Time and Distance Overcome “Nothing is innocent”. This phrase could very well have been the headline of the essay written by Eula Biss. However the headline ”Time and Distance Overcome” does the essay well. Eula Biss explains the progress from no communication but physical to a web of telephone wires and how the invention of the telephone served the civilization - or most likely did not. There might be a difference between civilization and civilized. To most people‚ the civilization is associated
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Time and Distance Overcome The text "Time and Distance Overcome" deals with race struggle in the southern United States‚ in the early nineteen century. Eula Biss starts the text with telling the story of the phone’s origin and development and deployment of the telephone network. The racial struggle was a subject that preoccupied many people‚ especially in the southern states there was cruel scenarios that you cannot even imagine in today’s America. In the first part of the text‚ it is especially
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Whenever we have to travel long distances within the country we can travel by train or by air in an aeroplane. I remember my first train journey which I performed when I was just about four years old. After that journey so long back‚ I have made several journeys by train but‚ that first journey still lingers in my mind and thoughts. We had to go to Madras‚ where my father had to attend a Conference. Since we had not then seen Madras and our winter vacations were falling during the dates of the
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Today we arrived in Germany I’m excited to see all the sites and learn about a new country’s culture. Our plans for today is to check into our hotel Brandenburger Hof Berlin ‚ I have to say from the minute we entered the beautiful hotel the staff was quite welcoming. This afternoon we are going to visit some shops and eat at an authentic German restaurant called Maximilians. After supper we called it a early night because everyone was tired from the 17 hour plane ride. I can’t wait to go explore
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A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the Nineteenth Century Name Institution Introduction Frederick Law Olmsted is not a household name‚ but his simplicity and modesty does not make him one of the rare geniuses. In fact‚ it is almost impossible to separate the man from his well-established posture of modesty and simplicity. In the text‚ he is portrayed as one who upheld good morals: frank‚ open‚ and honest. “A clearing in the distance: Frederick Law Olmsted
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Modern History – Assessment Task 3 “Germany 1919-1939” EVALUATE THE SUCCESS OF THE NAZI PARTY IN TRANSFORMING GERMANY INTO A TOTALITARIAN SOCIETY IN THE PERIOD 1933-1939.’ Germany under Nazi rule‚ through the years 1933-39 contained many ‘totalitarian’ aspects to its regime‚ but for it to be exclusively described as totalitarian would not be accurate. Critics of the concept of totalitarianism often argue that there is no clear distinction between totalitarian and authoritarian regimes
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Communicating for Distance Learning ( Part 2) Anthony It is really important to use inclusive language when communicating in class forum because this
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In order to pay the large costs of the First World War‚ Germany suspended the convertibility of its currency into gold when that war broke out. Unlike France‚ which imposed its first income tax to pay for the war‚ the German Kaiser and Parliament decided without opposition to fund the war entirely by borrowing‚ a decision criticized by financial experts like Hjalmar Schacht even before hyperinflation broke out. The result was that the exchange rate of the Mark against the US dollar fell steadily
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Germany‚ a country rich in culture and heritage‚ yet plagued by the fallout of World War I and World War II‚ has progressed to become the centerpiece of the European Union and the world’s third richest economy. The first German Empire dates back to the Roman Empire starting in the 8th century AD. During the Middle Ages the German Empire fended off many attacks against their soil from the Hungarians and the Slavs. Fighting and power struggles continued until the 1400’s‚ when the modern world gradually
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minority groups‚ that he deemed unworthy or “unclean” to be a part of German society. This twisted version of the Swastika‚ created by Hitler himself‚ “became associated with the idea of a racially ‘pure’ state. By the time the Nazis gained control of Germany‚ the connotations of the swastika had forever changed.” For those that did not fit into the category of being racially “pure‚” or were not included in the development of the “Aryan race‚” it became a symbol of fear
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