A SlaveWith A Birthday: An Analysis of Positive African American Portrayals in Henry’s Freedom Box Felicia Palacios California State University‚ Sacramento An English art critic John Ruskin once said‚ “Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips‚ others by their restlessness and ambition.” In the children’s picture book Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine and illustrated by Kadir Nelson‚ Ruskin may be proven right. This historical bibliography‚ published in 2007 by Scholastic Press‚ exposes
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bright red car was Amelia and her mother. “Can we start now?” asked John impatiently SURPRISE! John’s grandma was having her 60th birthday. His mother was talking to all his aunts and uncles and having a good time. John’s grandma said‚ “Wow!! I can’t believe you did this just for me! Just look at all those-those…things!” DINNER AND GAME TIME Everybody sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to John’s grandma as she blew out the candles and made a wish. She sliced the cake into eleven equal parts. John’s Grandmother
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A birthday surprise 26.09.11 Ninas birthday was planned by her friends. They wanted to do a trip to the Kakadu National Park. The friends thought that there would be only freshwater crocodiles and these were not aggressive and much smaller than the saltwater crocodiles. And only two or three people died each year in a crocodile attack. So they thought that there was no reason to be afraid. There were also Rangers who checked for them‚ even by helicopter! When they got into the park they
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A Memorable Moment What does envy mean? Arresting Opening Scene During the month of October in Santa Fe‚ New Mexico‚ all the schools were preparing for another season of basketball. It’s a year that everyone looks forward to; all the athletes‚ coaches‚ spectators‚ and supporters. The girls’ basketball team at my school was very good and over the years I’ve heard growing up that it’s a lot of hard work and also how the coaches set very high standards for their players. In addition‚ the girls’
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My Most Interesting Experience. -------------------------------------------------- I strongly believed everyone must be having their most interesting and exciting experiences in their lives.For me‚I also had my best experience.It started during my last school holidays. On one glorious morning after having breakfast at home‚my cousin‚Ana and her family suddenly emerged at my home’s front door .Ana was smiling sweetly and as fast as lightning I invited the whole family to come in.Ana is my closest
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Vision for the Plan: As a teacher‚ I want to be professional and a positive role model to my students. I want to have a good and supportive environment in my classroom so that it allows my students to have good opportunities to succeed. I will keep motivate my students to be better in their work and it is my job to make sure that each students learn something. Therefore‚ I plan to use positive reinforcement in the classroom and praise any positive behavior in the classroom. I will use the classroom
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Fourth of July. They were going to have plenty of food‚ drinks‚ fireworks‚ and games for kids and adults alike. We could not resist a good time. I invited my girlfriend over and we all walked down to the festivities. We could smell the barbecue as soon as we stepped out of the house. They had a game called Cornhole set up on one of the front lawns. My girlfriend‚ Samantha‚ pointed out that some of the kids were in the pool out behind the houses in the adjoining backyards. The three of us made our
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Today is my 13th birthday‚ I was on the way to get the cake when I was pulled into the alleyway by a man with a mask. As if my brother knew I was in trouble he flew into the alleyway with a killer look in his eyes. “I will give you two seconds to let go of my sister.” he growled dangerously to the man. I tried to run but the hard grip on my arm told me otherwise. “NOW.” He yelled to make his point. The gun slung me to the ground as he drew his weapon and before my brother had time to draw his own
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My uncle has a big impact in my life. He has done a lot for me this past couple of year. First he has been to all of my football games. Second he pays for some of the food for the afterglow. Lastly he goes to all of the quarterback meeting for me. I was at the Douglas football game and it was a hard game‚ but I can always hear my uncle yelling and supporting me. He is almost always the loudest person on the sideline and that really motivates me to play harder and it makes football a lot more
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As far as I can remember‚ I first visited Da Nang city - one of the most beautiful and dynamic cities in the central of Viet Nam - in Autumn‚ 2008 after passing the Entrance Examination to University. Da Nang city was quite peaceful in the early morning when I arrived. I and my cousin decided to rent a small hotel beside Han River. Now that we could spend only one day sightseeing‚ we decided to pay a visit to Ngu Hanh Son mountains‚ Cua Dai beach‚ Hoi An ancient town. To be specific‚ we started the
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