Elizabeth Barrett Browning was an social and political activist for many things‚ but most of all children’s rights. During the Victorian Age‚ Britain became the first industrialized country on the world. Much of the work was in coal mines and factories‚ causing long hours and hard labor. During this time period child labor laws did not exist and majority of the time they were put to work‚ especially if the family had several mouths to feed. (Mattord) The 1842 Royal Commission reports is where Elizabeth
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“To the Virgins‚ to Make Much of Time” by Robert Herrick. In the opening stanza‚ the poet articulates the carpe diem tenet that urges one to "Seize the Day." The gathering of roses is a metaphor for living life to the fullest. The image of roses suggests a number of things: roses symbolize sensuality and the fulfillment of earthly pleasures; as vegetation‚ they are tied to the cycles of nature and represent change and the transience of life. Like the "virgins‚" the roses are buds‚ fresh‚ youthful
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I began my journey in August under the leadership of the great General Washington after he received news that the French would join us in September. Although I was extraordinarily skeptical at first‚ I must admit that our former enemies have been vital to this war for independence. However‚ my dislike for them still holds somewhat true‚ being as they were always criticizing the not-as-well equipped Americans. It seems to me that they were not here to fight for our independence‚ but that they were
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USA PATRIOT Act: Title II – Privacy on the Line The terrorist attacks against America on September 11th‚ 2001 have dramatically changed the way in which America safeguards herself. Following the events of September 11th‚ Congress passed the ‘Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001’‚ abbreviated as the ‘USA PATRIOT Act’ and known simply as the ‘Patriot Act.’ The Act‚ aimed at updating both the Foreign Intelligence
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Compare and contrast Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and Birches’. The poetry of Robert Frost often embraces themes of nature. Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening’ and Birches’ are not exceptions. Frost shows the relationship between nature and humans in both poems. In the poem Birches’‚ the narrator sees trees whose branches have been bent by ice storms. However‚ he favors a vision of branches that are bent as a result of boys swinging on them‚ just as he did when he was young
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Title: Choice Book Report I."Heroes" II. Robert Cormier III. Laurel-Leaf Books‚ 1998 IV. Personal library V. Pages: 135 pages VI. Fiction VII. Fiction is something told or written that is not fact: something made up. 2. A made up story about real or imaginary persons or events. VIII. Summary: A. Setting-The setting of "Heroes" is in a small town called Frenchtown. It is set in the early 1940s during the Second World War. Everyone knows each other in this town because it is so small. There
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in Lebanon‚ The Reagan Administration secretly began to sell weapons to Iran. This went against an American ban on arms sales to Iran‚ which had been in affect since the embassy had been seized. (Corrigan 40-41) These deals were arranged through Robert McFarlane‚ who was the head of the National Security Council. One of McFarlane’s main staff members was Marine Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North. McFarlane gave North the responsibility of handling the details of the deal and told him not to send
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their loved ones. I notice white lighting enforcing its shine on my face‚ as I try to remember how to open my eyes. I manage to open them up and I realize I am lying in a hospital in Switzerland. A doctor rushes over to me and calls me by the name Robert Clarke. He examines my face which has a bandage on and says: “Wie geht es dir?” “Pardon?” I reply unable to understand him “Oh sorry‚ how are you feeling?” he translates looking annoyed at himself for making that mistake “I am dizzy and can’t
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attacks‚ with virtually no debate‚ Congress passed the USA Patriot Act on October 5th‚ 2001. This act expanded the surveillance powers of domestic law enforcement and international intelligence agencies. The controversy that must be discussed is whether or not this legislation fully or in part has violated the Constitution and/or endangered our civil liberties in any way. John Kerry former presidential candidate is opposed to the patriot act stating "We are a nation of laws and liberties‚ not of
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“We can’t all be Washingtons‚ but we can all be patriots.” Writer Charles F. Browne says this‚ meaning that we can’t all be perfect but we can be patriotic in our own ways. We can’t help the nation as much as Washington did but we can still help the government as much as possible. To be an American is to pursue unique and individual ideas and freedoms to benefit the central government. This includes the rights that the Founding fathers created. These rights are shown with the rejection of tyrants
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