“Thanatopsis” (Pg. 171) first written when Bryant was almost 17 Meaning: Thanatos (death) Opsis (seeing) - The title presents the poem as a way of looking at death. He added to the poem in 1821. His additions frame the poem and add an element of human comfort. “Thanatopsis” – Stanza 1 Questions 1. Bryant inverts the opening clause of the poem. Rephrase it without inversion. 2. What literary device is used in lines 4-8? 3. Who is the speaker? 4. What is the tone? 5. What images of death
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TAKE-HOME MIDTERM ESSAY The decision to drop the A-bomb was chosen for several reasons‚ first and foremost to end the war against Japan. This strategy was decided upon because Japan’s war-fighting industries were highly concentrated in metropolitan areas‚ but weren’t zoned away from residential areas‚ and those cities had a high proportion of flammable materials. Operation Downfall was the original plan which caused for a massive invasion of Japan by mostly US forces. The casualty estimates
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RENASSIANCE 1400 Italy Rebirth Stressed secular subjects in lit and art Italy = center bc connected to roman tradition‚ led in banking and trade Focused on stylistic grace‚ practical ethics and codes of behavior Francesco Petrarch Art- nature and people‚ perspective Classism architecture from Greece and rome Commerce and shipping Iberian penninsula Chapter 7 Outline The Islamic Heartlands in the Middle and Late Abbasid Era i. Abbasid Empire disintegrated between the ninth and
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biotechnology------------------------------------------------- Before the Common Era[edit] * 7000 BCE – Chinese discover fermentation through beer making. * 6000 BCE – Yogurt and cheese made with lactic acid-producing bacteria by various cultures. * 4000 BCE – Egyptians bake leavened bread using yeast. [1] * 500 BCE – Moldy soybean curds used as an antibiotic. * 250 BCE – The Greeks practice crop rotation for maximum soil fertility. [2] * 100 BCE – Chinese use chrysanthemum as
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“The Era of Exploration witnessed the rapid political‚ economic‚ and social intrusion of Europe into the New World. Between the 15th and 17th Centuries several countries influenced the development of the Americas. Select the most successful and influential colony and compare it with another European Colonial structure. Be sure to include historical themes in your written argument.” The Era of Exploration did witness the rapid and political‚ economic‚ and social intrusion of Europe into the New
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History of Eugenics: How those in Power shape Society’s Perfect Human. Eugenics‚ the study of hereditary traits with the aim of producing an ideal human‚ and “on a societal level‚ programs that control human reproduction with the intent of changing the genetic structureof the population”‚ (Lewis‚ 299) are not a new concept. The history of eugenics reaches as far back as 400 B.C.‚ and extends to dates as recent as 1994. From Athens to Sparta‚ United States to Germany and China‚ the quest to
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Rationale Last year the History teach taught a lesson on the Trans-Atlantic slave trade‚ in which she outlined the entire ordeal of the slaves ‚ starting with the preparations made in Europe and Africa‚ how the Africans became slaves‚ the march to the coast‚ activities at the coast‚ the middle passage and sale of the slaves in the West Indies. Being of West African descent the writer became intrigued and decided to do a research project‚ exploring the slave trade. The writer believes that
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H IS TO R Y O F TH E TELEP H O N E Junior Division Documentary HISTORY DAY PERIOD 3 MARCH 1‚ 2010 HISTORY OF THE TELEPHONE I decided to do my research on the history of the telephone because it is the one thing I can’t live without. Today‚ having a telephone is a need that all kids must have to stay in touch with each other. We don’t talk on the phone like our parents did. We text a lot. I conducted most of my research on the internet. I used the Library of Congress online as a primary resource
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Rylee Spencer English 10 Mrs. Spratling January 3‚ 2017 Outlaws There are many outlaws that have gone throughout world history. Doc Holliday‚ Diamond Field Jack‚ and Black Jack Ketchum are three well known outlaws that have shaped American History. All three outlaws came from different backgrounds but all leading to a life of fighting and thievery. They all lived to a moderate age for the mid 1800s to the mid 1900s‚ they either died by being taken to the law and being hung‚ or by being shot.
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