Historical Theory and Jackson’s Frontier As explained in this chapter of Davidson and Lytle’s After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection‚ a historical theory is not necessarily a clear and definite principle about something‚ rather it is an untested hypothesis. Historians incorporate many factors into their theories to help explain events and support their hypotheses‚ and these focuses affect their basic understanding of history. This is commonly referred to as “Grand Theory”—an overall explanation
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Ronald Dahl’s “ Lamb to the Slaughter “ is a story about the murder of Patrick Maloney by his wife Mary ‚ that murdered her husband after Patrick exclaims he’s leaving Mary & her unborn child . This story captures the change on how Mary turns from a loving ‚ nurturing wife to a fiendish murderer. The story begins off with Mary persistently sitting tight for her husband to return home ‚ when he finally returns Mary greets him with a kiss and made them drinks ‚ Mary is merely satisfied as the
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The American Frontier Ryan Williamson History 204: American History Prof: Gwendollyn Noble-Wold November 17‚ 2014 The American Frontier The idea of the West still lingers on throughout the world as a time filled with tough people who win over misfortune to overpower a harsh land; this period of time is very well-known in American history. In movies‚ novels‚ television stories of the west are still being repeated‚ rebuilt‚ and reiterated to lessen the events; “Native American myths and
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Drive Safe The Frontier Post‚ an English newspaper mostly based in the Middle East‚ released a particularly powerful advertisement in 2013 to promote safe driving. At first glance‚ it would appear that the advertisement is a picture of a firearm‚ front and center‚ placed in the spotlight of an otherwise gloomy backdrop. In reality‚ the advertisement depicts a set of car keys‚ cleverly arranged to resemble a revolver. Underneath the gun lies a very somber message‚ “Takes one life every 25 seconds
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Windward Maroon Communities in the mountainous region of Jamaica‚ the Cockpit Country Tacky’s Rebellion Many revolts had occurred in Jamaica‚ but most of them were put down with ease. Not so on Easter Sunday in 1760. A little before dawn on Monday‚ Tacky and his followers began the revolt and easily took over the Frontier and Trinity plantations while killing their masters. Then they made their way to the storeroom at Fort Haldane‚ where the munitions to
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“After the Sirens” by Hugh Hood Post Reading Assignment “Epilogue: After the Sirens” At the end of the story‚ the three characters that survive (man‚ woman‚ child) are sent to a refugee camp. They have nothing but the clothes on their back. There is nothing left of the city they used to live in and there are only six other survivors… Choose one of the following writing prompts to create an epilogue for this short story (2-3 pages‚ double spaced): 1. How does this family
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Benefits of Horse Slaughter Outweigh the Consequences “… the amount of suffering that the [horse slaughter ban] created exceded the amount of suffering it was designed to stop‚” said Ingrid Newkirk‚ founder of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) (Jonsson). In 2007‚ a ban on the inspection of horse meat was placed on the United States‚ but in November 2011‚ President Barack Obama lifted this ban with much negative feedback. Some people believe that horse slaughter is the killing of
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Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe is an interesting novel about the uprising of a man in the Igbo clan of Umuofia called Okonkwo. Throughout the novel you come to understand that Okonkwo lived his life with the fear of becoming like his father Unoka‚ therefore he strove to become one of the elite men in his clan. Unoka was viewed as a failure because he was a terrible farmer who was lazy‚ couldn’t provide for his wives and children‚ and was heavily in debt. The fear drove Okonkwo to become the
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but I cannot stand by and watch this anymore. We no longer live on a free farm. I think we have all known that for a very long time‚ but we have all been so intimidated by Napoleon that no one has stood up to him. That is until now. Before the rebellion we were ruled by humans and now we are back to square one and are ruled by ‘humans’ once again. One of the hens said‚ “You have it all wrong. Napoleon and the other pigs are leading us.” “Did you not see inside the farm house?” Benjamin asked
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Epilogue The sky was looming with dark clouds. An eerie and gloomy silence had taken hold of the city. The only noise you could hear was the occasional screech of a vulture. Not a single light shone out on the roads. The once bustling streets of Verona were now desolate and plunged in misery. A passer-by would have thought that the city was hit by a fatal malady. Suddenly a man in black clothes hurried towards the St. Peter’s church. The church was packed with people‚ all of them wearing black
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