Carla Hernandez Midterm History 101 IRONIES OF THE PROGRESSIVE ERA Industrialization‚ Immigration and Urban expansion were some elements that characterized the growth of the US. Moreover‚ great businesses were developed‚ and also cities. Many Americans were concerned about their future and how their lives where heading. This is when the movement known as progressivism was born. The progressive era improved the citizens’ quality of life and most of all helped the people to become more democratic
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William Shakespeare is known for being “The Man” of playwriting. Born to a glove maker in Stratford-on-Avon‚ he most likely attended King Edward VI Grammar School. Shakespeare was mostly known for his dramatic works and his sonnet sequence of 154 poems. He didn’t just write with skill‚ but also with speed‚ spending only twenty-three years to produce forty plays. He was also a diverse playwright‚ creating tragedies‚ histories‚ and comedies. Two of the most famous tragedies are Macbeth and Hamlet.
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years she was his ‘puppet’. A supplementary illustration of dramatic irony is when Torvald says that he will willingly sacrifice his happiness and dignity if some danger were to threaten
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Homeless people all around the world are starving and nobody is doing anything about it. Homelessness is defined as a person who "lacks a fixed‚ regular‚ and adequate night-time residence." (Cite)They are starving because of the poverty in the world‚ the whole world’s population as we know it‚ and community’s pretending not to see it happening . Poverty is a big thing that affects homelessness in the U.S (cite) . The population increases every day and that makes the world more populated and creates
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The irony is the twist ending to this short story. When the story reached an ending‚ Jim sells his watch to buy combs for Della’s hair‚ but Della cut her hair and sold it to buy a chain for Jim’s watch. This story included a situational irony. I believe the number 3 is referring to the three Magi‚ Balthasar‚ Melchior‚ and Gaspar‚ with three homelands. In the story‚ he mentioned he would love Della no matter condition she is in‚ shows that he is a kind man. The story also mentions the watch has value
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Homeless families are more vulnerable to physical and sexual assault‚ witnessing violence‚ or abrupt separation. The stress relate to these risks comes addition to the stress resulting from homelessness itself. This problem can also affect children and how they learn. The privation of employment opportunities plays a very important number in the increased number of shelter homeless families. Many factors have contributed to the increase of homeliness families in America‚ but these two major trends
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Homeless Imagine you are homeless. You have no money‚ no job‚ and‚ obviously‚ no home. Every day you wake up‚ grab your sign‚ and stand on a corner. Sometimes people stop‚ but most of the time‚ cars whiz past you without thinking twice. Now imagine you are homeless‚ but this time it is during the Depression. How is it different? Do people help you in the same way as they would in today’s society? Our society’s attitudes towards homelessness and poverty are both similar and different than society’s
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United States over 500‚000 people‚ almost a quarter of them children‚ were homeless this year. That’s over half a million-people living on streets‚ cars and or homeless shelters. 49‚933 people‚ veterans to be specific‚ were identified across the United States as homeless‚ 51% of these homeless veterans have disabilities‚ 50% have serious mental issues‚ 70% have a substance abuse problem. Nearly one-quarter‚ 23% of the homeless are children under the age of 18. 10% are between the ages of 18 and 24‚
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“The great thing about irony is that it splits things apart‚ gets up above them so we can see the flaws and hypocrisies and duplicates.” – David Foster Wallace. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini‚ included lessons that gave readers a glimpse of what life is like as one grows older. As we progress through the book‚ we see how the relationship between servant and masters looks like. The relationship between Baba and Ali‚ and‚ Amir and Hassan‚ really captures the essence of how hypocritical and ironic
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Alyx Culver Over the entrance to the temple at Delphi‚ the words “Know Thyself” are inscribed. This is a classic example of irony because Oedipus’s main problems come from not knowing his true self. Oedipus runs away from Merope and Polybus when he finds out the prophecy only to see it fulfilled when he returns to his homeland of Thebes. Another problem Oedipus causes himself is not realizing that his tendency to act hotheaded will come back to haunt him. When Oedipus was born‚ there was a prophecy
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