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End The War British Merchants
1,187 words
... n sidered the pinnacle of success for a
privateer voyage. These captured vessels were the
primary reason upward mobility was so possible. A
captain might return to port with a total of three
captured ships on one voyage. He began his
adventures as an employee of the investors who
furnished him with his original ship and crew.
When divvying the spoils, it was not uncommon for
a privateer captain to request one of the captured
ships for the bulk of his compensation. He could
take this ship, hi...
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Dred Scott Decision Kansas Nebraska Act
2,058 words
This is just a small example of the doubt and
hatred that was bestowed on the African American
soldiers. However, during the war, they proved
themselves to be brave and courageous men on and
off the battlefield on many occasions. Despite
deep prejudices and harsh criticisms from the
white society, these men were true champions of
patriotism. The cause of the Civil War was tension
between the North and the South. The sectional
division between the areas began in colonial
times, largely resulting ...
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The Spanish American War
1,281 words
During the last years of the nineteenth century,
the United States would find itself involved in
what John Jay, the American secretary of state,
later referred to as a "splendid little war; begun
with highest motives, carried on with magnificent
intelligence and spirit, favored by that fortune
which loves the brave. " From an American
standpoint, because there were few negative
results, and so many significantly positive
consequences, John Jay was correct in calling the
Spanish-American War a "s...
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Siddhartha Gautama Eightfold Path
1,312 words
This report will be about the life of Buddha,
Siddhartha Gautama, and his influences on the
people around him. It will explain how the
religion of Buddhism came about and how the Buddha
created it. It will also include not only what
influenced Buddha to start preaching, but what
influenced the people to listen. Prince Siddhartha
Gautama, who would later be known as Buddha, was
born in Lumbini, Nepal around the year 563 BC. He
was the son of two important great people.
Siddhartha's fathers name w...
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Kill Cassio Iii Iii
1,108 words
ter> An analysis of Shakespeare's unrecognized
dogma through the play Othello People
are merely products of their circumstances.
Hopelessly bound to the conditions surrounding
their existence, their only true personal
characteristic is in their ability to resist
influence. William Shakespeare's Othello
demonstrates that even this ability can give way
and the noblest characters can end up falling into
a downward spiral of deceit and suspicion. Iago,
and his unwitting observation of othe...
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Technology In The Gods Must Be Crazy
745 words
Technology in The Gods Must Be Crazy Soft spoken,
cultivated and compassionate describe author
Catherine Dees, who is also a documentary film
producer and sponsor of archaeological digs in
Egypt. Co-creator of an exhibit which debuted more
than two decades ago about eternal consciousness
called "Continuum: The Immortality Principle, "
Dees presented a talk titled "The Gods Must Be
Crazy" co-sponsored by SJA at the Continuum Center
Gallery on 26 th and Hennepin this November 15 th.
Discussing the...
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Combs For Her Hair Gift For Christmas Della
298 words
The theme of? The Gift of the Magi? is that the
best gifts are those that are meaningful and given
out of love and sacrifice. In this story, Della? s
most prized possession was her hair, while Jim? s
was his gold pocket watch. Since they are poor,
Della sells her hair to get Jim a fob for his
pocket watch since he keeps it on a leather strap.
Jim sells his watch to get Della the tortoise
shell combs for her hair. In the beginning, Della
has only one dollar and eighty-seven cents to buy
her husba...
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Low Self Esteem Fact Sheet
730 words
Everyone thinks they have it tough. On a day to
day basis the average person complains at least
fifty times. But, most of the people who complain
have it pretty well Nice homes, loving families,
and nearly all they want. Now, imagine the stress
of a teenager who has no home. It seems pretty
hard to understand how these youths survive.
Between school and home (wherever they call home),
destitute children have unbelievably tough lives.
School presents itself as a very hard place for
homeless child...
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Love For His Wife Merchant Of Venice
815 words
How The Characters In The Merchant Of How The
Characters In The Merchant Of Venice Got What They
Deserve People s rewards are determined based on
their actions. The fact that Shylock is not
merciful to Antonio and that he is hateful towards
the Christians, has resulted in him losing his
possessions. Bassanio not only helps Antonio, but
is also wise and being wed to Portia is his
reward. Antonio gives money to Bassanio and is
willing to die for his friend and his reward is
his life. The particula...
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People Person One
565 words
A single person is pure good, and has no sense of
self. He/She does not know what property is, nor
does he know the idea of inferiority. This state
of perfection is only broken by the introduction
of another person to this environment. From this
point on, every person added to the not yet
society increases the amount of anger and greed
brewing between the people. People however, do not
wish for this environment, but instead wish to
return to the original state, that being a world
without worries...
