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    that he “needed”. He needed this land because he felt it would increase the white population and give him more wealth and power. He enforced a removal of the Cherokee nation and all natives in the south. This removal would later be known as “The Trail of Tears.” The Cherokee were a civilized tribe of natives‚ more civilized than most native tribes. They were considered civilized because a lot of them were educated and they had their own language. They used all of their natural resources to their

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    TEARS‚ IDLE TEARS” “TEARS‚ IDLE TEARS” Summary The speaker sings of the baseless and inexplicable tears that rise in his heart and pour forth from his eyes when he looks out on the fields in autumn and thinks of the past. This past‚ (“the days that are no more”) is described as fresh and strange. It is as fresh as the first beam of sunlight that sparkles on the sail of a boat bringing the dead back from the underworld‚ and it is sad as the last red beam of sunlight that shines on a boat that

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    Tears‚ Idle Tears 1) The author in the story‚ “Tears‚ Idle Tears” Elizabeth Bowen‚ Uses an in-direct method of presentation for Mrs. Dickinson‚ Her personality is mainly implicated through her speech throughout the story. Mrs. Dickinson is a very cruel‚ self centred lady; her main motivation in the story is to look good to all her friends or basically look good anywhere in general. She is the type of person that couldn’t handle shame brought upon somebody else‚ so her idea of assessing

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    Tears‚ Idle Tears In the short story‚ “Tears‚ Idle Tears”‚ the author Elizabeth Bowen uses an indirect method of presentation for the portrayal of Mrs. Dickonson as a cruel and vain woman who is trying to make her emotionally sensitive son into a stronger man. One can see the type of person Mrs. Dickonson is through her speech and actions. The way she speaks to her son Frederick is cold and calculating. She does not bother to worry about his feelings but rather belittles him. For example

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    The trail The higher I climbed the more jovial I felt. The cold morning air felt fresh on my face‚ especially after a turbulent night’s sleep. The bales were slippery after a heavy dew had set. It was a bright morning and as I reached the top the suns glare blinded me. Whilst my vision cleared I noticed red blotches shining in the light‚ blood. Warm‚ fresh‚ scarlet. Human blood. It was in a trail leading to a rather large hole. Suddenly the wind picked up. I got a whiff of alcohol‚ strong alcohol

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    ways of their ancestors and the new régimes that some of their people want to follow. The Cherokee people were confused with how to adapt to their surroundings and to claim their own rights that the current government was denying to them. In the Trail of Tears‚ Ehle uses many different people and the historic accounts of their actions to tell the story of tragic and unfair deals made with the Cherokee people by the United States. One of the main historical figures Mr. Ehle centers upon is Major Ridge

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    In Alfred Tennyson’s poem‚ “Tears‚ Idle Tears‚” imagery and figurative language are used to reveal the pain of remembering the past. The narrator is sitting in the “happy Autumn-fields‚/ and thinking of the days that are no more” (Tennyson 4‚5). This allows the reader to vividly picture the field during the fall where the narrator is thinking about the past. He then describes the past as being as “fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail” (6). This simile compares the freshness of his past to

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    Quiz # 2 Vargas Chapter 8 The Mexican American People in the War Time Era a. The Mexican American community participation into the war effort was a result of the hardships that they faced. The democratic principles of President Roosevelt’s Four Freedoms did not find their way into the minorities. Mexican Americans were deeply affected by constant discrimination. While it is true that the war created many opportunities for training and advancement in the industries involved in war production

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    INFOSYS PLACEMENT PAPER ON 10 th SEPTEMBER 2006 AT GTAM COLLEGE VIZAG Q1). x^1/3 - x^1/9 = 60 . find the value of X. (3 marks) Ans : write x^1/3 as x^1/9. x^1/9. x^1/9 Now x^1/9(x^2/9 - 1) =60 Now use trial and error method. Then x= 4^9 Q2). There are A‚ B‚ C‚ D‚ E‚ F students they speak one are more than one of english‚ itali‚ french‚ Spanish‚ portueges; B‚ C speak English. But after D joins they

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    “Liberal” Vs “Conservative” Comparison Chart This chart is taken from studentnewsdaily.com (2005) and seems to be a pretty fair representation. I have edited the format to improve readability. Remember: This is subjective social science. (Subject to debate and interpretation.) -Mr. B. General Philosophies   “LIBERALS” - believe in government action to achieve equal opportunity and equality for all‚ and that it is the duty of the State to alleviate social ills and to protect civil liberties

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