Civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born on February 4‚ 1913‚ in Tuskegee‚ Alabama. Her refusal to surrender her seat to a white passenger on a Montgomery‚ Alabama bus spurred a city-wide boycott. The city of Montgomery had no choice but to lift the law requiring segregation on public buses. Rosa Parks received many accolades during her lifetime‚ including the NAACP’s highest award. Civil Rights Pioneer Famed civil rights activist Rosa Parks was born Rosa Louise McCauley on February 4‚ 1913
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Vaughn‚ par 9). For generations the ocean has been called “The largest museum on earth” (Vaughn‚ par 8). The Earth has been maintained in a natural state of balance‚ but the advancement of human civilization has thrown it off balance (Stewart‚ video). Each year as humans evolve we destroy the Earth along with its natural resources (Rekacewicz‚ par1). Almost everything depends on water and it’s cycle. However‚ the oceans
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Why is the Pacific Ocean unsafe? In 2011‚ Japan suffered a major travesty due to the 9.0 magnitude earthquake‚ and tsunami that followed soon after. However‚ during that earthquake and tsunami‚ a nuclear power plant known as Fukushima Daichii was hit‚ and exposed to the community. Being exposed to a nuclear power plant is extremely harmful because of the symptoms that may occur from it‚ due to radiation. According to the 2013 edition of the Encyclopedia‚ radiation is a‚ “flow of atomic and subatomic
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Plastic in the Ocean More than 200 animal species are dying everyday because they are consuming plastic in the ocean. This paper will discuss the environmental issue of polluted oceans‚ the causes‚ and possible solutions. The current environmental issue is littering in the ocean. Everyday hundreds‚ thousands‚ and even millions of trash is dumped into the ocean. Hundreds of marine species eat large amounts of plastic debris. “Yet the question is why so many species from the tiniest zooplankton to
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Is it morally right to exploit animals? There are many opinions to this question and when applying it to Jurassic park‚ the matter becomes even more complicated. Some people believe the display of animals for human enjoyment is revolting because of establishments like Zoos and the infamous‚ Sea World. They look at these places and see the cold hard facts: animals are being torn away from their natural habitats‚ to be placed in artificial environments‚ where they often times get mistreated and taken
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TRIVIA LUNETA PARK 1. Luneta is located at the center of Manila‚ the Philippine capital. It is one of the city’s most popular attractions. 2. Luneta is derived from the word “lunette” which means crescent moon – the shape of this formerly marshy land. 3. As early as 1601‚ there is already a small town on this marshy land called Bagumbayan or Nuevo Barrio in Spanish‚ hence‚ Luneta is also known before as Bagumbayan. 4. In 1872‚ Father Burgos‚ Fr. Gomez and Fr. Zamora were executed by garrote in Luneta
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Local Park Description Luminous rays of sunshine filled the air‚ compelling children to open the gates and enter the colourful park. Walking towards the park‚ a little girl dragged her laden down mother across the grass. Unable to contain her excitement‚ the little girl abandoned her drained mother‚ sprinting towards the gates as quickly as silver. Towering above‚ the climbing frame looked like a mountain against the sea of small children. The brightly coloured frame attracted a young boy
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Sunday in the Park Bel Kaufman In the short story‚ “Sunday in the Park” by Bel Kaufman‚ a mother and father are relaxing at a park on a Sunday afternoon with their child‚ Larry‚ who is playing in the sandbox. Everything was seemly peaceful until another child playing in the sandbox throws sand at Larry. Larry’s mother tells the other child not to throw sand and to her surprise the child’s father encourages him to continue throwing sand. The mother was rendered speechless by the father of the child’s
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As a child‚ I had the chance to travel to various parks but my favorite place was always Kings Island. Me and my family travel to Ohio at least four times a month. Every Friday night‚ we’ll all stay up until sunrise. Before we get on the highway‚ me and my sister including my parents will share a prayer. I always beat everybody to the car sitting in the front seat yelling “LETS GO”. The whole time on the road‚ we’ll all play cards‚ listen to music‚ and eat a few snacks. We save the meals for when
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Recreational Park I would like to spend my leisure time with some activities in recreational park instead of imprisioned in the room. Normally‚ when I am in Kuala Lumpur‚ I used to go to Taman Tasik Titiwangsa. But if I am in my hometown‚I used to go to Taman Tasik Taiping. From my observation‚ there are some precise similarities between them. Firstly‚ Taman Tasik Titiwangsa resembles to Taman Tasik Taiping in that they both located in city area. Taman Tasik Titiwangsa is conveniently situated
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