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    Nature VS City/Society Addie Johnson Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter depicts the contrast between forest and society. Like other authors in the American Romantic period‚ Hawthorne pays close attention to nature and its importance. The loquacious brook mumbles stories from the past‚ and Pearl plays in the sun. Although many people overlook it‚ the forest is a place of sanctity. While dangerous and frightening to the townspeople‚ it is more compassionate than civilization. Hawthorne illustrates

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    How successful were Stalin’s economic policies in the 1930s? Although it is unarguable to deny that there was certain economic progress in Stalinist Russia throughout the 1930s‚ it is understandable to postulate that the policies implicated under Stalin’s regime were merely introduced primarily to consolidate his political hold on the USSR. During this period‚ Stalin placed particular emphasis on Industrialisation and the abolition of older methods of peasant-controlled farming to be replaced with

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    Creating Conceptual Art Paper ARTS/230 November 24‚ 2014 Berta Stead Creating Conceptual Art Paper Conceptual Art was first used in 1967 by the artist Sol LeWitt‚ in his Paragraphs on Conceptual Art ’ essay in which he states "I will refer to the kind of art in which I am involved with as conceptual art.” In conceptual art‚ the idea of the concept is the most important aspect of the work. When an artist uses a conceptual form of art‚ it means that all the planning and decisions are made beforehand

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    describing Miss Moore‚ a lady who had just moved on the block. She expresses dislike in her for certain reasons and explains why they were all annoyed by her. She also introduces us the rest of her company and how they were all related. She goes on to tell how Miss Moore decided to take them to a store one day despite her and her friends having other plans for that day. Upon arriving at the FAO Schwartz toy store‚ they began looking at many items and their’ price tags. To their surprise they see how expensive

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    Why were the Bolsheviks successful in the October Revolution of 1917? During the October revolution of 1917‚ The Bolsheviks were substantially strengthened by the weaknesses of the Provisional government and how it appealed to them as well as through their own methodical and carefully constructed policies and layout. One of its weaknesses was the futile leadership of Kerensky enforced by his costly mistakes. He not only undermined the prevalent growth in strength of the Bolsheviks but also the

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    Puritans and Sex Essay In The Puritans and Sex by Edmund S. Morgan‚ the author explores some of the stereotypes and misconceptions about the puritans and their thoughts on sex. Many people believe that the puritans thought that sex was something to be frown upon and was a necessary evil. However after reading this article your opinion may be changed. The Puritans and Sex should be read by students of an American history course because it offers deeper insight of the puritans’ view of sex. The

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    Once were peripheral: Creating media capacity in East Asia This paper is about critical mass in media industries with emphasis on onemerging production centers rather than ‘structures of dominance’ emanating from North Atlantic corridors of power (US‚ Europe) -Media businesses move outwards and into East Asia ‚ cultural export strategies of countries without the advantage of English language Brief: 1st section Limitation within political economy‚ cultural geography and cultural studies

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    The Role Of Puritan Women

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    specific role in society. Puritan times were no exception to this‚ having the idea that women were meant to be housewives and mothers‚ there to take care of their husbands and children without causing any trouble. Men were supposed to do the hard work while women were supposed to be nurturing. While many women conformed to this standard‚ there were also women who did not. It is through the words and experiences of these women‚ women who went against against the societal standards that were set for them

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    Introduction The book Wayward Puritans‚ A Study in the Sociology of Deviance was an insightful read. It provided a glimpse into history’s beginning acknowledgement of social deviance. The primitive outlook on social deviance has grown vastly into a more complex discovery than what it once was. In my opinion‚ the theory of the New England Puritans was a bit unsettling. The Doctrine of Predestination was the belief that before birth people are predesigned to be good or bad and just one fault would

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    Religion in the Life of the Puritans The Puritans were a people of high moral standards and strong religious beliefs. Religion encompassed every aspect of their lives and offered a base at which they could lay the foundations of a new society. Puritans left the Church of England and many fled to America in order to maintain their English identity. Because Puritan beliefs of religious expression‚ strong work ethic‚ and education were deeply established before the arrival to America‚ the colonists

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