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    and grandparents played important roles. Slaves weren ’t allowed to marry‚ but they didn ’t let that stop them‚ they created their own marriages. And through all the hardships they had placed on them‚ they developed strong emotional bonds and family ties. The slaves discouraged casual sexual relationships and placed a lot emphasis on marriage and stability. To maintain some family identity‚ parents named their children after themselves or other relatives or sometimes gave them African names.

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    Attan Attan is a traditional Afghan dance. It is said to be one of the oldest forms of Afghan Pagan dance. It is usually performed with a Dhol‚ which is a double-headed barrel drum. The dance can be anywhere from 5 minute to 30 minutes long. There are many different regional variations of Attan‚ the most famous being Kabuli‚ Paktiyaya‚ Mazari‚ Kandahari‚ Sistani‚ Herati‚ Pashayi‚ and Nuristani. During King Yama’s time‚ Attan was performed before going to a war because it used to give the army the

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    1. FS as a tool in decision making on the point of view of: a. Shareholders Financial statements provide a view on the company’s financial changes within a specific reporting period and confirm its overall state. They give information such that they provide shareholders with a picture of how well the company is doing. These enable them to evaluate a stock’s worth and aid them in making stock-related decisions such as buying/selling/retaining which provide them further on the status of their

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    All around the world and in almost every era of time there has always been some sort of discrimination‚ segregation and hate towards the Jewish culture and its people. Both the movie “School Ties” and the play “The Merchant of Venice” include two Jewish males‚ David and Shylock‚ who were hated and frowned upon because of their culture and religion. Although both were treated like garbage‚ one of them was treated worse than the other. In the play “The Merchant of Venice” it was set in the 1500s

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    During the Harlem Renaissance‚ writers‚ especially black ones‚ portrayed the black culture and style in their writing. They used black assumptions‚ generalizations and stereotypes to show‚ what they thought was‚ the black culture. Not all of this was far from the truth. Three writers‚ Zora Neale Hurston‚ Langston Hughes‚ and Sterling Brown are examples of writers that emulated black culture in their works. Langston Hughes works‚ “”The Negro Speaks of Rivers‚” “Mother to Son‚” “When Sue Wears Red

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    Abstract Christy Light Period 2 “Comparing the Coolant Effects of Dry Ice and Ice” What we learned in this lab is how to compare the abilities of dry ice and solid water to act as heat absorbers. This mean that we had to compare which substance had the better result of absorbing more heat. We also learned to determine which substance was the most cost effective. We also learned how to determine the amount of heat each substance absorbed and compare which one absorbed the most heat. The first

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    Black pedagogy‚ or poisonous pedagogy‚ is a type of child rearing or methodical upbringing process intended to instill a sense of social superego within the child‚ and implement a defense against their psyche. Many theorists describe the behaviors and communications associated with the concept to be very violent and manipulative. The parents intentions focus primarily around honing obedience and preparing children for a dominant adult culture. The story of “Little Red Riding Hood” ties in heavily

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    Document A: Gulf of Tonkin Resolution (ORIGINAL) Eighty-eighth Congress of the United States of America AT THE SECOND SESSION Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday‚ the seventh day of January‚ one thousand nine hundred and sixty-four Joint Resolution To promote the maintenance of international peace and security in southeast Asia. Whereas naval units of the Communist regime in Vietnam‚ in violation of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and of international law

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    research Dry ice is a frozen mixture of Carbon dioxide‚ and like many other mixtures that give off Carbon dioxide dry ice is able to fill up a balloon. Using other substances that give off Carbon dioxide along with dry ice‚ which substances would be able to give off enough Carbon dioxide to inflate a balloon. The scientist will of course be controlling many variables. The scientists independent variable will be the substances they will be using‚ which is dry ice‚ yeast‚ and baking soda

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    There are societies filled with meddling and insensitive people‚ the towns in "A rose for Miss Emily" and "Dry September" are two such towns. The towns’ duplicity is shown effectively as in both of the women’s towns‚ the townspeople try to pry into their personal lives and also put on a facade of care and concern Both Miss Emily and Miss Minnie are victims of the meddlesome townspeople. When a mysterious stench begins to surround Miss Emily’s house‚ a group of men decide to take the matter into

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