“History is Bunk” Discuss. Henry Ford was an American industrialist‚ engineer and founder of the ‘Ford’ motor car company. Ford was interviewed by the Chicago Tribune‚ on May 25th 1916‚ and was quoted saying; “History is more or less bunk. It’s tradition. We don’t want tradition. We want to live in the present and the only history that is worth a tinker’s dam is the history we made today.” While this viewpoint has its merits‚ it does not fully recognise the importance of history in the present
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“Mad Scientist” is the main theme of the class and Stevenson’s Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Glaspell’s The Verge definitely help to illustrate the theme of Professor Ngyuen’s class. Glaspell and Stevenson handle the “Mad Scientist” by describing Claire and Dr. Jekyll’s uncommon experiments‚ atmosphere of the book‚ setting of the Era and their urge to be free. In the two books‚ setting plays a huge role in understanding the characters and books. Susan Glaspell’s novel is written in
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evening depending on what time of day it is in that little world you drifted off into as I started this speech. Yes thatâs right‚ I know youâre doing it; we all do it at some point or other. The truth is that most of you arenât even paying attention. Anyway‚ itâs time to start my speech Have I made you laugh yet ladies and gentlemen? Smile? Made you forget about the dread of up and coming assignments or exams? Because thatâs what Iâm trying to do. The whole point of this speech is to inform you that
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Answer: Delhi first became the capital of a kingdom under the Tomar Rajputs. Question 2. What was the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans? Answer:the language of administration under the Delhi Sultans Persian. Question 3. In whose region did the Sultanate reach its farthest extent? Answer:Under the regions of Aluaddin Khalji and Muhammad Tughluq the Sultanate reached its farthest extent. Question 4. From which country did Ibn Battuta travel to India? Answer. Ibn Battuta
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fuel. 63% of total energy supply is coal in China‚ which is more than the global average. At the same time coal brings serious environmental and social damages. In current years‚ Chinese economy has drastically improved and coal has played a vital role in this. This massive usage of coal has increased the carbon dioxide emissions. Chinese government has started to encourage national coal mining companies to invest out of China to secure supplying of coal (Sinton & Fridley‚ 2000). All governments
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around one person and then seemingly transforms into a whole new person when surrounded by other people? The belief that everyone has multiple personalities is one that is very common and can be seen amongst almost all in society. In The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde written by Robert Louis Stevenson‚ the idea of dual personalities is taken beyond the normal circumstances‚ as the main character frequently morphs into an entire new persona. This new persona commits violent acts and often finds
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The Conscious and Unconscious: Analysis on the Life of Dr. Henry Jekyll and Mr. Edward Hyde By Bernadine SyTiong March 16 2010 “The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” by Robert Louis Stevenson originated from a dream that the author once had and he described it as “a fine bogy tale” when he awoke from it. Stevenson was first inspired from the city’s low life and the bizarre characters that he came across with and that his Calvinistic upbringing and his constant fight against ill-health
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In society today it is very hard to be ones own individual self. Peopled tend to see other people as either individualists or conformists. If a person doesn’t fall in with the "in" crowd then you are considered to be "weird" or "un-cool". Ralph Waldo Emerson made this apparent in his essay "Self-Reliance." "Self-Reliance" also had several themes that focused on the topic of individualism. It also showed how he thought self-reliance would play out in personal conduct. Plus I know almost exactly what’s
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characters? Where is the action taking place? What is happening? a. The novel opens in the residence of Jeremiah de Saint-Amour‚ who had committed suicide because he feared growing old. The characters are Dr. Juvenal Urbino‚ the deceased‚ a police inspector‚ and a medical student. The scene begins with Dr. Urbino making observations about the room in which they found the body and then briefly observing the body as well. He quickly decides that there will be no need for an autopsy because cyanide leaves
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Dr. Green has discontinued seeing patients whose parents refuse to have them vaccinated. He did this for the protection of his other patients‚ especially the ones with immune deficiencies. The reason he finally made this change is because of the recent measles outbreak‚ the increase of parents refusing to vaccinate their children‚ and feeling the need to protect the people that come into his office. Dr. Green still respects the right for parents to make medical decisions for their children and is
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