com/article/63759/story-launched-nellie-blys-famed-journalism-career) In 1888‚ Nellie Bly wanted to write an article about her race around the world. Hoping to beat the former record of 80 days set by Jules Verne. On November 14‚ 1889 she embarked on the ship Augusta Victoria. And‚ on January 25‚ 1890 she set foot in New Jersey to publish her new book‚ “Around The World in 72 Days.”
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died February 3rd‚ 1924 in Washington‚ D.C. Wilson was born to Jessie Janet Wilson and Joseph Ruggles Wilson. Wilson grew up with older sister Annie E. Wilson Howe and younger brother Joseph Ruggles Wilson‚ Jr. Wilson and his family had moved to Augusta‚ Georgia when he was just over a year old. In his early teenage years‚ Wilson and his family moved to Columbia‚ South Carolina and then to Wilmington‚ North Carolina‚ in 1874. Wilson attended Davidson College from 1873-1874‚ Princeton University
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named James Oglethorpe‚ who was an English settler from England‚ and the rest of his crew landed in America and they landed on a piece of land now known as Georgia. Throughout the years Georgia has had four capitals‚ Savannah from 1733 through 1784‚ Augusta from 1785 through 1795‚ Louisville from 1796 until 1806‚ Milledgeville from 1809 until 1868‚ and its current capital of Atlanta from 1868 and still today. Another great fact about Georgia is it had the first full college made just for women called
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’The Plan’’ Helping displaced people was the main focus for the past week. People all the way from savannah labeled as ‘’evacuee’s’’ came to Augusta looking for shelter. Some people were prepared‚ and some were not‚ there were even a few people who came with absolutely nothing but the clothes on their back‚ and just the values that were in their pockets and cars. As we all know hurricane Mathew has had a huge impact on southern states of the U.S. It was defined to be a category 3 storm‚ sink holes
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“The men in the novel are all repressive patriarchs. For them‚ male supremacy must be absolute.” In the light of this comment‚ discuss Bronte’s presentation of male characters in ‘Jane Eyre’. Throughout the novel of Jane Eyre‚ there seems to be a common sense of patriarchal dominance‚ as possessed by the male characters. Bronte shows male supremacy through four key characters that Jane encounters throughout her life. Each character differs hugely‚ though this sense of a higher and more powerful
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have been apparent to her female audience. Her works also include landscapes‚ portraits‚ garden settings and boating scenes. In Reading‚ an 1873 painting by Berthe Morisot‚ Morisot tackles a subject previously explored by Claude Monet and Pierre-Augusta Renoir: a contemporary woman in a park‚ enjoying a leisure activity. Featured here is Morisot’s sister Edma. Edma wears a light‚ gauzy summer gown of the latest cut. A straw hat with a trailing scarf perched on the top of her head‚ an open fan‚ and
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High School Drop Out Rates Essay The nation’s dropout crises have become severe over the past ten years. Big city high schools have less than 50% of freshmen graduate. (8) The problem has taken a back seat to a national focus on early childhood and elementary programs. Recent studies have found the dropout rate rising in large cities. Among minority groups‚ the dropout rate is the highest. The causes of the growing problem range from teen pregnancy to depression. The effect of the drop out rate
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Walker‚ brings the reader into the lives of a mother and her two daughters. The daughters grew up in the same home but had two very different paths. Mama and the church raised money for Dee to attend school in Augusta and Maggie stayed home. Although Dee went on to further her education in Augusta‚ Maggie learned other valuable life skills from Mama‚ her Aunt‚ and her grandmother. These differences growing up give both Maggie and Dee different views of where they came from‚ where they are now‚ and the
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expansion by the Roman military force experienced by the Roman Empire after the end of the Final War of the Roman Republic and before the beginning of the Crisis of the Third Century. Since it was established by Augustus‚ it is sometimes called Pax Augusta. Its span was approximately 206 years according to Encyclopedia Britannica or from 70 AD to 192 AD according to The Cambridge Ancient History. Overview The Pax Romana is said to have been a "miracle" because prior to it there had never been peace
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A mother’s love is an unconditional love. In Alice Walker’s “Everyday Use” the mother’s thoughts‚ words and actions depicts a lot about her daughters; Dee is all about her image while Maggie‚ doesn’t have much going for her outside of her home and she is so insecure. Dee has the looks and opportunity while Maggie has the heart. Dee is a beautiful‚ curvy woman that is very confident in herself and knows what she wants. The mom compare her to Maggie and stated that “Dee is lighter than Maggie‚ with
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