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    Modal Verb Exercises I Fill in the blanks in each sentence using a modal verb‚ such as can‚ could‚ would‚ should‚ might‚ may‚ must‚ or have to‚ based on the situational hints shown in italics. Select the modal that seems most appropriate for the situation described‚ and be prepared to explain your choice. 1. I ……… not know what to say to him if he showed up. (I’m unprepared to speak to him.) 2. She ……… look at things differently once the facts are in. (A change in opinion is possible after

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    Harriet Tubman was a slave in Maryland in 1820. Once she was born she was considered a slave. No one knows the exact date when Harriet Tubman’s birthday is. Her first job was at the age of five. Tubman was hired to take care of an infant. Harriet Tubman’s job was trying not to make the infant cry‚ so every time the infant cries Miss Susan the mother of the baby‚ whips Harriet Tubman on the neck. These scars around her neck stayed there forever. Then she was weak so then she was sent home. When

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    up to the discrimination. Such as Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was a slave once and would be beaten and whipped by her owners (DEF). After her own freedom‚ Tubman helped lead many other families to freedom as well (DEF). Harriet Tubman also worked for the Union army during the Civil War even though she suffered from financial problems (DEF). Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland in 1822 and died on March 10‚ 1913 (DEF). She was originally named Araminta Harriet Ross (DEF). Tubman had eight siblings

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    Comparing Stowe And Jacob

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    1、The evil and immorality of slavery. In this theme Stowe and Jacob use similar approach. They both fully describe the life and destiny of main characters and people around them. The detailed conflicts between slaves and their masters or other white people intuitively address moral issues . Moreover‚ there are always contrasts and changes happen among characters which make the issue more impressive. The strategy allows everyone to torture themselves what the slavery is and if it’s right or not.

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    john jacob

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    What Does Compare and Contrast Mean? Answer The terms compare and contrast are two different words and their meanings are different. Compare means to look at something critically and see what they have in common or their similarities. Contrast is to note down the differences between the two objects and what difference they have. 2 Additional Answers To compare and contrast means to find the similarities and the differences between two or more places or things that are in question. So as to

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    Harriet Beecher Stowe

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    read. A book that recognizes an enormous problem for its time was Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harriet Beecher Stowe raises awareness for a bunch of problems throughout the book. Some problems she talk about are slavery‚ how women are views in society‚ and religious values. The problem that Harriet Beecher Stowe focused most on was the cruel and unjust treatment of slave. Throughout the book in Harriet Beecher Stowe gave numerous examples of how slavery was evil and how society needs to

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    The Life of Harriet Tubman Early Life Originally named Araminta‚ or "Minty‚" Harriet Tubman was born in early 1819 or 1820 on the plantation of Anthony Thompson‚ south of Madison in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Tubman was the fifth of nine children of Harriet "Rit" Green and Benjamin Ross‚ both slaves. Edward Brodas‚ the stepson of Anthony Thompson‚ claimed ownership of Rit and her children through his mother Mary Pattison Brodas Thompson. Ben Ross‚ the slave of Anthony Thompson‚ was a timber

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    Harriet Tubman Motivation

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    Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African american abolitionist woman who freed slaves and guided them through the Underground Railroad. Harriet is a brave individual who was a escaped slave that freed other slaves. She was courageous for being able to guide them by herself. First of all‚ Harriet was mistreated most of her life as a slave‚ but she wasn’t always a slave she escaped slavery in 1849 and she was brave enough to go back and free other slaves. Harriet was Quick and quiet when she would

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    Jacob character analysis

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    Character Analysis of Jacob Jacob was the son of Isaac‚ the son of Abraham. His mother was Rebekah and his older brother was Esau. Jacob was the younger of his father’s two sons and was the one less favored in the eyes of his father. Jacob was the one favored in the eyes of his mother‚ Rebekah. Jacob was highly motivated in getting what he wanted. It is significant that the author of Genesis takes ten chapters on Jacob’s life‚ because he has such a critical role in the development of the Hebrew/Old

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    is told as a series of memories by Jacob Jankowski‚ a "ninety or ninety-three year-old" man who lives in a nursing home. Jacob is told what to eat and what to do. As the memories begin‚ Jacob Jankowski is twenty-three years old and preparing for his final exams as a Cornell University veterinary student when he receives the news that his parents were killed in a car accident. Jacob’s father was a veterinarian and Jacob had planned to join his practice. When Jacob learns that his father was deeply

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