Maria Agnesi was born on May 16‚ 1718 in Milan‚ Italy. Agnesi was the oldest of 21 children; her father was a wealthy silk merchant who had been married three times. Agnesi was a smart girl even from a young age. Her father paid for Agnesi to be tutored. She was also a devout Catholic with a very kind heart. Agnesi was ahead of her time‚ because women were not necessarily treated equally as men during the 16th century; she was exposed to some great tutors and even worked at the University of Bologna
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Enrich Maria Remarque: A Militant Pacifist The First World War was a horrible experience for all sides involved‚ no one was immune to the effects of this global conflict‚ and each country was changed in many ways. Erich Maria Remarque was drafted into World War I at age 18. In 1929 Remarque’s first book All Quiet on the Western Front was published. Throughout the book‚ the death and destruction caused by battle is clearly shown. Remarque’s novel is a statement against war‚ focusing dramatically
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Lydia Maria Child makes a strong point when she speaks of how men objectify women in literature and base women’s value on how much the women’s beauty appeals to men. The objectification of women that Child speaks out against is quite apparent within the selected paragraph from James Fenimore Cooper’s work The Pioneers. Within just the description of Elizabeth that Cooper narrates from the viewpoint of Remarkable Pettibone‚ a reader will note the issues that Child mentions. Cooper’s paragraph is
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Maria Sklodowska‚ also known as Marie Curie‚ was a Polish scientist who had a passion for success. Marie was raised in Poland and traveled to get the best education that was available to her.1 She soon became a very successful physicist and chemist. Marie Curie’s research and discoveries did not die along with her. It is all still here‚ helping many people. Marie Curie was born on November 7‚ 1867.1 She was raised in Poland by a family of prominent educators. Marie was the youngest of five children
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The Tell-tale Heart Written by Edgar Allan Poe True! Nervous -- very‚ very nervous I had been and am! But why will you say that I am mad? The disease had sharpened my senses -- not destroyed them. Above all was the sense of hearing. I heard all things in the heaven and in the earth. I heard many things in the underworld. How‚ then‚ am I mad? Observe how healthily -- how calmly I can tell you the whole story. It is impossible to say how first the idea entered my brain. I loved the old man
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1. Saki Saki (1870-1916): Scottish novelist‚ short story writer‚ and journalist whose real name was Hector Hugh Munro. Saki wrote humorous essays and stories that are frequently described as flippant (lacking proper respect or seriousness)‚ witty‚ ironic‚ and cynical. The Open Window “My aunt will be down presently‚ Mr. Nuttel‚” said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; “in the meantime you must try and put up with me.” Framton Nuttel endeavored to say the correct something which
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It was in February of 1903 that a young literary hopeful by the name of Franz Xaver Kappus reached out to not-yet-esteemed poet Rainer Maria Rilke in search of criticism and career advice. In what seems like an effort to cast him aside‚ Rilke refused to give Kappus criticism and advised him to instead search internally in order to truly reach poetic esteem. Whether or not Rilke initially wanted to take Kappus under his wing‚ he had acquired a new pen pal. That letter was the first of many to deliver
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distinctions and relations among individuals and groups based upon their cultural characteristics. Whereas race refers to peoples assumed‚ understood and‚ socially constructed significant grouping of people. I had the pleasure of reading Maria Campbell’s memoir‚ Half-Breed. Maria Campbell is a Metis woman who talks about the struggles and hardships she endured by society. This was an interesting read that helped me understand and grasp the lifestyle First Nations lived after being invaded and forced to restructure
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St. Maria Goretti was born October 16‚ 1890‚ in Corinaldo‚ Italy. Her father‚ who worked on a farm‚ moved the family to Ferriere di Conca. When Maria’s father died of malaria‚ her mother took charge of the household. Even through tough times‚ Maria always loved God and served him. On July 5‚ 1902‚ Maria’s 18-year-old neighbor‚ Alessandro‚ advanced her with impure intentions. He became angered and stabbed Maria fourteen times because she continually resisted. Maria’s family found her on the floor
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NOVELS BY FILIPINO AUTHORS IN ENGLISH Updated on 14 June 2011 Alanguilan‚ Gerry. Elmer. SLG Publishing‚ 2010. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Humanis Rex! Fudge‚ 2005. [FANTASY/GRAPHIC NOVEL] __________. Wasted. Alamat‚ 2002. [ACTION/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alanguilan‚ Gerry and Arlan Esmeña. Where Bold Stars Go to Die. Komikero‚ 2009. [EROTICA/GRAPHIC NOVEL] Alfar‚ Dean Francis. Salamanca. Ateneo‚ 2007. [FANTASY] Alumit‚ Noel. Letters to Montgomery Clift. MacAdam/Cage‚ 2002. [LITERARY FICTION] __________
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