The Ashley House Restaurant on Riverdale Road in West Springfield‚ MA. is a mix and match of old and new architectural design having had various owners from 1829 through the 1900s. When Charles Ashley constructed it in 1829 it was done in the Greek Revival style. Ashley family members lived there until the 1920s. Afterwards the house became a tavern and pub and a restaurant twice. Each time its form changing. TheAshley House has 2 stories the first having the dining and drinking areas and the second
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"A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand" Abraham Lincoln June 17‚ 1858 MR. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: If we could first know where we are‚ and whither we are tending‚ we could better judge what to do‚ and how to do it. We are now far into the fifty year since a policy was initiated with the avowed object and confident promise of putting and end to slavery agitation. Under the operation of that policy‚ that agitation has not only not ceased‚ but has constantly augmented. In
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need for materialistic items and belongings. For example‚ Gatsby is known for having one of the most luxurious houses in his respected home town. This house represents more than just a fancy show for people to gawk at‚ it provides Gatsby with a sense of fulfillment and happiness. A new member of the Egg islands‚ named Nick Carraway‚ has moved next door to Jay Gatsby and describes his house as the following‚ “The one on my right was a colossal affair by any standard… with a tower on one side‚ spanking
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content is well developed‚ thoroughly cataloged and congruent with the chronological background of the house. Paintings and engravings introduce the visitor to the general historical and social climate of the nineteenth century. Other pieces in the collection such as porcelain‚ ceramics‚ fabrics‚ and tapestry represent the Greek folk art of that era and stay in coherence with the story of the house. Moreover‚ official political and law documents emphasize the significance and didactic character of
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On Friday‚ November 6‚ the stand-up comedian Bob Saget and his former Full House costar fashion designer Ashley Olsen had a mini reunion backstage at his opening night performing on Broadway play Hand to God. The 29-year-old and her twin sister‚ Mary-Kate Olsen‚ shared the role of Michelle Tanner on the popular ’90s sitcom‚ which is getting a reboot on Netflix next year as Fuller House. "Loved having my dear friend Ashley Olsen at my welcoming opening of @HandToGodBway last night with the brilliant
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Cunningham March 8th‚ 2013 “The Differences Within a Doll’s House” During the Victorian era things were very different. People had different beliefs‚ different customs‚ different ways of living and just all around everything was very incomparable to today’s time. Author Henrik Ibsen did a wonderful job at portraying this idea within the play “A Doll’s House” written in 1879. “The story takes place in the 19th century. Nora Helmer is a middle-class housewife who has started a family with a lawyer
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of “A Doll’s House” and the road to the Revolutionary War. “A Dolls House”‚ a play by Heinrick Ibsen‚ proves that an unfortunate situation can have a fortunate outcome. The play tells the story of Nora Holmes and her quest for personal independence. Nora’s situation at the begining of the play seemed promising. Nora was married to Torvald‚ had two children‚ and had a stable financial situation. However beneath the facade‚ Nora’s life was not satisfactor to her. Torvard treated Nora as a child and
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Ivy Gwin Hensley English II Honors / 4th period 26 January 2017 Leaving The Yellow House Saul Bellow wrote the short story Leaving the Yellow House. The main character is a seventy-two year old woman named Harriet Simmons Waggoner. Harriet is known as Hattie throughout the story. The setting of this story takes place in Sego Desert Lake‚ Utah. Very few people live here‚ and according to Hattie there are only six white people that live there. Her neighbors were the Rolfe?s‚ Wicks‚ Pace‚ and a widow
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A Doll House‚ written by Henrik Ibsen‚ is one of this most famous and controversial works. It tells the story about a woman named Nora Helmer‚ who breaks through society’s norms in order to find out her true identity. Nora lives in what seems to be a perfect easy life. A beautiful home‚ two loving children and a husband who gives her everything she desires. When her husband falls seriously ill‚ Nora is forced to do something that women in her society wouldn’t even dare to dream. She forge’s her father’s
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In the novel The House of Mirth‚ author Edith Wharton depicts protagonist Lily Bart’s struggle to maintain individualism and find herself while conforming to society’s expectations. Lily is a strong individual in the way she leads life‚ as shown in her rejecting proposals because she is looking for both wealth and a happy life of love and true understanding of herself. However‚ this individualism Lily believed would bring her true self-realization also served as her downfall‚ casting her into poverty
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