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    Harriet Jacobs

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    In Harriet Jacobs’ Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl‚ her commitment to her children and her desperation for freedom drastically changed her life choices. Instead of escaping on her own‚ Harriet Jacobs had her children’s freedom to think about. Jacobs had a near death experience after the birth of her daughter Ellen‚ and her “life was spared: and [she] was glad for sake of [her] little ones”(488). She did not care about her well-being as long as her children were safe. Her hardships with living

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    How to Live Longer

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    Information from ProQuest 2013 March 28 06:31 _______________________________________________________________ 28 March 2013 ProQuest 1. How to live to 100 ...and enjoy it................................................................................................................... 1 28 March 2013 ii ProQuest 1 1 How to live to 100 ...and enjoy it : Anonymous. : New Scientist 190. 2554 (Jun 3-Jun 9‚ 2006): 35-45. ProQuest : Perhaps people think they stand no chance of

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    Harriet Jacobs

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    1840’s and is a part of American history. Harriet Jacobs was one of the more than 100‚000 slaves who used the Underground Railroad to escape to freedom‚ and Jacob’s story of slavery‚ and escape to freedom is both inspiring and tragic. Jacob’s escape from the bondage of slavery was a two part process that lasted 17 years and can be broken up into; her immediate escape from the plantation and Dr. Norcom‚ and her time in the North. Harriet Jacobs was born a slave on February 11‚ 1813 in Edenton North

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    Jacob Lawrence

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    Jacob Lawrence has painted figurative and narrative pictures of the black community and black history for more than 60 years in a consistent modernist style‚ using expressive‚ strong design and flat areas of color. Jacob Lawrence was a great artist. During Harlem Renaissance‚ he helped establish African American artists. He gave lectures at Washington University‚ and he enjoyed working with students of all ages. Jacob Lawrence was born in Atlantic City on September 7‚ 1917. His parents

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    Marc Jacobs

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    keine Quellen vorhanden. Source Citations: https://www.facebook.com/marcjacobsintl/info http://www.marcjacobs.com/world-of-marc-jacobs/biography/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Jacobs "The 2010 Time 100". Time. April 29‚ 2010. "The 5th Annual Power 50". Out. Retrieved September 9‚ 2011. http://www.vogue.co.uk/spy/biographies/marc-jacobs-biography "Marc Jacobs." Newsmakers. Detroit: Gale‚ 2002. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 24 Apr. 2012. http://nymag.com/fashion/fashionshows/designers/bios/marcjacobs/

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    How to Live Frugally

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    Are you tired of being broke all the time? Do you want to know the secret to leading a wealthy and healthy life? If you have answered “Yes”‚ then it is time for you to live frugally! “But excuse me‚” you might interject‚ “does that mean that I have to sacrifice certain things from my life and deprive myself?” Now hold on a second! Frugal living is not as torturous as you make it out to be. Au contraire‚ mon frère‚ living frugally is about living smarter and better for less. So let us move on to learning

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    Jacob Castle

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    Jacob and Sowege Yelles "Jules‚ Julius Cassel" Kassel; born abt.1590 and died abt.1681 of Krisheim‚ Germany‚ "Krisheim is located between Manheim and Worms in the Palatinate (Pfalz)"‚ had at least two sons‚ ; Johannes "John" Cassel‚ born abt. 1639 and died April 17‚ 1692 in Philadelphia‚ Pa. and Arnold Cassel‚ born abt. 1642 and died abt. 1687. These were the first Cassel‚ Cassell‚ Kassel‚ Kassell‚ Castle’s to come to America. They came to America under the terms of a promise by William Penn

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    How to Live to Be 200

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    How to live to be 200 Stephen Leacock How to live to be 200 is a beautiful essay‚ in which the writer has satirized those people who are obsessed by the idea of “Health Maniac”. The writer has given us an example of “Mr. Jiggens” who was a real “Health Maniac”. He was a person who was a person who wanted to be physically strong and healthy and to be healthy and strong‚ he used to do different sort of exercises. He wanted to live long. He used to take cold bath

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    How to Live Well

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    felt unhealthy and overweight‚ when I watched television and was out of shape‚ when I shopped a lot and was in debt‚ when I worked a job that paid fairly well and had no time for myself or my loved ones. How have I accomplished this? With small tricks. The truth is‚ you don’t need a lot to live well — you just need the right mindset. Here’s what I’ve learned about living well on little: You need very little to be happy. Some simple plant food‚ modest shelter‚ a couple changes of clothes‚ a good

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    Pmt. How to Live with It

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    theme) Jasmine Perez COMPETENCY GOAL II To advance physical and intellectual competency. 1. Select 4 songs‚ finger plays‚ words game or poems that you can use to promote phonological awareness among children whose home language is other than English. (Each selection should be on a separate

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