Journal Entry of a Subordinate Group Member: Irish Americans The Terrible Famine in Ireland It was 1845 and there began the Potato famine in Ireland. Millions of children‚ women‚ and men were dying. This famine destroyed a great deal of Ireland ’s potato crops. Most of families in Ireland‚ this also included mine‚ put our dependency on the potato crops as the main supply of income and most important‚ food. Because of Ireland ’s sudden outbreak of famine individuals began to suffer due to the
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Journal Entry #1 - Witness to the Assassination of Malcolm X February 21‚ 1965 Today‚ as the world we have lost a legacy. Since‚ Malcolm X was on of the ultimate and influential African American the world has even known and will. Malcolm X ensure considerably to make African American appreciation of the understanding of the African American heritage. He would voice his opinion about the things we were too afraid present ourselves. He presented us a huge experience to voice up for our rights as
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Journal entry 3 I escaped to the North my first time‚ I underground a railroad that i think should be called the "upperground railroad‚" and I honors "those good men and women for their noble daring‚ and applaud them for willingly subjecting themselves to bloody persecution‚" but i am also adamantly opposed to anyone revealing the means whereby slaves escape. I was in need of money to escape‚ so I proposed to Hugh Auld that he "hire his time." They were great people for helping me‚ but one day
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Unknown Language Journal Journal Entry 1 Before the lesson From this‚ my first lesson of Korean‚ I expect to gain‚ most of all‚ first hand insight into the experience a second language learner has during the first lesson of a language he or her has never before encountered. As I believe the class will be one of immersion‚ where the teacher will only speak Korean‚ I expect to be confused and to struggle to grasp the relation between sounds and their referents as well as understanding
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I’m going to compile a series of journal entries to describe my experiences as Jew merchant as I go through different towns selling goods to Islamdom‚ and Christendom. My journey beings at Delhi my homeland‚ and I hope to through as many towns as possible. With me I have cotton‚ silk‚ gems‚ spices‚ fine wools‚ silk‚ and weapons. I’m hopping to sell or trade my goods for other goods. Since I’m traveling long distances I will travel in a caravan with other merchants who have the same goals as me. By
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Journal Entry 2 The short story‚ “The Things They Carried”‚ by Tim O’brien‚ was my favorite reading of this week. The author states what the company is carrying‚ as well as emotional burdens that they carry. I think that theme of this story can be summarized as “Don’t judge a book by its cover”. As I stated in the discussion‚ I think this story makes a profound point about trauma and emotional stress. Physical burdens are easily observable. For example‚ when people see someone in a wheelchair their
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The Diary of Captain Odysseus Entry 1 The smell of fresh entrails is so strong I must cover my mouth with a dirty rag as I write this. I am staring at my comrade‚ Lieutenant Dan‚ and observing his condition: a bone protruded out of his leg which moved with his rattling breath – it is a cruel fate to be confined to‚ to be a good soldier and merely wanting to return to the country he loved. His moaning seems synchronised with the rocking lifeboat‚ and his muscles‚ visible to the naked eye‚ writhed
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Biology Journal 1 Biotic factors are all the living factors in an environment (Plants). While abiotic factors are all non-living factors in an environment. The three types of interactions that occur are biotic-biotic (Betta Fish eating Hornwort‚ or Fly eating leaves)‚ biotic-Abiotic (Plants-Sunlight‚ or Betta Fish- Fish Food)‚ and abiotic-abiotic (water eroding rocks‚ or sunlight heating the soil). The biotic factors I control are what seeds i plant‚ and the type of fish i buy. The abiotic factors
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19 April 2011 The Reluctant Fundamentalist Journal Entries (Pages 1-50) After reading for a few pages‚ it seemed almost as if the main character of the book‚ Changez‚ implicates the reader (us) as the person who he is talking to‚ and I thought that was a unique aspect of this book‚ unlike many other books. The American man that Changez is actually speaking to‚ I thought it was very strange how he was wearing a full suit‚ especially in a place like Lahore where the weather is extremely humid
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1. Dear Journal‚ The year is 1530 and we have finally survived our long voyage and have discovered a new land. We have arrived in a beautiful lush land filled with many natural resources. There are grand coastlines and rivers‚ with breathtaking mountains. This is certainly a majestic land to behold and that we will explore. Captain Pizarro says that we are on a mission to expand our kingdom of Spain for the good of Christianity. Captain Pizarro says that we cannot leave and go back to Spain until
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