time before historians started questioning Turner’s frontier thesis‚ so strong was the appeal to Americans’ imagination generated by this justification of American exceptionalism. The New western history in the late 1980’s rejected the nation of the frontier all together.New Historians suggested a rewriting of the Western past that focused on the West as a region‚ with geographical limits and specific characteristics distinguishing it from the other American regions. While Turner’s thesis was national
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HOW CAN YOU MODIFY YOUR LIFESTYLE TO INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF LIVING A LONG‚ HEALTHY LIFE? Life expectancy is affected by many factors. These include diet and exercise‚ smoking‚ mental state‚ environment‚ career‚ spirituality‚ social interaction and support. One of the most easily controlled aspects in my lives is my nutrition and exercise. My physical well-being directly impacts on my life expectancy. I am aware of the value of a well-balanced diet – rich in fruit‚ and vegetables‚ low in fat
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William Shakespeare was an English poet‚ playwright and actor‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He wrote Macbeth in 1606. Macbeth is Shakespeare’s shortest and bloodiest tragedy. The key to the main theme of the play‚ which is that excessive ambition will have terrible consequences. There are three main reasons that cause Shakespeare write Macbeth. First‚ as a professional writer who has a gift for writing‚ he achieved his writing
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Indonesia has become a new emerging prosperous car market in the world. According to The Economist (2012)‚ Indonesia’s market is even increasing more rapidly than Chinese and its sales boosted approximate 900‚ 000 new vehicles from 2010 to 2011‚ by 17%. What is more‚ the sales volume of Indonesians automobile had overtaken Thailand in 2011‚ now the largest market in south-east Asian nations (The Economist‚ 2012). For 2012 first half year’s sales‚ ‘Car sales rose to 534‚876 units in the first six months
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The Outside Versus The Inside The theme of “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson is how someone seems on the outside‚ is not necessarily how they are on the inside. This is shown through the author’s use of irony‚ symbolism‚ and characterization. Irony was used in the story to show how looks can be deceiving because one’s outside appearance and one’s authentic self can be two very different things. Miss Strangeworth claims that she believes she is doing the right thing‚ when in reality
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3‚743 | 3‚705 | 2019 | 9‚817 | 13‚002 | 4‚381 | 3‚739 | 3‚705 | 2020 | 10‚278 | 13‚769 | 4‚745 | 4‚098 | 4‚050 | 2. What will our capacity and automation levels be in each segment? We will decide our capacity and automation in terms of market demand for each segment‚ market share of our products‚ and cost of buying capacity and upgrading automation level. We did not
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along the American frontier? What Turner wants to point out here is that the American West is the most important feature of American history‚ and of the development of its society. He refers several times to a process of “Americanization” and we will see that the definition he gives of it is a very peculiar one. He gives a definition of the frontier: “it lies at the hither edge of free land”‚ meaning that he considers the Indian territory to be free land. According to him the frontier is the “meeting
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Historical Theory and Jackson’s Frontier As explained in this chapter of Davidson and Lytle’s After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection‚ a historical theory is not necessarily a clear and definite principle about something‚ rather it is an untested hypothesis. Historians incorporate many factors into their theories to help explain events and support their hypotheses‚ and these focuses affect their basic understanding of history. This is commonly referred to as “Grand Theory”—an overall explanation
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themselves and others. When combined‚ a frontier fighter is a man who overcomes difficulties by using his intelligence‚ determination‚ and inability to give up. One who has the ability‚ and often wants‚ to rely on himself for his survival. Jackson is all of these things. The description of a frontier fighter seems honorable and upright; however‚ in the case of Jackson‚ he was not always noble. Some of his decisions and actions are not to be idolized‚ despite demonstrating his frontier fighting character
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Professor English Composition I A New Frontier for Social Media The evolution of speech and communication is amazing. From grunting and signing to Tweets and Social Media rants. There was a time when a quite Sunday afternoon on the front porch swing would have capped off a good long week. Now‚ people are bombarded thousands of times a day with commercials‚ popups and spam email‚ just to name a few. The horizon of modern day speech and communication is changing and not for the better it seems
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