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Sarah Breedlove Walker was born to ex-slaves. She was an orphan by age seven. Later she had to wash clothes to earn a living. Then Sarah turned her life around. In 1905 she invented a hair product that people wanted. As āMadame C. J. Walker,ā she became one of the richest people in the early 1900s. She donated much money to African American groups. The story mainly tells . . .
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that Walker was āMadame C. J. Walker"
when Sarah Breedlove Walker was born
that Walker donated money
how Walker turned her life around
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Equinox means āequal night.ā Two times during the year,
day and night last exactly 12 hours each. The vernal, or spring,
equinox takes place about March 21. It marks the beginning of
spring. The autumnal equinox is on September 22 or 23. It marks
the start of autumn. The story mainly tells . . .
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that each season begins with an equinox
about the two equinoxes
about the way in which an equinox lasts 28 hours
when summer begins
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Sarah Breedlove Walker was born to ex-slaves. She was an orphan by age seven. Later she had to wash clothes to earn a living. Then Sarah turned her life around. In 1905 she invented a hair product that people wanted. As āMadame C. J. Walker,ā she became one of the richest people in the early 1900s. She donated much money to African American groups. The story mainly tells . . .
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Q.
Equinox means āequal night.ā Two times during the year,
day and night last exactly 12 hours each. The vernal, or spring,
equinox takes place about March 21. It marks the beginning of
spring. The autumnal equinox is on September 22 or 23. It marks
the start of autumn. The story mainly tells . . .
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120 sec
Q.
The steeplechase is a difficult horse race. The riders race over
many ditches and barriers. It began in Ireland in 1803. A group of fox hunters decided to race toward a distant church steeple over a straight course. During the race the riders had to jump over anything that stood in their way. Because the steeple was the goal of such a race, it became known as the steeplechase. The story mainly tells . . .
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Q.
James Weldon Johnson wrote a poem about freedom. In 1900
his brother John set the poem to music. The name of the song was
āLift Every Voice and Sing.ā It was called the Negro National Anthem. The song begins with āLift every voice and sing, ātil earth and heaven ring. Ring with the harmonies of liberty.ā āToday African Americans still sing this song with pride. The story mainly tells . . .
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Q.
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen came from Cuba when she was seven
years old. She couldnāt speak English. Later she got a college degree in English. She taught for a while. Then she decided to help others in another way. She would become the peopleās āvoice.ā She won a scat in the Florida Senate. Then she became the peopleās voice in Congress, a post no Cuban American had held before. The story is mainly about . . .
