to dare mighty things‚ to win glorious triumphs‚ even though checkered by failure... than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much‚ because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” In the words of Theodore Roosevelt‚ it is better to experience the sufferings and joys of life than to live without knowing both victory and defeat‚ it can relate to all of us‚ each and every one. Stating that all of life’s battles are checkered with many failures‚ and
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Renaissance Lives: Portraits of an Age By Theodore K. Rabb The thesis of Renaissance lives is to show the reader a little bit of the Renaissance period. Rabb talks about 15 different people from the Renaissance period. He talks about astrologers to mothers and artists. Jan Hus Jan Hus was born in Prague was a religious thinker and reformer. He initiated a religious movement based on the ideas of John Wycliff His followers became known as Hussites. Hus was a dissenter in that time it was frowned
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Persuasion‚ written by Jane Austen‚ is the story of a restored relationship between the characters Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth‚ and the influence of the other characters that surround their lives. As the name implies‚ persuasion is the main idea of the novel. Lady Elliot plays a key role in convincing Anne to follow her advice on who to marry. This action leads to the main conflict between Anne and Lady Russell‚ as well as a conflict with Wentworth. Anne is the middle child of Sir
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government could fix social problems‚ government itself needed to be fixed. Muckrakers were a group of crusading journalists who investigated social conditions and political corruption. Muckrakers were given that name after a speech by President Theodore Roosevelt on April 4‚ 1906 in Washington‚ D.C. “Now‚ it is very necessary that we should not flinch from seeing what is vile and debasing. There is filth on the floor and it must be scraped up with the muck-rake; and there are times and places where
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Theodore Roosevelt was an energetic and progressive President with big goals for our nation. In his “Message to Congress” in 1901‚ he explained the difference between good and bad trusts‚ saying that good trusts were good for the public while bad ones were led by selfish executives (pg. 123). He stated that big business was created naturally‚ and he gave credit to the “captains of industry” who led the nation into an industrial era (pg. 123). Roosevelt warned against hastily striking at big business
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The works of Jane Austen are often dismissed as “quaint” novels focusing on romance and other domestic themes‚ however much of Austen’s works serve as social commentaries and criticisms‚ and touch on such controversial topics such as: the social hierarchy‚ social mobility‚ gender constructs/constraints‚ etc. Of her novels‚ Austen’s Persuasion is (arguably) the most blatant example of criticism for the aristocracy/social stratification. Set during the Napoleonic War‚ Persuasion portrays the tensions
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Theodore Twonbly (Theo) is a very successful writer who is dealing with the confusion‚ regret‚ and helplessness of a failed marriage. The movie “Her” describes Theo’s new and unique relationship that he has formed with Samantha‚ a computer operating system. Throughout the movie‚ the couple develops their relationship by working through their differences and avoiding criticism from the surrounding society. Although the romance is diverse‚ it still progresses through the same growth stages of a traditional
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Jane Srygley Mouton Biography She was born on the 15th day of April‚ 1930 at Port Arthur‚ Texas. Her father‚ Theodore Quarles Srygley‚ was an educator and her mother‚ Grace Stumpe Srygley‚ was a psychologist. She married an investor‚ Jackson‚ C. Mouton‚ Jr. on December 22‚ 1953. The Moutons had two daughters named Jane Martha and Jacquelyn Cruse. Jane Srygley Mouton received her Bachelor of Science in Mathematical Education from the University of Texas at Austin in 1950 and later returned to complete
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In the Poem "I Knew a Woman‚" the author‚ Theodore Roethke‚ uses figures of speech‚ primarily hyperbole and metaphor‚ to reveal the wonders of a woman’s body‚ as well as to amplify pleasures in sexual relations that the speaker had with her. The fact that Hyperbole is used to describe the woman repeatedly throughout the poem suggests that she has great importance to the speaker and also implies his attitude towards her to be of amazement and admiration. The speaker’s use of Figure of speech is first
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Throughout the book ‘The Cay’‚ a book written by Theodore Taylor‚ the main character‚ Phillip‚ through many changes with the different conflicts he has to face‚ develops independence‚ determination‚ and satisfaction. He starts as dependent on his parents and Timothy‚ ungrateful and disrespectful‚ and troublesome. But through having to face with conflicts such as the hurricane‚ becoming blind‚ Timothy’s death‚ and the boat crash‚ he becomes the aforementioned character traits; Having to deal with
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