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Author: The Araboolies of Liberty Street by Sam Swope  Field of
Philosophy: Social and political philosophy  Plot Summary:
General Pinch and his wife live on Liberty street, where all the
houses are white and look the same. The Pinches spent their day
spying on all of their neighbors. They hate fun of any kind and
whenever the kids play outside, the general immediately
threatens to call the army. Then the Araboolies, a large family,
move in next door to the Pinches. The General yells at the
Araboolies, but they don’t speak English so don’t understand the
general’s words. The Araboolies painted their house differently
and behave in unconventional ways. In response, the general
orders the army to attack the house on Liberty Street that looks
different from all the others. But the neighborhood children
paint all of the houses except the general’s to look like the
Araboolies's house, so that t