of their social classes; the upper class were snobbish and shallow‚ and the lower or working class were dirty‚ illiterate and uneducated. Two historic and popular novels that examine Victorian life are George Elliot’s Middlemarch and Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South; in both novels the writers try to portray the essence of the society as a whole‚ not merely of one class‚ sometimes more or less successfully than the other. The two texts both reinforce and contradict the clichéd representations of
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“At any time‚ the South can raise‚ equip‚ and maintain in the field‚ a larger army than any Power of the earth can send against her‚ and an army of soldiers men brought up on horseback‚ with guns in their hands.” (from Senator James Henry Hammond’s “Cotton is King‚” Document Library‚ March 4‚ 1858) The Confederates have their advantages and weaknesses in their economy‚ diplomacy‚ and military and so do the Union. However‚ the Confederacy stood above the Union with their advantages of the southern
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manufacturing‚ education‚ and agriculture influenced the everyday way of life for the colonists. This has had everlasting effects on America till this day. Agriculture and environment were factors in the way each culture grew. The fertile land of the south along with a warmer climate made it possible for the colonists to grow cash crops such as tobacco‚ rice and indigo. However‚ this was not the case with the northern colonies. The poor soiled‚ rocky and‚ mountain area and long winters made it hard for
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talked about would be the colonies in Virginia and Massachusetts. Each colony was unique in its own way‚ but similarities between the two were also apparent. These similarities and differences helped shape what would eventually become the “North” and “South” during the Civil War. The English settlements in Virginia and Massachusetts were both established in the early 1600s but the reason why and how they were established differed tremendously. The first permanent English settlement began in the
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During the sixteenth-century in the English Colonies‚ in this time there was a process where the people that owned some of these colonies were going through a time where immigrants were migrating to the new world. Forty-five thousand Puritans left England between 1620 and 1640 and created religious societies in another part of the world also known as the New World. The English people wanted their colonist to learn more about God and his most holy and wise providence‚ the people wanted to have religious
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North Korea has a lasting tradition of being a seclusive country and will potentially continue to be one for many years to come. Though many aspects of this nation are shrouded in mystery‚ there are some that the general public are aware of. Information smuggled out by brave civilians‚ and in rare cases‚ officials themselves‚ have reached mainstream media. Thanks to these efforts‚ important questions can be answered. Why did Korea split into the North and South? What is life in North Korea like?
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2013 North and South: War on the Korean Peninsula War on the Korean Peninsula is always a possibility. While most experts agree that “ Korean War II” is not imminent‚ the actions of the new North Korean leader‚ Kim Jong Un‚ lead the United States to ponder the possibility of another Korean War. Andrew Salmon shows in his article “ Korean nightmare: Experts ponder potential conflict” the devastating loss of life on both sides‚ the epic battle that would take place between the North‚ South
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Life in the North was different from life in the South. One way they were different was from the economy. Another way that life was different in the North than in the South was the society. Yet again‚ another way that both the North and South are different is the the geography of both areas. One way that life in the North was different from life in the South was the economy. In the South‚ the main source of economy was agriculture. In the South‚ they used slaves to do work on many large plantations
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North America is a historical melting pot of cultures and identities. South America is has great landscapes with snow covered mountains year around‚ thick forests‚ mesmerizing waterfalls and one of the world’s spectacular mountain ranges. In my paper I will be discussing the regions of North America and South America. In the following paragraphs I will compare and contrast the physical features of the two regions‚ which include the location of each region and their proximity to bodies of water
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