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    Michael Jackson

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    a change.” Introduce person Michael Jackson grows up in Gary‚ Indiana born on August 29‚ 1958. He grew up with a big family‚ he had five brothers and he had three sisters living with him. When Michael was eleven their dad‚ Joseph Jackson made a band called the Jackson five that is when Michael started singing in his career. Michael Jackson’s life On August 29‚ 1958‚ Michael Jackson was born in his hometown of Gary‚Indiana. Joseph Jackson‚ his father‚ was and crane operator to take

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    TEKEEYAH WILLIAMS First Speech 06 BIOGRAPHY: MICHAEL JACKSON Date: October 3‚ 2011 Objectives Organization: Topical General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience the impact Michael Jackson had on the human society INtroduction I. Attention Getter: By a show of hands how many times have you started a task only to abandon it even without giving it a try II. Orienting Information: a. He was born 1958 in Gary‚ Indiana‚ which

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    Presidential Outline: Andrew Jackson I. Andrew Jackson a. March 15‚ 1767 – June 8‚ 1845 b. 61 years old II. No formal education; Occupation: Major General in the military‚ lawyer in North Carolina and Tennessee‚ Justice on the Tennessee Supreme Court‚ military governor of Florida‚ also became a US Senator III. Democratic Party IV. John Quincy Adams: Federalist‚ Democratic-Republican‚ Whig Party; Henry Clay: Whig Party V. The main campaign issue was the Bank of the United States‚

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    T Jackson DBQ How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? •- -j- "* - * j ^ i ^ i- •>"• \ v * • i ’ " ’ * ** "- A Document Based Question (DBQ) 65 © 2002 The DBQ Project L 1 Jackson DBQ STUDENT GUIDE SHEET How Democratic Was Andrew Jackson? Directions: Many great names in American history are closely connected with an idea or an event - George Washington and the Revolution‚ Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War‚ Martin Luther King and Civil Rights. Andrew Jackson’s name is tied very closely to democracy

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    world-wide. He was the one to change pop history. He was the one whose songs encouraged people to be proud of what they are. He was the one who inbraced the goodness of children and humanitarian work. He was the King of Pop. He was Michael Joseph Jackson. Born on the 29th of August 1958‚ in Gary‚ Indiana‚ Chicago‚ Michael was the eighth of ten children to an African-American family. He attended Montclair college prep‚ his elementary‚ where he gained interest in music. Michael had a troubled relationship

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    Mob Mentality

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    both by Shirley Jackson‚ the author creates a vivid setting where mob mentality thrives. One major part of this environment is the people that inhabit it. There is Jim Donell‚ who terrorizes Merricat at every chance he gets‚ and Mr. Summers‚ whose jovial exterior manages to soften the fact that every year he runs the lottery. Jackson is well known for her style of gothic novels that feature persecution and hatred in small town New England. These two works are no exception. Shirley Jackson creates

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    Alma Musvosvi Professor Aagaard English 102 April 15‚ y Journal IV One of the many themes Shirley Jackson portrays in “The Lottery”‚ is blind acceptance of sexism in society. This theme was clear shown throughout the story in the way that women were treated. In the opening of the story‚ the villagers is gathered at the town square in preparation for the annual lottery. Jackson describes what the boys‚ girls‚ men and women are doing. From the beginning‚ women and girls take the stereotypical roles

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    Tiara Randle Mr. Christopher Robinson English 102 6 February 2013 In this paper‚ I will compare two literature fiction based short stories. I will compare “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson and “The Rocking Horse Winner” by D.H Lawrence. These are two dynamic‚ but suspenseful short stories. They are very different in tone and style‚ but they have similar tragic ironies in areas of the stories. Both of the stories leaves the reader in suspense throughout it‚ but definitely at the strong emotional

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    In “The Ones That Walk Away From Omelas” and “The Lottery”‚ Ursula Le Guin and Shirley Jackson portray a supposedly perfect society built on clandestine secrets. In the short story “The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas”‚ Omelas’ inhabitants are smart and cultured‚ and it seems like a utopian city of happiness and delight. Everything about Omelas is your every desire‚ disregarding the secret of the city: the good fortune of Omelas requires that a single unfortunate child be kept in never-ending

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    Janet Jackson

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    Janet Jackson was born in Gary Indiana on May 16‚ 1966. She is a member of the Jackson Family musical dynasty. 	Her most famous family members include Jermaine‚ Stephen‚ Jackie‚ Tito‚ Marlon‚and Michael whom were all part of the musical group the Jackson 5. The most famous of the brothers is Michael whom helped Janet begin her musical career. Like many of the women in show business today‚ Janet has been faced with many obstacles in her life. Despite all of the problems‚ Janet has overcome

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