dxgluizdkvgJSLDGuigasjf‚sdgkjsagksdjgdfhjhjhlkshzjhksjhfgiuhahHawthorne‚ Nathaniel‚ The Scarlet Letter: The student will keep a dialectical journal (see below) on the novel AND write informal responses to the following prompts: 1. Read the following passage (paragraph 3‚ “I might be‚ … martyrdom.”) from The Scarlet Letter‚ Chapter 5‚ “Hester at Her Needle.” Then write a short essay showing how Hawthorne depicts Hester’s inner turmoil. Consider such rhetorical devices as diction‚ figurative language
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gender equality was far from a reality. Colonial women had fewer rights and were considered inferior to man. Despite the many responsibilities these women had to learn and fulfill‚ education was not one of them. Women were not permitted to be educated in fear that knowledge would be harmful for their minds. Writings from two eighteenth-century reformers validate the significance in education for woman. The eighteenth-century documents of Benjamin Rush‚ a physician and educator‚ and Judith Sargent Murray’s
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image. Roethke associates the deceased with elemental aspects of nature--the plant tendrils‚ the pickerel smile‚ trembling twigs‚ whispers turning into kissing etc. His lines create an amazingly tranquil atmosphere. Her voice is described as if it were perfectly toned; touching everyone that crosses her path of wind. Roethke compares Jane to a wren‚ a sparrow‚ a pigeon—all birds which draw forth an emotion. Birds naturally symbolize peace‚ freedom‚ and love. The wren represents joyful times‚ the
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Hello‚ and welcome to “Learn More‚ Teach More.” It has been more than five centuries since Christopher Columbus reached the Americas. We know a great deal about Columbus‚ of course‚ and about the Europeans and Africans who crossed the Atlantic after him. We know much less about the “Indians‚” as Columbus mistakenly called them—the people already living in America. But we are learning more all the time‚ so I want to talk about early contacts between Native Americans and newcomers. We now estimate
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War appeared because of the Northern and Southern perspectives of slavery‚ and the economic policies of both sides. The Union‚ also known as the Northern side‚ had won the Civil War. The Union won the Civil War because of how they had more of superior resources than the Southerners. The Civil War began when the Northern and the Southern argued for their perspective on slavery‚ economic policies‚ and cultural practices. The difference between the Northern and the Southern states that contributed to
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Colonization and trade In the 16-17th centuries‚ European superpowers began to establish colonies in other parts of the world outside Europe‚ such as Africa‚ America and India. Before the actual colonization in America began‚ fishing and trading companies had frequently used both Indian and American waters and traded with the locals. In the early 17th century‚ European powers started to rapidly colonize the Americas‚ establishing numerous colonies such as the British Jamestown and the French
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that these opposing forces and not just the failure to compromise by politicians were the origins of the war. Politicians could only have achieved so much‚ but these opposing forces held a stronger bargaining power than the politicians. The paper discusses these forces and concludes by offering a compromise that could have forestalled the war. The Difference in the Northern and Southern Economic Muscle The northern
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Republicanism Emily Ballou The eighteenth century: the Industrial Revolution‚ the Age of Enlightenment… the start of republicanism. There are many key points and factors in what republicanism is‚ and how it relates to our history‚ the present times‚ and our future. Republicanism is a multifaceted ideological conception centered on limiting and restricting greed‚ corruption‚ and rebellion. It has instigated turmoil with those who instil it as the foundation of the United States’ political systems
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crown tried to reassert their authority on the colonies after restoring power to the throne after the civil wars. After Charles II was restored to the British throne‚ he hoped to control his colonies more firmly‚ but was shocked to find how much his orders were ignored by Massachusetts. He gave royal charters to Connecticut and Rohde island and implemented the Dominion of New England. They generally failed because the English crown had left the colonies in isolation for many years‚ while it had to
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In the 17th Century‚ as France established a colonial empire in the Western Hemisphere‚ they soon learned the profitable ventures they could soon enjoy. France founded colonies in much of eastern North America‚ on a number of Caribbean islands‚ and in South America. Most colonies were developed to export products such as fish‚ sugar‚ and furs‚ selling them for profit to others in Europe. The European relations with the native peoples of the Northeast were characterized by a confusing and shifting
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