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    First of all‚ the primary source uses many words to describe adults’ actions to indicate the oppression teenagers suffered right now. Evidence like “clean up your looks‚” “watch all the things you do‚” “got methods of keeping you clean” and “rip up your heads” clearly show what kind of oppression teenagers have and what they need to resist. Adults are trying to make teenagers fit the “good standards” created by them. Good teenagers should be innocent‚ be obedient‚ study hard and so on. What’s more

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    confessing all of your sins? In the Plymouth Colony‚ people did that. The Plymouth Colony was the most healthy and safe European Colony in North America. It was an English colony founded on the coast of Massachusetts. It was active from 1620 to 1691. The first residence of the Plymouth Colony was at New Plymouth‚ a location earlier observed and named by John Smith. The settlement‚ which was the capital of the colony‚ is now a town in Massachusetts. The Plymouth colony was the friendliest to the Native Americans

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    ESCAPE When you think of magic‚ images of grand spectacle and illusions come to mind. However when you think of magicians only one name comes up and he stands alone. His death almost a century ago has done nothing to stop the legend of Harry Houdini. He said‚ “ No prison can hold me; no hand or leg Irons or steel locks can shackle me. No ropes or chains can keep me from my freedom.” This quote surprisingly enough isn’t found on the footsteps of the Statue of Liberty or at Angel Island. He was

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    New England and Chesapeake region Divergence New England and the Chesapeake region were very influential in the founding and prosperity of the United States. Both were founded by English explorers and both were able to thrive because of the determination and bravery of Englishmen. But even with these similarities‚ by the 1700’s‚ the settlements were drastically different. The New England settlement turned into an aristocratic colony focused on the belief in God and religious freedom while the Chesapeake

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    resulted in the little colony of Plymouth in the New World? The religious turmoil in the Old World that resulted in Plymouth was the Protestant Reformation. This created a branch of protestantism called puritanism. The dutch puritans wanted to escape so they asked the King for a charter and started Plymouth in the New World. Why was the initial and subsequent colonization of the Massachusetts Bay Colony more successful than Plymouth? The initial colonization in Massachusetts Bay Colony was more successful

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    McIntosh‚ P. (1989). White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Peace and freedom‚ 10-12. McLaughlin‚ A. (2002). Social work ’s legacy: Irreconcilable differences? Clinical Social Work Journal‚ 30(2)‚ 187-198. Mullaly‚ B. (2010). Challenging oppression and confronting privilege (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press. National day of service. (2013‚ February 27). Retrieved from http://action.2013pic.org/page/event/detail/4jg7c XXX neighborhood. (2013‚ February 27). Retrieved from http://www

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    13 colonies

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    a protestant but most likely converted to Catholicism Died in Quebec 1635 on Christmas Day He ventured as far as Spain and the West Indies. He was a geographer for King Henry IV Joined François Gravé Du Pont’s expedition to Canada in 1603 Founded the Canadian city of Quebec on July 3‚ 1608 He is often called the “Father of New France” French explorer‚ navigator‚ cartographer‚ soldier‚ geographer‚ ethnologist‚ diplomat‚ and chronicler Made the first accurate map of the coast Organized fur

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    In the poem ‘Oppression’‚ by Langston Hughes‚ he deeply outlines his thoughts and feelings while experiencing oppression first-hand. Being raised in poverty without the support of his parents‚ Langston Hughes expresses his wish of liberation from racism through this poem. Langston Hughes views oppression as something you can break free from by emancipation and not by something that holds you back. Langston Hughes first expressed his oppressive thoughts when he began his poem by saying‚ “Now dreams

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    Riley Griffin Mr. Bergmann Senior English P5 4/7/2016 Hitler’s Escape On April 30‚ 1945 Adolf Hitler committed suicide…or did he? One of the most popular conspiracy theories is that the Fuhrer and his new wife‚ Eva Braun‚ escaped to Argentina. FBI documents from September of 1945 admit that Hitler‚ like many other Nazi leaders‚ could be hiding in Argentina after arriving by submarine. There is evidence that Hitler escaped found in the remaining bone fragments that the Soviets claimed were Hitler’s

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    Oppression and Disability An oppressed group is a group of people that are treated unequally‚ different‚ and unjust. Unfortunately‚ there are various groups of race‚ sexual orientation‚ or religion that face oppression. There is one group that also receives it and it is our disabled community. Even with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)‚ they are still discriminated against in various forms. Society does not know their full capabilities and refuse to learn more about them. They are oppressed

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