E. L. Doctorow’s Ragtime was a very interesting historical fiction reading that showed the great wealth inequality that occurred between the rich and poor in New York City during the early 20th century. One interesting passage that I found shocking was how Jacob Riis made maps in the latter end of Chapter 3. I previously knew that Jacob Riis took pictures showing the horrific nature of tenements; a fact that is shown in the novel as well with Doctorow writing‚ “The tenements glowed like furnaces
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Woods on a Snowy Evening‚” the speaker gives his horse thoughts and emotions‚ like any ordinary person would in his position‚ perhaps to show that he is feeling lonely and left out of the world. The poet of “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening‚” Robert Frost‚ uses literary devices such as the personification of a horse to draw attention to common yet significant ideas. One of the literary devices that Frost uses to get his impressions across to his reader is rhyme scheme; specifically‚ he employs
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Brinjal or eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is an important solanaceous crop of sub-tropics and tropics. The name brinjal is popular in Indian subcontinents and is derived from Arabic and Sanskrit whereas the name eggplant has been derived from the shape of the fruit of some varieties‚ which are white and resemble in shape to chicken eggs. It is also called aubergine (French word) in Europe. India is native of Brinjal (Thompson and Kelly‚ 1957). The brinjal is of much importance in the warm areas
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of Edgar Degas’ L ’Absinthe Edgar Degas was born in Paris France‚ on 19 July 1834 and died on 27 September 1917 at the age of 83. He was a painter and a sculpture. He was considered one of the founders of "Impressionism"‚ although he didn’t like that term and preferred to call it "Realism". Unlike his Impressionist colleges‚ Degas was more of an urban artist. He liked to paint the small stage spaces of shows‚ everyday activities and leisure areas. Edgar Degas’ painting of L ’Absinthe‚ depicts
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Songs nowadays talk about drugs and the effects‚ but in metaphors‚ just like in Shakespearian times. Everything’s a metaphor. It was noted that Friar L called the plants weed‚ and people in the 21st century still use that term today‚ as we’ve seen lots and lots of the phrases and tropes we use today were created by Shakespeare. Friar L says the flower he picks from his garden is poisonous‚ yet he is using it to dope up a little girl. This is an introductory into the “lightly” hinted fact that most
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In this scene‚ several language forms and features were used to convey major themes and allow character development. “Arise black vengeance‚ from thy hollow cell” in L 448 is an allusion to Ate; the Greek goddess of delusion and folly who dwelt in infernal regions‚ exposing Othello’s shift of faith from good to evil. In lines 551-2‚ Othello says “Swell bosom‚ with thy fraught‚ For tis aspics’ tongues” which refers to the tongue of a venomous snake. This exhibits the poisoning of Othello’s heart
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These health problems‚ of course‚ include problems in mental health just as much as physical. Multiple studies have shown that obesity can be both a result and a cause of a variety of mental disorders‚ especially in young women. Dr. Susan L. Mcelroy found in her article “Are Mood Disorders and Obesity Related? A Review for the Mental Health Professional” for The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry not only that children and adolescents with disorders such as Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
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The essay “The Untouchables” written by Tomas L. Friedman is an excerpt from his book The World is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-First Century. Friedman is a New York Times investigative reporter and columnist who has won three Pulitzer Prizes during his career. Other works he has written include Hot‚ Flat‚ and Crowded and The Lexus and the Olive Tree. In this book Friedman argues that the world as we know it is becoming figuratively smaller as people are forced to collaborate and compete with
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Major Robert Anderson surrendered to the confederates. “He was born in a slaveholding state‚ Kentucky. He was born in June 14‚ 1805. He Graduated from the U.S. Military Academy in 1832 he served as a colonel of Illinois volunteers and had the distinction of mustering a young Abraham Lincoln in and out of military service” from History.net. “During the Second Seminole War in 1837‚ he was an assistant adjutant general on the staff of Winfield Scott and by 1839 he had published the manual Instruction
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My name is Jacqueline L. Montgomery. I was born December 31‚ 1973 at 11:59 am with 1 second remaining until the New Year. I am the third oldest of five children> my mom had adopted my brother‚ older sister‚ became a part of the family when no one wanted to be bothered with her. I am a mother of five beautiful children. One day my mom’s friend stops by the house to check in on my mom. At this time Mrs. Rigsby was the director of Lutheran family Mission. My mom was very ill at the time. While
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