Title: The Gold Cadillac Author: Mildred D. Taylor Publisher and Publication Date: The Penguin Group‚ 1998 First published in the United States of America by Dial Books for Young Readers‚ 1987 Setting: The story took place in the City of Toledo Ohio at the family’s home and in the route to the rural South‚ Mississippi. Main Characters: Lois‚ Wilma‚ Mom‚ Dad Plot Summary: This story is about a family who got a new car‚ a Cadillac. They decided to take a trip in the new car. They
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One moment the California creek beds glimmered with gold; the next‚ the same creeks ran red with the blood of men and women defending their claims or ceding their bags of gold dust to bandits. The "West" was a ruthless territory during the nineteenth century. With more than enough gold dust to go around early in the Gold Rush‚ crime was rare‚ but as the stakes rose and the easily panned gold dwindled‚ robbery and murder became a part of life on the frontier. The "West" consisted of outlaws
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The Blue Bead N O R A H B U R K E From deep water came the crocodile. Out of black water‚ curved with whirlpools‚ and into the frill of gold shallows by the stepping-stones. He was twice the length of a tall man; and inside him‚ among the stones which he had swallowed to aid digestion‚ rolled a silver bracelet. Timber was being floated down this great Indian river from forests further up‚ and there were sleepers lying stuck around the stones until someone came to dislodge them and send
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (BCBSFL) Operating Services is Florida’s largest insurer‚ serving more than 6 million residents in total. Three trends that redefine how Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida brings value to its members are through consumer empowerment‚ E-business‚ and financial services modernization. BCBSFL holds approximately 30% of the HMO market share in Florida‚ which is twice the share of its nearest competitor. BCBSFL offers a BlueComplements program filled with discounts
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it more freedom‚ especially in the bass line. This resulted in what is known as ``stomp’’ piano. Charles "Cow-Cow" Davenport‚ who pioneered the Boogie-Woogie style‚ was trained in ragtime but recorded many blues pieces. James P. Johnson was instrumental in moving ragtime toward jazz and blues‚ creating Stride Piano. Other developments led to the ``trumpet-piano’’ style of Earl Hines and Teddy Weatherford and to the swing style of Duke Ellington. Some Historians consider ragtime to be the very first
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What did you get for 15‚ 16‚ 17?Cinthya Garcia 5122 Wood Ranch Drive South Jordan‚Utah home: 801-696-4847 cell: 801-554-9853 email: gtcinthya@gmail.com Education: Juan Diego High School‚ Draper Ut Experience: Petsitter 2009-present -provided care for various types of animals such as feeding‚ walking‚ cleaning‚ and yard care. Babysitter 2008-present -provided care for children of the neighborhood Volunteer Experience: -Boys and Girls Club -Utah Food Bank -a part of the
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Chapter 4 (Des) Recognizing a Firm’s Intellectual Assets: Moving beyond a Firm’s Tangible Resources TEAMA‚B 1. The makeup of goods and services in the Gross Domestic Products of developed countries has changed over the last decade. More than 50% of the value of GDP of developed countries is based on A. clothing and apparel. B. capital accumulation. C. financial management. @establish practices that will enhance employee retention. D. none of these. 22. The least effective way to retain
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Education in India MODULE - VII Education Notes 18 EDUCATION IN INDIA S o far‚ you have been reading about different aspects of culture‚ such as art‚ architecture‚ religion and science. Another important aspect of our culture is education. But what is education? You may say that it means learning something in school or from books. This is partially true. Education is a learning experience. But learning takes place at all times in one’s life. However‚ whereas some other learning experiences
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Analysis Refugee Blues "Refugee Blues" is a poem written by the U.S-British poet W. H. Auden in March 1939. This poem is set in 1930′s when Nazi people were prosecuted the Jewish people. Refugees were people who were driven out of their home or country because of war. Blues is a slow‚ sad‚ rhythmic music developed by black Americans. The poem dramatizes the condition of Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany in the years before World War II‚ especially the indifference and antagonism they faced when
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GOLD MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT Dirty gold mining has ravaged landscapes‚ contaminated ecosystems with toxic waste and resulted in widespread water pollution. Cyanide and mercury‚ two highly toxic substances‚ have been released freely into the environment as a result of dirty gold mining. TOXIC WASTE Toxic waste is a devastating consequence of dirty gold mining practices. Cyanide heap leaching is the cheapest way to extract gold and as a result‚ is commonly used around the world. The process leaves
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