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    1. What is the author’s main theme? In Chapter 3 “The Visible and Invisible Worlds of Salem” in After The Fact the author discussed how “Over the past few decades historians have studied the traumatic experiences of 1692 in great detail”(52). The author talks about the Salem outbreak in New England and how bewitchment was related to New England villages. The author also discussed in the chapter what social factors contributed to those accused of witchcraft in Salem. The author described this period

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    historical documents or books are true; first‚ we have to look at the historical event with a different point of view because it is easy to get biased information; if we only focus on one side of the event. In the book After The Fact “The View from the Bottom Rail” by James West Davidson and Mark Hamilton Lytle‚ the authors demonstrate that discovering the historical story of the freed people is difficult because histories deal with “top rail” rather than the “bottom rail” of the lower social classes

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    Dr. James E. West was one inventor who I chose to write about‚ in honor of Black History Month. West is known for inventing the Electret Microphone‚ one that is now an industry standard - used for everything from cameras to hearing aids. Dr. James E. West truly was a very accomplished man. Born on February 10th‚ 1931‚ in Prince Edward County‚ Virginia‚ James always had an interest in electronics. As a child‚ West enjoyed taking apart household appliances and exploring their innards. In fact‚ James

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    November 19th‚ 2012 Mr. Penza A-Block After the Fact: Declaring Independence               The Declaration of Independence drafted by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress expresses the thirteen American colonies desire to disjoin from Great Britain. Chapter 4 of “After the Fact‚” entitled Declaring Independence‚ presents factual viewpoints of historians as well as thorough examinations aroused from the possible confusions of the renowned document.             In May

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    In Chapter 7 of After The FactDavidson and Lytle attempt to prove if John Brown was a sane or insane person. After Brown’s attack on Harpers Ferry‚ Brown was put on trial for treason. In that battle‚ Brown led a group of 21 men‚ 5 of whom were black slaves‚ to the port town of Harpers Ferry in an effort to unite against the controversial issue of slavery. His attack began when he took a few captives‚ including Lewis Washington‚ the first president’s grandson. Although it began well‚ he underestimated

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    Case 5: Harley –Davidson 1) Harley Davidson has an untypical relationship with the union. Continuous improvement techniques could have been stopped if the company did not have a good relationship with the union. The union viewed management as a partner instead of an adversary. Harley Davidson appears to be using a Focused differentiating strategy. A differentiating strategy is present when a business seeks to be unique in its industry

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    The Economy and the West After the Civil War After the Civil War‚ the government’s role in the economy and westward expansion changed. They became more focussed on helping big industrial businessmen and no longer need to worry about taming the West. The economy itself changed greatly in the post Civil War era. The Industrial Revolution led to a new kind of big business. Now men like Carnegie‚ Rockefeller‚ and Vanderbilt had huge monopolies and trusts‚ making it nearly impossible for the common

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    WILLIAM JAMES AND LIFE AFTER DEATH A. W. Orr Saybrook University San Francisco‚ CA December 12‚ 2013 2 WILLIAM JAMES AND LIFE AFTER DEATH William James’ views about life after life death can be summed up in two words‚ not proven. Over the course of his career he encountered the question repeatedly. He considered it‚ he pondered it‚ and he explored it. In the end his views did not significantly change. At the same time he found the idea fascinating and was continually intrigued

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    AAfter The Fact: The View From the Bottom Rail Chris Bean Bl: A 5/29/12 Mr. Penza Summary of Chapter: With the sound of cannons and gunshots firing in the air‚ slaves in the south knew that freedom was coming to a nation of four million slaves. Union soldiers would be portrayed as bad foreigners from their masters‚ with‚ “ long horns on their heads‚ and tushes in their mouths‚ and eyes sticking out like a cow.” (Page 171) Some slaves were overjoyed with rumors of emancipation and leaving their plantations

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    Pocahontas that saved John Smith from the execution‚ was in fact‚ just an adaption ritual. From the story of John Smith‚ the author examined the first efforts of colonization by the English in Virgina. From Smith’s point of view‚ this land was very fruitful and befitted for human’s lives‚ but in fact‚ the first years in Virgina was dreadful. The harsh weather‚ the aggressive Indians‚ the hot and humid summer killed many settlers. Ten years after the first landing‚ only 400 settlers out of 2000 alived

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