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help with the cost of statuary to embellish the monument. The delegation responded that they approved of the project, however, they could not use federal funds to assist with the project because it was a state project. (A Vision for., n.d., 2) In 1902 cost $598,318. To build a similar structure today it would cost more than an estimated five hundred million dollars. (Colonel Eli., n.d., 3) News and commission reports from that time indicate that community organizations were responsible for…

Heart of Darkness follows the main character, Marlow, and his journey in search of Mr. Kurtz in the Congo to bring him back to England. Marlow eventually finds Mr. Kurtz and witnesses how he exploits the African people due to the fact that they worship him; Mr. Kurtz dies on the trip back. Conrad’s language throughout the novella is extremely descriptive of the natural landscape of the new land he is traveling around. Within the description of the new land he is witnessing, he also describes the…

Late Qing Reforms of Empress Dowager Cixi in modernizing early 20th century China 1902-1908 INTRODUCTION Empress Dowager Cixi (alternatively Tz’u-his) has traditionally been characterized as a powerful obstacle to reform; promulgating Qing conservatism, Manchu values and neo-Confucianism, and, throughout the second half of the 19th century, stolidly resisting political reform. However, from her return to court in 1902 to her death, a dramatic revolution in Cixi’s approach towards Western…

many loss of lives and financial costs. Many volcanic eruptions seem so similar yet different; there are different levels of damages. There are two similar volcanic eruptions in history, which were both similar but different: the Mt. Pelee eruption in 1902 and Mt. St. Helens eruption in 1980. And through comparing the two eruptions, the relationship between the damage and size of eruption will be demonstrated. There are three main types of volcanoes, stratovolcano, shield volcano, and cylinder…

Marshall and Scott Hayden, as well as his publisher John Stark (Trout). While in St. Louis, Joplin composes several musical pieces, such as “Cleopha” in 1902, which is a march and two step, Ragtime musical piece “Elite Syncopations” in 1902, and the well-known piece called “The Entertainer,” a Ragtime and two step form, which he composed in 1902. Through these compositions, Joplin gains popularity, praise and respect, however he was not fully recognized by the white society. His time in St.…

profits. Target Headquarters are in Minneapolis, Minnesota where the retail store is all over North America. In 1962 the very first Target store was opened, In 1902 the company was founded by Goodfellow Dry Goods. Recently, Target has 1,801 locations throughout the United States. George Draper Dayton first Established Goodfellow Dry Goods in 1902, where he then changed the name to Dayton Dry Goods in 1903. Target is consider a chain of discount stores that, all stores average around 95,000 -…

David Cook explores the development of how a film should tell a story and Méliès introduced different types of developments by inventing various special effects techniques. David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson argue that still photos were put together to make film during 1890s, photography were cheap as well as the most efficient way of generating thousands of images. This section focuses on the technological history as inventors created different types of camera. One of the tricks Méliès…

Brisk, Mist Twist, Aquafina and Starbucks, as well as foods under the brand of Frito-Lay, Inc. that offers products such as Quaker, Walkers, Lay’s, Fritos, Doritos, etc. In 1902, Due to the increase in popularity of the new soft drink Pepsi, the behemoth we know today was known as Pepsi-Cola, a small company established in 1902 by Caleb Bradham, a pharmacist from New Bern, North Carolina. The growing popularity of the soft drink and their subsequent products allowed them to merge with Frito-Lay,…

During the Progressive Era in the early 20th century, Presidents Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and Woodrow Wilson were striving to be the most progressive among other muckrakers/reformers to resolve issues among industrialization and urbanization. They each fought for reform by targeting colossal businesses, attacking substantial trusts and monopolies, drawing attention to the abuse of the working class and bringing awareness about environmental destruction. While all of the…

in 1902, the day of Lizzie Borden’s trial in 1893, and the “dream- thesis” in 1892. Blood Relations is written using various layers of narrative which keeps the reader engaged with the constantly changing setting of the play. By shifting between characters and times, the reader gets a feel for the chaotic atmosphere of the original event. The complexity of the layers of the play is reflective of the complexity of the murder mystery being recounted.…