admired for courage‚ outstanding achievements and noble qualities. Elizabeth Van Lew was a courageous woman living in the confederate South‚ yet saving the lives of Union soldiers. However‚ some people might argue that she is better described as a traitor. In Elizabeth Van Lew‚ is a hero because she saved lives‚ her heroic actions came at a great personal cost‚ and she was recognized for her extraordinary efforts. Elizabeth Van Lew is a hero of her time. She would provide prison soldiers with food and
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In his argument‚ Van Inwagen explains that if determinism is true‚ then our acts are just a consequence of the laws of nature and events in the remote past. And since it’s not up to us what went on before we were born nor what the laws of nature are‚ the consequences of
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Walter Podbielski Professor Harris HUMN 420 Week 3 assignment 01/26/08 For week 3 assignment I chose the Van Gough painting and the corresponding poem “The StarryNight” by Anne Sexton. The poem references death rather frequentlyand I think that night in some way goes hand in hand with death. In contrast morning and daylight give way to life‚ the flowers opening up to the sun’s warmth and birds awaking; the day begins. The painting shows a town at night‚ which is asleep‚ quiet and peaceful. During
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For as long most people can remember‚ the middle class has been the economic majority in the United States. In Edward McClelland’s article "RIP‚ the Middle Class: 1946-2013"‚ McClelland argues the sooner than later‚ the middle class will be merely nonexistent and the economy will only consist of rich and poor. He casually explains to middle class American citizens what the past middle class looked like‚ how the middle class stands now‚ and some hardships that people of the recession experienced
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Willem van Heythuysen created by the American artist Kehinde Wiley in the year of 2005 is one of the most vibrant art pieces I have seen. Walking along the sides of a wall of the museum I turn the corner and I see an eye-catching piece that had a whole wall to itself along with a label. A great big eight by six piece with a gold gilded frame to match the back ground of the picture‚ and a dash of history to its pose that it possessed making it hard to miss. Walking up to the piece I noticed it was
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living with another family you have never met. As difficult as this may seem to believe‚ this is exactly what the Frank family and the Van Pels family had to go through‚ along with many other restrictions on their daily life. After the innocent killing of Jews during the Holocaust began‚ thousands of Jewish families were forced into hiding just like the Franks and Van Pels. Miep was one non-Jew who helped these families stay hidden by providing them with food‚ information‚ and many other items. They
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own. In the realistic novel‚ Flipped‚ by Wendelin Van Draanen‚ many readers can relate to the challenges of the readers. Juli Baker‚ from the novel Flipped‚ and I both share the challenge of not making good friends. Juli Baker from Flipped is challenged when it comes to making friends. One detail that supports this is‚“Soccer camp had ended‚ and I’d been so bored because there was nobody‚ absolutely nobody‚ in the neighborhood to play with”(Van Draanen 11). This detail shows how she was lonely
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Van Beyeren’s Still Life made in 1667 has the pocket watch sitting on the table among a lavish abundant of delicious fruit and beautiful dining wear. This watch was an icon of vanitas‚ the morality of all material goods. Just like how the watch reminds
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My partner for the in class listening activity was Tara Van Winter‚ who is a transfer student at the University of Maryland. The stereotypes that were associated with being a woman‚ a twin‚ and a person of white dutch descent. These stereotypes have been a constant presence in Tara’s life‚ and often affect the way she is perceived by her friends‚ family‚ acquaintances and society. The stereotypes perpetuated by her identities are displeasing to her because the violate the values she holds‚ such as
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A place that I remember well is the Vans Skate Park. I remember going to this park on a day that was hot as hell. A group of friends and I went for my birthday and a friends birthday which was a day after mine. The worst part of this long hot day‚ was the even the longer drive. The drive took hours that felt like days. Though driving there was mostly horrible‚ it had its perks. The perks behind this were the pit stops for bathroom breaks‚ and the skate spots on the way. Finally only a few minutes
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