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The unofficial graveyard that a team of archaeologists discovers on the grounds of Nickel Academy represents the many secrets that the institution has kept from the world. For decades, the school beat, raped, and killed…
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Because the record Martin Luther King At Zion Hill informs Elwood’s worldview so profoundly, it comes to stand for his belief in the power of activism. Moreover, Elwood learns to value himself by listening…
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The blank encyclopedias Elwood receives after winning a rigged competition symbolize the fact that hard work doesn’t always lead to positive—or fair—outcomes. When a busboy at the Richmond Hotel shows him the set of encyclopedias…
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