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    When it comes to the topic of the death of Princess Diana, most people will readily agree that her death was just an accident that was unfortunately catastrophic; however, contradicting evidence reveals that the death of Princess Diana was a part of a larger plot. Where this argument ends, however, is on the question of why was their barely any security at the Ritz Hotel, why was Henri Pauls alcohol level so high, and why did the Parisian authorities take so long to provide medical attention to Princess

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    Good morning, this is Chris Verstandig and Rose Atkinson. Welcome to *CNN*. Today is July 6th, 1944. It is a hot one outside in New York City, so be sure to stay cool! In other news, the Summer Olympics were officially cancelled due to war raging across the globe. The organization will hold a tiny ceremony in Switzerland in the summer of 1944, reminding the world that the spirit of peaceful international athletic competition is still alive. The games are to be held in London in 1948, for they have

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    Archie Smith: Summary

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    Once there was an eight year old boy named Archie Smith. He was a young boy who loves to play with his wooden ship and his yo-yo. He loves his family more than anything but sadly, his dad had died from an accident when he was younger. Now, he lives with his mom, Lisa, the only important person that he has left. The next morning he went off to school with his baseball bat with him to school for practice. Archie's dad had given him this baseball bat before he died as a gift that Archie wished for

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    pair of glass slippers, because we have a ball to attend. The Little Glass Slipper, written by Charles Perrault in 1697 is commonly known to have laid the ground work for the Disney version of Cinderella. This folktale came about in 17th century Paris which is where it receives its original tile 'Cendrillon.' The tale encompasses many cultural values that evidently link back to the time in which it was written. The story represents French values of society, monarchy and the significance of beauty

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    city of New York City; he knew what he wanted to do when he went to Harvard in 1906 which was a poet (Hart). After recently graduating Seeger spent two bohemian years living in New York City pursuing the poetic life. After New York Seeger moved to Paris at the beginning of World War I. Seeger enlisted in the French Foreign Legion and then was sadly killed at the Battle of the Somme (Seeger). The speaker of the poem is Alan Seeger, the tone of the poem is melancholy and the setting of the poem is a

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    novel, she starts in Vietnam and ends up in Alabama! Ha, her Mother, and her three brothers Quang, Vu, and Khoi all are searching for asylum (a place of refuge) and hope that they will be able to adjust to a new home, whether they end up in America or Paris. As Ha starts readjusting to a new place and school, she finds it very hard to make friends and fit in, but she hopes to overcome all of this and be comfortable in her new home. Her story relates to other refugees stories by why they are escaping and

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    Diana, Princess of Wales was considered the people’s princess. She married Prince Charles, son of Queen Elizabeth II, of England in 1981. When they divorced in late 1996 the people were heart broken over the affair that Prince Charles had with Camilla Parker Bowles. Princess Diana led the same life she had been, she continued her charity work and her love life. The tragedy that left the country in tears and the world in disbelief, ended with unanswered questions which people turned into conspiracy

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    came out. She also starred in the musical the WIZ, as Glenda, the good witch, which she was awarded a Tony award for. Doing great work with the Wiz started a long line of awards and other special honors as well as opportunities to work in Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles and London where she gained the honorable “Laurence Olivier” Award nomination as best actress for her tour de force portrayal of the jazz legend Billie Holiday in Stephen Stahl’s Lady Day. Bridgewater became uninterested in Broadway by

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    The May Day Ball was to start at five p.m. that afternoon and end at midnight, Allie was not sure if she could last that long; she’d only gone to one ball as a debutante and that seemed so long ago that she could not really remember whether she enjoyed it or not. Of course, it was after she had met Thomas and he had been there; he was her escort all that night and she had not danced with any other young men… At the time, she only had eyes for Thomas and he was an excellent dancer. He was very attentive

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    never mind I should have you burned for such stories.” “No,” said she, “give me a chance.” She showed him how it worked and told him about the future of science. And they built a working plane. Soon she was in the sky on New Year, Jan 1st 12:00 midnight. Leo made a proposal. “Mona, please.” “It’s Amelia. Amelia Earhart.” “Ok Amelia, can I paint you?” “Of course.” “Your real name is secret and I promise it will be wonderful.” “Oh I bet it will,” she said. It took up the whole year but it was finally

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