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    she did have family money, was one of the few people who was able to change a large number of lives without having a company or charity behind her supplying her with money. This is why Jane Addams’ achievements, specifically the opening of the Hull House, in the Progressive Era, demonstrated that one does not need to have a wide-spread well-funded…

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    know not to run away because of what happens to slaves if they get caught. They also know not to learn how to read or write because they know that Waller will punish them bad if he does find out. Lastly, slaves also know not to go near the master’s house because, like Alice, they will get whipped very…

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    The source is an excerpt of a biography about King Louis VI, who is a Capetian king of France that ruled from 1108 to 1137. It is written by Abbot Suger who was the abbot of the royal monastery of St. Denis, Paris from 1122 until his death in 1151.The excerpt is a primary source and it is located in Chapter 24: The Overthrow of Thomas of Marle’s castles at Crècy and Nouvion in The Deeds of King Louis The Fat. Suger served as an aide and advisor to the French king. He was the primary chronicler…

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    As a tribute to the story of the Bible, Donatello and Michelangelo both recreated David through their own interpretations. Both artists were similarly influenced by the environment around them as they recreated this figure. The sculpted faces of Donatello’s and Michelangelo’s Davids each reflect a representation of the Florentine government at the time of their creation. Although the actual date of the sculpting of David is unknown, a rough estimate claims for it to be around 1420s to 1460s.…

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    are always together. However, we could still say that they work in pair. In The Turn of the Screw, good and evil stand together. The mystery stays predominant and the characters are as enigmatic on their past as they are on what is going on in the house. Throughout the play, our certainties are most of the time shaken; we come to realize that at the end of the play there is no clear answer that we get, so it is up to us to admit that the Governess may or may not be mentally strange. A bright…

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    Dracula The Impaler Facts

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    "Our soldiers mixing with theirs entered the fortress and conquered the city which I set in fire". Facts,myths and legends about a long dead ruler come back to life by an Irish author named Bram Stoker in a new form but carries the same name Dracula a character placed in many good and bad films but many people in the United states don't know his real name but in Romania people know him as vlad the impaler. The terrifying legend of Vlad the impaler or more commonly known as Dracula. A man that…

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    A Doll's House Controversy

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    Victorian Age society was one that was extremely conservative and did not tolerate those who they assumed to be, was, or simply just acted unnatural or different, which is an extremely large reason as to why Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll House sparked so much controversy. The play had involved a woman named Nora Hemer, and the events leading up to as well as causing her to leave her husband, Torvald Helmer. Audiences in the Victorian Era had been stunned by this event, disgusted and astonished…

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    Nora Macaroon

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    father. Many years after getting married and having kids, her husband has obtained characteristics of her father. After years of trying to sustain her “flawless marriage”, she finally has the boldness to walk away from her toxic relationship. Her reasons for leaving are undoubtedly rational. Firstly, the dominance Nora experiences from Torvald can be depicted throughout the beginning of the play. Nora is put in a rugged position when she has to choose between her macaroon…

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    Even though it is hard to undertake a mission, there are always many motivations that drive people to undertake a mission.For example, Farah Ahmedi was determined to survive so she climbs up a mountain and thought about the good life she can get after this. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi was a young mongoose who could kill snakes and make himself proud. Aengus didn't give up looking for someone who he only met once and decided to fall in love with her. Farah Ahmedi had the determination to survive,…

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    To have a name which lights at least a little tiny spark of interest from almost every human being on Earth, is a talent that not many people have much claim to. If he was still alive, there is barely any doubt that Napoleon Bonaparte would be very proud. Bonaparte, who died close to two hundred years ago, still seems to be in the land of the living. This man changed the course of history, shaping the world into what it is today. All of this may sound as though he were some kind of priest, but…

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