John Plano di Carpini was a Franciscan friar and one of the first Europeans to travel to the Mongol Empire. He wrote his History of the Mongols‚ who he called the Tartars‚ after his mission and is one of the first attempts of recording the history of the Mongols. In 1241‚ the Mongols crossed Russia and invaded Eastern Europe. They destroyed the areas of modern-day Poland‚ Hungary‚ and parts of Germany. Four years later‚ Pope Innocent IV sent a mission to try and convert the Mongols‚ but to also learn
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The Secret Life of Bees By: Sue Monk Kidd Text: Except: Chap.1- “This is what I knew about myself. She was all I wanted. And I took her away.”(8) Excerpt: Chap.1- “I want to say they [the bees] showed up like the angel Gabriel appearing to the Virgin Mary‚ setting events in motion I could never have guessed.”(2) Quote: Chap.2- “The truth is‚ your sorry mother ran off and left you. The day she died‚ she’d come back to get her things‚ that’s all. You can hate me all you want‚ but
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The excerpt of A Room of One’s Own reminds me of the movie named The Color Purple because the movie’s society believes the most important role of a woman is taking care of their husbands and children. The Color Purple and A Room of One’s Own are trying to tell their appropriate audience that society’s rules are not appropriate or right in many people’s eyes. The movie The Color Purple movie is a young lady who was forced to marry an older man‚ so he could have someone to raise his own children and
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Great Gatsby" were of great wealth‚ most and if not all kept a mask on throughout the book with the intention of covering their tracks. However‚ the masks began to disappear and what was behind them was a reality that no one wished to see. In the excerpt from chapter two‚ Fitzgerald utilizes bleak diction‚ dismal imagery‚ and contradictive syntax to convey a gloomy and lonely tone about the valley of ashes. Fitzgerald states‚ " of men who move dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.";
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Moore offers evidence of public ignorance to support that America is a nation of idiots. He does this by stating‚ “Only 11 percent of the American public bothers to read a daily newspaper‚ beyond the funny pages or the used car ads” (Idiot Nation excerpt‚ Colombo‚ Cullen‚ Lisle‚ 129). This example is a good reflection of Moore’s attitude and style of grabbing the reader’s attention. He relates to the readers in simple terms‚ but always with a hint of sarcasm. I believe that calling America a “nation
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all part of one group of “Greasers”. First of all‚ what does it mean to be part of a group? It means to have very close friends that rely on you and you can rely on them. You trust them and stick together. In the novel‚ “The Outsiders” there is an excerpt on page 3 it says‚ “Or I could have gotten one of the gang to come along ‚ one of the four boys Darry and Soda and I have grown up with and consider family.” It also says‚ “Greasers can’t walk alone too much or they’ll get jumped‚ or someone
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trust their subjects‚ she and her subjects have a bond. She uses the excerpt “under God” to place herself under the higher authority of God‚ which connects with her beliefs that monarchs are ordained by God and operate under his power. This emphasizes that her authority comes from God‚ which strengthens her credibility. Also it describes her whole statement. Her strength and safeguard all were done under the eyes of God. The excerpts “chiefest strength” and “let tyrants fear” shows confidence. Confidence
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of robotics‚ need a spokesman in the field to break it all down in laymen terms and illustrate some concepts and ideas of robots in the future and what one’s home may include in the future. Donald A. Norman does just that in “Emotional Robots”‚ an excerpt from his 2004 book Emotional Design: Why we love (or hate) everyday things. His concepts and ideas for the future of robots are designed to enlighten the non-specialist by using simple language‚ specific evidence and personal claims. Different writing
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even though two states still had not approved the Constitution. It took North Carolina until November 1789 and Rhode Island until May 1790 to join the new government. Question: To what extent was the new constitution necessary? Documents 1 This excerpt is from a newspaper‚ The Massachusetts Sentinel‚ October 20‚ 1787. (From Voices of America: Readings in American History‚ Thomas R. Frazier‚ ed. Boston: Houghton Miflin‚ 1985‚ p. 61) Let us look and [see] the [problems that exist] in every part of
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2014 The Big Question‚ College or Not? The big question for students and parents today would be‚ are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission? The excerpt‚ “Are Colleges Worth the Price of Admission‚” by Andrew Hacker and Claudia Dreifus is to evaluate whether or not the cost of tuition is worth the benefit anymore. Both of the Authors elaborate in this excerpt by providing problems with the higher education costs and solutions that will allow for money to be saved by students. By focusing on these points
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