The first sentence of The Wednesday Wars begins with Holling and his thoughts and assumptions of his teacher‚ Mrs.Baker. Written by Gary D. Schmit‚ this historical fiction novel is set in 1967 during the Vietnam war. Meanwhile‚ Holling starts to learn that life isn’t as simple as it seems during his entire seventh-grade year. After reading Shakespeare and experiencing life for himself‚ he understands that discrimination‚ war‚ and controlling one’s destiny is crucial in life. The story revolves around
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Americas Post Civil War Growing Pains HIS 105 Tracie Douglass Assignment 1 Professor James Allen 4/28/13 Once Industrialization began in the West a lot of things began to change. There were much different problems occurring in the West than in the South. One major turning point for the West is‚ the expansion of farming by the American settlers. The American settlers were farmers by trade for many years before the Civil War had even began. For the most part
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The chapter starts out with Nick writing and depicting the burial service two years after Gatsby died. Nick describes the swarms of columnists‚ writers‚ and gossipmongers at the house after the murder. They take the information that they received and write up insane‚ edgy stories about Gatsby and the ways of his relationship to Myrtle and Wilson. Nick feels that Gatsby would not want to have a memorial service alone‚ so he attempts to hold a substantial burial service for him. From Nick’s attempt
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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America looks at the way that railroad owners found a way to turn that business into a big business and earn millions upon millions for themselves. A majority of the book shows how the railroad owners received lots of money for the corruption and other behind the scenes deals that went on. The railroad for how corrupt it was‚ unfortunately shaped the way America was built and became the superior power that it is in the present day. During
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American school hierarchy‚ also described as having a lack of self control‚ aggressive‚ unintelligent‚ and short tempered‚ Jocks are definitely a strong presence on the high school and college scene‚ and it would be fitting that Ares‚ the Greek god of war be associated with jocks. Ares is representative of the jock archetype for his relationship with Aphrodite‚ his physical strength‚ and lack of rational thought. Ares is well known to many classical authors as the lover of Aphrodite‚ even if Aphrodite
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Ethnicity and Pluralism A Different Mirror: The Making of Multicultural America Chapter Summaries 12-Author’s Note Chapter Summaries 12-Author’s Note America seemed ever promising to foreigners in other parts of the country in the early 1900’s. America was called the promise land and many migrated to give themselves and their families new hope‚ a new life‚ and better opportunities. When the immigrants landed in America‚ many were excited and ready for their new opportunities to start flooding
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brought about many changes that still affect modern society. After the Civil War‚ America was in shambles‚ not only physically‚ but also emotionally and economically. The American spirit was suffering‚ even in the North although they could claim victory in the Civil War. Freed slaves were in need of jobs‚ as were many returning soldiers. The Industrial Revolution led Americas out of the depression that stemmed from the Civil War and it was a time of innovation and progress that paved the way for an economic
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The excerpt‚ Little War on the Prairie does an excellent job telling us what the conflict they faced‚ hope they had‚ and remembrance for the indigenous people of Minnesota. The war was one of the biggest fights between the Native Americans and Americans in history. This was the largest mass hanging in American history. It was very challenging living during these for each side. The conflict they faced was over land. In order solve this issue “treaties set aside a reservation for the Dakota‚ 10 miles
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America today is a divided America. The Civil War‚ even though it was so long ago‚ played a major role in America’s division. It has been 150 years since the last shots of the Civil War were fired. That was a war that divided the American people ‚ and in many ways‚ still divides Americans today. Whether it be race‚ gender‚ class or geographic location‚ Americans have always found a reason to hate or disagree with each other. President Lincoln started planning for reconstruction of the South during
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Kids Charly‚ Jordy‚ and Mireille suffer in the Central African Republic every day due to child labor and war. There is sexual abuse‚ the use of weapons‚ and gaining power as child soldiers. All of these horrible topics are discussed in the article‚ “In a War‚ Without a Childhood.” In the article‚ “I’m Ahmed” a man lives in Iraq attempting to play music without being harmed. Later‚ he left and went to the U.S. to gain freedom and walk around without the fear of being attacked. Although the stories
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