45 Rhodium Greek Rose (colored) Flashcards

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I think that high school musical fella smooches all over MJ and what’s his face - Jackson Hughes ? Plays PT Barnum

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Thr greatest showman

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He wrote bartleby thr scrivener while living at arrowhead his in thr Berkshire’s

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Herman Melville

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Let AMerica be America again let it be the dream it used to be wrote this poet

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Langston Hughes

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Thr stars guide the narrator of his gothic poem ulalume
You you lume

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Edgar Allen Poe

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I love that one where Scarface is a cop and Travis bickle is a thief - I think Batman is in it too

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Heat

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The movie where Bella Sean and clarice starling get their home invaded by that 30 seconds to mars dude who is rocking cornrows

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Panic room

Leto

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This novel begins I first met Dean not long after my wife and I split up

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On thr road
Kerouac?

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That taken guy has a son ?stepson ? Something like that who drums along to I want for Christmas is you

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Love actually
What an odd description

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Narrator of thr catcher in the rye runs away from pencey prep a phony school in phony angerstown Pennsylvania

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Holden caulfield

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In 1901 decades before merging with Benz daimler sold the first of these cars named for a diplomats daughter
Dime ler

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Mercedes

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Thr aswan museum was founded in 1912 on elephantine island in this river
El uh fin tiny

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Nile

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This island and its companion principe are known for their coffe wne chocolate due to the islands fertile volcanic soil

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Sao toe may
Sow
Prince uh p

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This nation of around 115 islands in thr Indian Ocean was named for a minister of finance under Louis XV

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Say chells

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Fittingly since the audience is about to go home it’s thr last word spoken by Macbeth

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This Verb means to protest vehemently or to vent angry disapproval

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Inveigh

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Monrovia Liberia named for him is partly on this island which is named for this founding father favorite nephew

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James Monroe
Bushrod island named for Washington nephew

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Nosey be Malagasy for big island is a popular beach destination just off this much bigger island
No see bay

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Madagascar

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Handel is said to have recalled I did think I did see all heaven before me while composing this oratorio

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Messiah

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Famous Americans
In his 99 memoir he wrote I had been shot down a short walks distance from the French built prison Hoa lo
Ho uh low

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Senator McCain
So called Hanoi Hilton - ho uh low

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It’s a daytime concert so the program will include accessible stuff doe the kids like mars the bringer of war from this suite

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The planets
Holst

21
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Capital of Baja California

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Meh he Cali - Which is also furthest north point in Latin America

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Tijuana is the birthplace of this first Mexican MMA champion
UFC ultimate fighter champ and flyweight title holder

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Brandon Moreno

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US Interstate system established by
Also rules for naming

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Eisenhower after experiencing difficult traveling during military career
S to N odd
W to E even

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Founders /rulers of mighty Aztec empire
Also looking for this specific occurrence as a sign from Gods for where to build city

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Muh sheek uh
Eagle eating a snake sitting on a cactus in middle of lake

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This makes tequila tequila
Also state that produces 90%

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Blue Agave or agave ah zule in the town of tequila

Huh lease co
Mez col is tequila that does not come from town of huh lease co

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Sea named after Spanish explorer is referred to as cradle of the ocean due to warm waters and abundance of sea life

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Sea of Cortez
Americans call gulf of California

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True significance of Monday May 5 1862 for Mexico

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Battle of Puebla
Defeated French ?

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Mexican independence

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Sept 16

29
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How many Mexican states

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31
1 federal district wher capital sits

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In 1066 he successfully launched the most recent invasion of GB starting thr current line of monarchs

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William the conqueror of Normandy
Previously William thr bastard
Backed by strong claim to throne when doubt existed surrounding succession after previous king died with no heir

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Southern most point in Latin America

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Cape horn in Chile

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Interstate runs from Thr border at No gal es to Tucson Arizona
Also only US interstate with this on official road signs

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19

Only US interstate with Kilometers instead of miles

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Busiest border crossing in world ?

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Malaysia and Singapore
Asian counties

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Battle of pal me dough ranch final battle in this war

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US civil war
Close to Mata more os and Brownsville the eastern most border towns onRio grande river

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Book Made into 09 movie starring Rachel mcadams and Eric bahn uh

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The time travelers wife

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First published in 1900 this Theodore Dreiser follows a woman who moves to the big city to pursue American dream where first becoming a mistress of wealthy men Before becoming a famous actress

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Sister Carrie

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Written by Daphne dew mare e A this. Book follows orphan Phillip Ashley raised by older single relative ; after relative marries and dies suddenly Philip must meet thr woman and is intrigued by her although resentful

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My cousin Rachel

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Book 6 in the chronicles or Narnia series diggery and poly meet in Narnia and face the evil sorceress jadis

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The magicians nephew