decade is a period of 10 years. Cultural generations are cohorts of people who were born in the same date range and share similar cultural experience. The idea of a cultural generation‚ in the sense that it is used today gained currency in the 19th century. Prior to that the concept "generation" had generally referred to family relationships. Today’s world involves threatening serious problems. The three issues of today’s world are: global financial crisis‚ global warming and food scarcity
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The Structure of a Pantoum Poem The pantoum is a form of poetry of Malaysian origin from the 15th century which was modified by the French in the 19th century. The modern pantoum is written in an unlimited number of quatrains (stanzas of four lines) with a strict repeating pattern - the second and fourth lines of each quatrain are repeated as the 1st and 3rd lines of the next quatrain. The pattern continues until the final quatrain when the 1st line of the poem becomes the last line and the 3rd
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Analyze the reasons for the emergence of the Populist movement in the late 19th century. Throughout history there have been political parties which have emerged for the needs of the people or a group of people who would compete against democrats and republicans for the presidency. The Populist Party was one such party which stands out from the rest as it provided a big challenge to the Democrats and Republicans who most often did not have to worry about third party representatives. The question
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Edward Said‚ Orientalism Edward Said‚ Orientalism (New York: Vintage Books‚ 1979) Introduction Said starts by asserting the fact that the Orient played an instrumental role in the construction of the European culture as the powerful Other: “the Orient has helped to define Europe (or the West) as its contrasting image‚ idea‚ personality‚ experience.” (1-2) He then states that the research subject of his book is Orientalism‚ by which he understands a combined representation of the Orient in
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in both England and the New England colonies? How did the labor and land use patterns of the tobacco-growing Chesapeake influence work‚ play‚ and recreation? To what extent did these regional differences remain influential into the nineteenth century? What impact did the availability‚ or lack thereof‚ of material culture specifically dedicated to play and recreation have on colonial recreational practice? In what ways were labor and leisure blurred in Anglo-America in the 1600s and 1700s‚ and
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to hold such view. His conception of the importance class is shared‚ among other by Mr. Darcy who believes in the dignity of his lineage. The social interactions at the ball provide the reader with a picture of the formalities of early 19th century English society and the extreme importance which rank and wealth played in social relations. Mr. Collins wants to introduce himself to Mr. Darcy because he is Lady Catherine’s nephew‚ his duty and he had to follow the order
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hours to even commute small distances making it almost impossible to reach school‚ work etc on time. Finally‚ the rising population has also overloaded Pune’s drainage system. The city has been known for its efficient drainage system since the 19th century. However‚ unfortunately‚ no improvements have been made to it since. As a result‚ the system is severely lacking and the problem is further compounded by an increasing population. This has made leaking sewage water a common occurence in several
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compromising and or dangerous situations‚ just as the character Carmen in Prosper Merimee’s short story Carmen. Carmen is an excellent example of female independence and a threat to the traditional female gender roles put forth by society both in the 19th century and now. She is a direct threat to the patriarchal role of Don Jose and the ultimate symbol of the femme fatale. The iconic figure of the femme fatale has existed in one form or another in nearly all cultures throughout history. She makes one
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Crane Maggie‚ a Girl of the Streets The excerpt that I would like to comment belongs to Chapter XV. It goes from: ‘Through the open door curious… to the end of this chapter. First at all‚ this novel represents a great novel from the late 19th century where it is focused in the corrupted and industrial New York society at that times which main character is a young lady called Maggie. This work is based in the realism that Crane shows by the figure of Maggie and it is regarded as the first American
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PAGE NUMBER INTRODUCTION CONTENT CONCLUSION REFERENCE INTRODUCTION The original of the word "gadget" trace back to the 19th century. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ there is not necessarily true evidence for the use of "gadget" as a place holder name for a technical item whose precise name one can’t remember since the 1850s; with Robert Brown’s 1886 book Spunyarn
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