girl named Scout who shares her childhood with the audience‚ many of the events that occur and emotions she feels being somethings readers can relate to‚ even if it is in different ways. According to Tom Geoghegan‚ writer of the article “Why is To Kill a Mockingbird so popular?”‚ Harper Lee’s novel is “a huge critical and commercial success” and has gained its popularity through the hundreds of ways it pulls the heart-strings of its readers (1). Geoghegan quotes many writers‚ professors‚ and lecturers
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Greek Religious Temples. By: Sydney Fry Thesis The Greek religious temples were very important to the ancient Greek people because they were used to worship the gods. Why were the greek religious temples so important? Why were greek religious temples so important? In ancient greece‚ greek gods were the way of explaining life. They believed that the gods took care of them after they died so the temples acted as homes for the gods. Since the gods lived forever the temple needed to
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Gender roles are an incredibly important factor when it comes to our identity. Gender is multidimensional‚ meaning that there are psychological‚ social‚ cultural‚ political‚ and economic dimensions to gender (Strong & Cohen‚ pg 110). On some of these dimensions‚ gender can be highly personal‚ and on others it is considered political. If I were the opposite gender‚ I believe that I would be an incredibly different person. I believe this because of the significant stress that is put on gender roles
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become diverse: different ethnic history that becomes part of the nation’s history. Our nation‚ the United States‚ even requires kids to take history classes so everyone is aware of significant and insignificant events that occur in the past. Though some parts were good others were harmful. We learn about our nations and ancestor’s past so we don’t have to repeat the events and suffered devastating consequences. We have designated the month of February as Black History both‚ though there is some
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Why were Buffalo so important to the Plains Indians? Plains Indians became totally dependent on the Buffalo for their existence and it provided them with food‚ shelter‚ tools‚ entertainment and clothing. The Plains Indians became traveling hunters because the Buffalo moved to different places and the Indians followed the vast herds that covered the Plains. Until the arrival of the horse‚ the Native Americans hunted on foot. As they followed the Buffalo killed as many animals as possible for the
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there is often a staff of excellent assistant coaches who toil behind the scenes. These individuals occupy adjacent seats at court side‚ or roam the sidelines orchestrating different aspects of game strategy. Here are some reasons why assistant coaches are so important to team success. Delegation of Responsibility While the mastermind behind most game plans begins with the head coach‚ assistant coaches are entrusted with individual aspects of that strategy. In many team sports‚ separate coaches
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Political‚ Historical and Economic History of China a. Why is unification so integral and important in the development in the earliest dynasty in China? The land of the Chinese was so vast even before that states are far from being friendly with each other due to many differences in many states in language and in culture. China was not unified until the Qin dynasty‚ which was a short period but managed to unify the different states. Unity was so integral in early dynasties because China is a big area
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Much of the borrowing is in the form of municipal bonds. As the size of the debt grew‚ so did the complexity‚ with some branches of government issuing bonds on behalf of others‚ or backstopping each other’s debts‚ until it became nearly impossible to keep track of it all. Even then‚ demand for Puerto Rico’s bonds was strong because they
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In Buddhism‚ as in Christianity‚ the choice of a human verses god‚ as an exemplar for the path to enlightenment ( salvation) is no accident. In a world where learning and teaching occurs through stories it is especially important to have a protagonist that is easy to identify with. Consequently‚ the myths surrounding the Buddha’s birth‚ early life‚ spiritual journey and awakening‚ put him in the perfect position to be such an icon. Furthermore‚ the social and political consequences of his message
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George Washington was a very important man‚ not only to American history but to the time period where and when he lived. He grew up as a very smart young man and grew up very wealthy also. He was also very into the outdoors‚ hunting‚ trapping‚ horseback riding and even mapping. Later on in his life these skills will have helped him and his country. In the French and Indian War Washington was chosen to be the leader of the American Army because of how well Washington knew the woods. This war
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