Blacks have traditionally had to operate in a situation where whites have set themselves up as the custodians of the black experience.

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You custom make your own car, ain't nobody else driving that.

Kevin Knox

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The great thing about being in this business is that you meet people, and I met Sally Struthers.

Betsy Brandt

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We're just happy the child is ok and it was placed in a good spot where it was found very quickly and wasn't left outside.

Paul Cerni

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I think if I just do what I do every day, on the extraordinary Olympic stage, I could be a podium contender.

Gracie Gold

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Lawyers' robes are lined with the obstinacy of suitors.

Italian Proverb

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The one thing you've got to say about Columbia is that it has courses that are famous. It has alumni who come back and say it was the best thing they ever did.

William Scott

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What's really interesting to me is to have a connection to what was going on in the past, but to make it a living thing.

Rhiannon Giddens

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To leave home, it's got to be worth leaving.

Brad Pitt

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leave , got , worth

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When you go through something, like, you learn to appreciate little things - the birds, trees, flowers.

Grizz Chapman

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Frankly, my head can never be bloated.

Tabu

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head , never

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Redistricting reform is one of the most important issues we can tackle.

Nina Turner

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I've started getting into quite a bit of voice work, definitely from 'Battlestar.'

Tricia Helfer

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My opinion is always that players need to be happy. You cannot keep them in the squad if they are not happy.

Dusan Tadic

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More demands on oneself and few demands on others will keep resentment at bay.

Chinese Proverb

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I have a good sense of humour, and that's what kept me for the 30 years I was locked up.

Anthony Ray Hinton

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Around 2000 different types of plants are used by humans to make food.

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While using energy from sunlight, plants turn carbon dioxide into food in a process called photosynthesis.

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Bamboo can be a fast growing plant, some types can grow almost a metre (3.28 feet) in just one day!

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Some plants are carnivores, gaining nutrients by eating various small insects and spiders. A well known example of a carnivorous plant is the Venus Flytrap.

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Tree resin which has been fossilized is known as amber, it sometimes contains plant material or small animals that were trapped inside.

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Bronze is a metal alloy made from copper and tin. Copper makes up the larger amount, usually between 80 to 95%.

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Metals are strong and are useful for making tools, buildings, bridges and other structures where strength is important.

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Tungsten has a very high melting point, after carbon it has the second highest melting point of all elements.

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Alkali metals such as sodium, potassium, rubidium, caesium and francium are extremely reactive elements, just putting them in water can result in an explosion! They are carefully stored in oil to prevent this happening.

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Aluminum is a good conductor of heat and is often used to make cooking pots.

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At room temperature, mercury is the only metal that is in liquid form.

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Copper is a good conductor of electricity and is often used for making wires.

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While aluminum is the most common metal found in the Earth's crust, the most common metal found on Earth is iron, mostly because it makes up such a large part of the Earth's core.

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The chemical symbol used for silver is Ag, this comes from the Latin word for silver, argentum.

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Gold is shiny and doesn't corrode, this means it is a great metal for making jewelry.

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Blacks have traditionally had to operate in a situation where whites have set themselves up as the custodians of the black experience.

– August Wilson –

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