Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an social and political activist for many things‚ but most of all children’s rights. During the Victorian Age‚ Britain became the first industrialized country on the world. Much of the work was in coal mines and factories‚ causing long hours and hard labor. During this time period child labor laws did not exist and majority of the time they were put to work‚ especially if the family had several mouths to feed. (Mattord) The 1842 Royal Commission reports is where Elizabeth
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DIALOGUE FOR IB ENGLISH IOP #1: ………………………………………………………………………….... ISAIAH: So‚ this is our IOP. We chose to study the topic of setting in the Great Gatsby. More specifically we chose to compare where we live‚ so our setting of the Salt Lake City‚ to the setting of the Great Gatsby. Along this we also chose to analyze and study the significance of the setting in the Great Gatsby. PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: XAVI: We have written down these quotes so that you won’t have to look them up and written the key
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their own manufactures even where they excel what come from abroad: This is the true state of Ireland in a very few words." His support for Irish causes has made him a renowned figure in modern Ireland. It is sad to those who walk through this great Town‚ or travel in the Country‚ when they see the Streets‚ the Roads‚ and Cabin-Doors‚ crowded with Beggars of the female Sex‚ followed by three‚ four‚ or six Children‚ all in Rags‚ and begging for money from every passerby. These Mothers instead of
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statement with his set piece novel‚ The Great Gatsby which was written during 1925 that signified as the Roaring Twenties. The 1900’s came with great economic prosperity‚ which lead to people living luxurious lives‚ and throwing lavish parties. That specific time period‚ the women were held as hostages of leading and controlling their lives. At that present era‚ women were recognized as a major influence on the American culture. A feminist approach to The Great Gatsby focused on the female characters
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Chapter 1: 1. Levity- lightness of mind‚ character‚ or behavior; lack of appropriate seriousness or earnestness. * “Most of the confidences were unsought- frequently I have feigned sleep‚ preoccupation or a hostile levity when I realized by some unmistakable sign that an intimate revelation was quivering on the horizon-…” (pg.5) 2. Supercilious- displaying arrogant pride‚ scorn‚ or indifference * “Now he was a sturdy‚ straw haired man of thirty with a rather hard mouth and a supercilious
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The Great Gatsby- chapter summaries: Chapter1: Nick Carraway is the narrator of the novel. He tells us about events that happened in the summer of 1922.He moves from Minnesota in the Midwest to the Northeast to further a career in the finance industry. He works in New York but he lives just outside the city in Long Island. He moves to an area called West Egg – the nouveau riche part of Long Island – and finds himself living next door to a mysterious man called Gatsby. Nick has connections to
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Introduction “The Great Gatsby” is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published in 1925‚ it is set on Long Island’s North Shore and in New York City from spring to autumn of 1922. The novel takes place following the First World War. American society enjoyed prosperity during the “roaring” as the economy soared. At the same time‚ prohibition
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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Study Guide Chapter 1 1. Explain what Fitzgerald achieved by using Nick’s point of view to tell Gatsby’s story? He achieves a wider look at things. 2. What do we learn about Nick Carraway in the introductory section of the novel? He is upper middle class and went to college. 3. In discussing East Egg and West Egg‚ Nick states‚ “To the wingless a more arresting phenomenon is their dissimilarity in every particular except shape and size.” Indicate
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of the greatest American novels‚ The Great Gatsby. Harry Hansen suggests‚ “The Great Gatsby is American to the Core” he adds‚ “Fitzgerald knows his time and his people.” Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald was born September 24‚ 1896‚ in St. Paul Minnesota. His mother‚ Mary McQuillan‚ made a tiny fortune as wholesale grocers‚ and his
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Direct-Cameron Paul Good afternoon. Please state out your name and spell it out for the record. My name is Cameron Paul. P-A-U-L. What do you do for a living? I am a crime scene analyst with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment Laboratory Service Division‚ also known as the State Laboratory. Currently‚ I conduct all ballistics and firearms analysis‚ in addition to my duties as a chief CSA. What is your relationship with this case? On May 22nd‚ I received a call from an
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