A sample of men’s clothing from Mindanao during the late 19th century or early 20th century. The clothing style and fashion sense of the Filipinos in the modern-day era has been influenced by their native ancestors‚ the Spaniards (the Philippines was a colony of the Spanish Empire for around 300 years)‚ the Americans (the Philippines was a territory of the United States for about 50 years)‚ and even the Japanese (Japanese soldiers occupied the Philippines during World War II)‚ as evidenced
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Censorship of Mark Twain Mark Twain’s most famous work‚ Adventures of Huckleberry Finn‚ has been banned in classrooms and libraries since its first year of American publication‚ 1885. At the constant prodding of Louisa May Alcott‚ the public library of Concord‚ Massachusetts‚ banned the book; Louisa charged that it was unsuitable for impressionable young people. This criticism died down until the racially charged environment of the 1960’s‚ when African Americans began calling the novel “racist trash
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she understood her math lessons each day. On September 29‚ 1881‚ Chester and Clara got married in Syracuse‚ New York. They didn’t have a honeymoon because of the costs. Clara had suffered a severe hearing loss in her early forties and carried a hearing aid and large battery with a microphone around her neck (Kimball 26). One year after the wedding‚ Clara and Chester had their first child‚ Walter. By 1898‚ Clara and Chester had six children; Helena‚ Marjorie‚ Elizabeth‚ Walter‚ Edward and Robert
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Born December 25‚ 1821 in Oxford‚ Massachusetts Clarissa Harlowe Barton‚ Clara At the age of 15 she became a teacher She opened up a public school in New Jersey for both the rich and poor She later worked at the U.S. Patent Office She was also the first women to be employed in the federal government Red Cross is an organization that helps people in a crisis. They help prevent and help people suffer less when these emergencies happen. They help these people by getting volunteers and getting
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1. In his play‚ Hamlet‚ William Shakespeare uses various foils to make the play more complex. These foils involve numerous characters that help to develop different relationships and conflicts. Without these foils‚ the relationships and conflicts would not happen‚ and the play could not develop. They help us to understand Hamlet[’]s actions and bring diversity to the play. Polonius and Laertes are the main foils for Hamlet. Polonius shows how irrational Hamlet thinks‚ and Laertes shows that Hamlet
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has her own way of writing that you see a little bit complicated but when you read till the end she gives readers the conclusion behind what she writes. In “Secret History” Sansay is showing us her personal experiences that she had with Mary and Clara her sister. She had a lot of problems with her husband and she has been always gloomy and unhappy. Mary writes letters to Burr and she is
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Knowing Your Audience Paper & Communication Release When we are communicating information it is vital to know our audience and ensure ou are effectively conveying the message. If we are dealing with a variety of cultural people‚ we need to consider how our audience will receive and accept our translated information. I will discuss the protocol on the Chilean Copper Mining accident that occurred on August 5‚ 2010. It is crucial that the Chilean Copper Mining employees and families be communicated
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makes it to the girl in the getaway car‚ he dies later that same day‚ and she is forced to abandon him near a cornfield in Iowa. The fortunes of Belle‚ The Girl‚ Amelia (a Workers Alliance leader)‚ and their friend Clara (a prostitute) take a turn for the worse after the robbery. Clara is physically ill and stressed by hardship; the relief workers take her for electric shock treatments‚ which eventually kill her. The girl‚ trying to get enough relief to nurture her pregnancy‚ is betrayed by relief
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very interesting one. It is about a man who’s dead body washes up onto shore and the townspeople find it and they treat the dead body like it was family and then they send the dead body out onto sea. The towns people in the story name the dead man Esteban. In the story "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings" they do not name the old man. In “The
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Amanda invites pity upon Nicolas when she exclaims‚ "you will always be a child" (234). Throughout this passage‚ we see many subtle signs of Nicolas’ emerging maturity. The flamboyant and retrospective young man slowly starts to realize the protective shield that has been guarding him for all his life‚ and the true nature of the world behind it. Isabelle Allende makes the rite of passage clear through the turns in Nicolas’ personality. A key way in which Allende cements her point is through the narrative
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