Did you know Gabby Douglas was the first African American to win gold in the prestigious event? She won the gold on uneven bars when she was 13 in the 2010 Pan American Championships. In 2011‚ at the age of 14‚ she won a gold medal with the U.S. team at the World Championships. She got the nick name "The Flying Squirrel‚" from that event. She gained celebrity status after her 2012 medals at the Olympics. Childhood Gabrielle (Gabby) Douglas was born on December 31st‚ 1995. She grew up in Virginia
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Cat Stevens was one of the most successful singer/songwriters of the first half of the 70s‚ and several of his soft‚ romantic‚ and sometimes mystical singles were Top 10 hits. After eight gold albums in a row‚ his star began to fade‚ and in the late ’70s‚ following a near-drowning‚ he converted to Islam‚ changed his name to Yusef Islam‚ and dropped out of music. The son of a Greek father and Swedish mother‚ Stevens spent his early youth developing a love of Greek folk songs and dances. By the
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of truth. In an environment which otherwise punished truth‚ slave songs were a subversive way to communicate the truthfulness of both sorrow and refusal to abandon hope. In Douglas’ narrative the slave songs express the hatred of slavery‚ dehumanization of the victims‚ and were often misinterpreted by Northerners. Douglas expresses his concern that listeners interpreted the slaves as happy and singing because of delight. If only the Northerners caught a glimpse of the lives the slaves led and
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Prompt: Douglass maintains that slavery dehumanized both the slave and the slaveholder. Quoting specific passages in the Narrative support this thesis with examples. Dehumanization can be described as the deprivation of an individual’s control over their actions and stripping them of their basic human rights and qualities. The act of dehumanization transpired in the 1800s when amputation‚ abuse‚ and other brutal means of punishment became a way to control slaves‚ leaving physical and physiological
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Joseph Giovannini ; afterword by Joseph Rykwert.. Richard Meier : Houses and Apartments. New York‚ NY: Rizzoli International Publications.‚ 2007 Richard Meier architect : 1992-1999 / Richard Meier / essays by Kenneth Frampton‚ New York: Rizzoli‚ 1999 Douglas house‚ Harbor Springs‚ Michigan‚ design: 1971; completion: 1973; architects: Richard Meier and Associates [ 4 ]. Context. The task of the architectural project is to reveal‚ through the transformation of form‚ the essence of the surrounding context
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Dream of a Thousand Cats In the “Dream of a Thousand Cats” there was a particular section that stuck out to me. Looking into the eyes of the dream cat‚ the Siamese saw a world much different from hers. Large cats being groomed‚ fed‚ and pet by tiny humans‚ who were then hunted out of amusement. One human stood up and told his fellow man that they can change their world. It can be a world of human beings where they were no longer hunted and killed. The humans had dreamed together‚ a thousand‚ and
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Curiosity killed the cat "Curiosity killed the cat" is a proverb used to warn of the dangers of unnecessary investigation or experimentation. A less frequently-seen rejoinder to "curiosity killed the cat" is "but‚ satisfaction brought it back".[1] The original form of the proverb‚ now little used‚ was "Care killed the cat". In this instance‚ "care" was defined as "worry" or "sorrow." An easier definiton of the phrase curiosity killed the cat would be that being curious can sometimes lead to
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Ragdoll cat temperament Ragdoll cats are one of the most popular cats breeds‚ they are usually stunning beautiful and playful. They are also family oriented and friendly to human beings‚ this has led them being referred to as man’s best companion. Out of their temperament they have been also referred the gentle giants. Ann Baker a Californian based cat breeder was the first one to introduce Ragdoll cats to the world in 1963. Ragdoll cat has a variety of temperament that differentiates this breed
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The numerous problems of a cat going outdoors Sub argument: (2) Multiple medical diseases outdoor living cats can get (3) Awareness of the trend (making cats socially unacceptable) natural wildlife‚ is in decline‚ cats have a significant blame (4) Cats are driving wildlife to extinction Premises: Premises + sub-argument (2) = (5) Cornell University in Massachusetts‚ scientists reported a case where a cat turned up infected with a worm found in raccoons. (6) Cats are three to four times more
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Colleen Chatcavage English 121 Dr. Kika Dorsey 3/18/12 Cats vs. Dogs There comes a time in most people’s lives when they decide upon choosing a pet for their household. Whether it should be a fish‚ bird‚ rodent or reptile‚ many push those ideas aside and choose the most common household pet; a cat or a dog. Dogs and cats share many interesting characteristics‚ but inside they are completely opposite animals. Each has its own attitude‚ needs and habits. Once you understand these differences
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