30 Famous Names in American Literature Though the history of American literature is comparatively not so long‚ it has given the world many outstanding literary names. Washington Irving was the first US writer to gain an international reputation. In 1819 he published his volume of stories with such classic American stories as the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow” and “Rip Van Winkle”. Only 2 years after another American writer began to attract attention - James Fenimore Cooper‚ the first
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on for a long time. Just because someone has different colored skin does not mean they are any different‚ so segregation is wrong. People should not be judged by the color of their skin‚ many sources say this. For example‚“on september 3‚1957‚ nine black students attempted to attend the all-white central high school” (Source B). this shows that other races want to go to a white only school‚ this also shows that all white schools where better funded and maintained. Moreover‚”a thousand irate citizens
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Is Gandhian Mode of Protest (Satyagraha) still relevant? Satyagraha is the method of resistance and mass movement developed by Gandhi during his days in South Africa and later epitomised in India during its freedom struggle against British Empire. Satyagraha was developed as a broad term for techniques of civil disobedience‚ non cooperation‚ hunger strike and protest. Satyagraha is a portmanteau of the Sanskrit words Satya (meaning "truth") and Agraha ("insistence"‚ or "holding firmly to"). For
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her vacant house as soon as she realized she would have to pull an all-nighter in order to prepare for tomorrow’s final exam. Jenna was attempting to pull an all-nighter but she had such an extensive exhausting day. Her parents had wanted a weekend out for some time and they thought this would be the perfect opportunity since Jenna needed to study for her final exams. Jenna’s little sister‚ Khloe‚ mostly steered clear of her at all times. She was at the age that it wasn’t cool to interact with her
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Justice means having someone adjudicated and found guilty for a crime they have committed. Laws are put in place for a reason and everyone should have to abide by them. Just having a criminal off the street is enough justice for me‚ but locking one up and “throwing away the key” will not make them better; it will probably not change them at all and eventually make their situation worse. Convicted felons need a plan of treatment. First‚ they need to realize what they have done was wrong. Next‚ they
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Madness as Protest against Masculine Domination in Charlotte Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper” and Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily” The patriarchal system is one of the foundations of Western civilization‚ being based on Christian beliefs regarding men and women’s proper roles in the society and in the domestic sphere. In her short story‚ The Yellow Wallpaper‚ Charlotte Gilman makes a feminist statement by illustrating the failures of the patriarchal system‚ which condemns women to silence‚ isolation
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“No race can prosper until it learns there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.”-Booker T. Washington We should admire Booker T. Washington‚ an intelligent freed slave who rose above the criticisms of white men
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Empire: But Dad‚ don’t you see? Classical studies: 91397: Demonstrate understanding of significant ideology in the classical world. Son: “Alexander was very intelligent and kingly in applying the policy of fusion between the Macedonians and the Persians to form one great empire.” Father: “The Policy of Fusion? To me that was the main issuing that caused problems to his empire and ultimately ended his successful reign with his army.” Son: “Father‚ I disagree on what you are saying. The policy
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tell me things were moving in her room. “There’s no hand touching them‚ baby. They move by themselves.” Lauren decides that it is just Nora acting out to her being in the house again and moves on. She is in Wisteria for a reason after all‚ she wants to know exactly what happened to her mother remembering that Aunt Jule waved the cops off‚ “Aunt Jule had argued fiercely with the sheriff and the state police‚ insisting that the drowning was an accident‚ begging them for my sake not to stir up any rumors
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