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    American Literature Young Goodman Brown: The fall of man “Young Goodman Brown” is the short story written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Hawthorne is best known today for his short stories and romances written between 1850 and 1860. Hawthorne’s works belong to romanticism and discuss guilt‚ sin‚ good‚ and evil. The themes of his works often focus on the inherent humanity and bring out some moral lessons which Puritan New England inspired much. One of his most famous works is The Scarlet Letter which

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    Native American Literature and Oral Traditions A gentleman named David Eller once quoted‚ “Insularity is the foundation of ethnocentrism and intolerance; when you only know of those like yourself‚ it is easy to imagine that you are alone in the world or alone in being good and right in the world. Exposure to diversity‚ on the contrary‚ is the basis for relativism and tolerance; when you are forced to face and accept the other as real‚ unavoidable‚ and ultimately valuable‚ you cannot help but see

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    differences with the Native Americans of the same era. When the Europeans first discovered the Americas in the late 1400s to the early 1500s‚ they expected to find a land filled with savages that had little or no intelligence or technological advancements. However‚ these European explorers came to realize that the Native Americans were far more civilized than they had imagined. Upon reaching North America‚ the first European explorers held to the stereotype that the Native Americans were a primitive society

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    1492 the Native American has systematically been dehumanized‚ decivilized and redefined into terms that typify a subordinate or minority role‚ restricted life opportunities persist today as a result. I. Introduction-Majority/Minority group relations- the role of power II. Historical Overview A. Native American life before contact with the White man. B. Early contact‚ efforts at peaceful co-existence. C. Conflict and its consequences for Native Americans III. The continuing role of power A. Control

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    Literature on the American Civil War is very intriguing. The Civil War brought a highly desired end to slavery‚ but it also came with very undesired death and destruction. The Civil War changed how writers write forever. In the South pre-Civil War life revolved around agriculture‚ mostly on large farms or plantations where enslaved African Americans were forced to do most of the labor. In the North pre-Civil War‚ the soil and climate favored smaller farmsteads rather than large plantations‚ which

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    only 4000 African American soldiers in the Army prior to World War II but during the war at least 1.2 million black soldiers served in the war. African-Americans participating in World War 2 had drastically changed the way white Americans viewed Blacks as a whole. Prior to this time Jim Crow laws dictated the way people were to act towards African Americans; these laws said they should have separate areas for whites and colored‚ and other discriminatory acts. African Americans were heavily discriminated

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    similarities and differences between Native American and Puritan literature. These include emotion‚ style‚ and description. In Native American literature‚ as well as Puritan literature‚ they show significant events in their cultures. Both Native American and Puritan literature are similar because both tell story’s to spread their message of beliefs‚ however they also have many non-similarity. In contrast American Indian literature was centered on religion. They viewed life as a gift from god‚ and everything

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    Unit 9 Charlotte’s Web I chose to use a few different characters to answer these questions because I felt they each had a significant role in the book. Character Captain What are some character traits for this character? Templeton - If it ’s in his own interest‚ Templeton will help the Charlotte and Wilbur‚ otherwise‚ "The rat had no morals‚ no conscience‚ no scruples‚ no consideration‚ no decency‚ no milk of rodent kindness‚ no compunction‚ no higher feeling‚ no friendliness‚ no anything"

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    Diversity in American Families The family in America has come through an elongated way and has evolved a lot ultimately. Liberals and conservatives have their have their diverse views on the American family nowadays. It is extremely tough to bring and organize a family nowadays. Nevertheless‚ there are a number of easier means to raise a family nowadays as well. Several of the issues that are the subjects of discussion in the evolution of families are divorce and its consequences‚ welfare‚ vulgarity

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    right eye of Ra represented the Sun; while the left eye of Ra represented the moon. He can transform into many different forms. The most famous form is the cat because it was the most successful. That is why cats are treated with care in Egypt. Ra’s role as a god was to sail in his boat during the day. In the morning when Ra emerged from the east‚ his boat was named‚ “Madjet” which meant “becoming strong.” By

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