Deep Water by William Douglas

Deep Water by William Douglas     INTRODUCTION ‘Deep water’ is an excerpt taken from the book ‘of men and mountains’, an informal autobiography written by William Douglas who is a U.S. Supreme Court associate justice. This chapter reveals how as a young boy William Douglas nearly drowned in a swimming pool....

An Elementary School Classroom in a Slum

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