main character in the story “Amigo Brothers” by Piri Thomas‚ had always dream of someday becoming lightweight champion of the world. Each had fought many bouts representing their community and had won two gold-plated medals plus a silver and bronze medallion. Now‚ after a series of elimination bouts‚ both Antonio and Felix had to fight against each other in the Golden Gloves Championship Tournament. Will the competition come between their friendships? The two learned not to let the competition come between
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time when dinosaurs ruled. Yet these apex predators are more than mere relics of the distant past. They may just hold the key to unlocking some of the medical community’s most complex dilemmas. Alligators frequently wear serious injuries as battle medallions when fighting for territory and mates. During conquests‚ it is not uncommon for an animal to lose a limb or portion of the tail. For most species dwelling in swamps laced with bacteria and fungi‚ such injuries would prove to be a detriment to survival
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Canada that flowed across the western part of New York. A wide chain of comparatively fragile rocks lay east and west where the Ontario and Mohawk valleys are now. The tributaries from Canada “cut down faster and captured‚ or ‘beheaded‚’ the rocks” because they were much more fragile. This erosion developed the depressions that initiated the Ontario and Mohawk valleys (Fairchild‚ 165). When the last glacier retreated approximately around 10‚000 years ago‚ it left debris‚ which blocked the southwestward
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vice president of the board. In 1980 she received a Community Service Award from Channel 11 for being one of the organizers of the black Cub Scouts and serving as the first den mother for four years. She was also awarded the Annie L. McPheeters Medallion for community service from the Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History in
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produces all of Canada’s circulation coins. It also manufactures circulation coins on behalf of other nations. The Mint also designs and manufactures precious and base metal collector coins; silver‚ gold‚ palladium and platinum bullion coins‚ and medallions and tokens. Furthermore‚ it offers gold and silver refinery and assay services in Canada. The Mint also functions in a commercial manner and does not rely on taxpayer’s money to financially support its operations. The Royal Canadian Mint was named
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“Canadian Cree‚ the Yaqui and Tarahumare of Mexico‚ and the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles.” He goes on to say that their nation was founded by a cultural hero‚ Notgnihsaw‚ who is mainly known for two great feats of strength; the throwing of a piece of “wampum” across the river Pa-To-Mac and the chopping down of a cherry tree in which the “Spirit of Truth” resided” (Minor‚ 1956) Almost everyone in America knows the story about George Washington cutting down the cherry tree. This is when the intentions of
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Source: Bloomberg Business Week Title: India’s Rupee Slides to a Record Low Author: Roben Farzad According to the author the Indian rupee hit a record low 62.005 per dollar before closing at 61.655 in Mumbai. He also mentions that Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) equity index drops by 4%‚ largest drop in nearly 2 years and the yield on India’s 10 years government bond is at its highest since 2011. He mentions capital flight (Assets rapidly flowing out of a country or region)‚ slow economic growth
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A lot of people isn’t familiar with the name of Langston Hughes. Probably just a regular name to most ears. However‚ his name is huge and known to states all over the world. Who is he? What is he known for? What impact did he have om upcoming poets and writers? These are questions that expect an answer along with information we all need to know about this young man and how he became known to the world. James Mercer Langston Hughes was born on February 1st‚ 1902. An African American man born in
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Rockefeller Center in New York City. Four universities including the University of New Mexico and the University of Colorado conferred on her the honorary doctorate degree. The American Institute of Architects gave her the prestigious 1954 Craftsmanship Medallion and France‚ the French Palmes Académiques which recognized her artistic contribution to the international art community.
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1. Mayflower Compact - 1620 - The first agreement for self-government in America - Set up Plymouth colony. 2. The Pilgrims - Separatists who believed that the Church of England could not be reformed–Plymouth colony 3. The Puritans - Non-separatists – Wanted to purify the Church of England - Massachusetts Bay Colony 4. William Bradford - A Pilgrim‚ the second governor of the Plymouth colony‚ 1621-1657.
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