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		<title>Gentrification in Brooklyn</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 17:05:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ann-Quette Wade</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  What is gentrification? Gentrification is the upgrading of an urban and often economically challenged neighborhood. It usually results in the displacement of lower income families because they are not able to compete with the more affluent class that is trying to replace them. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â  We explored our local Downtown Brooklyn shopping area [Fulton Street], [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Aliens in America</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan Temple and Shaquille Se</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Immigrants are the key to the infrastructure of the United States. They have helped our country develop in areas such as labor and diversity. Would it be fair to just decide to rid our nation of them? Isnâ€™t America supposed to be the land of the immigrants?Recently the United States government has decided to vote [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My life in the school system</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:07:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Talon Taylor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My name is Talon S. Taylor. I am 13 years old and I was born on November 30, 1993. As of February 2006, I became a home-schooled student. My main career goal is to become a successful Graphic Artist. I also have interests in Astrophysics â€“ [which is the study of objects and matter outside [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who wants to know why people cheat!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:07:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christopher Samuel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Who wants to know why people cheat? Do you ever wonder why your significant other, no matter how much love is involved, will still cheat on you? You can give someone everything in the world and yet still this person can find a way to not be faithful. This may not go for everyone as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Disney World</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 22:58:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jasmine Tronchin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In life, every person either has, had, or wished for a place they believe anything can happen, and come true. When little kids are young, they all have secret, magical places that they believe are real. In my own life, I know that I have believed in magical places before, and still do. The one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>In 2007 Stereotypes Still Stick</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 20:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nadya Stevens</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite an age of political correctness in the U.S. most people still stereotype people based on race, according to a survey at World Journalism Preparatory School. The 11-question survey answered by 25 students showed that 92% of students make assumptions about a person&#8217;s intelligence, culture and other abilities. The survey included many questions about topics [...]]]></description>
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