Iowa‚ adding that their discussion kept returning to a girl named Ántonia‚ with whom the narrator had lost touch but with whom Jim had renewed his friendship. The narrator recounts that Jim mentioned writing down his
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What if the American Revolution never happened? In history classrooms all over the country‚ there lays an abundant amount of "what if" questions that pop into one’s mind when one learns. But has anybody really fully answered this question that so many people think about? In hindsight‚ a revolution seemed inevitable because of the way the British treated the Americans. But if the American Revolution never happened‚ obviously‚ America would not exist. But most importantly‚ the world as a whole
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Naturally when a person gets power over a whole religion just in the through the words they speak‚ they will abuse the privilege. That is exactly what happened before the 16th century‚ priests used their power over Catholics to their advantage. They turned religion into a business; they told believers to pay for salvation‚ and forgiveness. Of course‚ wanting the best in their current and after life‚ the believers blindly did as they were told. Their faith in the priest was used against them as they
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Summary: My Ántonia begins as an account between an unknown narrator and Jim Burden‚ both of whom grew up together in a small Nebraska town. While on a train ride across Iowa‚ the two begin reminiscing about their childhoods and the conversation continually returns to a mutual friend‚ Ántonia. The narrator suggests that Jim write down what he remembers about her. Jim’s story begins at ten years old. Newly orphaned‚ Jim endures a trip to Black Hawk‚ Nebraska to live with his grandparents. Coincidentally
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of a new form of humanism by analyzing the two articles‚ what happened to hospitality by Asmina Karavanta and Welcome to Anthropocene by Ruth Irwin.
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As Stephen Gardiner once said‚ "The Industrial Revolution was another one of these extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilizations." In other words‚ the lives of many people changed from day time consuming work to fast paced machine made products. It first began in England during the 1700s and caused an increase in population. The reasons behind why the Industrial Revolution began was because of all the excess in iron‚ coal and cloth. Due to the coal‚ the steam-engine was invented to transport
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stories and characters.” My Antonia‚ is one of America’s most loved stories. The main characters in her books face challenges but find a way to persevere and live. Also by Willa Cather‚ A Wagner Matinee‚ a very informative text‚ is about a woman who leaves her home and seeks for what she is missing in her life.She realizes that the grass is greener on the other side‚ and never thinks of turning back. A person can learn many things about the old west from Willa Cather’s My Antonia and A Wagner Matinee.
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The Gettysburg Address: Why‚ how and what happened? On November 19‚ 1863‚ during the Civil War of the United States‚ a speech was held in Gettysburg‚ Pennsylvania‚ that would later go down as one of the greatest in American history. The speech was held during the dedication of the Gettysburg Cemetery‚ a cemetery founded to honour the deceased soldiers of the battle of Gettysburg. The 272 word long address which the then current president Lincoln held at this event have been remembered ever since
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In the short story‚ “What Happened During the Ice Storm” written by Jim Henyen‚ a group of young boys are forced to contend with their conscience when put in the situation of determining the outcome of the life or death of another creature. The story begins with an introduction of the environment‚ it describes the winter weather as deceptive‚ stating that it is beautiful and enchanting‚ but on the other hand‚ states how harsh and cold and treacherous it can be. The story takes place in a rural farming
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mercilessly claiming the entire world long before the Germans even had an army. In other words‚ the English and French were only opposing the Germans because they were trying to take parts of the world they felt entitled to. Obviously‚ Reed opposed the war efforts in different countries and this was made evident through his reports during the war. For instance‚ John Reed depicted the unease
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