astronomer Caroline Herschel. Herschel was the first lady to discover a comet. The reason why I chose this topic is because apart from being a women astronomer she also showed her prominence in mathematics. She hailed from a musician background but her fortune brought her to the field of astronomy and today we stand witnessing vital discoveries such as of comets‚ which is a very significant topic of research in this modern era. She has been recognized and honored worldwide for her work. Caroline‚ nicknamed
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play Yellow Face by David Henry Hwang‚ Hwang is trying to reach a very large audience. He knows he has a large platform from his previous award winning works and uses this to his advantage. Hwang uses this platform to eliminate labels‚ racism and unjust accusations. He reaches his audience in a very unique way; through a play written about his own life and experiences. Plays are generally works of fiction or about the lives of accquincese of the playwright. Hwang uses a different approach and uses
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Caroline O’Kane Social class is often judged upon by the following criteria; money‚ possessions‚ and ranking. In our society today‚ so much of our life is focused on social ranking. There are those who actively try to climb the social ladder while there are others simply who seem to be at the highest status. In Westport‚ it seems that most people are privileged in some way. I’ve grown up being on the soccer team‚ traveling on vacations to Arizona‚ the Caribbean‚ and London‚ never giving much thought
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1920 Biography About Caroline Gertrude Ederle American swimmer‚ the first woman to swim across the English Channel. Born in New York City‚ Ederle began swimming as a young child and started competing as a teenager. From 1921 to 1925 she broke many American and world swimming records. At the 1924 Olympics in Paris‚ France‚ Ederle won a gold medal in the 400-meter freestyle relay and bronze medals in the 100-meter and 400-meter freestyle races. Looking for a new challenge‚ Ederle turned to channel
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In September‚ Scout and Jem go to school. Their teacher Miss Caroline is strict to the students. Her teaching style pushes them too hard. The students are not adapted to it. Scout has been taught reading by Calpurnia‚ the cook in her home‚ in a naive but effective method. It remains unsure whether Miss Caroline will eventually fit into her students and fellow teachers in the town. Walter is a poor‚ shy child in the class. He has no book‚ tidy clothes or even lunch. Atticus helped his father‚ and
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Mariyan Hassany 021215 Period 6th‚ Honors English Miss Caroline is not only an inexperienced teacher‚ she is also a foreigner to Maycomb County‚ and her inexperience causes her to become defensive when she discovers that Scout is the only student in her class that can read and write in print‚ “ ...and after making me read most of My First Reader and the stockmarket quotations from The Mobile Register aloud‚ she discovered that I was literate and looked at me with more than faint distaste
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There are currently 17% of Caroline County households registered as having no one in the household employed (US Department of Commerce‚ 2015b). Caroline County’s unemployment rate is 7%‚ higher than the state average of 5%. The county’s median household income falls well below the state average‚ $58‚417 and $64‚792 respectively. Over 73% of the employed residents earn $79‚999 or less with the highest percentage of earned wages occurring within the $20‚000-$49‚000 range (US Department of Commerce
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This epigraph to Dorothy Allison’s Bastard Out of Caroline gives us insight to the story and guides us in the direction to show us the importance of the story. The quote “People pay for what they do‚ and still more‚ for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it simply: by the lives they lead.”- James Baldwin symbolizes a lot throughout this story. Although we all wanted justice in the end‚ it isn’t what we got. This quote tends to be directed towards many people throughout
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Suspense in Shooter The theme of Shooter by Caroline Pignat is developed through suspense and the characters coming to talk about their problems. In Shooter‚ suspense is built through the story of high school students trapped in the boy’s bathroom during a school shooting by introducing small details about much deeper issue without going into the full problems and their backstories. To begin with‚ all characters in Shooter have issues‚ some with scholarships and parents‚ and social issues
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Caroline your sweet as a fairy and you will marry You are noble but yet so humble You are English but came to Australia to finish You Have three sons but have your reasons Married at a young age but gain less wage With a husband thirteen years your senior‚ your such a dreamer A change from Christian to catholic is a big differentiae A change from Christian you had a mission Born 1808‚ died 1877 She came to Sydney which is a busy city At age seven you invented a game that you should not be
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