Bumanglag‚ Amleth Lyn C. March 12‚ 2011 MAT-ELA Anglo-American Literature FALLEN WOMAN IN THEODORE DREISER’S SISTER CARRIE Introduction One might think that Sister Carrie is a love story‚ but rather it is a story of greed‚ declining morality‚ and selfish desires. All central characters are products of a changing economy—decline of agriculture and rise of industry in late nineteenth century. Theodore Dreiser significantly sets the story in Chicago (1889) and later to New York of which industrialization
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international markets because of population growth and more wealth. Farmers were also looking for new markets to sell their crops. Josiah Strong’s book Our Country encouraged people to spread their religion to the people that didn’t know better. Theodore Roosevelt believed that Darwinism meant that the fittest country (U.S.) was entitled to the entire world. Africa was colonized by Europeans and Japan by Germany and Russia. Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan’s book of 1890‚ The Influence of Sea Power upon
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Prize for her poetry with the poem‚ “Annie Allen”. Edwin Arlington Robinson was the first person ever to receive the Pulitzer Prize in 1922. Robinson’s poetry did not capture the attention of the public until he was almost 50 years old. President Theodore Roosevelt discovered some of his poetry. He was so impressed that he offers him a clerk position at the New York Customs House. “We Real Cool” by Gwendolyn Brooks and “Richard Cory” by Edwin Arlington Robinson demonstration how both authors compare/contrast
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In 1908‚ William Howard Taft accepted the Republican nomination for President with the backing by his friend and the current president‚ Theodore Roosevelt. Taft was expected to uphold the progressive beliefs and reforms that Roosevelt has started in his presidency. Although some historians have deemed Taft an “average” president‚ instead‚ he is a champion who had many accomplishments and upheld his ethical values by firmly believing and trusting in the American judicial system. From the beginning
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and South America by introducing the Monroe Doctrine. This meant that Europe was unable to further colonize in the Western Hemisphere. In response‚ America agreed not to interfere with European relations. Almost a century later in 1904‚ President Theodore Roosevelt presented the Roosevelt Corollary‚ which was an extension to the Monroe Doctrine. This extension gave the United States the right to intervene in countries south of the United States if necessary. Roosevelt’s philosophy‚ “speak softly but
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correct injustices. 2. muckraker- One of the magazine journalists who exposed the corrupt side of business and public life 3. suffrage- The right to vote 4. Susan B. Anthony- Co-founder of the national woman suffrage association in 1869. 5. Theodore Roosevelt- 26th president of the US. His term lasted from 1901-1909. Known for the “square deal” politics‚ that describes progressive reforms‚ of big business that victimized workers 6. NAACP- National association for the advancement of colored
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nervous. But thanks to NAMS‚ it pushed me out of my comfort zone and onto this stage in front of all you wonderful people. Succeeding from middle school is no easy task‚ looking back it surprises me that I even made it this far. A famous author‚ Theodore Roosevelt‚ once said‚ “A man who has never gone to school may steal from a freight car; but if he has a collage education he may steal the whole rail road.” Even though we have a while to get a collage education‚ we’ve made it here‚ to the end of
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In 1901‚ when President McKinley was assassinated‚ Theodore Roosevelt became president and continued to practice the policies of imperialism. He first used U.S. influence to help settle the Russo-Japanese War‚ which began in 1904 because both Russia and Japan wanted to control Korea. Japan captured Korea and also invaded Manchuria‚ which was controlled by Russia at the time. Eventually‚ Japan wanted to stop the fighting‚ due to the loss of lives and resources. The Japanese asked President Roosevelt
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The Rise Of Realism 1. Define the term "Muckraker." Be sure to include the name of the person who created it. The term Muckraker was created by Theodore Roosevelt. It was used for American novelists or journalists that exposed corruption in government or big businesses in the twentieth century. 1. Naturalism was a literary movement of the late 19th century that was an extension of Realism. What was the main focus of the Naturalistic writer? The main focus of a Naturalistic writer
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