tricks in order to support themselves‚ even in some cases to support their families (Douglas&Olshaker 22-23). It was from this class the murderer chose his victims (Rubinstein 11). The predator went on a spree from August 31st‚ 1888 to November 9th‚ 1888 killing five prostitutes: Mary Nichols‚ Annie Chapman‚ Elizabeth Stride‚ Catharine Eddowes‚ and Mary Kelly. He slashed the women’s throat and dismembered them. The last victim was disfigured so horrifically that she was beyond identification
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II. Early Life of van Gogh Vincent Willem van Gogh was born on March 30‚ 1853 in Groot- Zundert‚ a village close to Breda in the province of North Brabant¬¬¬¬¬-a region in the south of the Netherlands‚ a predominantly Catholic area. He was the oldest child of Theodorus van Gogh‚ a minister of the Dutch reformed church‚ and Anna Cornelia Carbentus. As a child‚ Vincent was serious‚ silent and thoughtful. He attended the Zundert Village School from 1860‚ where the single Catholic teacher taught
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DR JOSE PROTACIO RIZAL MERCADO ALONZO Y REALONDA * was born June 19 1861 and died December 30 1896 * Father: Francisco Mercado; Mother: Teodora Alonso * was 7th among 11 children * age 9 was sent to Binan for a formal Schooling * age 11 he went to Manila to study in Letran. Being a late-comer he was denied admission * Rizal then went to Ateneo and was later accepted * on March 23 1877‚ age 16 he received the degree bachiller en artes at that time the equivalent of a
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kabob‚ you have got to get running.” That was my father’s faithful advice before the grandiose moment with cling power lasting well past ten years. So‚ as a respectful young lady‚ I did just that. Like a snowplow in the middle of an early winder blizzard‚ I plowed straight through the foyer‚ right past the kitchen‚ and smack into the door. The door? When did this get here? Well‚ it turns out there was an obstacle between my sweet tooth’s dream and myself‚ an undetectable screen door… now of the
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Throughout To Kill a Mockingbird‚ Harper Lee uses many literary devices such as imagery‚ metaphors‚ and symbolism to portray the themes in the book and lecture the audience about human nature. For example‚ Scout is used to portray the loss of innocence through her life experience with her relatives and friends. The author thoroughly describes and explains path of difficulties in Maycomb to effectively teach the audience about the evils of the human race‚ dramatically trying to change the audience’s
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Each year‚ during the fiercest storms and blizzards‚ a young girl is sent from Elaria into the depths of the forest. Why‚ you may ask‚? She is offered to the almighty goddess‚ Seraphina‚ in hopes of appeasing her. She alone holds the power to control life and death. Therefore‚ the villagers believe she controls the relentless winters and can protect them from succumbing to the icy grasp of death. I always knew that the winters of Elaria were cruel‚ but I never knew it would become this merciless
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One theory in Jared Diamond s Collapse is that soil degradation and erosion leads to insufficient agriculture and a society s demise. In Timothy Egan s The Worst Hard Time‚ he sets forth in specific and excruciating detail exactly what Diamond outlines in Collapse. Only Egan s book isn t theoretical. It isn t a survey of what s happened in other countries. It s about the Dust Bowl in the 1930s. It s about what happens‚ right here in the heart of America‚ when the land is misused‚ mistreated‚ and
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Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh has risen to the peak of artistic achievements. Although Van Gogh sold only one painting in his life‚ the aftermath of his work is enormous. Starry Night is one of the most well known images in modern culture as well as being one of the most replicated and sought after prints. From Don McLean’s song ’Starry‚ Starry Night’ (Based on the Painting)‚ to the endless number of merchandise products sporting this image‚ it is nearly impossible to shy away from this amazing
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Ripper Murder Victims). Emma was the first of many victims of Jack the Ripper as he terrorized people in WhiteChapel. Emma died April 3‚ 1888 due to the attack. Looking at the victim of Jack you start to see a pattern and location of the victims. His second victim was another prostitute named Martha Tabram. WhiteChapel Jack says‚ Martha was drinking on August 6‚ 1888 with another prostitute and some gentlemen‚ later that night she was walking home but never made it‚ the morning after on August 7 a man
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In Elie Wiesel’s Night‚ the protagonist Eliezer enters a spiritual struggle to maintain faith‚ not only in God but in humanity. Turned upside down‚ his world no longer makes sense. He becomes disillusioned through his experience of Nazi cruelty‚ but even more so by the inexplicable cruelty that fellow prisoners inflict upon each other. Eliezer is appalled by the human depth of depravity and capacity for evil‚ his own included. Within the story there seems to be an emphasis on how inhumanity begets
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