the Library in Brooklyn College‚ where Professor Bonnie Anderson discusses and presents her new novel‚ “The Rabbi’s Atheist Daughter: Ernestine Rose‚ International Feminist Pioneer.” Professor Anderson addresses issues of women’s rights‚ oppression‚ humanity‚ and equal rights of women. Professor Anderson writes about the career and life of Ernestine Rose‚ also telling her story as a feminist during the nineteenth-century. Professor Anderson explains how Rose is a radical from an early age‚ and how
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Philip Larkin - Wild OatsThe poem Wild Oats was written by a famous poet named Philip Larkin. The poem consists of three‚ eight line stanzas with each stanza describing a distinct period in his life. Philip Larkin used little sound effects and a minimal amount of rhyming to construct his poem. Rhyme‚ when it appears‚ is at the end of alternate lines such as‚ doubt and out‚ or snaps and perhaps. There is also no sign of alliteration‚ simile or use of a steady meter. The title Wild Oats was taken
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Philip Gulley Philip Gulley represents small-town based American lifestyle. He is a well-known writer and has written more than 21 books‚ comprising the Harmony series and his best-selling essay series ‘Porch Talk’. His other famous books include Hometown Tales‚ Front Porch Tales and For Everything a Season. He also hosts a TV show‚ "Porch Talk with Phil Gulley". ‘I Love You‚ Miss Huddleston: And Other Inappropriate Longings of My Indiana Childhood’ is based on Gulley’s diary and was American Humor’s
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Mental Illness ‘Speak’ by Laurie Halse Anderson is an novel that explores a girl in high school who is raped at a party and she calls the cops and everyone hates her for it but she tells nobody about what happened which turns her to a very dark place and she ends up in a depressed state. Laurie Halse Anderson said herself "I’ve learned that Speak is not just a book about rape. Speak is a book about depression." Mental illnesses like depression are disorders that affect your behavior‚ mood and the
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their place of rule in europe. Philip II of spain‚ son of Charles XI‚an absolute monarch of Spain brought to power by the divine right ( when someone states god gave them the right to do something.) Philip II a superstitious king who ruled Spain ultimately affects the country negatively . In the year 1527 Philip II of Spain is born‚ son of Charles the fifth (the current king of Spain at that time) and mothered by Isabella of Britannica and Portugal. As a child Philip traveled around the world a lot
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Maj. Rudolf Anderson The Cuban missile crisis was a very tough moment for the United States government and the Russian government as well. One moment out of all these important moments seems to stand out more than any other. Yet the American people still seem to have no clue who this person is‚ and what they did to save the world. Amazingly during all this havoc/chaos only one person was killed in the line of enemy fire and that was Rudolf Anderson. “Rudolf Anderson was a pilot and officer in
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From my second year of tackle football to now‚ almost 8 years later‚ I have developed a close relationship with my coach‚ Will Anderson. While many coaches only want to win‚ Coach Anderson saw football as a way to teach life lessons in a way that made lasting impressions on our team. Not only did Coach Anderson teach us how to be the best people that we could‚ he also developed personal relationships with each and every player. The main themes of his coaching style-brotherhood‚ integrity‚ perseverance-resonate
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Laurie Halse Anderson is no stranger to the world of censorship and book banning; following the debut of her Printz Honor Award wining book‚ Speak. Some may argue that this book is considered explicit‚ but it is considered an awakening for the youth. The fact that the main character is around the adolescent age makes this book a little more relatable to teens. Overall‚ Speak encourages both teens and adults to speak up about their experiences and seek help if necessary. Through Speak‚ Anderson addresses
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(1)Laurie Halse Anderson‚ Twisted grab the readers in a way that is very intriguing. (2)For example‚ Anderson unique style of developing her characters. (3)The way she form the transition‚ Tyler‚ the main character‚ goes through as he went from being very nerdy to a hot popular looking guy‚ is captivating‚ as she uses Tyler inner conflict to create suspense within the story. (4)In which‚ Anderson continue to built with quote like‚ “Sometimes I scare myself‚ because once you’ve thought long and
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John Phillip Sousa was the father of marching music and the father of the marching arts. Most of the patriotic marches that we know today were written by John Phillip Sousa‚ like the famous “Stars and Stripes Forever." According to The Sousa Archives and Center for American Music‚ “John Phillip Sousa wrote 137 marches‚ five teen operettas‚ five overtures‚ eleven suites‚ twenty-four dances‚ twenty- eight fantasies‚ and 322 arrangements of nineteenth-century western European symphonic works.” Not
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