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    Arthur Miller was a brilliant play author. A few of his initial works won prizes, and amid his senior year, the Federal Theater Project in Detroit performed one of his works. One of the plays was The Crucible. It was composed in 1953. It is a sensationalized and mostly fictionalized story of the Salem witch trials that occurred in the Province of Massachusetts. The unbelievable ailment impelled fears of witchcraft, it comprised of young ladies including a slave, and numerous different…

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    day Conflict Theory mostly sticks to defending modern capitalism. Savur claims that resolution of conflict of intrest leads to a higher phase of equilibrium within the capitalist system (1975). Well known conflict theorists include Karl Marx and Augusta Comte. Conflict Theory is also considered a macro theory, meaning theorists study large groups rather than small individualistic groups. Many people still see conflict theory as relevant due to all the conflict in the world. Conflict theory can…

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    artists have similarities and differences viewpoints of the environment in their painting and it helps people get a glance of what the 1800s were like. The first painting was by a man named George Caleb Bingham. Bingham was born March 20, 1811, Augusta County, Virginia to Mary Amend and Henry Vest Bingham and died July 7, 1879, in Kansas City, Missouri. Bingham was a self taught artist. He’s well known for his painting like The Country Election. He was actually a Democratic activist and…

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    An Activist is a person who fights for the change of others. Malcolm X was an activist who fought for change. He believed that change could’ve happened physically if needed. An Annex is an addition to a document or a piece of land. The United States had many annexes over the years, an example would be when the Louisiana Trade took place, The United States had acquired a great amount of land. Central Government- A central government is the government that doesn’t control the entire nation but an…

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    Each state in the United States of America is unique. Each state chooses things like a bird or a song that best represents their state. Each state also flies a flag that shows their individuality. The state of Georgia’s state bird is a brown thrasher and their song is “Georgia on My Mind.” But the flag that flies in Georgia today is different from the flag that flew when Georgia was an original colony. Georgia was the third state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788, and…

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    feeling.” Throughout the play, the way Algernon acts frivolously makes him not earnest. In the first act, Algernon knows that bringing Jack to his house in the country is a bad idea. Algernon states “Yes, that is all very well; but I am afraid Aunt Augusta won’t quite approve of your being here” (act one) Algernon knows that Jack and Gwendolen have been flirting around, and that this angers Lady…

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    Your high school teacher was right, the idea that the civil war was fought to free the slaves is a common misconception. At the dawn of the civil war, the debate of whether the institution of slavery was morally right or wrong was not the basis on which the decision to go to war was decided. Union and federal government never attacked the moral values of slavery, and did not wage war on the south to free slaves. Instead, the freedom of slaves was a tactic, used by both sides as a way to gain an…

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    C.S. Lewis: The Story Surrounding the Stunning Success Clive Staples Lewis An exceedingly renowned author, C.S. Lewis, has challenged the world of literature, reflecting his Christian values and life within his hundreds of books. “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen; not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” (Lewis 140) Various agnostic scholars agree Lewis’ writing is impeccable and his theology is well-thought and credible. Considering what…

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    Walter Plecker, joined by pianist John Powell and ethnographer Earnest S. Cox, were the three leading figures of the Anglo-Saxon Clubs. Together, they were part of a broad movement in the 1920s and 1930s to develop policy inspired by eugenics. Rooted in the Progressive Era ethos of reform, eugenic theories proved palatable to a large segment of the public—welfare workers, public health advocates, and white supremacists—committed to applying the principles of biology and medicine to what they…

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    student might say to themselves, “there are many students here who are smarter than me and I don’t know if I will ever be able to become as smart as they are”. Maggie was known for not having much of an education, while Dee was able to travel to Augusta to receive an education. “She was determined to stare down any disaster in her efforts” (472). Dee wouldn’t let any bit of intimidation get in her way to achieve a goal she wanted. She is determined that if she wants something done, she’ll do it,…

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