. None of these women possess a name‚ only a color‚ to show

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    How Middle School Changed Me. I have most definitely changed since middle school started. Personally‚ it was a big change in my life. I have experienced many things through my middle school years. I’ve learned from my mistakes and matured. It wasn’t just my looks that changed‚ but my personality as well. Since elementary I have always been a person that cared about my grades‚ and my future. Even since then my point of view on that hasn’t changed and never will. Middle school

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    At Sunrise Dental’s four Triangle-area locations‚ we are proud to offer an alternative to traditional silver fillings — tooth-colored fillings. Unlike silver and amalgam fillings‚ tooth-colored fillings are inconspicuous and practically undetectable. An added advantage? Tooth-colored fillings are stronger because they are directly bonded to the teeth. Let’s talk about why you might need a filling and the benefits of our metal-free material. Why Might I Need A Filling? Dental fillings are used

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    How Love Has Changed Me A person’s character defines who they are as an individual‚ and is often shaped by their past experiences. In my life‚ being in love has had a positive change in my character. It has taught me to be more honest‚ selfless‚ and appreciative. Not only has this made me a better person‚ it has allowed me to live a better life. The love for my friends has changed me to be a more honest person. I have learned that in order to create a solid friendship with someone‚ I need to

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    Allred’s Asphalt Business Proposal for Ethiopia 11/26/12 Allred’s Asphalt Business Proposal I. Country Background Ethiopia is a landlocked country within Africa. It is bordered on the east by Eritrea‚ Djibouti‚ and Somalia‚ on the south by Somalia and Kenya‚ on the west by Sudan‚ and on the north by Sudan and Eritrea. Ethiopia encompasses a vast 1‚104‚300 sq km area with a population of 91‚195‚675 citizens and counting. The governing system in place in Ethiopia is a federal republic. This

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    up and fight for myself.’ That is why every time I see people bullied by others; I was like glaring at my own reflection. I know what they feel. Ergo‚ I should help and reach out my hand for them. Whilst on the other hand‚ I realized that I myself too should also be mindful and watchful of the words I say‚ for my actions‚ words‚ and deeds will come back to me. They will reflect on my personality and will describe who I really am. As stated in the Golden Rule: “Do not do unto other what you don’t

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    Basketball and baseball are the greatest things to ever happen to me. There is not one day where I do not enjoy shooting hoops or hitting home runs. People always say that I should be playing baseball because of how fit and athletic I am‚ so I tried it out‚ and it turned out I was pretty good. For basketball it was a different story. People have said that I was way too short‚ but my first game I scored about twenty points and everyone kept quiet. I’m now 5 ft 5‚ 117 lbs‚ and in middle school‚ so

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    masters. The Union army allowed a form of social elevation for the black race‚ influencing military duties and a form of schooling‚ but most importantly‚ offering certain legal rights that no slave could possess. The use of colored men‚ began with Butler’s began to use these me as a labor source for his camp. Secretary of War’s approved a contraband policy. Simon Cameron‚ who was Secretary of War at that time‚ approved Butler’s request of in taking blacks‚ informing him that “You will employ such

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    The Jim Crow Laws were made to segregate the whites and colored people. Colored people weren’t treated the same whites based on these laws passed in the southern states. Lots of people went to jail or even killed. People couldn’t go to the same bathroom as whites‚ or even use the same entrance as the whites. Some blacks were servants for whites‚ and whites would use other names for colored people that weren’t nice. Whites believe the black were cursed and chosen to be servants for the whites. And

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    Throughout the reading of this book I would have to say the two characters mainly followed in this story “Kurtz” and “Marlow” struggle between who is the real protagonist. Even though to story clearly depicts Marlow as the protagonist it still push you to feel for Kurtz and makes you try to justify his decisions and actions to make him be better then what he is in the reading. Marlow is this guy sent to drive a steam boat in the uncivilized jungles of Africa. Kurtz a man torn between revolutionary and slave

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