Kenslea’s focus on the family adds a new dimension: male influence in arranging young women’s marriages apparently extended beyond fathers to brothers. Professing "so much pride and pleasure in contemplating her worth‚ that I want the world to know what a sister I possess" (45)‚ Theodore II insisted Frances marry Ebenezer Watson‚ whom she did not love. When Watson turned out to be physically abusive‚ Frances’s brothers again played a significant role by using their influence on her husband’s business
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The Significance of the Frontier in American History 1893 Frederick Jackson Turner was born November 14‚ 1861 in Portage‚ Wisconsin. He is well recognized for writing the paper “The Significance of the Frontier in American History.” It is considered an influential and impacting piece of work because of the proposition he states within the thesis. Turner’s reasoning for scripting the paper was to present the issue of the dissolving American frontier. He released his disquieting thoughts about how
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important to have moral values such as merit and good humor in order to have something to fall back upon since beauty does not last forever. Good humor and merit symbolize a form of power‚ and this is made clear when Clarissa points out that regardless of what is lost‚ good humor and merit will continue to succeed. Not only does Clarissa describe good humor as powerful‚ she emphasizes its importance by stating it will prevail even "When airs‚ and flights‚ and screams‚ and scolding fail" (V‚ 32). This line
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Forests are lifeline of our planet Earth‚ as they provide fresh and pure oxygen rich air and pure water for our living. A forest consists of several different types of herbs‚ shrubs‚ climbers‚ creepers and trees with branches spread out widely. Such branches are called as crown of the tree. Trees with wide branches planted in a row‚ provide a roof-like structure‚ called as canopy. These canopies prevent the sunlight and make the atmosphere dark and cool. The soil of the forest is rich in minerals
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nature of one’s senses and the straight and circular motion of material. The deception of one’s senses seems to be the basis for the refuting arguments presented in the reading. In the refuting many of Ptolemaic ideas‚ one must first assume that what is perceived is not reality. When Salviati compares seemingly stationary objects to objects falling on a boat‚ it becomes clear to see that one’s previous perception of only vertical motion is incorrect. However‚ the existence of horizontal velocities
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In James Madison’s‚ The 10th Federalist‚ Madison believes that in a nation a larger republic is safer and more efficient than that of a smaller republic. James Madison answers the question of how to eliminate the negative effects of faction. He defines a faction as‚ “a number of citizens‚ whether amounting to a minority or majority of the whole‚ who are untied and actuated by some common impulse of passion‚ or of interest‚ adverse to the rights of other citizens‚ or to the permanent and aggregate
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What is the significance of the setting described in chapter 1 of ‘Birdsong’? In the first chapter of ‘Birdsong’‚ Faulks uses setting particularly to foreshadow coming events‚ and in some way‚ prepare the reader for the story about to evolve‚ be it the love affair between Stephen and Isabelle‚ or the conflict of world war one. At the beginning of this chapter‚ we are confronted with a sense of normalcy‚ the ‘wagons’‚ ‘tanneries’ and ‘mills’ demonstrate the quiet‚ undisturbed life of those living
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To many of people‚ the swastika represents the Nazis and the many other terrible events which occurred throughout the Hholocaust‚ but it had been used in other religions‚ cultures‚ and had various meanings before Hitler turned it into a symbol of death and sadness. The swastika had originated in religions such as Hinduism and Buddhism in India‚ though it was only very minimally used in Buddhism. It had been an important symbol in Hinduism‚ used for various reasons on festivals and religious rites
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Chapter 26: The West and the World I. Industrialization and the World Economy A. The Rise of Global Inequality 1. The ultimate significance of the Industrial Revolution was that it allowed those regions to increase their wealth and power. B. The World Market 1. After the repeal of the Corn Laws Britain is able to become the world’s single best market 2. The growth of trade was facilitated by railroads 3. The steam engine also revolutionize sea travel 4. Suez and Panama Canal were of great
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spectacle.” The federalist papers are a collections of letters‚ articles‚ and essays that set out to change people’s mind about the Constitution. The Federalist papers had contributors like Alexander Hamilton‚ John Jay‚ and James Madison who were in favor of a strong National Government. There was a wide spread outcry that the Constitution would infringe on the authority of the states. In the subsequent paragraphs I will summarize the key points of particular Federalist Papers No.17 and No.45
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