depending on what their economic situation was. In an attempt to have a meal some of them had to use there own pets as a way of being able to eat. “He thinks we are not going to eat it‚” his sister told her‚ “but we are” (Bird). This was their way of compensating and making up for the food they did not have. In order to keep warm‚ they sometimes used their own furniture‚ setting it ablaze. “From 1929 to 1931‚ the number of children entering custodial institutions increased by 50 percent” (Bryson)
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The Author to Her Book: Anne Bradstreet’s Significant Uses of Diction After reading Anne Bradstreet’s‚ The Author to Her Book‚ I initially understood the poem to explain a complex feeling of the speakers’ disdain and love‚ but mostly disdain towards her child. I knew there was something more to this poem; I was drawn in so much further than the first understanding I got from it. I originally didn’t notice the title‚ and with the title came a whole other dimension‚ or layer. I then interpreted the
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Even as an infant‚ Pearl can easily detect how people observe her. Townspeople that grew up with her treat her like she is less than them‚ but she does not let this keep her down. Pearl’s own father does not want to acknowledge the fact that she exists‚ but she is confident enough in her own abilities to confront him about his issues. Despite Pearl’s constant struggles with her ignorant mother‚ being an outcast‚ and Dimmesdale’s unwillingness to accept her as his daughter‚ she still grows into a strong
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How did the Nazis use propaganda during the Holocaust? The Nazis used propaganda during the Holocaust to do a few things. The first thing it was used for was to make sure that nobody in Germany read or saw anything that could potentially damage the Nazi party or make the Nazi party be seen in a negative way. The second thing it was used for was to make sure that the Nazi parties’ views were shown in the most persuading way possible. The third thing it was used for was to make sure that the people
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During the time periods 800 to 1300 around ninety percent of people who were living in Europe during the middle ages were in poverty‚ lots of them were peasant farmers who would do a lot to make their lives better or to have a change in them. They would wear clothes that would hopefully last a lifetime for them‚ and never bathe more than once a month which included the people who were more fortunate. They would usually never live past the age forty because of diseases or starvation. An English poet
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pictures today of troops fighting and coming home‚ but have you ever wondered how they took those pictures during the Cold War? The cold war was a time of one-up manship‚ new ideas‚ and new intention that we previously thought was impossible. It lasted from 1949-1991 and even though there was no actual fighting between the United States and the USSR‚ there was atomic bomb threats‚ proxy wars‚ and the race to get to space. During the Cold War many people got new ideas‚ and a lot of money was spent for
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The Franks‚ Van Daans‚ and Mr. Dussel are living in an secret annex in Amsterdam‚ Netherlands. The war started in july in 1942 and ended in may 7‚ 1945. They are living a secret annex because they are Jewish and are are being hunted down by Adolf hitler. They were helped by a Dutch woman named Miep Gies and a Dutch man named Mr. Kraler. The two provided food and water for the families in the annex. Courage‚ the quality of mind or spirit that enables a person to face difficulty‚danger‚ pain‚ etc
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Margaret Sanger: Dedication Ahead of Her Time Patricia Fay Wagner College Abstract This paper researches the ideas and work of Margaret Sanger- a great nursing leader. It includes the struggles against leadership she endured and the overwhelming dedication by this leader to bring contraceptive information to the poor‚ underprivileged‚ and ignorant masses of not only the United States‚ but also the world. Her leadership style is discussed‚ along with the
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Freedom of speech not something that was common during World War II. Adolf Hitler censored everything coming through Germany. The Newspaper Cinemas radio and all forms of media depicted What Adolf Hitler wanted the people to hear and see. His use of propaganda played an important role in what The people of Germany heard through the media. the messages he passed on through media held his beliefs and goals. Adolf Hitler became interested in the way propaganda molded the public thoughts
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Martin Daisy Miller was not the average young European woman during the 1800’s. Much like Huckleberry Finn‚ Daisy‚ coming from America did not want to conform to the norms of European society. She wanted to be her own individual. While reading Daisy Miller there were three common themes that arose which led me to believe that Daisy could be addressed as the female version of Huck Finn. Some of the themes include: the constant search for freedom‚ rejecting the norms of society‚ and the uncultured
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