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The book “Call of the Wild”, in my opinion, was an outstanding book so far. This book is about a dog named Buck who gets kidnapped from the Sun kissed Santa Clara Valley way back in fall of 1897, consequently taken to the Klondike Gold Rush. Here Buck has been sold around to be a sled dog. Buck is sold to two men named Perrault and Francois. These two men are heading towards Dawson ( a city rich in yellow metal) with a sled team of dogs. Buck was a sled dog. As you know it takes more than one…

“The Israeli government is building a series of walls and fences, separating Israel from Palestinians in the west bank. Part of this separation Barrier is being built inside the West Bank, on the Palestinian land” (Budrus). In the movie the Budrus showing how the occupation forces trying to take six Palestinian village in one section to join the rest of land in West Bank. This was the most poignant part from the film because many of Palestinian people trying to live in peace with occupation…

Henry Louis Gates Jr, an African American literature scholar, asserts, “No poet in the tradition was more crucial in the shaping of a distinct African- American poetic diction or voice than he, [Paul Laurence Dunbar]” (68). Dunbar’s ability to communicate the struggles of America through the black experience, with the assistance of Negro dialect, elevated him to become one of the most influential African American poets of his time. His success with written language allows today’s readers to…

is the gateway to the famous Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1898 which happened in Yukon Territory. On August 19,1896, a man named George W. Carmak, along with his wife and brother in-law found gold in Yukon Territory. The location was suggested by Robert Henderson, a prospector grubstaked by a French-Canadian agent for Alaska Commercial Company, who previously found gold at this location. When news reached San Francisco and Seattle in July of 1897 tons of prospectors rushed to find gold in Alaska.…

other countries. The USS Maine was an item of the pride for the United States, and it was used in many ceremonies. It was taken up and down the east coast to be shown to the American people. It even took part in the Mardi Gras festival in 1897. In December of 1897, the Maine went south to Florida and then toward Cuba. The USS Maine arrived in Havana’s harbor in January of 1898. The reason it was sent to Cuba was because the United States did not know what the status of the Cuban…

I was able to look over two boxes, Box 68, and Box 412. Box 68 was under the professional file 1897-1995.The container or box has nine folders. Within the box it contained miscellany 1949-1966,press releases,1951-1957,printed matter 1949-1967 and also a report by Clark “Present Threat to Children and Youth 1957” .That was inside folder six of box 68. The report was written May 31, 1957 and drafted by Dr. Kenneth B. Clark. Clark reported that the major threat to the welfare and creative…

In the year 1897, Britain had and maintained the largest known empire in history, thanks to its position as an influential and strong military power throughout Europe. According to scholar Greg King, the British Empire was once referred to as an empire where “the sun never set” due to its vastness: at one point, Britain held and maintained colonies on every edge of the planet. The British navy was renowned for their forcible tactics, and it was no different when imperialism became popular…

The ancient city of Benin in Southern Nigeria has been revered as a source of bronze and ivory sculptures so elegantly crafted that Meyerowitz (1943) describes them as technically perfect. However, after the Benin Massacre and artifact looting of 1897, thousands of these sculptures were…

Bram Stoker’s Dracula was written in 1897. The year of 1897 was during the woman's dilemma. During this time, women were beginning to become more independent and more open about their sexuality. This was a time period where independent and “New Women” were feared by men. A True Woman is often seen as devoted to their husband, pure, and always very modest. The New Woman was evolving in this time and often was independent, unmarried, and often seen as a flirt or as very seductive. Mina Murray,…

your mouth is such an exhilarating taste that could make anybody go wild without it! The invention of cotton candy revolutionized the world, making it such a better place! Candy maker John C. Wharton and Dentist William Morrison joined together in 1897 to create cotton candy, which would later become a famous circus treat. Cotton candy was unintentionally created in the 15th century, but wasn't recognized and quite the same as cotton candy. Italian chefs mostly used this as miscellaneous…