Nostalgia: Background: Swiss Mercenaries came down from the mountains to fight on behalf of European rulers in Distant Lands. Many of these mercenaries suffered from nostalgia. * Nostalgia was believed to be a medical disease. * Symptoms included anorexia‚ bouts of weeping and even suicide attempts. * For years‚ people believed only the Swiss were prone to it. * In 1688‚ Hofer suggested it was “a cerebral disease of essentially demonic cause” * In 1732‚ Scheuchzer said it was
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The book Mindset by Carol S. Dweck taught me many different interesting facts and knowledge about the human brain and how humans work together in society. There was a couple main facts and points in the book that were useful and that I could use to better myself. I often tend to be hard on myself about many different things on an occasion. In chapter two‚ I learned that failure is often necessary for success. I learned about the child Robert Martin who failed getting into a prestigious preschool
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Concert Report On Thursday‚ December 24th of last year I attended the Christmas Carol Service held by the Cathedral of the Madeleine in downtown Salt Lake. I enjoyed that the concert was featured by youth and young adults‚ some around my age‚ and also that nearly all of the songs were accompanied by an organ. The organ completed the whole feel and mood of the songs; it made them more meaningful and enjoyable. The accompaniment added an element to the music that made it sound more dramatic and it
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Make tweaks‚ leave comments‚ and share with others to edit at the same time. NO THANKSUSE THE APP Untitled document Q.4 Play Response On Nov 25‚ 2015 I went to Calgary Theater‚with my class‚ to watch a Charles Dickens play called Christmas Carol. Christmas Carol reveals about poverty and social injustice during the Victorian Era‚ these topics are discussed during Christmas time in this novella.In this play‚ Dicken shows class differences of Victorian England and the selfishness of the rich‚and the
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Carol Off’s book Bitter Chocolate is similar to her other written works. Off’s novels usually expose a political issue involving inequality. In her excerpt from Bitter Chocolate‚ titled “Cocoa on Trial”‚ Off exploits the inequalities inside the chocolate industry. Even after the slave trade laws have been abolished people were experiencing horrendous conditions. From Angola to the cocoa plants in Sao Tome‚ Africans were treated like slaves. The main idea of this chapter revolves around big cocoa
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Research Essay “We forge the chains we wear in life”‚ This is a quote from the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This quote means the decisions you make in life are yours and if you want to live in a good life you have to be a good person and make better decisions . Charles Dickens was one of the best authors from the Victorian era‚ and the Victorian era was one of the most important eras from Britain’s history. It was also known for it’s great amount of poverty‚ and the pollution that
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Shooting Stars The poem ’Shooting Stars’ by Carol Ann Duffy tells a shocking story of a female prisoner held by Nazis in a concentration camp around the time of the Holocaust. The poem is set in 1940‚ Hitler and his Nazi party had taken control of most of Europe and had vowed to exterminate the entire Jewish race. Duffy’s haunting use of imagery and word choice make this poem so memorable and its very strong opening prepares the reader for the rest of the poem. The title choice‚ ’Shooting Stars’
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1843? He wrote‚ “ A Christmas Carol.‚” Part Two - 5. In the book‚ Tiny Tim has to walk with a crutch‚ although the story never specifically says why. What illness does Tiny Tim have? Was it curable? He has a kidney disease which made his blood too acidic and it was curable. 6. Smoking Bishop and Plum Pudding are two of the foods mentioned in A Christmas Carol. Explain what these foods are. What are some of the
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“There is no Sex in soul” Essay on Carol Berkin’s Revolutionary Mothers Women in the Struggle for America’s Independence Jill Martinez HIST 516: American Revolution and Federalist Era November 7‚ 2014 Adams State University Carol Berkin clearly states her thesis in the introduction of Revolutionary Mothers. “Despite the absence of radical changes in gender ideology and gender roles for most women‚ the Revolution did lend legitimacy to new ideas about women’s capacities and their
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are the expressions of a “noble knight”1‚ and their ferocity in battle is both necessary and a way to win glory for both themselves and their lord. The lives of the characters in The Song of Roland seem inextricably linked to both feudalism and chivalry. This is hardly surprising as most of the characters in the chanson are knights—they are neither at the top of the pyramid nor at the bottom. Their position depends upon their relationship to the people around them. Five of seven main characters—Roland
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