1899

military power over weaker territories similarly to what Spain did and instead grant them their freedom. In the primary source, Platform of the American Anti-Imperialist League by the American Anti-Imperialist League, which was given as a speech in 1899 and later published, it is truly evident that this group of activists was against the expansion and acquisition of American territories overseas, also known as imperialism. One of the League’s main arguments was that the United States should…

In Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad, the narrator’s ambivalent feelings about Kurtz indicates Marlow discovering Kurtz intentions. The literary elements such as point of view, tone, diction, and paradox assist the narrator in understanding Marlow’s feelings when learning about Kurtz. Having ambivalent feelings for Kurtz was an unexpected hit of reality the narrator did not expect. From the beginning of Marlow’s journey, there had been nothing except for uplifting remarks regarding what Kurtz…

The theory of the leisure class, which was proposed by Thorstein Veblen in 1899, rationalizes the evolutionary development of human institutions (social and economic) that forms society, such as how citizens earn their livelihoods, wherein technology and the industrial arts are the creative forces of economic production. The production of goods and services was not intended to merely reach the material needs of society, but to earn profits for the owners of this production. The industrial…

she begins to see images in the wallpaper. “How those children did tear about here! This bedstead is fairly gnawed!... I tried to lift and push it and then I got so angry I bit off a little piece at one corner--but it hurt my teeth.” (Perkins-Gilman, 1899) Here, the narrator admits to biting the bedpost while blaming it also on past occupants. Her husband John finds that her clothing has yellow stains on them from rubbing against the wallpaper. As a reader, though, there is no clear indication…

During the 1890’s to 1899 many African Americans fought to get equal rights as others. In 1870, the 15th Amendment was signed and it gave African Americans the right to vote; However, they faced obstacles due to Grandfather clauses, literacy exams and poll taxes. This is when the The Brown Man’s Burden by Henry Labouchére and The White Man’s Burden by Rudyard Kipling were published in 1899, emphasizing the idea that Imperialism and racism were negative and positive impacts in society at that…

Good morning committee members and employees of Crime Stoppers Queensland. The crime that will be focused during this committee meeting is assault. In this committee today we will evaluate findings from recent investigation into assault within the Gold Coast. We will outline what assault is, what are the laws regulating assault. The occurrence of assault in the community of the Gold Coast. Why it is a problem in this region and the implications of this crime and how they are having an effect on…

published in 1899 by the author Frank Norris. A common theme along with many others shown in this novel is Social Darwinism which is shown through many of the couples. Frank Norris used Social Darwinism and Naturalism to show the struggles people dealt with on an everyday basis. Social Darwinism is most simply put as survival of the fittest. Also this novel shows the uglier side of urban society at that time. Frank Norris wrote the novel McTeague not to just show how life was in 1899 in the…

Anna Pavlova was born on February 12, 1881, in St. Petersburg, Russia. She joined the Imperial Ballet School, were she made her company debut in 1899 and rapidly became a prima ballerina. Her way forward was performing in The Dying Swan in 1905, which became her mark role. She then joined the Ballet Russe in 1909 and formed her own company in 1911. Pavlova died in 1931, after contracting double pneumonia while on tour. Because Anna graduated as a coryphée, she was able to bypass the typical…

out the possibility of exporting large quantities of several minerals and other precious metals. Cardenas states that, “Tonnage of gold and silver increased 5.4 percent from 1877 to 1895” . An example of the export amount of silver and gold during 1899 can be found in the National Treasury Department, The Foreign Commerce and Navigation of the United States, states that gold was being imported at value of 668,856 to New York, New York and silver was being imported 5,894,999 to Paso del Norte,…

Not the Dogs! Anton Chekhov wrote the short story “The Lady with the Pet Dog” in 1899; in 1972 Joyce Oates retold Chekhov’s story by the same name. Oates’s retelling of Chekhov’s story is from the woman’s perspective rather than the man 's; some critics claim that Chekhov’s version is superior, and I am inclined to agree. Chekhov’s version of the story is more interesting than Oates’s version due the use the setting, structure, and perspective. Both Chekhov’s and Oates’s versions use setting…