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Twenty Five Years War For Independence
3,263 wordsOne must decide the meaning of "progressive historiography. " It can mean either the history written by "progressive historians, " or it can mean history written by historians of the Progressive era of American history and shortly after. The focus that was chosen for this paper is more in keeping with the latter interpretation, if for no other reason than it provides a useful compare-and-contrast "control" literature. The caveat is this: the focus of this report is on the predominant question of...
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Charles Scribner Sons Gertrude Stein
1,938 wordsThe fifth and youngest child of the Daniel and Amelia Stein family, Gertrude Stein was born on February 3, 1874 into upper middle class surroundings in Allegheny, Pennsylvania. When she was 3 years old the family moved to Vienna and then on to Paris before returning to American in late 1878 Her father moved the family to Oakland, California soon after their return. Her brother Leo, 2 years her senior, and Gertrude found like interest and became close allies through much of their early lives. Ger...
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Fast Food Nation U S Food
1,677 words... bsp; A study conducted by the U. S. Food Supply series reported per capita nutrients and food available for consumption from the years 1909, 1945, 1975, and 1999 (Bente and Gerrior, 2002). Though this survey does not measure actual consumption, it serves as a useful summary of probable nutrient levels in the United States for these four years. Food was divided into categories of meat and alternatives, milk and milk products, vegetables, fruits, and grains. Some notable trends include a decre...
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Twentieth Century Modern Art
2,030 wordsTHE MYTH OF THE OTHER: FAUVIST, GERMAN EXPRESSIONIST AND SURREALIST INTERPRETATIONS OF THE PRIMITIVE With European exploration and colonization of the new world nearing its end at the turn of the twentieth century, a collection and cataloguing of primitive objects became paramount, not only to researchers interested in other cultures but to governments wishing to strengthen public opinion regarding their colonial territories. To this end, museums displaying primitive objects became ubiquitous in...
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