An American pragmatist and feminist‚ Hull-House founder Jane Addams (1860-1935) came of age in time of increasing tensions and division between segments of the American society‚ a division that was reflected in debates about educational reform. In the midst of this diversity‚ Addams saw the profoundly interdependent nature of all social and political interaction‚ and she aligned her efforts to support‚ emphasize and increase this interdependence. Education was one of the ways she relied on to overcome
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“A Brief Summary on the Research and Influence of Dr. Jane Goodall” Jane Goodall is a famed English primatologist and ethologist . More than forty-five years of studying chimpanzee‚ or Pan Troglodyte‚ interactions in the wild has helped her become the world’s most famous expert on the animal. This paper will start with how Goodall began researching chimpanzees along with her alternative research methods‚ we will then delve into what are considered the three most important discoveries made by Goodall
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Jane Goodall’s research with chimpanzees and gorillas is an example of Naturalistic observation. Here is a list of the key findings if Goodall’s life * 1960: Chimpanzees as meat eaters * First recorded instance of toolmaking by nonhumans * 1964: Planning-Figan showed deliberate planning when he kidnapped baby Flint in order to get his mother Flo and the rest of the group to follow him. * Using man-made objects- Mike used empty kerosene cans to intimidate larger males‚ and
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written by Jane Austen‚ is the story of a restored relationship between the characters Anne Elliot and Frederick Wentworth‚ and the influence of the other characters that surround their lives. As the name implies‚ persuasion is the main idea of the novel. Lady Elliot plays a key role in convincing Anne to follow her advice on who to marry. This action leads to the main conflict between Anne and Lady Russell‚ as well as a conflict with Wentworth. Anne is the middle child of Sir Walter Elliot and Lady
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Kate Smith Analysis of Extract from Chapter 3 of Pride and Prejudice The novel Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen was first published in 1813. The novel has a third person narrator‚ is romantic fiction and covers themes such as love‚ romance‚ marriage‚ reputation‚ money‚ status‚ class and hierarchy but it also deals with the social changes that were happening at the time including more social mobility due to ‘new money’ and the role of women in society as they began to try and break down
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Matthew Elmasri Sam Arkin Humanities Core 1A Monday December 7‚ 2009 Obliging Compliance and Private Rapture Jane Austen weaves the theme of travel throughout her novel‚ Persuasion‚ to solidify the value she places on sincerity of character in relation to social decorum. However‚ travel in this context is more broadly defined as any change or movement from one place to another. Changes of setting‚ social standing‚ or time‚ for instance‚ are all examples of travel that result in the reinforcement
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Visual techniques are used in the film Billy Elliot directed by Steven Daldry to help the viewer develop deeper ideas about how society accepts homosexuality and other things that are usually looked upon as “not right “. Steven uses a range of visual techniques such as camera angles/shots‚ acting‚ and symbols to show us how people react when someone is seen as different and doesn’t hesitate to show it. Steven Daldry uses camera angles and shots in the film to show facial expression and how people
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Sir Walter Elliot is a man who is only concerned with his lineage and his legacy. He does nothing but read the baronetage over and over again. The speaker uses cynical diction and details to emphasize Elliot’s narcissism. The choice to put long sentences in the beginning highlights the last paragraph where the author’s contempt towards Elliot is more explicit. Cynical diction is used in this passage to show Elliot’s arrogance. The speaker uses words such as “pity and contempt” which both have a
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General Custer as a scout at Fort Russell‚ Wyoming. She thought of herself as reckless and one of the best shots in the West. When they returned from Arizona‚ she was order to the Muscle Shell Indian outbreak. This is where she earned her name‚ "Calamity Jane." Over the next few years‚ she was ordered around‚ still continuing to dress and act like a man. She was found out to be a woman after being seen swimming nude. Later‚ she got severely sick and was in the hospital for 14 days. After regaining her strength
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The works of Jane Austen are often dismissed as “quaint” novels focusing on romance and other domestic themes‚ however much of Austen’s works serve as social commentaries and criticisms‚ and touch on such controversial topics such as: the social hierarchy‚ social mobility‚ gender constructs/constraints‚ etc. Of her novels‚ Austen’s Persuasion is (arguably) the most blatant example of criticism for the aristocracy/social stratification. Set during the Napoleonic War‚ Persuasion portrays the tensions
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