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  • The Kite Runner

    The Kite Runner

    The Kite Runner Reading for leisure provides valuable insight into the author’s imagination or prior experience giving the reader a different perspective on a certain topic or culture. In Khaled Hosseini’s The Kite Runner, we are introduced into a world of privilege in Afghanistan for the main character, Amir, combated with his best friend and half brother Hassan, their lowly Hazara servant. The two boys were raised together but being a Hazara is seen as

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    Submitted: February 7, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Kite Runner Essay

    The Kite Runner Essay

    The Kite Runner Essay In my view The Kite Runner is an epic story with a personal history of what the people of Afghanistan had and have to endure in an ordinary every day life; a country that is divided between political powers and religiously idealistic views and beliefs which creates poverty, and violence within the people and their terrorist run country. The story line is more personal with the description of Afghanistan’s culture

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    Submitted: April 3, 2010 By: Janna
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

    The Korean War took place between the years of 1950 and 1953. The cause of the war was that Korea was under Japanese rule ever since the end of the Chinese-Japanese war in 1895. After World War II, in 1945, Korea was freed from Japan. The United States troops occupied the southern part of the country and Russian forces took the north. The very first and main reason we entered the war in Korea was

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

    The Korean War For hundreds of years Korea was dominated by the Chinese empire. After Japan was defeated by the allies in WW II., Korea became occupied by the Russians in the North and the Americans in the South. Both the U.S. and the Soviets realized that Korea was a strategic country. It was important to occupy because it lay between China, Japan, and the Soviet Union. North and South Korea were divided by the

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

    The Korean War For hundreds of years Korea was dominated by the Chinese empire. After Japan was defeated by the allies in WW II., Korea became occupied by the Russians in the North and the Americans in the South. Both the U.S. and the Soviets realized that Korea was a strategic country. It was important to occupy because it lay between China, Japan, and the Soviet Union. North and South Korea were divided by the

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    Submitted: May 22, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Korean War

    The Korean War

    The Korean War took place between the years of 1950 and 1953. The cause of the war was that Korea was under Japanese rule ever since the end of the Chinese-Japanese war in 1895. After World War II, in 1945, Korea was freed from Japan. The United States troops occupied the southern part of the country and Russian forces took the north. The very first and main reason we entered the war in Korea was

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    Submitted: June 12, 2010 By: Victor
  • The Ku Klux Klan

    The Ku Klux Klan

    The Ku Klux Klan (KKK) was a secret organization based on hatred and discrimination towards the blacks. They were formed right after the Civil War by Confederate men. The KKK not only discriminated against the blacks, but also many white southerners who stood up for the blacks. Their goals were to prevent all political actions that they did not agree on, to put an end to the schools that colored children were taught in,

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    Submitted: May 11, 2010 By: Jessica
  • The Land of the Free

    The Land of the Free

    People will journey far and wide, traverse the entire continent, suffer all manner of pain and suffering, if they believe that, in the end, they will be rewarded, and there is nothing quite like survival to motivate people. That is why it comes as no surprise when people from other countries struggle to get to America, believing the ancient tale of "the American Dream", convinced that they will finally make it big in this land

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    Submitted: November 23, 2009 By: Kevin
  • The Last Supper

    The Last Supper

    The Last Supper 1498 Mixed technique, 460 x 880 cm Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan After Ludovico il Moro was made duke of Milan in 1494, he decided to make the monastery of Santa Maria delle Grazie his family's burial place. This is the context within which Leonardo was probably commissioned to decorate the monks' dining room, the refectory, with a depiction of the Last Supper. It cannot be determined exactly when the

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    Submitted: March 13, 2010 By: Tasha
  • The Legendary Bob Marley

    The Legendary Bob Marley

    The Legendary Bob Marley Bob Marley is a name most people know but his accomplishments and dedication to music is often overlooked. Bob was more than just a reggae artist, he was an inspiration to the country of Jamaica. He was a role model to the poverty stricken island and gave hope to many people. Bob was born on February 6, 1945 in his grandfather’s house. He was the son of a poor farm

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    Submitted: May 22, 2010 By: Mikki
  • The Lewis and Clark

    The Lewis and Clark

    The Lewis and Clark journey was most likely the most significant project supported by the government in the beginning of the 1800’s. The idea of the expedition came from Thomas Jefferson. There were three main parts of the expedition. The first were the goals of the expedition. The second was how Lewis and Clark were chosen as leaders. Then finally the results and experiences of the journey itself. The journey led to the expansion

