Her father was a carpenter, while her mother was a house slave. ... A few years after the birth of their first comes their daughter Louisa Matilda, born in 1833. ... While working, she and her daughter Louisa Matilda opened up a school in Virginia, and Jacobs runs a boarding home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ... Harriet was only in the Norcom's residence for a year when her young mistress passed away and she was left with her mistress's father, Dr. ... Her story was a powerful one. ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
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• Grade Level: High School

After the war Emmanuel's mother was killed by soldiers that were soldiers for the government. his father Simon became a powerful commander in the Christian Sudanese Liberation Army, fighting for the freedom of Sudan, Jal was recruited into that army, one of ten thousand child soldiers. ...

• Word Count: 5222
• Approx Pages: 21
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Late 19th - Century American Literature Mark Twain's novel Pudd'nhead Wilson as a critique of 19th Century hierarchies based on racial segregation Mark Twain: Mark Twain was born on November 30th of the year 1835 in Florida, Missouri. His first job was as a printer and 1856 as a steamboa...

• Word Count: 3258
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School