Alexander Hamilton was a more influential American than the other choices. That’s not to say that the other options are not influential. However Alexander Hamilton is simply the most influential of the handful. To start off with we have Henry Ford. Technically Ford never invented the assembly line‚ but he was a sponsor who used it to the point where it became important. A car was a luxury for America before Ford came along‚ his company soon started to develop cars the average middle-class American
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water turn bright red and your vision blurs. For you‚ it’s all in your imagination‚ however‚ for teenage surfer Bethany Hamilton‚ it was reality. From that day forward‚ Bethany Hamilton became an amputee. The media shared her tragic story with the public. Sean McNamara‚ the director of the film Soul Surfer‚ while attempting to accurately illustrate the life of Bethany Hamilton‚ failed to provide an accurate portrayal for his audience‚ due to the simplistic undertone and glossing of a tragic experience
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Hamilton Hometown‚ ugly then; I got out as fast as I could. Immigrant parents: freedom for my brothers‚ strict rules for me; Meant to protect but instead‚ near clipped my fledgling wings. I’m a Hamilton girl‚ an East-ender. My lungs drew in iron filings‚ Thanks to Stelco‚ Defasco‚ and their steel firings. My smile hides my metal core‚ which got developed then‚ and more. You should not mess with me. And now‚ the new Hamilton immigrants (The Toronto house-price refugees) are calling Hamilton
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Edith Sitwell: The Eccentric Wordsmith [Slide 1] Edith Sitwell was a British poet whose writing was looked favorably upon by many prominent authors and poets of the 1920’s. Her poetry‚ which was influenced by her life as a child‚ evolved exponetially over the years. In her final period of poetry‚ Edith Sitwell formed her writing around “traditional values‚ spiritual matters‚ and orthodox Christianity” (Cevasco). Edith Sitwell’s harsh childhood and Christian beliefs greatly influenced the evolution
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According to Japanese mythology‚ the world begins with the birth of seven deities. These seven deities arise and then pass away in what the Japanese call the‚ "plain of high heaven." After this‚ five more couples were born‚ the last named‚ Izanagi and Izanami‚ who were ordered by their peers to consolidate the earth‚ which at this point was a chaos of muddy water. Izanagi and Izanami stood on the bridge of high heaven‚ thought to be the rainbow‚ and dipped their jeweled spear in the murky water
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14 Feb. 2013. . Storybuilders User Manual. "Archetypes‚ Myths‚ and Characters." Archetypes‚ Myths and Characters. Seven Valleys Software‚ Glen Rock‚ PA‚ 1996-1998. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. . Thury‚ Eva M.‚ and Margaret Klopfle Devinney. Introduction to Mythology: Contemporary Approaches to Classical and World Myths. New York: Oxford UP‚ 2005. Print. pages 185-191 Wilson‚ Andrew. "Diana & Actaeon." The Classics Pages. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2013. .
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WHAT IS MYTHOLOGY? I. Definition µυθος - word‚ speech‚ story (origin of the word myth) A) Definition Proper "A myth is a story...which has "proven itself worthy of becoming traditional." M & LI. Definition "A myth is a traditional tale with secondary‚ partial reference to something of collective importance" (W. Burkert) "Myths are traditional tales‚ which maintain contact with the past and hand on inherited wisdom to the future. Traditional tales explain a society to itself‚ promulgating its
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Edith Wharton in the novel‚ “ The Age of Innocence”‚ illustrates a young wealthy lawyer who degress from his life plans to marry May Welland by becoming infatuated with Countess Ellen Olenska‚ who has separated from her European husband. Eventually‚ Archer Newland and lady Olenska become devotedly in love with one another. The forbidden love is displayed as “innocence”; this so called innocence can be portrayed as young girl with lovely little pigtails that can not fulfill any harm‚ but in reality
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Greek mythology By:Yamilett Nunez-Meraz Period 3 Aegis • Origin: Latin from Greek • Old Definition: A large collar or cape worn in acient times to display the protection provided by high religious authority • Current Usage : Video game • Current Definition: the protectin backing‚ or support a Epicurean • Origin: Greek • Old Definition:epicurus‚ the founder of a school of philosophy‚ believed the supreme goal in life should be plesure • Current ussage: type of food
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Gender and Development Gender-role development is one of the most important areas of human development. The moment a women finds out she is pregnant she is often anxious to find out the sex of her child. The definitions of the terms "sex" and "gender" need to be understood. The term "sex" denotes the actual physical makeup of individuals that define them as male or female. Sex is determined by genetic makeup‚ internal reproductive organs‚ the organization of the brain‚ and external genitalia
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