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    message. These songs functioned as explicit expressions of resistance‚ encoding messages about the secret gatherings or carrying directions for escaped slaves. “The Underground Railroad (UGRR) helped slaves to run to free a country. A fugitive could use several ways. First‚ they had to walk at night‚ using hand lights and moonlight. When needed‚ they walked (“waded”) in water‚ so that dogs could not smell their tracks. Second‚ they jumped into chariot‚ where they could hide and ride away. These

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    When I think of railroads and trains‚ I am in awe. I love them so much. But with the love I have for them‚ it holds me to higher responsibilities. I know how dangerous they are and should not fool around them . That also includes no horsing around railroad crossings. Trains are going too fast and are too big to just stop suddenly. One of the videos talked about a train conductor and asked him about railroad crossing safety. He mentioned that he had actually taken a life because the person was not

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    African-Americans were saved. Harriet Tubman expressed these themes with her dedication and encouragement. She was the strength and spirit of the Underground Railroad since she guided slaves to Canada. As a result of her guidance‚ she helped free three hundred people in her career. Saving these people shows

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    the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was the most effective conductor in the Underground Railroad due to her extensive knowledge about the routes and her timing of traveling mostly at night. The terror of slavery led Harriet Tubman to escape to the North and her passion to help remove others from their circumstances. "Slavery is a system in which

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    Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who was involved in the fight to end slavery. She established the underground railroad‚ which was a way to get slaves safely to the north.Harriet Tubman was born between 1820-1825‚ but it is not certain the exact day or year.She was born in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Harriet Tubman was originally named Araminta Harriet Ross and went by the nickname “Minty”. She was born to enslaved parents and had 10 siblings. When she was young‚ she was beat very often by her

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    CORRUPTION Prateek Gupta BUSINESS ETHICS Contents ABSTRACT This paper looks into the age-old debate of whether corruption is the only cause or there are some other causes‚ which have a huge impact on the economy as well as corporate. It has become a social issue. After looking briefly through its merits and demerits‚ forms and causes‚ we will see the consequences of corruption in the economy as a whole and businesses as well. It is very difficult

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    As many people know‚ Harriet Tubman was one of the most widely known leaders of The Underground Railroad. In her time working on The Underground Railroad‚ Harriet rescued over 300 slaves‚ making her an extraordinary heroine. Harriet was lucky to have a small amount of family members on the same plantation as her. She was a hard worker until she had a brick thrown at her head by a slave overseer when she was a young girl. When Harriet was older‚ she was allowed to work for pay on another plantation

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    Harriet Tubman was a phenomenal woman. She helped many slaves escape to freedom via the Underground Railroad. She became prominent as a “conductor” of the Underground Railroad during the merciless 1850s. She helped in many ways: Being a liberator of the slaves‚ being a spy‚ and a nurse in the civil war‚ and an Abolitionist. During her time as a slave‚ she was against slavery. She defended a fellow field hand from getting hit with a two pound weight. Even when she was hit in the head with

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    adrenaline‚ the thought stays in the back of your mind. You are a slave. Your master just died. You’re running. This is exactly what happened to Harriet Tubman‚ most known for being a conductor (a.k.a. escort who journeyed with fugitives) on the Underground Railroad (a network of people and safe houses to get runaways to Canada/freedom). However‚ she didn’t just materialize like that. She was born as Araminta Ross around 1822 in Dorchester Co.‚ Maryland‚ to a life destined to slavery. When she was 22 years

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    International Underground Economy Market Ronnie Williams University of the District of Columbia Professor Etta Essay Project Americas Underground Economy Market In international counties‚ the unemployment rate has given society no sense of hope but there has been an alternative source to boost their spirits. The underground market has been a resource for individuals to gain a taste of some tangible dividends. Also the underground market has helped the economy growth significantly given the

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