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               Rebecca Lee Crumpler accomplished being the first African American to write a book about medical discourses, and being the first African American to graduate medical school. Now you might be wondering who in the world is Rebecca Lee Crumpler? Well Rebecca Lee Crumpler is an unsung hero that you probably don’t know about. You see Rebecca was not treated kindly because she was an African American. Yet she did amazing things, but she wasn’t aware of some of the things that she did! Rebecca was born in Delaware, but she grew up in Pennsylvania with her aunt. Rebecca was known for being the first black person to graduate medical school, and being the first black person to write a book about medical discourses. Rebecca’s birth date was February 8, 1831, and she died on March 9,1895 in Hyde Park, Boston, MA from fibroid tumors. Rebecca was an only child, and her parents were Absalom and Matilda Davis. Rebecca got married to Author Cru...

                 Homework you would think is the last thing you have on your mind. A lot of kids don’t enjoy spending their time after school working on homework. On the other hand some kids enjoy doing homework. Homework has been proven to help kids in ways, but it has also been proven that it doesn’t help kids in any way.   There are many pros to having homework. Like for example one pro is kids who do homework tend to do about 69% better than kids who don’t do homework. Another example is when kids do homework it shows what they need to work on, and what they learn in school. Kids who do their homework have a better chance of getting into college, and be able to do their dream job! Doing homework can help kids on tests, quizzes, ect. Kids who do homework tend to get an average of 31-90% on tests. Homework can be helpful in many ways, especially with tests. There may be a lot of pros, but we can’t forget about the cons of hav...