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    background on Native Americans in Arkansas before the Europeans arrived. Arkansas was actually home to Native Americans long before the Europeans arrived. The first explorers met Indians whose ancestors had occupied that region for thousands of years. Before the Europeans arrived and introduced new technologies to the Native Americans‚ those who already inhabited the land were impressive and well-organized societies. The Europeans introduced new technologies such as plants‚ new animals‚ and something

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    The Twelve Chairs The subject of my work is The Twelve Chairs novel written by Ilf and Petrov and its screening directed by Mark Zakharov. The language: Russian The main characters: Andrei Mironov as Bender Anatoly Papanov as Vorobyaninov Zinovy ​​Gerdt as author Rolan Bykov as Fedor Priest The characters: Alexander Abdulov - Shchukin engineer Tatiana Bozhok - Lisa George Vitsin - master Bezenchuk Dmitry Goshev - Kislarsky Nelly Gosheva - Sashhen Savely Kramarov - locksmith Polesov

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    Conflict Twelve Angry Men

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    Practice SAC: “The 8th Juror is the hero of Twelve Angry Men. Discuss” • Juror 8’s admirable character‚ the way he approaches the case • Inquisitive • Open minded • Not allowing personal views or opinions to influence his decision • The challenge of presenting his view across to other jurors • Prejudice • Bias • Wanting to go home • The fact that had he not been there‚ the boy would have been found guilty • Seen as a hero • Rose wanted to highlight what it could mean to be

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    Becoming Slaves In Rome

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    Slaves were a huge contributor to the Roman Empire. Without slavery‚ the Romans wouldn’t have been able to live the lifestyle that they wanted to. The idea of slavery in Rome started with a guy named Romulus‚ by giving fathers authority to sell their own children into slavery for money. As Rome grew bigger‚ slavery grew bigger. Slaves were one fourth of Rome’s population. The Romans had their own code called “The Twelve Tables.” This law code had several rules about slavery. Slaves that were married

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    stewart 1306 November/2/2014 A Slaves Holiday American slaves experienced the Christmas holidays in many different ways. Joy‚ hope‚ and celebration were naturally a part of the season for many. For other slaves‚ these holidays stirred up visions of freedom. The relaxed work schedules associated with Christmas often enabled slaves to interact in ways that they could not during the rest of the year‚ like receiving gifts ‚ ability to marry and opportunities to escape. slaves normally received gifts from

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    Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon was an influential piece of writing that scripted and enhanced the view of African American families and their lifestyles. Morrison’s publishing of Song of Solomon in 1977 came after the Civil Rights movement and the Vietnam War‚ which allowed people to learn more about African Americans. In the story‚ Morrison was able to write about the life of Milkman Dead‚ his family and friends in a way that connects to today’s interaction between relationships. Throughout the

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    Twelve Angry Men: Summary

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    Section A Twelve Angry Men Summary: Twelve Angry Men is an 1950s allegorical play that represents the social views on justice‚ using the scenario of a debatable innocent or guilty perpetrator to define the microcosms that each of Reginald Rose’s jurors represent. Each juror represents their own society through their given characteristics‚ showing their attitudes to the jury system. The idea that the perpetrator is debatable as innocent or guilty is left up to the audience whether the 8th Juror’s

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    Slave Monologue

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    spaghetti sauce that I’d carefully slaved over all day‚ he whacked it on the hot plate‚ sending a stream of sauce skywards that splattered the ceiling. Smashing his fist through the wall‚ he left the house‚ slamming the door behind him. During our year of courtship‚ he never once showed this dark side. Yet once we married‚ his temper reared its ugly head. The first time he grabbed me by the shoulders and shook me like a salt shaker I warned him that if he ever touched me again‚ I’d leave him

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    art form unlike any other‚ with a special ability to allow us to peer into the lives of others. In turn‚ we then are able to peer into the lives of these characters‚ revealing a more nuanced‚ complex portrait of human nature. The two books‚ Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison and Such a Long Journey by Rohinton Mistry both allow the reader to experience this complexity‚ by contrasting the characters reactions to the extraordinary and mundane events in their lives. By doing so‚ they both provide the same

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    From Beginning to End Toni Morrison begins her novel Song of Solomon in a very unconventional way. Instead of introducing a setting or characters‚ she retells an incident that without further reading is for the most part incomprehensible. As readers we notice later on in the story the references made throughout the book that relate back to the introductory pages. Some of the main themes such as oral traditions‚ naming‚ and especially flight are introduced in the first six pages and are further

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