The assumption among the older generation(s)‚ (40-60+ years) is that by virtue of age‚ some implicit respect and special consideration is due. This attitude seems to be a leftover from a long-faded age of human history‚ one that originated the phrase‚ “respect your elders”. In times past‚ our “elders” were in fact those people in the tribe or community which held the most wisdom. “Elders” were usually composed of the elderly‚ and the elderly were a repository for a lifestyle that reflected the
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Before the advent of the transcontinental railroad‚ a journey across the continent to the western states meant a dangerous six month trek over rivers‚ deserts‚ and mountains. Alternatively‚ a traveler could hazard a six week sea voyage around Cape Horn‚ or sail to Central America and cross the Isthmus of Panama by rail‚ risking exposure to any number of deadly diseases in the crossing. Interest in building a railroad uniting the continent began soon after the advent of the locomotive. The first
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Tan Begins to cry when she is told that her crush will be a guest at dinner‚ because she is not confident that he will be satisfied or accustomed to the nature of a Chinese dinner and would instead prefer the standard American dishes and would be shocked by the practices and customs of the Chinese dinner table. Tan’s mother is attempting to demonstrate the importance of a sense of pride for her own ethnic ancestry. Her mother recognizes her daughter’s own embarrassment and shame‚ and intends on be
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A pray for my Daughter The summary of A prayer for My Daughter by William Butler Yeats opens up with an image of the poet’s daughter who is fast asleep in her cradle. The storm he talks about at the very onset of the poem is nothing but a contrast to the quiet sleep of the baby. The poet is worried about his child and his gloominess of mind is well portrayed through the first stanza itself. In the first stanza itself‚ the backdrop of the weather with the storm raging is nothing but a potent
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Analysis of Major CharactersHannah JarvisIn the struggle between emotion and reason in Arcadia‚ Hannah Jarvis acts as the voice of reason. Hannah is the academic‚ feminist researcher who prides herself on thorough and well-thought research and sacrifices human contact for it. Hannah‚ like Thomasina’s description of Queen Elizabeth‚ is able to separate sex from intellectual power and‚ in her case‚ push sex from view. Hannah resists carnal knowledge with effort: she doesn’t like the idea of having
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This report has been prepared for inclusion in an edited book to be published in 2013 by Russell Sage Foundation: John R. Logan‚ The Lost Decade? Social Change in the U.S. after 2000. Advisory Board Margo Anderson Suzanne Bianchi Barry Bluestone Sheldon Danziger Claude Fischer Daniel Lichter Kenneth Prewitt Sponsors Russell Sage Foundation American Communities Project of Brown University us2010 discover america in a new century Residential Segregation by Income‚ 1970-2009 Kendra Bischoff Cornell
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Summary of Helen Keller: The Story of My Life For my personal choice book I have chosen Helen Keller: The Story of My Life‚ by James Berger. I chose this book because it was very interesting to read about how her education developed throughout her life. It was also fascinating to know how she learned to understand what people were saying because she wrote how sometimes she would place her fingers on their lips and would discover what they were saying from the movements of their lips. At other times
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Here is My Summary of the poem ‘The Solitary Reaper’: The Solitary Reaper is a delightful lyric by William Wordsworth. William Wordsworth is known as a great lover and preacher of nature. He impresses us by the imaginative and philosophical quality of his thoughts. It was written when the poet is travelling through the scottish highlands. while crossing a valley‚ the poet heard a beautiful voice of a young lass singing a song which was probably sad. this highland lass was also reaping
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Killing My Body To Save My Mind The author‚ Lauren Slater is an American psychologist and writer. She is the author of seven books‚ including Welcome To My Country‚ Prozac Diary‚ and Lying: A Metaphorical Memoir. What promoted the author to write this piece was her story using prescription drugs resulting in her gaining weight. I know this because the the main title and text says it. For example‚ in the header Lauren Slater states “Would you gain 80 pounds to cure a crippling depression? Lauren
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The fourth key theme of CST is subsidiarity and the proper role of government. The subsidiary part of this theme says that is basically saying that all people‚ no matter their socioeconomic class‚ should help each other and relate to one another in order to benefit the greater good. In addition to helping each other‚ the book dives deeper into this theme by talking about the higher powers that were instituted to help the lower powers. In this case‚ it focuses on the government and its proper role
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