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    Who Was Antonio de Lopez Santa Anna??? Have you ever wondered who Santa Anna was? You might have heard his name in history class‚but do you know everything about him? Antonio de Lopez Santa Anna (also known as Santa Anna) was born in Jalapa on February 21‚ 1794. He was born into a criollo middle class family of society. His father served as a sub delegate for the spanish province of Vera Cruz. Growing up‚ Santa Anna had very little schooling. After school Santa Anna went and worked for a merchant

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    16 million soldiers‚ and mutilated the faces of over 37‚000 more (Broken Gargoyles). Anna Coleman Ladd‚ an American sculptor from Boston‚ brought in her artistic skills to help aid these victims. She was classically trained in Paris and Rome‚ and had many well-known art pieces. In 1917‚ she opened up her own studio to put her skills to work in making masks for facially disfigured soldiers (Maker of Masks). Anna Coleman Ladd is a monumental figure in American history for revolutionizing the military-medical

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    the ratio of mental age to chronological age. The movie‚ I Am Sam‚ raises an important question; does an individual’s IQ have an affect on whether they can be a good parent? Many theories have been developed to better understand and measure intelligence. The Single Factor Theories‚ Sternberg’s Triarchic Theory‚ and Gardner’s Theory‚ along with Baumbrind’s theory on parenting styles can all be used to analyze the characters in I Am Sam. The movie questions the relevance of IQ score and its impact

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    The love story –sweet and daring for some‚ sordid and offending for others-- between Anna Karenina and Count Vronsky is compelling and tragic. Anna and the Count have an affair‚ causing an uproar in society. Because of the double standards of the time‚ while Vronsky may still hold his head high in society‚ Anna is forced to hold her chin down and hide her shame. Anna turns to Vronsky ─a dashing military man─ as a refuge from her passionless marriage to a pompous‚ despotic bureaucrat; a move that

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    theme or issue that is explored in Requiem by Anna Akhmatova and City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende. Some examples include: death‚ spirituality‚ challenges‚ suffering‚ religion and persecution (or any combination of these). Both Anna Akhmatova and Isabelle Allende create texts that draw their readers in through the use of interesting themes and relatable messages. The two texts City of the Beasts (2002) by Isabelle Allende and “Requiem” (1940-1957) by Anna Akhamatova explore the issue of religion through

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    After reading the book My Brother Sam is Dead‚ I realized the plot of the book wasn’t what I expected. Judging by the title‚ you’d think the book is about a guy named Sam‚ but it’s really about his brother‚ Tim. The story takes place during a period of war‚ and Tim‚ as the narrator‚ has to witness his father and brother disagree over which side they are on‚ the Loyalists or the Rebels. Disobeying his father‚ Sam goes to war to fight the Loyalists‚ and Tim is stuck at home worried about his brother

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    author of Anna Madgigine Jia Kingsley‚ African Princess‚ Florida Slave‚ Plantation Slaveowner‚ traveled to Europe‚ the Caribbean‚ and West Africa to research. Shafer gave an account of Anna Kingsley’s life‚ who he explains to be and African “princess”. He shares the struggles that she endured once being an enslaved African American to becoming a free woman and plantation owner. The book was very interesting but I felt lacked first hand evidence of Anna Kingsleys life. Anta Majigeen Ndiaye (Anna Kingsley)

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    In the novel Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ Mr. Shelby’s slaves lived together in a cabin. Of these slaves living in the cabin is Shelby’s most reliable‚ Tom. He aids the slaves in keeping their values. Much of this novel takes place outside of Mr. Shelby’s plantation. Throughout this novel‚ the cabin travels with Tom. This cabin is a place of faith‚ hope‚ love‚ and forgiveness. Tom’s personality helps recreate the atmosphere originally found in the cabin in the new places to which he is transported. One can

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    I am Sam is a heart-warmth story of Sam Dawson‚ a mentally challenged single father who is raising his daughter Lucy with the help of an extraordinary group of friends and his next door neighbor Anne. As Lucy turns seven and begins to intellectually outshine her father‚ their close bond is threatened when their situation comes under the inquiry of a social worker who wants Lucy placed in foster care. According to Smart (2016)‚ Society causes the disability‚ and it is society‚ rather than the individual

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    voice—not so I can shout‚ but so that those without a voice can be heard...we cannot succeed when half of us are held back". This quote depicts the audacious voyage of one of the most influential poets‚ with a focus on woman’s empowerment‚ Anna Laetitia Barbarald. Anna Laetitia‚ the author of this extraordinary poem‚ is said to be a notable feminist literary writer that has been cherished since the eighteenth century. Barbauld is a strong willed woman who desires nothing less than woman equality. She

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