Anne Sullivan was born on April 14‚ 1866‚ in Feeding Hills‚ Massachusetts. Her parents immigrated from Ireland because of the Great Famine in 1840. She had 4 siblings‚ but two had died in their infancy. While growing up‚ her family struggled with health issues. When Anne was five years old‚ she contracted an eye disease called trachoma. Her mother suffered with tuberculosis and she died when Anne was only eight. Anne’s father‚ Thomas‚ was abusive and eventually left them after their mother’s death
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The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett The “Uncommon Reader” is a quirky little book about Queen Elizabeth II‚ who becomes an avid reader in her 80’s‚ and her life takes a dramatic turn when she discovers the pleasure of reading. At the beginning‚ the Queen was not a big fan at all; she had never taken much interest in reading‚ her feeling was that liking books is "something that should be left to other people." Due to this new obsession‚ she begins to ignore her formal duties much to the dismay of
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After carefully analyzing “Thought” by Louis H. Sullivan‚ it is evident that he believes the basis of creativity lies within thought. Fascinated with the power of thought‚ he begins to correlate the hinderance of creativity with the usage of words. He dives into a very mysterious yet relatable topic about thinking in the past‚ present‚ and future. The focus of his argument which caught my attention was thinking about the past or future. By thinking about the past or future‚ are we making significant
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The author James C. Curtis wrote “Andrew Jackson and the Search for Vindication” to introduce us the founder of a national party system‚ creator of a strong presidency‚ and champion of the common man. Despite the critics from the people‚ Andrew Jackson proved himself to be a good politician. The book begins with a return of spring that brought peace to the New Orland’s people after two years of dreaded attacks from the British. The book ends with the death of Andrew Jackson and the vindication it brought
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Gwendolyn Bennett Gwendolyn Bennett was born on July 8th‚ 1902 and was born in Giddings Texas. She was a well known poet and writer during the Harlem Renaissance. Her parents were Mayme Frank and Joshua Robin Bennett. She spent most of her time in Wadsworth‚ Nevada. Her parents taught at the Paiute Indian Reservation but relocated to Washington D.C. in 1906 so her father to obtain his law degree. In 1910 her mother filed for divorce and won sole custody but her father later kidnapped her and
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PRECIS #1: Nathan Barber Santa Margarita Catholic HS 1st Period-John Braithwaite-Instructor Were the Puritans Puritanical? By Carl Degler‚ Stanford University THESIS: Carl Degler‚ in this provocative article‚ takes issue with the popular notion that the Puritans were people who had “the haunting fear that someone‚ somewhere‚ may be happy” as advocated by Mencken‚ Macaulay‚ & Heffner who got it all wrong! They are not repressed sex misfits and bigots‚ but rather‚ keepers of the Victorian
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reduce or moderate the blows of fate.” However‚ in his comfort that he seeks from friends and family members there can be not eternity‚ no promise of a life after death. Refuting an atheistic claim that atheists live more comfortably and happier William Craig says the only way‚ “is by either making up some purpose---which amounts to self-delusion...or by not carrying their view to its logical conclusion.” Although one may seek and find comfort from friends and family in a time of sadness it is up
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In "The Road Not Taken‚" written by Lereone Bennett‚ Bennett wrote about how the strategies the Anglo colonizers used had a negative impact. However‚ the Anglo Colonizers used the strategies on the poor whites. The attempt to enslave the poor whites was also unsuccessful due to the similar disadvantage to the natives Bennett had mentioned. Bennett mentioned‚ "The supply of poor whites‚ like the supply of Indians‚ was limited; and poor whites‚ like Indians‚ but for different reasons‚ could escape
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The issue in which the two articles “The Day Language Came into My Life” by Helen Keller and “On Being 17‚ Bright‚ and Unable to read” by David Raymond is about the power of language. Language is one of the key fundamentals that has set humans apart from other animals and allowed sophisticated cultures to develop. Imagine a world without language‚ a world in which all humans could live without depending on anyone for anything. A world in which people never communicated in any way or form
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The early settling of America came with many kinks and problems. With the prospect of a new world‚ settlers will often return to the comfortable ideal and moral of their mother country‚ England. William Penn was determined to initiate an idea of equality in the hearts of Americans. Over time and dedication‚ he was able to study how the court system can work in his favor to reinvent his presentation and accomplish his objectives. The defining actions of Penn established his position as an American
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