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    Imagine being attacked by mobs on the way to school. Melba and Boston school students are experiencing this. In the book, Warriors Don’t Cry, Melba is part of the Civil Rights Movement by being one of the first black students to integrate into Central High School. She experiences abuse and hate from people who do not want her to come into Central High. In “Selma and Civil Rights”, 600 civil right marchers march through Selma and towards Montgomery. The governor tries to stop the march, while the

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    Have you ever thought about how your actions or opinions affected the environment around you? We’re constantly unaware of what we do that impacts the environment’s condition. One author named Wendell Berry blames the public in his article regarding the way society and the industry has treated the environment and its natural resources. This raises concerns whether we should be putting more importance on the economy or the land that we live in for the sake of our future survival. While I agree with

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    Difference between Eastern European and Western European Animation The definition for animation as stated in Oxford Dictionary is “the technique of photographing successive drawings or positions of puppets or models to create an illusion of movement when the film is shown as a sequence”. There are many types of animation besides 2D and 3D. Some of them are stop-motion animation, puppet animation which we commonly known here at Malaysia as wayang kulit, clay animation or claymation which uses clay

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    WILLIAM WALLACE By Laurence Simic-Bentley LIFE and ACCOMPLISHMENTS (ASSESSMENT) William Wallace was a Scottish born freedom fighter who fought for the independence of Scotland from England. Not much is known about his background although it is thought that he was born around 1270 CE. Historians suspect that Wallace was born either in Elderslie, Renfrewshire or Ellerslie, Ayrshire. His father is believed to be either Sir Malcom of Elderslie or a commoner by the name of Alan Wallace. The identity

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    thirteenth century. Lead by the astonishing actor Mel Gibson, who played the epic hero Sir William Wallace the leading role of course. Furthermore, synchronously producing the movie and directing it. The main plot of this story is that Sir William Wallace rallies the Scottish against the English Monarch and as well as Edward the first. Now that we know the gist of Braveheart let us delve into how William Wallace is an epic hero. Let us talk about how William is the only character who lives by his conscience

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    Hear! Hear! All Hail King Malcolm! The great Malcolm rescued Scotland and his people against the thankfully deceased tyrant, King Macbeth. Unlike the virtuous king, the traitorous prince, Donalbain never appeared even after Malcolm saved Scotland from misery. Donalbain cowardly fled to Ireland without any intention of returning to protect Scotland. However, Donalbain was not needed, all thanks to his brave brother, Malcolm. Donalbain must be punished for his lowly actions against his own country

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    Christopher Wallace

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    The Notorious B.I.G.’s Unsolved Murder Christopher Wallace, also known as The Notorious B.I.G., was born on May 21, 1972, at ‘St. Mary’s Hospital’ in Brooklyn, New York. He was the son of Voletta Wallace and Selwyn George Latore and was their only child. His mother was a Jamaican preschool teacher and his father was a small-time politician and welder. He had a difficult childhood as his father left the family when he was just two, leaving his mother to take up two jobs to support the family. He

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    Youthful William Wallace witnesses Longshanks' unfairness, survives the passings of his dad and sibling, and is taken abroad on a journey all through Europe by his fatherly Uncle Argyle, where he is instructed. A long time later, Longshanks stipends his aristocrats land and benefits in Scotland, including Prima Nocte. In the interim, a developed Wallace comes back to Scotland and begins to look all starry eyed at his youth companion Murron MacClannough, and the two wed in mystery. Wallace salvages Murron

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    In the film Braveheart directed by Mel Gibson William Wallace is the main protagonist of this movie who is also played by Mel Gibson himself. William Wallace is a Scottish citizen who becomes a revolutionary because the King of England Edward the Longshanks seized the throne of Scotland since there was no heir to the late king. The speech I am writing about is William Wallace’s “They will never take our freedom” speech from the movie Braveheart which I believe is a very motivating and successful

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    Braveheart Independence

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    the peasants all listened to what William Wallace had to say and followed the idea he had planted in their heads. The idea being, freedom. The nobles

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