APUSH Key Terms Ch. 25 1. Jane Addams the founder of Hull House‚ which provided English lessons for immigrants‚ daycares‚ and child care classes 2. Florence Kelley reformer who worked to prohibit child labor and to improve conditions for female workers 3. Mary Baker Eddy founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910) 4. Walter Rauschenbusch New York clergyman who preached the social gospel‚ worked to alleviate poverty‚ and worked to make peace between employers and labor unions. 5
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“New Year’s Day” by Edith Wharton uses literary device to reveal the social values and customs have changed. Edith uses various literary devices in the opening of her short story. Through the title‚ Edith shows the transition from “old” New York to a “new” New York‚ in which the customs are very different. New Year’s Day is often a point that people use to start over and work on their “New Year Resolutions.” It’s a time where people see change‚ and the change in New York Customs‚ according to
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Solidad Reyes’ view on Literary History‚ Literary Theory and Literary Criticism In an attempt to solve different problems and issues in Literary Studies such as the effects of major trends to modern Philippine Literature‚ role of the audience and critics in studying text‚ three areas of literary study was explained‚ literary history‚ literary theory and literary criticism and their integration to Philippine Literature. Each area was explained based on their individual roles or impacts in the study
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Summary The Girl who Drank the Moon is a fantasy story set in an unknown time and world. The primary settings are the woods and a village known as the Protectorate. The villagers believe that there is an evil witch in the woods who will destroy them unless the youngest baby is left for her in the woods each year. There is a witch in the woods‚ but she is not evil. Her name is Xan and all she knows is that every year she finds an infant abandoned in the woods whom she rescues. She feeds the
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English september 8‚ 2009 Literary Perspectives The following information was excerpted from The Bedford Introduction to Literature‚ 8th edition‚ 2079–2098 Formalist critics are primarily concerned with the language‚ structure‚ and tone of a work‚ otherwise known‚ as it’s “formal elements”. Formalists gravitate towards “intrinsic” matters in a piece of literature‚ in simpler terms‚ diction‚ irony‚ paradox‚ metaphor‚ and symbol. In a similar fashion‚ they emphasize larger elements
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reference to‚ or a representation of‚ people‚ places‚ events‚ literary work‚ myths‚ or works of art‚ either directly or by implication. A brief reference‚ explicit or indirect‚ to a person‚ place or event‚ or to another literary work or passage Function The function of allusion depends as well on the author’s intent; a reader may search out parallels to a figure of speech or a passage. Example: In act one of Death of a Salesman Adonis who is a character in greek mythology is mentioned. Adonis the
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and how these may impact on the work of schools. The Children’s Legal Centre The Children’s Legal Centre is an independent national charity concerned with law and policy affecting children and young people. It is committed to promoting children’s rights in the UK and worldwide. The Children’s Legal Centre works to ensure that children’s interests are represented at every level of the legal process and in the production of legislation. Part of their work is the Migrant Children’s Project
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Perspectives of Marriage In Literary Work In A Dolls House by Henrik Ibsen‚ and in Jane Austen’s Pride And Prejudice marriage is a major theme. It is a theme not always about love but about money‚ appearance‚ and self worth. This theme of marriage directly ties these two stories together and it also emphasizes character development and enlightenment. As these stories progress we see dramatic changes in our main characters. These changes lead to a realization about the true meaning of love and marriage
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Literary Terms: Author- The person who writes a book‚ novel‚ or any other literary works. They are the ones that write and are the person that is supposed to receive credit for the piece of literary work. Authors generally come up with the topic that they write about‚ and if they are writing about a real story‚ then they may add their creative twist. Type of Work- Genre- The topic or subject matter in a piece of literary work. It determines what kind of writing will be in piece of literature
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Obama is a phenomenon as a Black man who became the leader of the most powerful nation in the world. He is also the good model of the excellence‚ persistence and experience. Besides his reputation in the politics‚ Obama is also a loving family man‚ exemplary husband and great father. I want to converse with Obama for not only his reputation‚ but also a theme I really want to discuss‚ “discrimination”. As the definition‚ “discrimination” is a sociological term referring to the treatment against people
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