White House

Amy W.
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  1. Calvin Coolidge
    elected vice president and succeeded as 30th President of the United States when Harding died in 1923 (1872-1933)
    Kristina, who is waiting to hear whether she has been
    accepted to Harvard, dashed off her essay in about 10
    minutes and included quotes from presidents Calvin
    Coolidge     and Woodrow Wilson.
  2. social worker
    someone employed to provide social services
    Jamila Larson, the social worker who runs the
    Homeless Children's Playtime Project, said she is
    haunted by the teens, who are far more aware of
    their plight than their younger siblings.
  3. John Adams
    2nd President of the United States (1735-1826)
    Or impressed by the portraits
    of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in the Blue
    Room.
  4. Woodrow Wilson
    28th President of the United States
    Kristina, who is waiting to hear whether she has been
    accepted to Harvard, dashed off her essay in about 10
    minutes and included quotes from presidents Calvin
    Coolidge and Woodrow Wilson.
  5. Thomas Jefferson
    3rd President of the United States
    Or impressed by the portraits
    of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson in the Blue
    Room.
  6. evacuation
    the act of leaving a dangerous place in an orderly fashion
    And the
    cafeteria looks like an evacuation center after a
    natural disaster, with rows of cots.
  7. Washington
    1st President of the United States
    Kristina was one of 15 teens from a Washington
    shelter who went to the White House for a day-long
    field trip that included bowling a few sets on the
    president's lanes and nibbling on crab cakes at the
    Occidental Grill next to the Willard hotel.
  8. president
    the leader of a republic or democracy
    Kristina was one of 15 teens from a Washington
    shelter who went to the White House for a day-long
    field trip that included bowling a few sets on the
    president's lanes and nibbling on crab cakes at the
    Occidental Grill next to the Willard hotel.
  9. legal
    established by or founded upon law or official rules
    The
    Washington Legal Clinic said it is overwhelmed by
    complaints about shelter access and violations of city
    regulations.
  10. nation
    a politically organized body of people under a government
    Their mothers took pictures and
    told them how proud they were before sending them
    down the dirty corridor to visit the most important
    house in the nation.
Created on Tue Apr 13 17:48:28 EDT 2010

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