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    Black people homes looked more like shacks‚ but for white people houses were better‚ but don’t look like our homes today. The climate is warm‚ summers are hot and winters cool. My opinion on the adults in Prom Night in Mississippi‚ the white parents like to stick to tradition‚ if they ever saw a coloured person with their child or near their property‚ they would be in big danger. Jessica’s friend who was black dropped her home in the same car as her. But‚ when her

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    Prom Night in Mississippi In a small Mississippi town‚ racial discrimination was taking place in the year of 2008. The black and white high schoolers had separate proms‚ although they all went to the same school. So‚ why would they have segregated proms‚ if they did not have segregated schools? This might be partially due to the fact that segregation was illegal at that time‚ however‚ the members in power of that society seemed to unethically slither by the law. As many white parents of that society

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    1997‚ Academy Award-winning actor Morgan Freeman offered to pay for the senior prom at Charleston High School in Mississippi under one condition: the prom had to be racially integrated. His offer was ignored. In 2008‚ Freeman offered again. This time the school board accepted‚ and history was made. Charleston High School had its first-ever integrated prom - in 2008. Until then‚ blacks and whites had had separate proms even though their classrooms have been integrated for decades. Canadian filmmaker

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    Prom Night Prom Night is a horror movie about a girl‚ Donna Keppel‚ who goes to prom and is being chased by her deranged high school teacher‚ Mr. Fenton who is obsessed with her. She witnessed him murdered her family to be with her. Prom Night engages viewers through suspense‚ conflict‚ and unexpected endings. This movie has a lot of suspenseful parts. One part is when Donna is having a night mare about her past‚ when Mr. Fenton comes to her house and murders her family. This is suspenseful

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    Prom Night Next to our wedding date the most important thing that a young women looks forward to is their senior prom. Prom is the most important thing to any high school student. You will plan months in advance and spend hundreds of dollars for somehing that will last only four hours‚ but it will be the best four hours you will have ever intevested in. Prom is not just a dance‚ but the last event you and your graduating class will ever share. Prom will forever have a lifelong impact on your life

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    The History of the English Language - The History of the English Language In this paper I will discuss where and how the English language originated and how it has spread to become one of the most spoken languages in the world. Before I started my research on my topic of choice‚ my original hypothesis was that the English language was started by a whole assortment of Germanic tribes invading England thousands of years ago. This ultimately became the goal of my paper‚ to see if Germanic tribes started

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    Business Brief For month of: May Name of article: Money flows freely for teens’ big night Source: Free Lance Star Author: Cathy Jett Page(s): D5+6 Date of article: 5-5-13 In one or two paragraphs‚ briefly summarize the article that you read. Remember to address key elements such as: Who‚ What‚ When‚ Where‚ Why‚ and How. In Cathy Jett’s article she talks about how prom can be such an expesive night to prepare for. From buying a $400 dress ‚ getting your hair‚ nails‚ and makeup done

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    Halloween Night vs. Prom Night Ghosts‚ princesses‚ superheroes‚ and so many other strange characters are seen walking around during the night of October 31st‚ the night known as Halloween. Halloween is the night most famously known for haunted houses‚ candy‚ black cats‚ witches and ghosts. For one magical night a year‚ known as prom‚ teenagers get to feel and dress like princes and princesses and to attend their first formal event before becoming an adult. For that night‚ tiaras‚ limos‚ corsages

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    Peyton Wagner Period 5 The Worst Prom Ever What time is it? It’s time for the biggest event any school has that all the girls look forward to! It’s time to get a date‚ a tux to match her dress‚ flowers to match her dress‚ reservations at a fancy restaurant‚ and a fancy car to drive instead of my beat up 1987 Honda Civic. Ladies and gentlemen‚ it’s prom time! Prom this year is in the ballroom of The Great Ballroom Dance Studio. My date for my prom is my girlfriend. Her dress color is

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    anything to get it. The girls are all about getting that perfect romantic boyfriend. Meanwhile‚ the boys do not even know where to start. The significance of the rose corsage was the fact that it was the piece that girls use for such events like prom‚ which is where Frankie wanted Will to ask her too. Another significant part was that it was not just any normal; boring wrist corsage but it was a magic corsage where you only get three wishes out of it. Almost like a genie in a bottle‚ except for

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