In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World; the 1893 Chicago World’s Exposition was a commemoration of the 400th anniversary of his ‘discovery’ of the New World (the Americas). After winning hosting rights‚ Chicago used the fair to show the world that it had risen from the ashes of the devastating 1871 Great Chicago Fire. Jackson Park served as the six-month exposition’s venue and Daniel Burnham was the lead architect that supervised the design and planning of the exposition’s major
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Devil in the White City “The wait was electric.” pg. 12 Electricity flows through bodies. People‚ humans‚ are conductors of electricity‚ and the wait spread through the crowd. The excitement was spreading. “Felt the electricity more keen than most.” pg. 14 The men working on the project are waiting and are more sensitive to the excitement than the crowd. “Both passed easily‚ and I flunked‚ having sat through two or three examinations without being able to write a word.” pg. 19
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Poseidon is a god of many names. He is most famous as the god of the sea. The son of Cronus and Rhea‚ Poseidon is one of six siblings who eventually divided the power of the world. His brothers and sisters include‚ Hestia‚ Demeter‚ Hera‚ Hades‚ and Zeus. The division of the universe involved him and his brothers‚ Zeus and Hades. Poseidon became ruler of the sea‚ Zeus ruled the sky‚ and Hades got the underworld. The other powers attributed to Poseidon involve the god of earthquakes and the god of
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5:1 Guided Reading—Cultures of the Mountains and the Sea A. Analyzing Causes and Recognizing Effects As you read this section‚ make notes in the chart to explain how each geographic characteristic or historical event influenced the history and culture of early Greek civilization. History and Culture 1. Location “around” a sea Greeks rarely traveled more than 85 miles to reach the coastline. Greeks had important transportation routes Greece was poor in natural resources 2. Rugged mountains
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wrinkles in the back of his neck‚ the brown blotches of the benevolent skin cancer the sun brings from its reflection on the tropic sea were on his cheeks. the blotches rah well down the sides of his face and his hands had the deep creased scars from handling heavy fish on the cords. They were as old as erosion in a fishless desert. SIMILE. His eyes were the same color as the sea and were cheerful and undefeated. His name is Santiago. He was too simple to wonder what he had attained humility‚ but he knew
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Although many people go through extreme hardship during war‚ they can find things to love that gives them the endurance to pull through. The novel Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys‚ details the story of a group of refugees that are desperately trying to escape the encroaching Russian army who are brutally pillaging‚ raping‚ and massacring everything in their path‚ by getting to the ship the Wilhelm Gustloff. The Wilhelm Gustloff is attacked by a Russian submarine and sinks and only four out of the
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manageable. There is no turning back and avoiding the situation because things could go much worse. Everyone has their own obstacles in life and the only way to conquer them is to deal with them face-to-face‚ no excuses. In the novel‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ an old fisherman named Santiago witnesses a life filled of courage in the face of defeat. In a small village near Havana‚ Cuba‚ and in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico‚ is where the triumphant man deals with the biggest opponent
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The Malicious Sea was a tremendously ancient natural disaster zone in which hurricanes would be evoked out of nowhere‚ taking anything that stood in its path‚ but Nathaniel believed that they would be lucky enough not to encounter one. After traveling underground through the hole‚ Nathaniel and his friends found themselves gazing into the Malicious Sea as the Sun went down and the sky took on the beautiful color of an orangish crimson
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one reaches old age‚ there is often a lot of doubt surrounding their lives. Serenity‚ and independence are often the two most questioned. These are some questions that Santiago has to ask himself as well. 	In the novel The Old Man And The Sea‚ Ernest Hemingway develops the concept of man coming to the realization that as he ages‚ his dependency on others will increase. The use of metaphor is key in showing how this is indeed true. The struggle with the Tiburon represents the mental
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Riders to the Sea John Millington Synge SCENE. An Island off the West of Ireland. (Cottage kitchen‚ with nets‚ oil-skins‚ spinning wheel‚ some new boards standing by the wall‚ etc. Cathleen‚ a girl of about twenty‚ finishes kneading cake‚ and puts it down in the pot-oven by the fire; then wipes her hands‚ and begins to spin at the wheel. Nora‚ a young girl‚ puts her head in at the door.) NORA (in a low voice). Where is she? CATHLEEN. She’s lying down‚ God help her‚ and may be sleeping
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