Bridges and Rosa Parks. This two ladies were a very big part of history. They stood up for blacks. Ruby Bridges had very few differences from Rosa parks. Ruby Bridges was guarded by an army when she went into her new school. There were four other kids who were picked to go to an all white school.Ruby was sent to school on her own to an all white school. Ruby Bridges was 6 when she went down in history. Ruby Bridges was appointed to go to school.Ruby has her church family to help her. Rosa Parks was
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Lee’s life had a big influence on her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. Lee based her novel on her life. The characters‚ setting‚ and the central conflict was basically influenced by her life. Harper Lee’s life influenced the characters‚ setting‚ and central confict of her novel To Kill a Mockingbird. The characters in the novel were based on the people Harper Lee knew throughout her life. According to an article entitled “Harper Lee” Encyclopedia of world biography‚ Harper Lee’s father served in the
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The songs that represent The songs you listen to or hear on the radio connect to your favorite character from a book or to the book in general. To kill a mockingbird main characters Scout‚ Jem‚ Atticus‚ Calpurnia‚ Tom Robinson‚ Bob Ewell‚ and Mayella have many songs that connect to their traits and the situation there in. The song “Not Afraid” by Eminem represents the traits Jem portrays in the book. A line that represents Jem is “I’m not afraid to take a stand”. This line portrays Jem because
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On December 1‚ 1955 Rosa Parks’ decided that she was going to sit in the white section on the bus in Montgomery‚ Alabama. African Americans were not permitted to sit in the front of the buses. Her refusal to give up her seat for a white man helped change segregation nationwide. Rosa Parks’ helped give African Americans equal rights in this world today. When Rosa Parks’ was younger‚ she had experience with racial discrimination and racial equality. When her parents separated her mother moved the
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what they believe in‚ memorizing the greatness of others‚ or fighting for freedom to achieve happiness. However sometimes taking matters into your own hands can lead to disaster. Rosa Parks is a very important person that stood up for what she believes is right but suffered from the consequences. At a young age Rosa Parks didn’t have the
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Forefathers Harry Lee Kuan Yew Mr Lee is a fourth-generation Singaporean. His Hakka great-grandfather‚ Lee Bok Boon who was born in 1846‚ emigrated from the Dapu county of Guangdong province in China to the Straits Settlements in 1862. Harry Lee Kuan Yew was born on 16 September 1923‚ at 92 Kampong Java Road in Singapore‚ a large and airy bungalow. Mr Lee was the eldest child of Lee Chin Koon and Chua Jim Neo. Mr Lee had three other brothers‚ Lee Suan Yew‚ Dennis Lee and Freddy Lee and a sister; Monica
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you cross the line between Albany and Leesburg‚ it is like stepping from a gang movie into Sweet Home Alabama. Albany is the murderous blood stricken world of gangs and thugs. Lee County is where I grew up and it just is not what it was when I started going to school there. I would never want my child to be raised in what Lee County has turned into in the past few years. When I was in third grade I went from a private school to Twin Oaks elementary school. When I was in elementary school I did not
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In the poem “Annabel Lee” the poet‚ Edgar Allan Poe‚ expresses his great love for his long-lost love. Edgar expresses this in many ways throughout the poem. A couple of examples of how he does this throughout the poem is his use of theme‚ symbolism‚ sensory details‚ and figurative language. Throughout the poem‚ Poe refers to his long-lost love as Anabel Lee including in the title. The theme that Allen develops throughout the poem is a theme of great love. He develops this theme by using symbolism
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Mabel Lee August 18th‚ 1886. In Clearfield Taylor County‚ Iowa Mabel Lee was brought into this world. She was the daughter of David Alexander and Jennie Aikman Lee. As a child Mabel lee was underweight‚ small and often ill. Besides that fact she always enjoyed participating in physical activities and games. She graduated from Centerville in 1904. She attended Coe college in Cedar Rapids mainly because Coe had a women’s basketball team. She majored in psychology and minored in biology. She also
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Brazil Jimenez & Ashlee Zwahlen AP Lit Period 4 Written Explanation The poem "Annabel Lee"‚ written by Edgar Allan Poe‚ expresses mainly the emotion love. But also inscribed within it is grief‚ sadness‚ death‚ and jealousy. "Annabel Lee" consists of six stanzas‚ three with six lines‚ one with seven‚ and two with eight‚ with the rhyme pattern differing slightly in each one. The poem uses repetition and rhyme numerously as well as a pattern flow purposely to create its mournful effect. The poem
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