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    Dorian Gray Outline

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    Outline Alt Intro Trad Intro (ends with thesis) Proposed thesis: Austen’s novel is shaped by the period in which she lived in that it has Romantic qualities‚ it satirizes nineteenth century British society‚ and it blends influences from Austen’s own life into the story. Body Paragraphs—topic ideas and examples (quotes from text and outside sources)—no set #--anywhere from 3-5+ Body #1: Romantic qualities weave their way throughout the novel. * Love and respect for nature -Elizabeth’s

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    The faith in science that dominated thought in the second half of the nineteenth century. * Conflict between church and state over education. * Islam and late nineteenth-century European thought. * The effect of modernism in literature and art‚ psychoanalysis‚ and the revolution of physics on intellectual life. * Racism and anti-Semitism * Feminism in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century The New Reading Public * Section Overview: * Between 1850 and 1900

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    A Skeleton in the Closet

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    would be ash… Yes‚ he has a skeleton in the closet; a secret source of shame which could have terrifying consequences if revealed. No wonder John gets so anxious about it and diligent in his effort to conceal it. The proverb was coined in the 19th century in England and it is used to describe situation such as the one John is facing. So‚ my dear friends‚ I hope you don’t have a skeleton in the closet… During my childhood

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    The Saloman Principle

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    DRAFT Chapter 2. The Salomon principle Introduction In the previous chapter we considered how the modern company grew of out of the law on unincorporated associations‚ how it used ideas long identified with town corporations created by Royal Charter‚ how it evolved from the joint stock company‚ and how shareholders in companies were granted limited liability by statute. One key element of the modern company‚ however‚ remained outstanding: the principle of separate corporate personality which

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    Children’s Pastimes‚ Today and Yesterday Children’s Pastimes‚ Today and Yesterday Gail Wilson CompositIon I Professor Goar Everest University Online May 26. 2011 Children’s Pastimes‚ Today and Yesterday Abstract This article will show the differences in Children’s Pastimes Today and Yesterday We will attempt to show you the difference in raising children today from yesterday. This article will show how children are watched over more now as opposed to days gone by due to pedophiles

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    Farmer

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    Like thousands of others in southern Germany in the late 19th century‚ Karl and Anna Schmeiser worked long‚ hard days farming a baron’s vast tracts of land to keep a roof over their heads and food on the table. The baron owned the land‚ the draft animals‚ the equipment‚ and most of the crop—more or less as barons before him had since the Middle Ages. Also like thousands‚ Karl and Anna dreamed of a better life‚ and in 1890 they scraped together every last pfennig and left Germany forever‚ taking ship

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    Both Mary Shelley’s nineteenth century Gothic horror novel‚ Frankenstein (1818) and Ridley Scott’s 1980s dystopic thriller‚ Blade Runner (1982)‚ expose similar concerns about the consequence of unrestrained technological exploitation‚ unyielding consumerism and the threats these pose to the natural world. In fact it is through these respective texts‚ that Shelley and Scott share common values around notions of humanity‚ its morality and a fear of unbridled scientific progress. As well as instilling

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    decade is a period of 10 years. Cultural generations are cohorts of people who were born in the same date range and share similar cultural experience. The idea of a cultural generation‚ in the sense that it is used today gained currency in the 19th century. Prior to that the concept "generation" had generally referred to family relationships. Today’s world involves threatening serious problems. The three issues of today’s world are: global financial crisis‚ global warming and food scarcity

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    Pantoum Poem

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    The Structure of a Pantoum Poem The pantoum is a form of poetry of Malaysian origin from the 15th century which was modified by the French in the 19th century. The modern pantoum is written in an unlimited number of quatrains (stanzas of four lines) with a strict repeating pattern - the second and fourth lines of each quatrain are repeated as the 1st and 3rd lines of the next quatrain. The pattern continues until the final quatrain when the 1st line of the poem becomes the last line and the 3rd

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    Populist Party

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    Analyze the reasons for the emergence of the Populist movement in the late 19th century. Throughout history there have been political parties which have emerged for the needs of the people or a group of people who would compete against democrats and republicans for the presidency. The Populist Party was one such party which stands out from the rest as it provided a big challenge to the Democrats and Republicans who most often did not have to worry about third party representatives. The question

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