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    Walker Evans

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    the dictator that ran the country. After that he took on a job with the Resettlement Association and the Farm Security Administration where for the FSA he was sent on an assignment to Alabama with writer James Agee. This assignment led to‚ Let Us Now Praise Famous Men‚ a book written by Agee and illustrated with Evan’s pictures‚ being published in 1941. The book was about 3 families that the two studied on their assignment together. In 1938 walker had his very first exhibition at The Museum

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    The autobiographical novel‚ A Death In The Family‚ written by James Agee is about how the Follet family deals and reacts with the death of a young father. Broken up into three parts‚ Agee formulates the story to display each of the character’s thoughts and feelings about the loss and grief of the adolescent father‚ Jay Follet. Part one of the novel opens up with a father‚ Jay‚ and his son‚ Rufus‚ taking an outing to the movie theater to watch a Charlie Chaplin motion picture. Both enjoyed these

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    system of ideas or a chain of events external to the tale. Context – “’The story is‚ there was one‚ just one‚ who ever came back‚ and he told what happened on the train‚ and where the train went and what happened after’”(207). – A Mother’s Tale by James Agee 2. Alliteration – the repetition of the same sounds – usually initial consonants of words or of stressed syllables – in any sequence of neighboring words. Context – “I took my hat‚ and‚ after a four miles’ walk‚ arrived at Heathcliff’s

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    James

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    James Herriot born James Alfred Wight in Sunderland England‚ October 3‚ 1916  Moved to Glasgow‚ Scotland as child‚ late October 1916  Graduated Glasgow Veterinary College on Dec 14‚ 1939  Joined Yorkshire practice of J. Donald Sinclair in 1940  Married Joan Catherine Danbury‚ 5 November 1941  He was part of the RAF 1941-43  1966 begins writing using the pen name James Herriot  23 February 1995 Dies of cancer at home in Yorkshire  Receives American Veterinary Medical

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    Jesse James

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    One of the most infamous figures of the later 1800 ’s is a man by the name of Jesse James. A legendary outlaw in his own right‚ his actions are still somewhat shrouded by mystery. Jesse James was born on September 5th‚ 1847 in his family ’s farm in Missouri. His father‚ Robert James‚ left his family and died in 1850 leaving his wife‚ Zerelda‚ with the responsibility of taking care of Jesse‚ his two siblings‚ and six slaves (Trout 3). Some probably expected him to grow up to become a minister like

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    "I watch Jordan more than anybody‚ for sure‚" James told ESPN’s Chris Broussard for a story in the upcoming issue of ESPN The Magazine. "But I’ll watch tapes of AI‚ too. I don’t take anything from AI. Well‚ I do -- his will. They say he was 6 feet‚ but AI was like 5-10½. Do we even want to say 160? 170 [pounds]? Do we even want to give him that much weight? And he played like a 6-8 2-guard. He was one of the greatest finishers we’ve ever seen. You could never question his heart. Ever. He gave it

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    James Longstreet

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    US HISTORY RESEARCH PAPER JAMES LONGSTREET The Civil War was a time of great conflict in America. James Longstreet was one of the most successful generals for the Confederate Army. Longstreet had a long respected military career where he performed many different tasks and jobs. Most of his leadership abilities were drilled into him during his time at West Point. After the war he became a target by some of his comrade for many reasons. They no longer believed in the confederacy like Longstreet

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    Lebron James

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    Lebron James was born on December 30‚ 1984 in Akron‚ Ohio. He went to St. Vincent Junior High School. When he was there they had a student verses teacher basketball game‚ and he decided to sign up. He was really tall in junior high‚ and he figured out that during the game he could dunk. Turns out that he was a lot better at basketball than he thought he was. He attended St. Mary High School. He was on both the basketball and the football team‚ and he was very good at both. In both his

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    James Meredith

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    Butterfly: A Case in Civil Rights As an American child‚ I’ve always been told that I can make a difference‚ that I can change the world. While that’s always sounded nice‚ it’s hard not to wonder‚ “Can I actually change something?” Such is the case of James H. Meredith. He changed the world not though extraordinary actions‚ but by rebellion and a little help. His decision to apply to The University of Mississippi and challenge countless people who tried to stop him on the way created a snowball effect

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    Alex Hall 8th period Mr. Keller 3/14/12 James Baldwin: An American Critic during a National Controversy During the mid-60’s‚ in a time where the nation was separated and segregated by race‚ an author named James Baldwin stood up for his thoughts and opinions. While the people of the United States waged war against each other‚ James Baldwin reached out to those who were unaware of the hardships of his people and showed them what it was like being an African American during the 1960’s. Born

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