1997‚ Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi under one condition: the prom had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008‚ Freeman offered again. This time the school board accepted‚ and history was made. Charleston High School had its first-ever integrated prom - in 2008. Until then‚ blacks and whites had had separate proms even though their classrooms have been integrated for decades. Canadian filmmaker
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was Mary Queen of Scots to Elizabeth’s rule? All substantial threats to Elizabeth’s position as Queen were symptoms of the tension between Catholicism and Protestantism. The threats posed by Mary Queen of Scots‚ as well as those of the Spanish Armada of 1588 and the war with Spain (which dominated the last twenty years of Elizabeth’s reign)‚ were consequences of a Catholic desire to gain supremacy in England. However‚ the extent to which the Catholic threat was centred on Mary Queen of Scots is
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Simple and Discount Interest In financial transactions‚ interest is the amount paid by a borrower to a lender for the use of money over a period. Interest that is paid as a percent of amount borrowed or invested is called simple interest. The formula for simple interest is given by the following: Simple Interest Where‚ Example 1. Suppose an amount Php 500.00 is invested
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The History of the English Language - The History of the English Language In this paper I will discuss where and how the English language originated and how it has spread to become one of the most spoken languages in the world. Before I started my research on my topic of choice‚ my original hypothesis was that the English language was started by a whole assortment of Germanic tribes invading England thousands of years ago. This ultimately became the goal of my paper‚ to see if Germanic tribes started
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In closing‚ Stress is a very serious matter that shouldn’t be taken lightly. As stated there’s many consequences that can follow a life full of stress‚ being life damage‚ failure‚ and even death. On the other hand there’s ways to manage and a get threw stress periods‚ also being talking to others concerning this problem. Stress is common things in the everyday life of are citizens no matter the race‚ age‚ nor place of origin. It’s a serious matter that should be taken seriously by all and handled
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while I was a senior at Lakewood High School. My senior prom was full of wonderful memories. Dancing with some of my best friends‚ dressing up in a black tuxedo‚ eating some of the most wonderful food I have ever tasted‚ and riding in a white stretch limousine. I didn’t go with my girlfriend‚ but I’m sure it would be memorable enough so that I can reflect on how important it was to me and my high school career. I was going to the prom with one of my best friend’s from high school‚ Sara. I have
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Accurate Impression of Queen Elizabeth’s Appearance‚ Character and Abilities? In this essay‚ I will discuss the similarities and differences of Blackadder’s portrayal of Queen Elizabeth and other sources‚ including my own knowledge. Blackadder is a TV show on many different historical figures about a man called Edmund Blackadder and his dog robber‚ Baldrick. It has four series that cover Richard III‚ Elizabeth I‚ the Prince of Wales and World War I. Elizabeth I was a Tudor queen who lived from 1533
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Event Name: Prom night 2011 Event Theme: Date: Venue: Organizer: Faculty of Management Society Event Director: Latiff Danial Bin Ismail Total Student Population: Cyberjaya – 10‚016 students (as at 31 May 2010) Target Participants: Minimum of 500 participants Target Group: MMU students Faculties in MMU Cyberjaya Campus 1. Faculty of Management 2. Faculty of Information System 3. Faculty of Engineering 4. Faculty of Creative Multimedia 5. Centre for Language and Foundation
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On November the 3rd about 4 weeks ago I attended a play called “Zombie Prom” that was performed by Georgia Perimeter College students and staff. The Play had a unique style of acting. It was set back in the hoop skirts and leather jacket days. Most of the play was acted at in a high school that was in charge by a strict principal. Jonny was one of the main actors throughout the play. Relationship between Johnny and the principle was very poor. The principle didn’t like Jonny and assumes that he was
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insanity as he becomes obsessed with keeping his position of power. In Mirror Mirror‚ the evil Queen Clementianna’s thirst for
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