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I was recently assigned to read the novel Huck Finn by Mark Twain, and to write an argumentative essay on the racial aspects of it, from my point of view.

During my research I found that teaching Huck Finn in American schools is as debatable today as it was fifty years ago. In other words, some people still object to the book and find it offensive.

We explored every possible avenue of why this was done, said, or not done. Why was Jim, the runaway slave, always left on the raft, and never went ashore? Why did he do most of the work? Was Huck racist? Why was Huck Racist? Why did Huck leave Jim on the raft for days on end?

But most of all, why did Huck seek to save Jim in the end? Why did he cry when Jim was sold back into slavery by the Duke?

I could go on and on with questions of why Huck did and said things … it is all very debatable.

But the main point we were asked in the end was: Did Huck change his attitude about slaves and slavery or did he only change his view of Jim?

So I pose two questions. If you have read Huck Finn cast a vote in this poll. I just want to see how many people have the same point of view about this quagmire as I do.

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Listen to Pat Buchanan and others speak on the “new world order,” what they believe is going on with “big money.”

Apparently it is not what the founding fathers intended.

I will comment on this in the near future, as soon as I get a break from school.

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The threat of sprawl is the title of a Sept. 10, 1998, News & Observer article. Apparently, some city of Raleigh officials were worried about urban sprawl and some weren’t. It’s obvious who won that fight?

The Sierra Club, established in North Carolina in 1970, advocates across the state for a clean and healthy state that is safe for both current and future citizens, according to their website.

The Sierra Club released a report on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 1998, and stated Raleigh was named one of the 20 most “sprawl threatened” cities in the country.

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