Proper citation and attribution is the main subject in “How I Caused That Story” written by historian and writer Doris Goodwin. This way of referencing is an important theme that is shared throughout all fields that use written word as a medium. A common thought is that with the introduction of computers it has become easier to manage and organize data‚ which helps to reduce and eliminate mistakes that can lead to misrepresentation and failure to credit sources. This commentary by Goodwin spoke
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What Caused Secession? Before the Civil War began in 1861‚ there were major factors that led to the secession of the southern states. These factors affected the people of America tremendously due to slavery and racial segregation. Three significant factors that led the eleven southern states to secede from the Union were abolitionists (Doc. 5)‚ Kansa-Nebraska Act‚ and the election of 1860 (Doc. 1). During the period of slave existence‚ abolitionists began to rebel against the situation (Doc
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Oedipus is doomed to kill his father and marry his mother. Oedipus has many characteristics that affect the decisions that eventually bring him to his doom. Oedipus’ downfall was caused by his own actions and he is the only one that can be blamed for his own misfortunes. Some of the traits Oedipus possesses that cause his downfall are swift action‚ truthfulness‚ and impatience. These qualities destroy Oedipus throughout his life. Oedipus’ swift action certainly brings him to his tragic doom. Oedipus’
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became victim of a tragic flaw. People could provide many different ideas for the flaws of Oedipus‚ and have a variety of correct answers. Likewise‚ quite a few people would say that anger became Oedipus’ tragic flaw. A big part of his anger came from the murder of the King of Thebes‚ Laius‚ his father. Part of Oedipus believed that he had killed the King‚ however he refused to admit it and displaced his anger into blame towards Creon. Doing this‚ Oedipus caused many people of the city to
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“There are only 7 days in a week and “someday” isn’t one of them.” – Rita Chand It is not a surprise that college students in general have an issue of waiting until the last minute. College freshman especially have trouble because of the new adjustment. Today‚ freshman college students have problems setting and following priorities such as: academics‚ networking‚ and responsibility. There are a number of reason why this is such an issue for them. Without assistance‚ freshman obstacles can lead to
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After Hannibal had lead his army through the Alps and Apennines Mountain ranges and finally set foot on Roman soil‚ there was the small matter of the impending battle to deal with. Part of Hannibal’s demise was that he hadn’t accounted for the number of soldiers‚ elephants and equipment that he would lose along the route to Rome‚ and the infantry numbers of Rome itself. The quincunx was the deployment of legion infantry in segmented lines defined by weapon and the class of soldier wielding. This
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has great success in the battlefield‚ he has a dramatic flaw that causes a downfall in his life. The dramatic flaw is jealousy. This was brought on by a simple persuasion of Iago‚ the antagonist of the play. Even though Iago used manipulation to get Othello jealous‚ it was Othello views his own racial identity and his lack of confidence in himself that allows Iago to persuade him that Desdemona is cheating on him. Othello was misguided by his jealousy which led him through a path of constant questioning
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gullible nobleman‚ to get help with his plot and to get the money he needs. Iago is also very jealous that Othello could care for anyone more than him – either Cassio or Desdemona. Therefore‚ he is not only jealous of Cassio but he is also jealous of Desdemona. He wants to be the only person that Othello trusts and depends. To obtain his goal of winning Othello’s favor and the position of his lieutenant‚ he gets attention by lying about Desdemona to start chaos. With his fame for having an honest and trustful
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Downfalls of Standardized Testing In January of 2002‚ President George W. Bush signed the No Child Left Behind Act into law. This act required that each state develop standardized tests for basic skills and administer the tests to all students in order to receive federal funding for their school. Each state was required to set progress goals‚ and each school in the state must make adequate yearly progress‚ meaning that each year‚ the current students must perform better on the test than the
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influenced major parts of Europe‚ America and other parts of the world‚ altering social systems‚ political relations and the economic structures (Stearns‚ 2). However‚ Japan’s delayed integration within the movement of the industrialisation‚ mainly caused by historical conjuncture‚ lead to its own “specific revolution” (2) bringing the modernisation & westernisation of Japan (Encyclopædia Britannica) – the Meiji Restoration. In 1866‚ after the shogun leaders of the Tokugawa dynasty - an authoritarian
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