On February 27‚ 1934‚ N. Scott Momaday was born to mother‚ Mayme Scott who was a teacher and a writer‚ and to father Alfred Morris Mammedaty who was a teacher and an artist. Momaday’s father later reduced the family’s surname to the present day spelling of Momaday. N. Scott Momaday was specified as seven-eighths Native after birth‚ and a tarrying one-eighth of pioneer lineage. In Native American tradition‚ presenting a name for a person is significant as in determining the person’s life course. Momaday
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11.30.10 The U.S.S.R. Under Stalin 1924-1941 Paper 1 Questions & Answers 1)a) Evidence in Source D that suggests that Stalin’s motive for the mass arrests of the late 1930s was to obtain slave labor is that “the mass arrest of the late 1930s may have been carried out to satisfy Stalin’s desire for slave labor‚” and “more prison laborers were urgently needed.” b) In Source D‚ “absurd inefficiency” means that the overpopulation of the prison laborers in the camps made them disorganized
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what makes people steal and commit other disgraceful acts. Without this system‚ crime would decrease significantly. People are always associating wealth to money but it doesn’t have to be a negative term. Last year I read a book‚ The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald‚ in which Jay Gatsby becomes rich overnight. Gatsby believed that the “wealth” would help him win the love of his life‚ Daisy. However‚ once he died for Daisy‚ she didn’t even come to his funeral because she was scared of others opinions
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Freedom: The Dred Scott Decision The topic of slavery was a major reason for the Civil War. One of most well known trials is the Dread Scott Decision‚ he fought for years and had several trials before he was finally free. It takes a strong man to not give up on his dream. A dream that he would not live to see play out for many other slaves. Dred Scott was born into slavery around 1800 his first known owner was Peter Blow in 1830. Before Mr. Blow’s death in 1832‚ Dred Scott was sold to Dr. Emerson
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In Uglies by Scott Westerfeld‚ it takes us hundreds of years into the future to talk about what bad will come to us and in actuality how good we have it now. It talks about the negative side of basically our biggest dreams. It all starts with the young 15 year old Tally in Uglyville‚ and her quest to see her "best friend" Peris. After sneaking into Prettyville Tally encounters a new friend‚ Shay. They share tricks and late night adventures into the forbidden outskirts of town. They
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READING GROUP GUIDE FOR BREATHING UNDERWATER BY ALEX FLINN 1. The beginning of the book‚ Nick thinks of his abuse of Caitlin: It was a slap . . . One slap‚ when she pushed me way too far. I never beat her up‚ would never hurt her. Does Nick believe this? Why does he not admit the truth to himself? 2. What do you think Judge Lehman hopes to accomplish by making Nick keep a journal‚ detailing his relationship with Caitlin? How does keeping the journal differ from discussing the same incidents in Mario’s
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Persuasive Speech on Underage Drinking People might think that alcohol is something that helps you cut loose and makes you full of energy‚ but reality check-alcohol is actually a depressant that damages your body in the long run. Alcohol is a problem that affects multiple people and families‚ but in today’s society it’s affecting teenagers. The horrible facts that I will present to you will prove that underage drinking needs to come to end before it’s too late for some. Some people
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Estrada‚ Yareli Ms.Kuzma Period 1 3/16/14 Pretties You can’t forget your past even in a bright present. In the novel Pretties‚ Scott Westerfeld discusses the different stages a girl‚ Tally Youngblood (Tally-wa)‚ goes through to become a beautiful woman. Girls are put into “The Uglies” category until they turn 16 which is when “The Specials” submit them into a surgery that transforms their lives. The surgery consist of making them beautiful‚ strong‚ healthy‚ and slowly erasing parts of their
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In Dred Scott vs. Sandford‚ Justice Roger Taney advances the argument that Black people were not “intended to be included” as citizens under the constitution‚ meaning that they are unable to claim the “rights and privileges” bestowed upon citizens of the United States (Dred Scott v. Sandford). To advance this argument‚ and to prove that the decision in Dred Scott was not a race-based one‚ Taney makes a comparison between black and indigenous individuals‚ asserting that indigenous freedom has “constantly
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Title: Breathing Underwater Author: Alex Flinn Pages: 236 Summary: Breathing Underwater is about an teenage boy at the age of 16 who is in love with his girlfriend‚ but does not really know how to treat her right. He claimed to have loved his girlfriend a lot and often did not listen to what he has to say about things and disagrees with her which causes him to get angry. One day he had gotten very angry and had slapped her‚ not knowing what had got into him he apologized for his behaviour and
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