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Sound And The Fury Nancy
1,722 words
suppose I believe that I learned to read like I
learned to breathe. That it was something that
could not be recalled because it was either so
embedded in my experience that I had no memory of
it, or it was an involuntary reflex of my brain.
My mother tells me that she read to me; that I
began to learn to read in Miss Grogan? s
Kindergarten class. But I retain no distinct
memories of the? Bumper Book? that my mother has
kept all these years on the shelf in the closet of
my old bedroom. But somewh...
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End Of The Story Feelings
1,313 words
Generally speaking, the purpose of most forms of
artistic expression such as literary art, music,
or art itself is a mode by which the author can
express him / herself with. They use their
respective skills and / or interests to convey
feelings or thoughts on any given topic. Short
fiction is by no means exempt from this. Many
writers use their literary skills to express
dreams, aspirations, opinions, or even political
viewpoints. In order to make a determination of a
probable origin for a story...
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J B Three Daughters
615 words
J. B. and Job There are many similarities but also
many differences between the story of Job in The
Bible and Archibald Macleish's J. B. These
similarities and differences falls along the
categories of style, story line, and
characterization. First, the style of both pieces
of literature. J. B. is a play by Archibald
MacLeish whereas the story of Job is a drama. In
both of these pieces a prologue is present.
However, the prologue differs greatly. In Job, the
prologue merely states a vague backgr...
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Joy Luck Club Lindo Jong
592 words
In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the
ignorance, the disregard of, and the necessity of
love are all introduced as the characters tell
their life stories and memories. The characters in
The Joy Luck Club take love for granted. By
ignoring love, concentrating more on material
possessions, and hiding their true identities, the
characters dont realize loves importance. One
character that takes love for granted is Harold,
Lena St. Clair's husband. This occurs when Lena
leans over to him in ...
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Man Of Great Wife
766 words
Tartuffe is a classic story of deceit by one who
is trusted and respected. Tartuffe, the deceitful
holy man, is living in the house of Oregon. Oregon
has opened his doors to Tartuffe, and he greatly
respects him for being the good holy man he was
thought to be. The rest of the family believe that
Tartuffe is a fake and a con. Oregon and Madam
Parcelle are the two which believe in his holy
reputation. Tartuffe convinces Oregon that he is
an incredible man of great holy stature, and
Oregon proceed...
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Quot Good Quot Wu Wei
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Taoism applied to everyday life " Practice
not-doing and everything will fall into
place" (Chapter 3). In Taoism this is the
concept known as " wu wei" . Wei wu wei
is the practice of doing and not-doing. This
concept comes from the theory of the Yin and Yang.
The Yang, along with wei, is the practice of
doing. The Yin, along with wu wei, is the practice
of not-doing. One compliments the other, and each
cannot exist alone. The Tao tells people to
practice not-doing because it...
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Joy Luck Club Lindo Jong
717 words
In the novel, ? ? The Joy Luck Club? ? by Amy Tan,
the ignorance and disregard of, and the necessity
of love are all introduced. As the characters in
the story explain their life stories and memories.
The characters in? ? The Joy Luck Club? ? seemed
to take love for granted, by ignoring love and
concentrating on material possessions and hiding
their true identities. It seems to me that they
don? ? t notice or realize loves importance.
Harold, Lens St. Clair? ? s husband is the one
character that...
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World War 2 Polish Jews
780 words
Death seemed to guard all exits. This motto
defined the fate of the millions of Europeans
between 1941 and 1945. As the Nazi Germany gained
control of one country after another in World War
2, the killing of Jews, Gypsies, Slaves, Poles,
Homosexuals, and more began. The Nazi s built
concentration camps to enforce unspeakable
treatment and murder upon the Europeans. As World
War 2 began, Hitler ordered to kill
institutionalized, handicapped patients that were
labeled incurable. They were taken to...
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Jazz Age Middle Class
596 words
In his Jazz Age novel, The Great Gatsby, Francis
Scott Key Fitzgerald portrays society as snobs who
bask in the wealth of the age. The novel was
written in the heart of the Jazz Age and depicts
it flawlessly. After World War I, many companies
that had been making war supplies returned to
creating their unique products. (ELCO)? The Jazz
Age was a time of prosperity, but also a time of
many downfalls. It was an era of change? a time
when people began to do what they wanted to do
instead of followi...
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Theory Of Value Material Possessions
358 words
Karl Marx and Max Weber have agreed and disagreed
on numerous issues during their years as
sociologists and political economists. An issue
that they both discuss in great length, and
disagree upon is the rise of capitalism. Marx
thought that economic factors and the use of
exploited and alienated labor were the causes of
the rise of capitalism. In Capital, Marx discusses
the Labor Theory of Value and Surplus Value, and
how they have influenced the rise of capitalism.
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