when President Thomas Jefferson gained approval for his visionary project. This project was to explore the unknown West with a small expeditionary group. President Jefferson chose Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to head this expedition. Both Lewis and Clark had close ties to Jefferson. Meriwether Lewis was one of Jefferson’s secretaries and William Clark was a close friend. The initial idea of the expedition was to include scientific inquiry‚ geographic mapping‚ and clearing the way for commerce
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Beowulf and Gawain are both presented as heroic figures in their respective cultures. Beowulf‚ a hero of the Geats‚ comes to the aid of Hrogar‚ who is the king of Danes. Beowulf explores his heroism in two separate phases- youth and age- and through three separate and increasingly difficult conflicts- with Grendel‚ Grendel’s mother‚ and the dragon. His youth heroism as an unfettered warrior and his mature heroism as a reliable king. In his youth‚ he is a great warrior‚ predominantly by his feats
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Arthur Dimmesdale‚ Hester Prynne’s minister‚ suffers the greatest burden in the novel. Little does the congregation know that he had an affair with Hester. Instead of admitting his sinful act‚ he keeps it secret. In the Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne‚ this secretive sin brings Arthur Dimmesdale physical‚ emotional‚ and spiritual burdens. Arthur Dimmesdale inflicts a physical burden upon himself with self-loathing and torture. He takes Puritan fasting to an extreme by starving himself “
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The short story‚ “Morte D’arthur” is a story in which the author recounts the death of King Arthur. The story begins with many of the knights discussing the problem at hand‚ which is the affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. As this conflict arises‚ it the knights loyalties begin to show. Sir Gawain’s loyalties do not reside with the King as he tells his fellow knight “Stint your noise” (Morte D’arthur 481). This shows that he is not completely loyal to the King as he believes he should
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Port Arthur Massacre On Sunday‚ 28 April 1996‚ a young Tasmanian man called Martin Bryant entered a cafe located at the Port Arthur historical site‚ took a rifle from his bag and started indiscriminately shooting. He pulled out an automatic weapon and started firing at people from nearby sites. Driving up the road‚ he continued shooting. He had killed 35 people by the time he was finished. This massacre at Port Arthur sent shock waves around the nation as it was something Australians have
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1) Meriwether Lewis and William Clark‚ was called upon Thomas Jefferson‚ and went on an expedition to see the land that was west of the Mississippi‚ known as the Louisiana Territory that had been purchased from France in 1803. Lewis and Clark set off on their trail‚ it began near St. Louis‚ Missouri‚in may. There group often called the Corps of Discovery named by the historians faced almost every obstacle that ever was on the planet on their trip. Louis and Clark faced horrible weather they also
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called Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. For many years‚ under the leadership of Louis B. Mayer‚ Dore Schary‚ and others‚ the studio created magnificent musical films that remain unsurpassed creations in movie history. Mainly‚ there were three musical producers‚ Arthur Freed‚ Joe Pasternak‚ and Jack Cummings. Each producer had his team‚ these were referred to as “units”‚ such as the famous “Freed Unit”‚ known for making the most sophisticated musicals with popular songs. Freed also adapted Broadway shows into films
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Arthur Dimmesdale‚ or better yet‚ Pearl’s father‚ is a dynamic character. The minister undergoes an exploration of guilt‚ love‚ violence and remorse during the pages of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel‚ The Scarlet Letter. During each scene new information is unveiled to reveal the true characteristics of the Hill’s beloved Reverend. Purple is the most dominant color on my character mandal because it symbolizes transformation. In the opening chapter of the novel‚ Arthur Dimmesdale is still attempting
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in King Arthur’s Court Sir Gawain and the Green Knight The physician Contrast and Comparison Introduction A Connecticut Yankee in king Arthur’s Court is a novel published in 1889 by Mark Twain‚ a humorist and a writer. It is about the tale of Hank Morgan a resident of Hartford in Connecticut in the 19th century. Hank‚ after a blow to his head travels back in time to medieval England during the reign of King Arthur. The novel kind makes fun
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information‚ whether it be good or bad‚ to share with the others in the encampment. At this point it was rare to receive any good news as most news was bad and they always expected to worse. Arthur and Josek belonged to Simon’s small group and were his closest friends. Josek was very strong in his Jewish faith‚ but Arthur and Simon did not share his same strength. Josek would try to uplift and share his knowledge with them as much as possible. Josek had gone to the ghetto
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