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The Strip District History in Pittsburgh Owners James O’Hara and George A. Bayard wanted an area where the people of Pittsburgh could go and look around at wholesale and retail shops while enjoying all the wonderful tastes and cultures of Pittsburgh, food and they decided to do just that. In 1814, James and George established what we call today the “Strip District” that covered between 11th and 15th streets in Pittsburgh (“Strip District History,” n.d.). However, the official name was the “Northern

School districts feel they need to take out fiction books because they feel the non fictions books have more benefits than fiction books. Some believe that non fiction book are more accurate than fiction books because they focus on real life events. They think that if they take out fiction books everyone will read non-fiction books and people will understand and learn what life is really like. I have found an article, and in this article it talks about how a school district took out some fiction

school student, I have to totally agree with the previous statement that was made. I have been in Desoto Independent School District since I was in the sixth grade. At one point of time,the school was not providing my teachers with copy paper so, we as students had to bring in copy paper for extra credit. Things like this do not just happen in Desoto Independent School District, I also attended a couple of schools in Dallas ISD. I remember us not being able to take home books for extra study time because

Aliens1986 is a directed by James Cameron, Awarding an action movies space thriller that grabs hold of the audience from beginning to the end. This movie was made in 1986. It holds gender representation to the test. Tradition views about the roles and qualities of men and women are examined throughout the film. This movie was so successful, grossed about $131 million worldwide and won seven academy awards. It featured sensational movie stars: Ellen Ripley as Sigourney Weaver, Carter Burke, Lieutenant

basic synopsis of the film begins from the point of view of a renowned linguistics professor, Dr. Louise Banks. It shows her going through her normal routine until a student tells her to turn on the news at the beginning of one of her lectures. What is shown is twelve giant alien spaceships landed on earth at seemingly random locations throughout the world. Confused as everyone else, Dr. Banks decides that the only thing she can do is go to work as usual. While in her office she is visited by a military

happened in Arrow of God lead to a much deeper meaning. If we take a look at a look at the very complex film District 9 produced by Peter Jackson, we see a very different but similar story. This is a “mockumentary” type film that explores the life of a MNU executive, an alien and his son, the Nigerian gang, and a mercenary soldier employed by MNU (IMDb). In both stories, Arrow of God and District 9, there are very blunt patterns of fiction, distinct archetypes, and prominent philosophies used. The

to happen to this day. Xenophobia is another problem which exists in the world. Xenophobia is the hate towards people from other countries, or foreigners. Many works have been influenced by oppression, xenophobia and dystopias around the world. In District 9 and Darkness at Noon, oppression, dystopia, and xenophobia are key themes which appear across these works to show the imperfections of human governing. Oppression is a complication the human race is not proud of. Nicholas Salmanovitch Rubashov

alike. Ramirez et al. studied the adequacy and equity of funding ELLs in Colorado through categorical funding in the English Language Proficiency Act (ELPA) and determined the effect of ELL enrollment in conjunction with the ELPA program on school districts. He found that in Colorado, ELPA does not

HONG KONG REFLECTIONS A Concise History Of Hong Kong was a prequel to one of the most fascinating places I have ever traveled to. Going through history class, and growing up, I had heard many stories of Hong Kong, China, Britain, and Japan, but I never realized how intertwined they truly were and how their stories were really told. John Carroll did a remarkable job setting the scene for what Hong Kong was, where they had been, and how they made it through all of it and came out with their own identity

A Concise History Of Hong Kong was a prequel to one of the most fascinating places I have ever traveled to. Going through history class, and growing up, I had heard many stories of Hong Kong, China, Britain, and Japan, but I never realized how intertwined they truly were and how their stories were really told. John Carroll did a remarkable job setting the scene for what Hong Kong was, where they had been, and how they made it through all of it and came out with their own identity. Hong Kong is