Freedom Summer was a highly publicized campaign in the Deep South to register blacks to vote during the summer of 1964. During the summer of 1964‚ thousands of civil rights activists‚ many of them white college students from the North‚ descended on Mississippi and other Southern states to try to end the long-time political disenfranchisement of African Americans in the region. Although black men had won the right to vote in 1870‚ thanks to the Fifteenth Amendment‚ for the next 100 years many were
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Ahmed Juhar Ms. Churchill English 2‚ Period 4 08/22/2014 My summer vacation This summer was the best summer ever‚ I had the happiest time of my life. I just moved from Ethiopia which was really awesome‚ after I came here I went to the boardwalk in Santa Cruz and at last I went to raging water which was the coolest water park ever. Traveling from Ethiopia to the US was really boarding‚ all you do in the plane is just watch
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SPEND VACATIONS The summer holidays are the days of recreation and rest since these days come after hard work. These days come after the declaration of the school result. As the holidays began‚ I was enthused to plan for the period. I did not have to think much of the examination. I was only thinking how to spend the vacation pleasantly‚ in visiting places‚ in reading of literature. I sought permission from my parents to pay a visit to Karachi‚ a place that has fame all over the world. I had
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The Summer of Love The 1960s was a decade of political and social upheaval. The counterculture‚ which was what the decade was called‚ became disappointed with all the restrictions and conventions of the straight society. The Summer of Love did not occur until 1967‚ but the decade was inspired by the Bohemian spirit which was already present in the 1950s; known as the Beat generation. The counterculture gained significant influence in liberal cities such as Berkley and San Francisco. In 1967‚ Scott
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During the exposition of The Lost Summer‚ we are introduced to Helena‚ Katie Bell‚ Winn‚ Ransome and Lizbeth as they all reunite at Southpoint summer camp. A song that relates to this part of the book is‚ “Here Comes the Sun”‚ by The Beatles. The lyrics state‚ “Little darling‚ it’s been a long cold lonely winter/ Little darling‚ it feels like years since it’s been here/ Here comes the sun.” All the campers and counselors have been waiting all year long to be back at camp and they all think it has
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Summer Reading Essay Over the summer‚ I have read a several good books but the one that got me the most emotional and heart-wrenching is a novel which I would love to share with you called "The Art of Racing in the Rain" by Garth Stein. Personally‚ I enjoyed and loved reading this book from the moment I flipped from the first page to the last. It is a wonderfully written novel were told by a very interesting character’s perspective and is set in Whidbey Island‚ US. It will bring tears‚ laughter
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The Effects of Acid Rain Bio-105 Abstract The effects of acid rain is damaging no matter how you look at the picture. Acid rain effects open areas more than forests due to the trees blocking some of the rain from hitting the ground. Acid rain is monitored by using emissions monitors. This helps figure out how much acid is in rainwater. Acid rain is harmful to fish by killing off entire species. Acid rain is harmful to living creatures‚ but many do not realize how toxic it can be to
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Distinguished ladies and gentlemen. Acid rain is becoming a widespread problem around the world. The amount of acid in rain has dramatically increased in the past decade in certain areas like America and Europe by 70%. How is it caused? It is formed by the chemicals in the process of burning fossil fuels mixing with the moisture in the Earth’s atmosphere. Acid rain come in two forms‚ wet and dry. Dry deposition‚ a more accurate term for acid rain‚ can appear to be snow‚ hail or other dry particles
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Granada Hills Charter High School A.P. United States History – 2010 Summer Assignment DUE: Day 1 of Fall 2010 semester Instructors: Mr. Klevs cklevs@ghchs.com Ms. Byars kbyars@ghchs.com 1. Students need to read book #1 Patriots: The Men who started the American Revolution by A.J. Langguth [ISBN‐10: 0671675621] by August 17‚ 2010. Students need to read book #2 K Blows Top: A Cold War Comic Interlude Starring Nikita Khrushchev‚ America’s Most Unlikely Tourist by Peter Carlson [ISBN‐10: 1586484974] by January
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Summer vacation (also called summer holidays or summer break) is a vacation in the summertime between school years in which students and instructors are off school typically between 6 and 14 weeks‚ depending on the country and district. Criticisms and support[edit] Some countries only get six weeks or two months summer vacation because students supposedly forget large amounts of information learned in the past year (See: Summer learning loss).[1][2] Other education reformers believed that children
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