The first resident of what is today the town if Harpers Ferry was a man named Peter Stevens‚ who bought a small plot of land and built a modest cabin there in 1932. However‚ in 1947‚ a man named Robert Harper was instructed to build a Quaker church on the Opequon River‚ which is about 16 miles to the West of Harpers Ferry. He never got to the Opequon‚ he didn’t end up building the church because on his way there‚ he was smitten by the view of a majestic valley with a picturesque river edging it
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What works of art did you find most compelling? Why? Answer: In chapter one‚ there was only one piece of art that really got my attention. That piece of art was “Basket Ferry” by Ando or Utagawa Hiroshige on page 19. I love art that has a realistic but simplistic style. In “Basket Ferry” you can understand what is going on in the picture and it is very beautiful. However‚ the artist does not go in-depth with designing specific features of the picture. This gives it a very calm and simplistic style
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that this was ever considered an adventure novel. Too often the action takes place "out of scene" and is only described after the fact‚ losing the story’s intensity and immediacy. The characters are quite one-dimensional; Passepartout‚ the faithful French manservant‚ provides only the barest minimum of comic relief‚ and Aouda‚ the love interest‚ isn’t much more successful. The real stars should have been the different cultures and modes of transport experienced by the travelers‚ but even these are
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Jules Bennett is a USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance. Bennett wrote her first novel in 2005 and has never looked back since going on to write more than 50 bestselling titles spread over several series. Writing for several publishing house such as Kensington and Harlequin and also self-publishing on Amazon‚ she has written the Hollywood‚ Royals‚ Mafia Moguls‚ Scandalous‚ The Monroes among several others series and freestanding novels. One of the most prolific of writers she writes
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Truffaut’s Jules et Jim — An Expressionistic Analysis As far as Bazin’s essay “The Evolution of the Language of Cinema” might be used as a formal test of categorisation—notwithstanding the problematics inherent in his oversimplification of the realist and expressionist methodology—initial viewing of Jules et Jim seems to present a dichotomous structure. Certainly‚ a number of Bazin’s criteria for realism are met: camera movement; long-takes; composition-in-depth. and deep focus; a certain ambiguity
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The Staten Island Ferry The Staten Island Ferry has been a municipal service since 1905. It carries over 19‚000‚000 people a year. It runs between the St. George Terminal in Staten Island‚ and the Whitehall Terminal in Lower Manhattan. The Staten Island Ferry runs 24 hours a day‚ seven days a week. You can ride it 365 days a year. It is the most reliable form of mass transit in New York City. It is on schedule 96 percent of the time. It is the only direct form of transportation
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Whitman’s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” seeks to determine the relationship of human beings to one another across time and space. Whitman wonders what he means (not as a poet but as another anonymous individual) to the crowds of strangers he sees every day. In stanza 3 the speaker says‚ “I am with you‚ you men and women of a generation‚ or ever so many/ generations hence”. He assumes that they see the same things he does‚ and that they react in the same way‚ and that
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Nowitzky 1 Chris Nowitzky Professor Noyalas November 23‚2011 U.S. History 121 The Impact of the French and Indian War on Colonial America The French and Indian war was fought between Great Britain and France from 1754 to 1763. Also known as the Seven Year’s War‚ this confrontation eventually erupted into an all out worldwide conflict. Its effects were not only immediate but long term. Although the colonies were not directly tied to the war‚ it greatly impacted them as well as modern America
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INTRODUCTION The Penang Ferry Service is the oldest Ferry Service in Malaysia. The Penang Ferries are layered with rich history and cultural heritage. With its maiden journey in the 1920’s it has been in service since. The ferry service was operated by the Penang Harbour Board during the pre-independence era‚ but changed hands in 1956 and until now is managed by the Penang Port Sdn Bhd in collaboration with Penang Port Commission. The difference between Penang Port Sdn Bhd (PPSB) and Penang Port
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Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Crossing Brooklyn Ferry is considered one of the greatest lyrical poems of all time. In Crossing Brooklyn Ferry‚ Walt Whitman uses connotative diction‚ prying questions‚ and critical reader engagement to convey a feeling of connection and unity of people through time. By using these certain rhetoric strategies‚ Whitman creates a piece of poetry that seems to be timeless. Whitman carefully chooses certain words and phrases that really highlight his intentions to connect
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