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    Submitted: November 25, 2009 By: Top
  • The Life of Andrew Jackson

    The Life of Andrew Jackson

    The Life Of Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson's parents were Scotch-Irish folk who came to America two years before his birth in 1767. His mother was widowed while pregnant with him. The Revolutionary War that soon followed, was very bloody in the rather wild and poor country where they lived, and Jackson at 13 years, joined a regiment. Captured by the British, he was wounded and nearly killed by a sword for not polishing a British

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    Submitted: January 7, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Life of Ella Baker

    The Life of Ella Baker

    Makayla Daniel Mrs. Strickland Honors English P.9 20, February 2017 The Life of Ella Baker Ella Baker played A key role in the African American community. She was a Civil Rights organizer with such a strong sense of humor. Ella was the most influential because Ella was a strong leader, a role model, and she also set good examples. This is The Life of Ella Baker. Ella Baker was born on December 13, 1903 in

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    Submitted: March 14, 2017 By: loverlove123
  • The Life of Frederick Douglass

    The Life of Frederick Douglass

    Frederick Douglass brilliantly intelligent and defiant once led a minor insurrection against his masters and escapes his venture alive. Douglass’s career as a militant, uncompromising leader of the American Negro. A fugitive slave who was taught to read by his slave mistress, and who as an ex-slave, became the most famous and articulate rebuke to the monstrous institution of slavery ever to speak or to write in America. In autumn of 1828, Frederick Douglass began

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    Submitted: April 13, 2010 By: Mike
  • The Life of Henry Ford

    The Life of Henry Ford

    THE LIFE OF HENRY FORD Henry ford was born July 30, 1863. He was the first child out of six born to William and Mary Ford. He grew up on a big farm in Dearborn, Michigan. He went to school in a one room building and did many chores every day after he got home. He did not like farm chores. He did like to work on mechanical things. When he was 16, he left

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Life of Norman Rockwell

    The Life of Norman Rockwell

    Norman Rockwell is best known for his depictions of dail life of a rural America. Rockwell's goals in art revolved around his desire to create an ideal America. He said " I paint life as I would like it to be." The second child of Jarvis W. Rockwell and his wife Nancy, Norman Perceval Rockwell was born in the famous New York City. In his summers he enjoyed life on the countryside, which made a

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    Submitted: April 12, 2009 By: Janna
  • The Life of Norman Rockwell

    The Life of Norman Rockwell

    Norman Rockwell is best known for his depictions of dail life of a rural America. Rockwell’s goals in art revolved around his desire to create an ideal America. He said “ I paint life as I would like it to be.” The second child of Jarvis W. Rockwell and his wife Nancy, Norman Perceval Rockwell was born in the famous New York City. In his summers he enjoyed life on the countryside, which made a

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    Submitted: January 8, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Life of Sojourner Truth

    The Life of Sojourner Truth

    The Life of Sojourner Truth I. Early Life A. Born a slave in 1797 1. Isabella Van Wagner, in upstate New York 2. She married an older slave and started a family. B. Sojourner Truth the most famous black female orators 1. She lectured throughout Northeast and Midwest on women's rights, religion and prison reform. 2. "Ain't I a Women" speech May 29, 1851 II. Moving to start a new life. A. The Civil War

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    Submitted: February 19, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Lincoln Administration Pursuit of Freedom

    The Lincoln Administration Pursuit of Freedom

    The Lincoln Administration Pursuit of Freedom There are many ways to describe what freedom is; in fact Webster's dictionary offers nine different explanations of what the word means. "A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference," is one of the most ubiquitous definitions. There are many ways to describe freedom and American history has portrayed it in very contradictory manners. In the late 1700's, it was very obvious that

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: Vika
  • The Lincoln Administration Pursuit of Freedom

    The Lincoln Administration Pursuit of Freedom

    The Lincoln Administration Pursuit of Freedom There are many ways to describe what freedom is; in fact Webster’s dictionary offers nine different explanations of what the word means. “A right or the power to engage in certain actions without control or interference,” is one of the most ubiquitous definitions. There are many ways to describe freedom and American history has portrayed it in very contradictory manners. In the late 1700’s, it was very obvious that

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    Submitted: December 15, 2009 By: Andrew
  • The Lincoln Assassination

