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78Frontier Marshal "Mart" Duggan
Standing only 5’ 5” tall, Martin "Mart" Duggan would hardly seem a threat, to some of the outlaws roaming the American frontier in his day. But, despite his small stature, Duggan became a legendary marshal who cleaned up the lawless town of...
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83Limericks - From Funny Famous Ditties To Rude Little Witty's!
Limericks to make you laugh from famous poets to everyday people
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89Old Grocery Store Ads Prices from 1957 in Corpus Christi, Texas
My grandmother had saved this old 1957 newspaper clipping with recipes and it also had some grocery store ads and prices which caught my attention. Oh to be able to pay prices like that in this day and age! Cute videos from the 1950's showing ads (mostly in black and white) are also shown in this hub along with the prices of canned goods, fresh produce and other things one could purchase in a grocery store. Enjoy!
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84Poetry Book Project for Elementary School Students with Rubric
Teaching elementary students poetry can be fun and rewarding. If you are trying to decide what types of poetry to teach and how to assess them, here are some ideas. There is even a rubric included.
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73Literary Elements of Poetry and Literature - Terminology and Examples
Elements of Poetry includes; denotation, connotation, imagery, alliteration, assurance, allusion, symbolism, oxymoron, rhyme, limerick, meter, hyperbole, simile and metaphor.
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98Castles for Sale in Ireland
For centuries, castles have held a peculiar sort of power over imaginative people. They seem to forget that these castles were originally built as fortresses, not necessarily as things of beauty. However, to our modern utilitarian minds, these...
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77Roses are red. Violets are blue. Can you write a poem? Here's what to do.
A look at some of the different types of poems and the literary devices they use.
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72Limericks about Politics, not policticians
A collection of politcally inspired limericks. You can add your own in the comments.
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87How to write a Limerick - pulse, rhythm & rhyme
The trouble with wearing the tartan /is everyone thinks you're a Spartan /who relishes cold /in the goolies. (I'm told /the best way to heat 'em is fartan!) A limerick is a short verse in a well-defined form which...
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81Angela's Ashes, Frank McCourt's Courageous Tale of His Miserable Childhood in Limerick, Ireland.
This an article about Angela's Ashes which is Frank McCourt's account of his difficult and impoverished childhood in Ireland and his struggle to survive.
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