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We Studied Forced Immigration

Edinger House studied forced immigration in January and February 2008. We did it by going on the web, hearing our teacher talk to us, reading books, and watching movies. Why did Forced Immigration happen? Because the people that forced them to do the jobs did not want to do the jobs them selves, also, if [...]

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! – Barbary

Newbery winner Laura Amy Schlitz wrote a book called Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Our class has a subject called Literary Salon and our teacher had the idea of reading the book and podcasting it, well that’s what you’re going to listen to in about a minuet. She gave us each a monologue that was from [...]

 
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Amistad Poetry

I wrote a poem about Margru Kingston who was a girl that traveled on the Amistad, she is on the boat at the time and reviewing what has happened in her head.
It says Something Must Change
I thought never to be separated from my mom, dad, sisters, and brothers.
This is my home where I can think [...]

Margru-Amistad

My teacher, Ms.Edinger, wrote a book about Margru, who was a girl that traveled on the Amistad, a boat that slaves were carried on. I was reading an online book (that was about her). The story was great; the only thing was it was a bit sad-but my teacher couldn’t change; that it’s a [...]