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Through the comparison of Elizabeth Barrett Browning’s poetry Sonnets from the Portuguese (1850) and F Scott Fitzgerald’s modernist novella The Great Gatsby (1926) it becomes evident that the presentation of universal themes is intrinsically linked to the composer’s context, purpose and audience. Whilst both texts convey love’s ability to impact on one’s identity and present notions of a woman in love, as a result of their starkly contrasting contexts, purposes and audiences; Browning’s…

There are also other archeologists like Hormuzd Rassam, who dug up landscapes. Also Robert Coldeway and Walter Andrae. They spent years reconstructing Babylon with mud-brick foundations. The westerners didn’t believe that there was a historical truth to the scriptures. But the early archeologists wrote of the biblical legends coming true. That clay tablets with cuneiform and kings that conquered the ancient land of Mesopotamia were real. Archeologists also showed that the Babylonians and…

One of the most extreme contemporary examples of syncretism is Caodaism. Caodaism was formed in Vietnam in 1926 (Fisher, 2014, p. 471). Various people believed that certain religious leaders such as Buddha, Confucius, Laozi, Moses, Yi King and Jesus had all been inspired by God to start a religion in their home countries (Fisher, 2014, p. 471). However, Dadaists, practiced a syncretistic religion which was formed from several world religions. These faiths included Christianity, Judaism,…

United Airlines Shaped by Moments Formally known as “Varney Air Lines in 1926…, [an airline] that would eventually become United Airlines” founded by Walter T. Varney ("United Airlines," 2016). Throughout history UA has been a leader in the aviation sector, being the first to make benchmark accomplishments. Notable points of reference were: “[i]n 1955 united became the first U.S. airline to order jetliners with an order for 30 DC-8s… [In addition, in] 1984 United became the first airline to…

Looking Back: Caterpillar's First Motor Grader Caterpillar first became involved in the motor grader industry in 1926, when the Russell Grader Manufacturing Company of Minneapolis, Minnesota released a grader featuring a 2-ton Caterpillar crawler tractor. This grader – called No.4 Auto Patrol – which was rated at 27 horsepower, and had hand-operated blade controls – sold successfully. As a result of No.4 Auto Patrol's sales success, the Russell Grader Manufacturing Company developed another…

decisions to ever make. On August 6, 1945, we had used the most dangerous weapon. Hiroshima was a key transportation hub. At the beginning of the Showa Era, the population had reached 200,000. The Showa Era was a term used as the years of 1926 to 1989. This city with its number of institutions on a higher learning level also became one of Japan's most best military cities. Photographs and film also reveal a city full of energy, and yet, the war was impacting nearly every aspect of…

If you are wondering who one of the most influential dancers of the 20th century was, as well as the person who is considered to be the “mother of modern dance”, then you need to take a look at Martha Graham. Graham was born in Pennsylvania on May 11, 1894, but it wasn’t until she was 17 that she really got into studying dance fully. After watching Ruth St. Denis perform, Graham was inspired to learn to do the same, and begged her parents to allow her the luxury of taking classes.…

decision has already sparked off controversy and there has already been a row about whether it is a rabble-rousing racist account or is indeed an important historical account and an educational tool. The book was written by Hitler between 1924 and 1926 was banned by the allied force following the end of the 2nd World War. The 70 year copyright of the book is due to end with the end of 2015, and this is triggered off the controversy about whether to print a critical edition of the book with some…

Henry Suzzallo served as president during 1915 to 1926. During 1924 was the beginning of the struggles between Suzzallo and UW against Governor Hartley. These two men have different views about certain agendas and issues. These problems affected the University of Washington and Governor Hartley’s business. It was a big problem because Governor Hartley had more power than Suzzallo to do most things because was the Governor of Washington. Henry Suzzallo was born in San Jose, California on August…

Charles Drew Essay Charles Richard Drew was born on June 3rd, 1904 in Washington, D.C. a African American physician who found way to process and store blood plasma in “blood banks”. He controlled blood plasma programs for the United States and Great Britain in WWII, but he resigned after the ruling that blood of the African Americans would eventually be segregated Dr.Drew Died April 1st, 1950. Dr.Drew found some unusual discoveries when in storage and processing of blood for transfusions. He…