Job opportunities for women were expanding; As opposed to Packingtown where “men and women and children bending over whirling machines and sawing bits of bones into all sorts of shapes‚ breathing their lungs full of the fine dust‚ and doomed to die‚ every one of them‚ within a certain definite time”(Sinclair‚ 1971‚ p. 152). Jobs available in Packingtown are extremely dangerous
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Irish Music Essays The Harping Tradition Cruit Clairseach Symbol on coins Up to 16th Century An aristocratic art tradition – highly skilled – opposite to peasant class music of jig‚ reels on fiddle‚ flutes‚ etc. Patrons: Catholic and irish speaking employed a harper‚ poet (file)‚ reacaire . Harping was a good‚ stable‚ well paid job. Handed down from father to son. English Rule in Ireland – 16th Century Patrons lost power‚ money‚ land Could no longer afford to employ
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Ralph Ellison ’s "King of the Bingo Game" starts by portraying a man who is sitting in a movie theatre watching a movie. This story is about how a young black man has come from North Carolina to a northern city and struggles to find a job because he does not have his birth certificate. This young black man is hoping that one day he wins enough money from the bingo game to pay for a doctor to save his wife‚ Laura. Ellison uses literary devices such as theme (North&South‚ Fate)‚ symbolism (peanuts
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Equator‚ the spin is the fastest. There‚ it can be faster than six hundred miles per hour. You cannot see a hurricane all at once‚ unless you’re looking at it from above or are looking at a picture taken by a satellite‚ because it is too large. The whirling mass‚ shaped like a donut‚ can be two hundred to six hundred miles wide and forty thousand to fifty thousand feet high. Towns can be ripped from the land and small countries entirely devastated by the raging winds. The eye wall is a ring of fierce
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Just then‚ just as I had devised‚ the snake pursued after me when next thing I heard was the sound of massive eruptions. BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Whirling around‚ I saw that snake was gone. It had clumsily coasted over the bronze tiles‚ exploding it into a giant cloud of ashes. My heart hammered in my chest. I couldn’t believe it had worked. We were free! When all of a sudden‚ I felt the searing heat of the flames inching near my back. “Jared the second lever‚ it’s unlocked!” Gemma cried. I stared back
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Life is a Tale Told by an Idiot What is the meaning of life? Why are we here? Does life signify anything‚ does it have a purpose? I don’t know if I can answer these questions‚ and I don’t know if I should even try. For the past few years I have been drinking the opium of apathy‚ finding strength in ignorance‚ in order to avoid these questions that drag me towards insanity. When I do face up to these‚ the most vital questions pertaining to the human race‚ I invariably come to the conclusion that
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Author and Judge of the Dead The Divine Comedy 1: Hell is an extended glimpse into the depths of hell from one individual’s perspective. The narrator and protagonist‚ Dante Alighieri‚ illustrated the inner workings of hell itself from his own views and representation. Guided by the acclaimed poet‚ Virgil‚ Dante is able to journey through the underworld and epitomize the utter horrifying realm of the dead. Each circle of the inferno is secluded for a particular sin‚ punishing each one of the damned
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How far do sources 11 & 12 challenge the view presented in source 10 about the conduct of the police on Black Friday? The three sources to be compared are all in relation to the events that occurred on “Black Friday”‚ particularly surrounding the conduct of the metropolitan police. Source 10‚ taken from “The Times” newspaper presents the view that the police were more victims of the women and raiders that they were trying to control‚ and that it took some effort to restrain the women that were
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Calvin. Both characters are circled when the listeners are not of equal intellect‚ suggesting they’re up against inadequate foes: Django when facing oblivious southerners and Candie when conversing with admiring dinner guests. This conveys a mind whirling sensation as though the speaker is running circles around his listeners; this effect is not used when Schultz speaks for Schultz does not need to waste energy on those of lesser intellect. The technique highlights the characters whose delivery is
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The Shakers‚ also known as the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing‚ are a religious sect most known for their faith‚ craftsmanship and handmade furniture. They are‚ however‚ more than meets the eye. These quiet people are generous beyond their means‚ humble to a fault and remarkably forward-thinking as well as technologically inclined. The Shakers were born out of frustration from Quaker reformation in England. This reformation addressed a specific practice in which followers
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