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    Let The Indians Stay! Way before us‚ Americans came to this beautiful land called America‚ there were Indians who lived here. They were here more than one hundred before we came here.. How can it be fair for us to move them off their home? That’s why we should let the Indians stay. The Indians also were treated so unfairly and became modernized like us. So let the Indians stay. First of all the Indians were here way before we came. According to the article “Allow the Cherokee to Stay” by Joan Marshall

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    In the short story‚ “The Strangers That Came to Town” by Ambrose Flack shows discrimination through the symbolism of the Duvitches dog Kasimar. Kasimar symbolizes innocence. Just like the Duvitches “no one had ever heard him bark or growl”(Flack 4). Normally dogs would bark or growl at people‚ however‚ Kasimar was different‚ he acted just like the family to which he belonged. The Duvitches often felt lonely as they were discriminated. The Duvitch children just moved to a strange town and no one welcomes

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    cover is to form an opinion before you even dare to open the book and discover what’s inside. In society‚ it’s very common that people are quick to make a judgment about someone based solely on what they see. In his short story‚ The Strangers that Came to Town‚ Ambrose Flack is showing that true freedom is about being accepted. This is shown by the transformation of Andy’s perspective on the Duvitches‚ the judgments made by the locals about the Duvitches‚ and how Andy’s family forever changed how

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    How Stories Came To Earth

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    traditional story‚ especially one concerning the early history of people or explaining some natural or social phenomenon‚ and typically involving supernatural beings or events.There are many myths that exist in the world today. The myth‚ “How Stories Came to Earth‚” is about an ancient Egypt sky God (Nyame) that kept stories from everyone in the world. He told only certain stories of his choosing. Anansi‚ who was a spider‚ wanted everyone to have access to the stories. In order for Nyame to release

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    A Bird Came Down the Walk by Emily Dickinson Theme: The poem deals‚ among other things‚ with the relationship between nature and humanity. At the start the poet is just observing the bird (“He did not know I saw”). She does not interfere‚ but she is not passive‚ as her observations are quite detailed e.g. noticing the Beetle. She is a presence in the poem from line 2‚ but we don’t find out much about her as the focus is on the bird. The human interference‚ finally‚ in line 14 (“I offered him

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    Autumn When Autumn Came

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    about The themes – ideas the poet wanted the reader to consider The atmosphere and mood of the poem Structure – how the poem is organised How they are written – words and phrase you find interesting Your personal response When Autumn Came This is the way that autumn came to the trees: it stripped them down to the skin‚ left their ebony bodies naked. It shook out their hearts‚ the yellow leaves‚ scattered them over the ground. Anyone could trample them out of shape undisturbed by a single moan of protest

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    Nothing Gold Can Stay

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    “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost focuses on the idea that nothing lasts forever. The poet uses a central metaphor and personification to express his idea. The poet uses figurative language such as controlling metaphors‚ personification‚and allusions and is specific in his choice of words. “Nature’s first green is gold” (Line 1) is the first line the is the main example of the controlling metaphor. The color green is compared to gold‚ which is precious. What he means by this is that things

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    The Mayan‚ Aztec‚ and Incan people were very advanced considering they were secluded from the rest of the world. Each civilization had many great achievements. The Mayans built outstanding pyramids that were structurally sound to honor their many gods. About 1300 years later‚ the gap between each stone is so small that a butter knife can not be put in between each stone. The skill needed to work with stones with that much precision back then was amazing. The Mayans developed a calendar

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    Thousands of years ago‚ three great civilizations lived in what we now call South America. These three civilizations were the Mayans‚ Aztecs‚ and Incas and they settled in South America and Mesoamerica (a term used to describe the Americas before the arrival of the Spanish) where they lived for thousands of years until the Spanish arrived. One of the oldest civilizations of Mesoamerica‚ the Mayan civilization‚ which is located in modern-day Guatemala‚ lasted for approximately 3000 years‚ spanning

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    powerhouse‚ and between “1895 and 1915‚ the United States of America transformed itself from an isolationist country to a world empire.” While they came over with full hearts and hope for an overall better life‚ the labor and feminist politics of the era was a great burden on the shoulders of the new incomers. Hilda Satt Polacheck’s memoir‚ I Came a Stranger:

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