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In the essay below, Associate Professor Trysh Travis of the University of Floridas Center for Women’s Studies and Gender Research Center explores some of the controversy surrounding Kathryn Stocketts novel The Help, which has also become a major film of the same name.  She argues that many people
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Meredith Marshall’s Mixed-Income Approach
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Hank Aaron Breaks Babe Ruth's Record
Henry (Hank) Aaron broke Babe Ruths major league baseball record, by hitting his 715th home run in a game at Atlanta stadium.
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Tony Gwynn
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