species such as sparrows and starlings created competition for habitat with indigenous species. Many of these changes in wildlife were witnessed by the native cultures without ever coming into physical contact with Europeans. To quote historian Karen Kupperman “Probably no European after the very first explorers ever saw an excusivley American meadow. Birds and animals took up seeds carried in the holds of ships and in the guts of animals and spread them far beyond frontier contact.” The spread of western
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Although William Shakespeare’s The Tempest is often categorized as his late romance‚ its plots reflect the major social movement of that time—the Europeans settling in the New World. As the Europeans eagerly set out to find the New World‚ they left behind hopeful citizens pondering over what they would find. In The Tempest‚ through the characters‚ we can infer that the Europeans’ intentions ranged from creating the perfect government to interacting with the inhabitants. They discovered that their
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she graduated from Sexton Elementary School in 1928. Later‚ in London‚ LeGon learned that she was descended from General Henry Beauchamp Lygon‚ the 4th Earl of Beauchamp‚ through her father‚ Hector Ligon‚ a "Geechie" from the Georgia Sea Islands (Kupperman). At the age of 13‚ Jeni LeGon landed her first job in musical theatre‚ dancing‚ as a soubrette. By the age of 16‚ she was dancing in a chorus line backed by Count Basie Orchestra‚ and soon after touring as a chorus line dancer with Whitman Sisters
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Was Disease the Key Factor in the Depopulation of Native Americans in the Americas? Did Europeans purposefully infect the Native Americans? That question will never be answered. Whether intentional or accidental‚ the truth remains that disease was indeed brought to the early Native American culture due to European expansion. The true question is in Taking Sides‚ issue 2‚ Was Disease the Key Factor in the Depopulation of Native Americans in the Americas? In this particular issue two sides
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While Puritans had fled to New England and made home there‚ Cromwell had believed that New England had no future‚ that God had gathered upright English citizens there so that‚ when the time came‚ they could answer the call to do his work elsewhere” (Kupperman‚ 95) If I had been a Die-Hard puritan back when Charles I. had reigned‚ I would’ve fled to America by ship because people shouldn’t be persecuted or punished for their own religion. When Charles had been executed‚ I probably would’ve been very ecstatic
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Joel Kupperman’s book‚ Six Myths About the Good Life‚ there is a quote that reads “There has to be a learning process; part of this inevitable will involve moral decisions‚ made by someone who is still inexperienced and who may be under pressure.” (Kupperman p. 123) I believe that making mistakes is part of our human nature‚ but that does not mean that we cannot be virtuous people. We can still live a virtuous life by learning from the mistakes that we have made. So‚ how does this view of virtue
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1 New World Beginnings‚ 33‚000 B.C.–A.D. 1769 Chapter Themes Theme: The first discoverers of America‚ the ancestors of the American Indians‚ were small bands of hunters who crossed a temporary land bridge from Siberia and spread across both North and South America. They evolved a great variety of cultures‚ which ranged from the sophisticated urban civilizations in Mexico and Central and South America to the largely semi-nomadic societies of North America. Theme: Motivated by economic and
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10. Aesthetic Value I have found it impossible (though not for want of trying) to find a way of avoiding commitment to a concept of aesthetic value. The general theory of value remains in an unsatisfactory state; and aesthetic value in particular presents various unsettled questions. But‚ as in the first edition‚ I find myself always driven back to the idea that in calling an artwork a good one -- or a good poem or good choreography -- we must be ascribing some form of (nonmoral) value to it‚ and
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The Settlement of Jamestown Allison Stoots Ivy Tech University In 2007‚ the Jamestown settlement celebrated its 400th anniversary. The governing body of Virginia‚ the Virginia General Assembly‚ held a session there‚ a parade was held‚ and even Dick Cheney and Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom attended a ceremony honoring the historic site where English settlers would first find a permanent home in the future United States (Lessig and Payne‚ 2007). Looking backward‚ it seemed almost inevitable
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Theme and Narrative Elements in the Short Story The short story I have chosen to write about is “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty‚” by James Thurber. I will use this story to write an understanding of literary themes. I will use this to describe the theme of the short story‚ then I will identify two literary elements in the short story that contributes to the point of view‚ tone‚ setting‚ character‚ and symbolism by giving an example of each. Finally‚ I will then explain how the selected literary
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