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We were assigned too many pages to read in one night and too many tests in one week. The Freedom Writers Diary

The lettuce was consigned to commission merchants in New York at a fine price. East of Eden

Now called the Sugar Act, the law was designed to make sure the American colonists stopped smuggling and paid their sugar tax. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science

The other side of the room is designated for kids. I Can Make This Promise

Suddenly, a gigantic red, white and blue ensign with 15 huge stars and two-foot-wide stripes was hauled up the fort’s flagpole.The Washington Post

For civilian viewers, it was helpful to understand the meanings of some of the insignia on his jacket.The Washington Post

His voice cracked with the strain, and they stood looking at each other in the whiteness and the emptiness, and Harry felt they were as insignificant as insects beneath that wide sky. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Within two weeks, he’d resigned and spent the rest of his days in a small cabin writing confessional poetry. Breadcrumbs

I cross at the light, waiting for the walk signal, even though there are no cars. Internment

Beneath his signature he wrote a phone number and told her to use it for making appointments to give more blood. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

Of all the elements that would distinguish the long and extraordinary movement known as Prohibition, there would be nothing more significant or more important than the role played by women. 1919 The Year That Changed America

The air is less hot, signifying evening's approach. The Hunger Games

Mrs. Granger was terribly strict about getting assignments in on time. The Egypt Game

In the sixties, minority became a synonym for socially disadvantaged Americans—but it was primarily a numerical designation. Hunger of Memory

On the morning of March 7, thirty thousand German troops had rolled into the demilitarized Rhineland, in open defiance of both the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact to which Germany was a signatory. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Clearly there was a significance in his invitation and my acceptance of it that I had missed. The Left Hand of Darkness

In my mind’s eye, Aunt Gloria turned into a motorist with driving goggles and a huge consignment of bananas in the back seat. The London Eye Mystery