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    Out Thelma and Louise is a 1991 film about two good friends who set out on a road trip to relax from their hectic lives‚ but find themselves anything than relaxed. They are tired of their boring‚ routine lives‚ and find excitement on the road‚ although not in the way they would have liked. Thelma is a push-over house wife with a controlling husband and Louise is a stressed waitress with a boyfriend who is unwilling to commit. In an attempt to rescue Thelma from a potential rape‚ Louise shoots and kills

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    “Tracks” is an amazing novel written by Louise Erdrich. It is a powerful and dark story that is about a native American tribe called the Chippewas who are struggling to protect their land and traditional heritage. The story takes place in the early 1900s where it appears as though the migration of the white settlers and native American Indians have a feud over sacred land. In the story Nanapush and Pauline take turns narrating each chapter in the story. Both have different views and relationships

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    and Estelle Louise enter the empty Diner‚ and as they head to their favorite booth‚ they leave a water trail behind them. Shortly after they sit down‚ Estelle Louise excuses herself and rushes to the public toilet. Ruby ambles over and says‚ “Clemmy Sue‚ on this dark and gloomy night you’re a breath of pure sunshine. How about some hot coffee?” “Yes‚ ma’am‚ please and thank y’all.” “I’m curious Clemmy Sue‚ besides my good cooking‚ what brings you and Estelle Louise here in the

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    omnipresent‚ but in the case of Louise Arbour‚ the simplest of facts sing loudly of her praises. This once young girl attended a convent school‚ pushed herself through college and University of Montreal‚ only to embark on an extraordinary journey of justice. Louise Arbour is a Canadian who makes a difference as a UN Commissioner‚ as a judge for the Supreme Court‚ and through her role in the Kingston Penitentiary Inquiry. There was an incredible report by Louise Arbour in the 1990 ’s that rocked

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    to go vacation‚ Thelma and Louise decide to stop at a bar to have drinks. Thelma then meets a guy‚ and starts chatting and dancing with him. While they are at a parking lot outside the bar‚ things start to get out of control‚ the guy tries to rape Thelma. After a moment‚ Louise happens to hear and comes out with her gun pointed at the guy‚ saying let Thelma go. After letting her go‚ and when asked to apologize‚ he responses with more offensive remarks‚ which angers Louise and she ends up shooting and

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    elected her president in the first place.” “She seems to have several friends at the meeting.” “There are only a few women in the club that Louise considers her friend‚ but they are sweet women who feel sorry for her. Do you know what I mean? Wait a minute‚ why are we discussing her now?” Heather wanted to know. “Louise came by earlier with an expensive dog trying to make up with me. I set her straight and told her as long as

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    January‚ 25‚ 2011 In “Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin‚ Louise Mallard the main character received the news of her husband’s death. At first the news shocked her. When alone in her room she realizes that she is free. Filled with excitement and the feeling of being reborn she journeys downstairs to find her husband alive and well. Mrs. Mallard then dies; the doctors claimed it was joy. Through the “Story of an Hour” it is discovered that Louise Mallard is a selfish yet strong character. When first

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    Louise Mallard is the protagonist in “Story of an Hour”‚ in the story her husband dies in a train accident; at first she does the usual thing and mourns the death of husband but Louise feels a monstrous joy while sitting in her room instead of mourning. This joy scares her when the feeling overtakes her. She tells herself that it is wrong and she should be upset about her husband’s demise but continues to be joyful. On the other hand Mary Maloney‚ the protagonist in “Lamb to the Slaughter”‚ is the

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    Rosa Louise McCauley Parks was an American civil rights activist. She was also known as “The mother of the freedom movement”. She fought for equality‚ inspired people‚ and received many awards. Rosa Parks who was born in Tuskegee‚ Alabama fought for racial equality. On December 1‚ 1955 Parks was arrested‚ because she refused to give up her seat to a white passenger. This brought many people’s attention including Martin Luther King Jr. They decided to boycott and not ride any buses until they had

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    A red–black tree is similar in structure to a B-tree of order[note 1] 4‚ where each node can contain between 1 to 3 values and (accordingly) between 2 to 4 child pointers. In such B-tree‚ each node will contain only one value matching the value in a black node of the red–black tree‚ with an optional value before and/or after it in the same node‚ both matching an equivalent red node of the red–black tree. One way to see this equivalence is to "move up" the red nodes in a graphical representation

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