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    Melba Pattillo Beals *12 Dialectical Journal Entries 11th Grade Regular – Reading Assignment 1. Fiction novel: My Antonia by Willa Cather *15 Dialectical Journal Entries 2. Nonfiction: The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass by Fredrick Douglass *15 Dialectical Journal Entries 11AP Language and Composition – Reading Assignment 1. Fiction novel: My Antonia by Willa Cather *15 Dialectical Journal Entries 2. Nonfiction: The Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglas by Fredrick Douglas *15

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    The Philosophy that created a Nation Manifest destiny was the Philosophy that created a nation‚ not only was the philosophy right but it made our nation what it thrives to be and what it continues to grow as. The 19th-Century doctrine or belief that the expansion of the U.S. throughout the American continents. It was a mission in the 1840’s destined by God to spread beliefs throughout the country. The united states not only could‚ but was compelled to span from coast to coast. With the drudgery

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    THE RISE OF REALISM (1860-1914) The U.S. Civil War (1861-1865) between the industrial North and the agricultural‚ slave-owning South was an important event that marked American history. Before the war‚ idealists championed human rights‚ especially the abolition of slavery; after the war‚ Americans increasingly idealized progress and the selfmade man. Business boomed after the war. War production had boosted industry in the North and given it prestige and political clout. The enormous natural resources

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    LITERATURE TIMELINE Date | Literary Period | Authors/Works | 800-400 BC | This period was dominated by Homer and other Greek tragedians | The Iliad and The Odyssey by HomerOedipus the King by SophoclesMedea by Euripedes  | 250 BC - AD 150 | Writers of the Roman Empire are most noted in this time period |  Famous authors from this period: Virgil‚ Horace‚ and Ovid  | 450-1066  | Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period |  Beowulf   The rise of haiku poetry       Tale of Genji by Japanese writer Murasaki

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    Mr. Rowe Junior Honors English 26 January 2014 How funny is that? James Thurber is an American author who has a very unique sense of humor‚ using events and references from his childhood. On December 8‚ 1894‚ self-described “night of the wild portent”‚ Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Mary Thurber gave birth to their second child‚ James Grover Thurber‚ in Columbus Ohio. He came into the world with one older brother named William. He later had a younger brother named Robert. No one knew at that time

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    rise of the industries in the cities. While the city was affected in terms of immigrants and industries‚ life in the west remained valued and pure. In the narrative‚ Neighbour Rosicky‚ Cather describes the limitations of city life to reveal her preference on the free‚ unrestricting‚ and beautiful country life. Cather displays the limitations of city living including the restriction and unnatural isolation to reveal her preference of country life. In the narrative‚ Anton Rosicky is looking back on the

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    the Great Depression‚ while in this book it’s directly towards fear. A young girl named Willa recently moved to Hollywood and into Diana Del Mar’s old house. Meanwhile‚ a killer was stalking Los Angeles. Willa begins to experience strange events happening in her home. All of the strange events are replicas from the events in a horror movie. The killer is showing Willa what plans he has in store for her. Willa is a perfect match. Fortunately‚ she outsmarts the Hollywood Killer and escapes. ‘Famous

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    Words on the “Circles and loops” Antonia Susan Drabble Byatt‚ the one who has been writing during all her life stats: …words have been all my life‚ all my life-this need is like the Spider’s need who carries before her a huge Burden of Silk which she must spin out-the silk is her life‚ her home‚ her safety-her food and drink too--and if it is attacked or pulled down‚ why‚ what can she do but make more‚ spin afresh‚ design anew…. This sense that writing ended real‚ or even extra real‚ one’s knowledgeable

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    Native-American Literature‚ c.20‚000B.C.E.-present Characteristics The literature is as diverse as the cultures that created it‚ but there are often common elements such as stories explaining creation or natural forces. Major Writers or Works Oral narratives: Myths; legends; songs; creation stories from groups such as the Zuni‚ Aztec‚ Navajo‚ Lakota‚ Seneca‚ Tlingit‚ Cherokee‚ Blackfoot‚ Cree‚ Inuit‚ and many more. Exploration Period‚ 1492-1607 Characteristics The first European writings

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    Matter Questions Name: ________________________ Date: __________ 1. What are the classifications of 2 pure substances and give 1 example of each. 2. What are the 2 types of mixtures? (list and define!) Give 2 examples for each: 3. List if element (E)‚ compound (C)‚ or mixture (M): a. sodium b. water c. soil d. coffee e. oxygen f. Carbon dioxide g. Cake batter h. air i. blood 4. List if chemical (C) or physical change (P): a. Melting chocolate

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