Moses Coit Tyler

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Pro and Con: Standardized Tests

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Periods of American Literature

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The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic church

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The Fastest Animals on Earth

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Born	August 2, 1835 • Connecticut
Died	December 28, 1900 (aged 65) • Ithaca • New York
Subjects Of Study	American literature

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Henry Adams

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W. H. Auden

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Maulana Karenga

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Mike Davis

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Christopher Hitchens

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Studs Terkel

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Margaret Fuller

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Ibram X. Kendi

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Neil Postman

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Robert Bly

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Andrew Greeley

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Marshall Sahlins

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