    The Lincoln Assassination

    John Wilkes Booth, born May 10, 1838, was an actor who performed throughout the country in many plays. He was the lead in some of William Shakespeare's most famous works. Additionally, he was a racist and Southern sympathizer during the Civil War. He hated Abraham Lincoln who represented everything Booth was against. Booth blamed Lincoln for all the South's ills. He wanted revenge. In late summer of 1864 Booth began developing plans to kidnap Lincoln,

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    Submitted: February 16, 2009 By: Stenly
  • The Lincoln Assassination

    The Lincoln Assassination

    John Wilkes Booth, born May 10, 1838, was an actor who performed throughout the country in many plays. He was the lead in some of William Shakespeare's most famous works. Additionally, he was a racist and Southern sympathizer during the Civil War. He hated Abraham Lincoln who represented everything Booth was against. Booth blamed Lincoln for all the South's ills. He wanted revenge. In late summer of 1864 Booth began developing plans to kidnap Lincoln,

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    Submitted: December 7, 2009 By: Steve
  • The Lincoln Era

    The Lincoln Era

    Abraham Lincoln (February 12, 1809 to April 14, 1865) was the 16th president of the United States and is regarded as one of America's greatest heroes due to his role as savior of the Union and emancipator of the slaves. His rise from humble beginnings to achieving the highest office in the land is a remarkable story. He was suddenly and tragically assassinated at a time when his country needed him to complete the great

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    Submitted: December 10, 2017 By: gigea
  • The Lingering Effects of Three Mile Island

    The Lingering Effects of Three Mile Island

    The Lingering Effects of Three Mile Island The Three Mile Island accident took place in Middletown, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1979. During this accident even though there was no meltdown, there was some radioactive gas that was let out into the air. As a result more than 50,000 people were evacuated from their homes (Levine 60-3). The Three Mile Island incident had a major impact on public opinion, the construction of nuclear plants, and the

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    Submitted: February 12, 2010 By: Fatih
  • The Little Rock Nine

    The Little Rock Nine

    In 1954, the Supreme Court took a step in history with the Brown V. Board of Education of Topeka by stating that, “In the field of public education the doctrine of �separate but equal’, has no place. Separate facilities are inheritably unequal.” Little Rock, Arkansas a city in the upper south became a location of a controversial attempt to put the court order into effect when nine African American students were chosen to desegregate Central

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    Submitted: March 25, 2010 By: Artur
  • The Lives of Two Indentured Slaves

    The Lives of Two Indentured Slaves

    The Lives of Two Indentured Slaves Often, people became indentured slaves due to hardships that were inevitable during their time. Two examples of such people are John Harrower and Richard Frethorne. While John Harrower lived a somewhat respectable and comfortable life as and indentured servant, Richard Frethorne had a much more difficult time. One reason for this may be because of their time differences; Jon Harrower is from the late 1700s, while Richard Frethorne is

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    Submitted: December 27, 2009 By: Yan
  • The Lost Colony

    The Lost Colony

    The Lost Colony Jamestown is thought by most of to be the first colony in the New World but this is not the complete truth. Jamestown is considered our first successful colony; however it was not the first attempt at a colony. There were a few attempts to colonize the New World before Jamestown and one in particular that was the most mysterious is the Roanoke colony, also known as the Lost Colony. The colony

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    Submitted: January 12, 2010 By: regina
  • The Lost Roanoke Colony

    The Lost Roanoke Colony

    Jamestown is thought by most of our general population to be the first colony in the New World. This is only half true. Jamestown is considered our first successful colony, however it was not our first attempt at a colony. There were a few attempts to colonize the New World before Jamestown and one in particular that is found to be interesting is Roanoke also known as the Lost Colony. It received this name due

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    Submitted: July 15, 2009 By: regina
  • The Love of War

    The Love of War

    When I was in fourth grade a Jewish man visited my school to talk about his experiences during the Holocaust. However, his account of his time spent in the consecration camps was not what made my eyes to tear up that day. He related that when he was a young boy, he and his friends thought that in America money grew on trees. He said that growing up in Czechoslovakia he always dreamed of coming

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    Submitted: November 26, 2009 By: Jon
  • The Lumbee Problem

    The Lumbee Problem

    The first reading was the preface and the fourth chapter from the book, “The Lumbee Problem: The Making of an American Indian People”, entitled, “What are they trying to do now?” In this reading, the author, Karen I. Blu, examines the political history of the Indians of Robeson County, North Carolina and goes into detail about her findings during her visit there between 1967 and 1968. Blu argues that the political history of the

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    Submitted: March 7, 2010 By: Stenly
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