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    Clara Barton The Civil War

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    soldiers. “Barton perceived an immediate need in all this chaos for providing personal assistance to the men in uniform‚ some of whom were already wounded‚ many hungry‚ and some without bedding or any clothing except what they had on their backs.” (Clara Barton). Upon hearing of the destruction caused by the war‚ and having relationships with many of the soldiers‚ she decided to do something. Her first action was to help the troops attacked in Baltimore‚ Maryland who were attacked while staying overnight

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    My healthcare hero that I’m researching is Clara Barton. She is the person who found the American Red cross. During the civil war she served as a volunteer to provide aid to wounded soldiers. She also requested supplies from the public and then after she got the supplies she personally delivered them to the soldiers on the north and the south. Treaty of Geneva In 1869 she went to Geneva‚ Switzerland to rest and improve her health. There she learned about the treaty of Geneva which provided relief

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    (Shakespeare 78 -79) Based on the characters Beatrice and Benedick the conflict between the two is that they have trouble expressing their love for each other‚ throughout the book the foil insult each other until they realize they love one another. In Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare‚ Benedick serves as the foil character of Beatrice by which Beatrice’s reasonable taste are illuminated through Benedick’s bearing thoughts; thus‚ compound the twist and conflict to the plot. Beatrice and

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    Clara Barton Clara Harlow Barton was born on December 25‚ 1821 in Oxford‚ Massachusetts. She was the youngest of five children. Clara was taught at home and started teaching school when she was only fifteen years old. Her only nursing background was having the experience of nursing her injured brother back to health. Clara Barton is known for founding the American Red Cross. She is also known for establishing the free pubic school in Bordentown‚ New Jersey. Clara started her career by enrolling

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    Antigone Foil – characters who have contrasting or opposite qualities. In the play Antigone by Sophocles‚ Ismene is shown to be in great contrast to Antigone‚ who is her sister. She is portrayed as a gentle and passive while Antigone is depicted as an aggressive and headstrong woman. In the prologue‚ Antigone and Ismene are shown discussing what has transpired since their leave and subsequent return to Thebes. In this scene Antigone asks her sister in line 6-7 “have they told you of the new decree

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    This picturebook is about the true story of Clara Lemlich‚ a young girl‚ who emigrated with her family from Ukraine to the United States. To be able to pay for food and rent‚ she started working in the garment industry. She was surprised that thousands of young women had to traded their education for long hours of labor. But this did not stop clara. She went to school at night‚ and spend hours studying English. She knew it was wrong that workers were badly mistreated and forced to work long hours

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    Summary Of Amani's Foil

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    Foil: a character that has qualities that contrast with the qualities of another character to highlight the traits of the other character (“Foil”). Ex: Tamid‚ Amani’s friend‚ is Amani foil. Unlike Amani‚ who is rash‚ impulsive‚ and a dreamer‚ Tamid is cautious‚ realistic‚ and sensible. “.He said the same thing he always did. No matter where we went‚ nothing could change what we were: a cripple and a girl. If we were worthless here‚ why would it be different anywhere else? I’d tried to tell him

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    Hamlet Foils Fortinbras

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    In Hamlet‚ one of Shakespeare’s most recognizable plays‚ Shakespeare portrays a great example of a literary foil between Fortinbras and Hamlet. Fortinbras‚ a minor character‚ possesses traits that emphasize Hamlet’s distinctive qualities. Fortinbras’ characteristics bring out both the worst and the best out Hamlet throughout the play. In Act IV Scene IV‚ Hamlet’s soliloquy points out every one of Fortinbras’ qualities that Hamlet admires. Fortinbras inspires Hamlet to be a man of action. Hamlet

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    Jack London Foil

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    Jack London’s “To Build a Fire” is a story about knowing your surroundings‚ and listening to your instincts‚ just as the dog in this story did. London’s human character‚ who is nameless in the story‚ is more like a foil; with the main character being the harsh landscape of the Yukon‚ where the story takes place amid -75 below temperatures. The man shows how arrogant and inexperienced he is when he travels to the Yukon Territory without proper clothing‚ the use of a sled‚ or companions. He has no

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    Blind Voldemort Foils

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    going to destroy Voldemort (739). Voldemort goes on to say that “Dumbledore’s favorite solution‚ love‚ which he claimed conquered death though love did not stop him falling from the tower and breaking like an old waxwork” on which Rowling uses as the foil to show how blind Voldemort is (739). The

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