Greg Jackson, M.A.
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History, civics, and geography teacher from Massachusetts with a Masters Degree in education. I also spend as much time as I can traveling and learning more about the world. I am currently also learning to become fluent in Spanish. Fun fact: I've participated in archaeological excavations in the United States and the Middle East.
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in The Westing Game
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Answered a Question in Animal Farm
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Othello
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Heart of Darkness
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Answered a Question in Macbeth
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Answered a Question in The Odyssey
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Answered a Question in The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism
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Answered a Question in The Scarlet Ibis
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Literature
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Poetry
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
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Answered a Question in Akira Kurosawa
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Answered a Question in Immanuel Kant
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in Romeo and Juliet
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Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
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Answered a Question in History
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Answered a Question in The Great Gatsby
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Answered a Question in A Raisin in the Sun
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Answered a Question in Queen Elizabeth I
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Answered a Question in Give Me Liberty!
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Answered a Question in Eric Foner
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Answered a Question in Lord of the Flies
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Answered a Question in The French Revolution
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Answered a Question in Philosophy
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Answered a Question in The Kite Runner
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Answered a Question in Literature
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Answered a Question in Sonnet 73
As in many of William Shakespeare's published sonnets, in Sonnet 73 the implied listener is an unnamed young man. In fact, the first 126 of the bard's sonnets are addressed to this anonymous person... -
Answered a Question in History
During the Civil War, the North had a huge economic advantage over the South because of a larger population and a more established industrial sector. When the war started, there were twenty-one...
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