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    extremism‚ concealment of dark voting‚ and lynching’s; the lattermost achieved a crest in the following decade. After getting a four-year college education from Fisk‚ he went to Harvard School (which did not acknowledge course credits from Fisk) from 1888 to 1890‚ where he was unequivocally impacted by his teacher William James‚ noticeable in American rationality. Du Bois paid his way through three years at Harvard with cash from summer employments‚ a legacy‚ grants‚ and credits from companions. In

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    Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923) The Ideal Family: Interpretation The story under study was written by Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923)‚ a British novelist and short-story writer‚ closely associated with D.H. Lawrence and something of a rival of Virginia Woolf. Mansfield’s creative years were burdened with loneliness‚ illness‚ jealousy‚ alienation – all this reflected in her work with the bitter depiction of marital and family relationships of her middle-class characters‚ as well as subtle changes

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    Helen Keller may be the world’s most famous supercrip. Very few people can claim to have "overcome" disability so thoroughly and spectacularly. A blind and deaf wild child at the age of 7‚ she became‚ by the time she published The Story of My Life at 22‚ one of Radcliffe’s most successful and polished students‚ fluent in Latin‚ Greek‚ German‚ French and (not least) English--not to mention three versions of Braille (English‚ American‚ New York Point) and the manual alphabet in which her renowned teacher

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    Just shy of his 52nd birthday‚ Chester Arthur became the 21st U.S. president on September 19th‚1881 after the assassination of President James Garfield. He served until March 4th‚ 1885. One of his biggest accomplishments was the passage of the Pendleton Act of 1883 which dictated that government job appointments be merit based. This was a surprise to many as his rise to power came through machine politics. He also tried to lower tariffs. He vetoed the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 but was overridden

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    economy. • Facilitated by internal problems of the states. 1841 – James Brooke took over Sarawak 1874 – British intervention in Perak 1874 – Selangor received British advisor 1875 – Sultan of Brunei gave up his territory in Sabah to the British 1888 – British intervention in Pahang 1909 – Bangkok Treaty : Siam gave up Kedah‚ Perlish‚ Kelantan‚ Terengganu to the British 1914 – Johor received British advisor Major factors of British colonisation a. Economy • British need raw material (tin

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    The Rise of Filipino Nationalism Factors: 1.        Spread of Liberalism -         Liberal ideas from Europe filtered in when Spain gradually exposed Philippine to international commerce. -         The sons and daughters of the Principalia were able to attain education‚ thereupon giving then exposure to libertarian ideas. 2.       Sentiments against the Principales – proportion of the local aristocracy to the broad masses. 3.       Racial Prejudice -         Inferior race‚ limited intelligence 4

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    Within a seven-year period‚ Wilde produced nearly all of his greatest works. First‚ he published The Happy Prince and Other Tales in 1888‚ a collection of children’s stories. In 1891 he published The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ his first and only novel. The novel combined elements of the supernatural and Gothic fiction to give perspective on the themes of the negative consequences of influence

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    settle down in Japan. But because of his duty to the freedom of his fatherland‚ Rizal left Japan through the ship Belgic which was going to the United States. CHAPTER 14 RIZAL IN AMERICA‚ 1888 Through the steamer Belgic‚ Rizal arrived in San Francisco on April 28‚ 1888. Even though the Belgic was approved of having no Cholera‚ it was not permitted to dock. The passengers including Rizal were quarantined. After a week Rizal together with other first class passengers were

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    of Account Statement Date:Jan 10‚ 2012 Billing Period Covering: Dec 11‚ 2011 - Jan 10‚ 2012 BIR CAS Permit No. 1008-116-00007-CAS Service Reference Number Account Number SOA Number ( HOTLINE CONNECT Via Landline: 02-672-7277 Via Smart cellphone: *1888 and 1800-10-672-7277 (toll free) : 1010371593 : 0707745703 : 0058106157 Balance from Previous Bill Amount Due from Previous Bill 1‚998.00 Remaining Balance from Previous Bill 1‚998.00 Due Immediately Current Bill Charges Smart Bro Plan 999 (01/11/2012

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    Purpose: Inform the audience about Jack the Ripper Specific Purpose: Scare the audience with my speech Thesis: INTRODUCTION Attention-getter: The days were gloomy and the nights were cold and dark. White chapel‚ London during the year 1888 was the perfect place for serial killer to come out of the shadows and meet there victims. Thesis Statement: And today is a perfect day to inform you all about the murder: who made a name for himself during these times . “Jack the Ripper Relevance

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