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two kinds

2008-05-06T09:29:00.000-07:00

what is a prodigy and why does the mother want the main character to becomes one?

how does the mother prepare her daughter for fame?
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what talents does the girl have?

why does she start the piano lessons and how is the motehr going to pay for them?

describe the piano teacher

what do auntie lindo and jing mei s mother have in common?

in your own words, relate the events of the recital.

what does the authr mean when she says i didnt have to do what my mother said anyone this wasnt china? page 97

what words does the author use to describe her mother disappointment in her?

why does jing mei come back to play the piano after her mothers death?

partty's rocks

2008-04-03T09:57:00.000-07:00

partty's are cool
were people have fun
music is cool
like shorty's no one.

people get drunk
they think it is cool
but better than that
its not looking like fool.

The Underground Railroad

2008-02-13T09:41:00.000-08:00

` The Underground Railroad was a highly organized system.

True

Many of those involved in the Underground Railroad were,
Slaves
Free blacks
Whites
Runaway slaves

Why would the escape of a small percentage of slaves cause so much trouble?

Harriet Tubman was not important to the Underground Railroad.
False
True

How did the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 affect escaped slaves?
It made people angry with the law so they joined the anti-slavery cause.
It stopped slaves from escaping
It ignited more protest
It had no effect

The first Canadian African American newspaper was produced by,
William Lloyd Garrison
Austin Steward
Josiah Henson
Frederick Douglass

What might have happened if the Underground Railroad hadn't existed?

Why did so many escaped slaves move to Canada?
They liked the climate better
The Underground Railroad didn't stop until it reached the border.
Because of the 13th Amendment
The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850

The opium wars

2008-01-14T05:32:00.000-08:00

Opium is a preparation made from the juice of poppy seedpods, and used to produce heroin.
Also The first opium war or the first anglo chinese war was fought between the british east india company and the quing dinasty in china from 1839 to 1842 with the aim of forcing china to import British opium.The second opium war , the second anglo chinese war or arrow war was a war of the united kingdom and france against the qing dinasty of china from 1856 to 1860.

the white man's burden

2008-01-14T05:24:00.000-08:00

The famous white man's burden was founded by Philippine Republic declared war upon the United States. The U.S. had refused to withdraw its troops following the surrender of Spain and also had refused to recognize the new Republic. also the prase the white man's burden was a phrase used to justify European imperialism in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries; it is the title of a poem by Rudyard kipling. The phrase implies that imperialism was motivated by a high-minded desire of whites to uplift people of color. This phrase It was originally published in the popular magazine Mc Clure's in 1899, with the subtitle of The united states and the philippine Islands.

Scramble for africa.

2007-12-05T05:15:00.000-08:00

The Scramble for Africa began in 1881, when France moved into Tunis with Bismarcks encouragement. After centuries of neglect, Europeans began to expand their influence into Africa.The Scramble for africa is also known as the Race for africa.Also a land was grab from africa by the powers of the europeans and thats how it got called the scramble for africa.

the meiji restoration

2007-11-27T05:29:00.000-08:00

during the time of 1853 commodore perry was a comander of japan.One of the things that were happening that time was that the americans had come to open up japan. they wanted water and coal for their whaling ships and china trade. Also the impact of perry's visit was that extraordinary all those starnge ; huge black ships and starge people red faced foreigner. It was as if they came from mars.

Scientific revolution

2007-11-15T05:33:00.000-08:00

The scientific method that the scientist used during the scientific revolution to gain knoledge and information was that greeks believed that the earth was the center of the universe and that all of the planets revolved around it.The scientic revolution proved this theory to be false.The scientific revolution became a new way prove these ideas true or false and Many scientists tested their ideas for example Aristotle who believed that heavy objects fell at a faster speed than lighter objects.Another scientist was Galileo which by the way was the one who proved Aristotle's theory to be wrong.

Simon Bolivar

2007-11-15T05:32:00.000-08:00

Simon bolivar was born in Caracas Venezuela by the time of July 24 1783. when Simon bolivar was a child his parents died. when he grew up he became a leader of some militarise forces and his goal was to free the south Americans from the Spanish rule. His most actions resulted in Ecuador ,Colombia,Venezuela,Peru and Bolivia.first he started fighting in Venezuela Caracas, in there he took comand of a small group in which he was going to fight with the Spanish people. In angostura they have a place called Cinda bolivar. but that wasn't the only country that named a city in his honor Peru did it too. Simon bolivar made history in south America by his good actions.

French revolution

2007-11-15T05:29:00.000-08:00

The French Revolution was a period of political and social upheaval in the politicial history of France and Europe in which the French governmental structure The three estates of the French Revolution were the divisions of society. The first estate was usually distinguishing nobility. The second estate was clergy. And the third one was commoners. The third Enlightenment thinkers influenced the French Revolution by affecting the french society as a subject of debate, from the beginning of the Revoltuion today as God's helper or resident. Within two days after the deminision the Revoltuin couldn't be reversed.

Capernicus and trial of Galileo

2007-11-15T05:28:00.001-08:00

Copernicus was a astronomer .The theory that came out at first was that the theory that the sun was the center of the solar system. This theory opposed the geocentric theory, in which the earth is the center of the universe.Galileo proved that the geocentric theory was false by using his knowledge of math and science. But then he was sent to trial in church were he took back the things that he said about the theory of being false

Evolution vs. Creation

2007-09-11T05:30:00.000-07:00

The evolution vs. creation was actually called as the great debate" in this information it says that there are two basic theories in this great debate , the firts is the historical deafult it was the creation of model of origins. The second theory is the more recent, atheistic explanation - the Evolution Model of Origins.

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2007-09-11T05:25:00.001-07:00

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