The cell theory proposes that all living organisms are made up of cells, who in turn come from other cells, as well as that cells are responsible for the structure and organization of living things.
Young Fredrick Douglass was a bit frightened and afraid to do anything but what he's told to do in his early years of life. He had seen his aunt be tortured and was scared to see that happen to himself so he stayed undercover for a long time.
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