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Cool New Tech

Ever since three dimensional movies have been created people have been wowed at feeling like they are watching the movie from inside the movie itself. Now, through innovative technological breakthroughs, home televisions have the ability to produce 3
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Blog #5 Maya Angelou

Maya Angelou, born Marquerite Anne Johnson, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. At age 3 her parents divorced, and her and her brother, Bailey, were sent to live with their grandmother. Although racial discrimination was illegal, she still experienced m
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Voting Rights Act of 1965

The VRA or the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was made to help the Native-Americans have the right to vote. It is also said that the act established an extensive federal oversightof elections such as administration, providing that states with a history of
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The Black Panther Party

The Black Panther Party was an African American organization made to promote Black Power and self-defense through acts of social agitation that happened in the united states from the mid- 1960s into the 1970s. On October 15, 1966 it was founded by Hu
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History of Valentine's Day

Valentine's Day first started in the Roman Empire. In Rome, February 14th was celebrated to honor Juno, the Queen of Roman Gods and Goddesses and also the Goddess of women and marriage. The day after began the feast of Lupercalia.In this time, boys a
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Blog Assignment #4- Fashion in the 80's

Every decade has its own fashion statements. For us it was crocs, live strong bracelets, flip flops and much more. As most of you know the vocal pops concert is coming very quickly and the theme for the concert choir is 80s. Like most I was very conf
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hackers!

Bryan Rutberg’s daughter noticed something weird about her father’s facebook. It had said he was in urgent need of help and emails were sent to his friends saying he had been robbed at gunpoint while traveling in the United Kingdom, and needed money
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The time I saw Twilight

On June 2,2009 the author of the Twilight series began writing her very first book. The first book is Twilight, then is goes New Moon, Eclipse, and last but certainly not least Breaking Dawn. In my point of view they are the very best books that I ha
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Inaugeration of Barack Obama

On January 22, 2009 Barack Husain Obama was declared president at around 11:30 am. For me and many others this is a big moment. His speech was so touching that as much as I hate to admit this, I was very close to being in tears. When he was doing the
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The Darker Side of Civil Rights

It would be nearly impossible for anyone to go to any part of the U.S. of A. and find someone who doesn't know who Martin Luther King Jr. was. He was arguably the most the most famous civil rights activist in America until he was assassinated April 4
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Blog Assignment #3- Fun Facts about George W. Bush

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President Bush signed this document and President Bush signed that movement. President Bush went to this country and President Bush did that. You know what? I don’t really care and neither do a lot of people. If you’re like me politics are really bor
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The History of Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929 as Michael Luther King Jr. but later changed is name to Martin. He attended segregated schools in Georgia, and he graduated at age fifteen. He received the B.A. degree in 1948 from Morehouse College, t
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Sri Lanka Crisis

Thanks to the media, we rarely hear about anything other than the War on Terror, the presidential election, and the ever-failing economy. Unless you deliberately search for other happenings in the world, you wont hear about anything else. src="http:/
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Ze Golden Age ♥ Danielle's Weekly Blog Post #1/2

The_Ink_Unit_by_GagaMan.jpg1930's was a real bad time for America, there's no denying that. People were out of jobs, the stock market had crashed, and the poor innocent apples were being sold for five cents a pop. Sad, sad times. Except of course, if you were in the movie indu
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Blog Assignment 1 & 2- 1930s Grapes of Wrath

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~~We are the grapes of wrathWe'll never take a bathIt is our style to seldom smileAnd never laugh!We are the grapes of wrath~~Many of us know the adorable veggies and fruits that play roles in the classic Veggie Tales stories, but would you ever conn
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