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    2013 As a young adult growing-up I was a child sent from above. I was the only child in my dad eyes I was 2013] very cultured. And I was intelligent‚ my report card was always good. And my parents was proud of me. Living with my dad was the best thing to happen to me. I always had what I wanted and needed and never begged for anything. I was blessed to have a dad that would make sure I did all my homework. And got to school feed me on time. I can honestly say I was never a problem for my dad. We

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    a positive impact a free society because for example like Rosa Parks she helped the colored people a lot. She fought for what she thought was the right thing to do because the colored people were being pushed around without having their ideas spoken out. She was taken out the bus she was riding in because she didn’t want to move from the seat she was sitting in and she was pushed out the bus and was told a lot of bad racist things that I don’t think any one deserve to hear. A lot of people back then

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    wrong‚ it was accepted and still went on as if there was nothing wrong at all. African-Americans were treated poorly because of the color of their skin that somehow‚ someway made them different. On December 1‚ 1955‚ a 42-year old African American‚ Rosa Parks‚ was coming home after a long day of work at a Montgomery department store. She boarded an Avenue bus and took a seat in the first of several rows designed for “colored” passengers. As the bus continued on its route‚ it began to fill with white

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    Rosa Parks I think Rosa Parks was one of the greatest heroes in history. In 1955‚ Rosa did something that changed history for a long time. During that time it was illegal for African Americans to talk back to the white people. “It all began on December 1‚ when Parks boarded a city bus and sat at the front of the "coloured" section.”(“Woman who changed a nation”) The bus driver demanded to give up her seat for a white man but Rosa had been pushed around long enough and refused to give up her

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    During the lifetime of Rosa Parks‚ she was put up against many battles that she over came by always staying positive and never giving up. Rosa Parks can be compared to Jackie Robinson in many ways. Jackie Robinson was put on an all white baseball team in the late 1940s. African Americans were not accepted in baseball since it was considered a “white man’s game”. Rosa Parks was an African American lady who sat in the front of the bus even though blacks were suppose to sit in the back. Being discriminated

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    Child Labor and Child Abuse in Developing Countries “In recent decades some extreme forms of violence against children‚ including sexual exploitation and trafficking‚ female genital mutilation (FGM)‚ the worst forms of child labour and the impact of armed conflict‚ have provoked international outcry and achieved a consensus of condemnation‚ although no rapid remedy. But in addition to these extreme forms of violence‚ many children are routinely exposed to physical‚ sexual and psychological violence

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    Riley Burt Rosa Parks and the Montgomery Bus Boycott December 1‚ 1955 an African American woman named Rosa Parks‚ a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)‚ refused to stand to give up her seat to a white male as the Montgomery‚ Alabama‚ city bus was full and this was the expectation of African American people the buses were segregated and if the bus was full in the ’white’ section African Americans’ were expected to stand and let the white person have their

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    man that never quits working and does not stop until his goal is accomplished. He is able to balance his commitments‚ from being a teammate‚ to a coach‚ to a parent; he is someone that has leadership skills to last a lifetime. As I grow up with a figure like my father‚ I come to realize that quitting or giving up is never an option. As an athlete‚ he always tries his hardest and as a result his team usually wins. Soccer‚ indoor or outdoor‚ he is on the field giving it his all. He cheers on his teammates

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    changing for the better due to the brave actions taken by Rosa Parks and the many African Americans who took part in the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Parks is known as an activist during the African-American Civil Rights Movement who promoted the idea of racial equality and an end to segregation. Martin Luther King Jr. led his first nonviolent protest known as the Montgomery Bus Boycott where he advocated equal rights for all races. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King Jr. are both remembered not for doing

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    Transformer What is a Transformer? A transformer is made from two coils‚ one on each side of a soft iron core. It can decrease the voltage (called a step down transformer). or increase the voltage (called a step up transformer‚ shown below). Alternating current is passed through the primary coil (the input) which creates a changing magnetic field in the iron core. The changing magnetic field then induces alternating current of the same frequency in the secondary coil (the output).

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