they did became popularly known as the Progressive Era. The Progressive Era had its fair share of problems‚ but some of them would drastically change the course of America’s history. (Dictionary of American History. . Encyclopedia.com. 3 Dec. 2016) Jacob Riis was an 1800s-1900s age photographer with a still-frame camera. He was infamously known to stage photos of what he has seen as he explored slums‚ tenements‚ factories‚ and other horrible places. One of the photos he shared with the public was a
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Today has been the worst day ever in the life of Jacob Busby. I have been in a plane crash in the water and I am the only one who survived. I am on a life boat in the middle of the ocean‚ and all I have is an airline ticket‚ a glass of champagne‚ a walking cane‚ and a blond wig. What am I going to do.(I provided exposition by telling them what happened to the plane today.) Seven days have passed. There has been no food for days‚ and I am almost out of champagne. I am feeling tired and I am very
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In‚ “The Monkey’s Paw” by W. W. Jacobs‚ Mr. White’s actions towards the monkey’s paw is very suspicious. He is suspicious because when the sergeant threw the monkey’s paw in the fire‚ Mr. White quickly pulled it out. “White...stooped down and snatched it off.” This proved that Mr. White believed in the three wishes the paw would bring them. Mr. White could’ve let the paw burn but instead‚ he snatched it out. He could’ve listened to the sergeant or this horrible stuff would’ve happened to them. Secondly
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Everyone has a mentor‚ role model‚ or even a person they just look up to; that person to me is Alex Weeks and I believe people should know who he is. He is my basketball coach that I look up to and I am positive that if anyone else were to meet him they would too. Coach Weeks is humble‚ courteous‚ honest‚ healthy‚ helpful‚ the definition of a role model and he pushes me to my full potential. Coach Weeks is all around a great guy in many ways‚ and here is why that is. First of all‚ Coach Weeks pushes
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Role-Model A combination of kindness and understanding describes Atticus‚ he efforts to understand the best in people. Atticus represents an intelligent figure for readers; He endures the characteristic of patience‚ moreover he does not appear angry often. In addition‚ Mr. Finch introduces himself as a modest individual‚ he attempts his best not to show off in any way. However‚ Atticus reveals lenience towards the children‚ he does not enjoy punishing them. Mr. Finch usually seems easy-going‚
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In W.W. Jacobs ¨The Monkey’s Paw‚ the first man who had the monkey’s paw was an old fakir who had put a spell on it to show that fate ruled people’s lives and if you chose to interfere with it then it would bring fate upon themselves. The old fakir had already used two out of the three wishes and wished for his third wish to be death. So the old fakir died and that’s how Sergeant Morris got the paw. Mr. White was hesitant about using the paw because he thought that the magical paw would not work
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The author of this source is Jacob A. Riis‚ who was an immigrant from Denmark migrated to the United States‚ New York in 1870 to seek a better future. It was at this period of time‚ where vast numbers of immigrants enter the country. Riis life in New York initially was challenging as he experienced working odd jobs as well as being financially unstable however‚ that soon changed after he became a famous journalist in the late 18th century. Being an advocate for the poor immigrants‚ he began to write
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Tyler Martin L. Chapman English 11 26 February 2014 The Life of Thomas Jefferson Former President Thomas Jefferson was a true role model to the American people during his time. He provided the governed people an incredible amount of hope‚ prosperity‚ and dignity. He fought for the British Colonies ’ independence‚ for certain unalienable rights‚ and for the prohibition of slavery. Serving as the author of the Declaration of Independence as well as holding numerous political offices nationwide‚ Jefferson
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Who Is Your Role Model? My role model is Josh Dobbs. The reason I look up to him is cause‚ he is a very good football player and brilliant. He studies in aerospace engineering at the University of Tennessee‚ he is also the starting quarterback for the Vols. He is only a junior and hopes to spend his senior year at Tennessee for school and football. On the field he is the starting quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers. This year their record was 9-4 and won the “Outback Bowl” in Tampa‚ Florida
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Fighting off terrorists and other bad guys; stories of heroism‚ self-defense‚ and self-sacrifice. Jacob the Bus Driver Jacob‚ now in his mid-fifties‚ woke up that morning as any other morning‚ bright and early. He had the morning route for the bus company and could not be late. The route began as it always had—familiar faces‚ smiles‚ and greetings of shalom (hello); people on their way to work or school. This was before the days where most bus stops had armed security guards; the driver was alone
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