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    In the book “Patter of Culture” by Ruth Benedict exams the concepts of cultural relativity. She careful study the differences between three cultures the Pueblo of New Mexico, Dobu of Melanesia and Kwakiutl of the Northwest Coast. By closely study how each individual group act in certain ways and different choices have been made upon the same problem between the groups. However, from her study, Benedict has found that there is a patterns of culture, which is half of her book explained the…

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    By definition, Benedict Arnold is a traitor. One of the most dramatic characters in history, The Notorious Benedict Arnold and Arnold’s letter to a British officer, John André, about selling West Point both contribute to the story of Arnold’s cowardly transferring from American to British forces. Clearly, his motivations were his lack of appreciation by other militants and need for a lavish lifestyle. Even though Benedict Arnold won over critical battlegrounds and contributed to the…

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    Lydia Darragh

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    By: Christina Vo Saving a life is impressive especially with our country’s first president, Lydia Darragh was the one to save George Washington from the life threatening sneak attack. If it was not for Lydia’s courage, she would not have saved George from this death, along with hundreds of his soldiers. If you’d like to hear more, then you should continue reading this passage. Lydia Darragh lived a pretty average life before the Revolutionary War. Lydia was born in Dublin Ireland in 1729. At…

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    letter between two unknowns later to find that one is John Andre and the other is Benedict Arnold. While intercepting through the letters she discovers the date and time Arnold plans to turn over war plans to British Army which means the war would be over and the British would win. To stop this from happening Sophia decides to walk up to where the meeting is being held and tell someone that is higher up than Benedict Arnold. On her travels she meets an old couple that offer a ride up the…

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    Benedict Arnold grew up with a simple goal: to restore the Arnold name. Even though he became a smart and wealthy merchant, he needed to do more to make the Arnold name respected. “He [wanted to] do more than just restore the Arnold name. He [wanted to] make it immortal.” (Sheikin). Knowing this, you wouldn’t be surprised to hear that he was one of the first to volunteer for his local militia, and was elected to be their leader. Rapidly moving up the ladder, the mentally and physically fit…

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    Indeed, Dr. Mead has contributed a significant amount of her theories to anthropology, in order to enhance the field and allow the public to be included in the collaboration of anthropological work. Above is a picture of Dr. Mead and her newlywed husband at the time, on the right we have Dr. Bateson conducting fieldwork in New Guinea and on the left, Dr. Mead constructing fieldnotes. In this photo, both anthropologists are seen working together and observing the Papuan culture. Both couples…

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    Barn Burning Sarty

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    How can you find serenity in life? Searching for peace can be a difficult task when everything around you relates to violence. In Williams Faulkner’s short story “Barn Burning”, Sartoris Snopes is constantly overwhelmed by fear, agony, and despair because of his father’s practices of violence not only against his family but also the law when burning the barns. Peace is essential for human development; it gives a sense of tranquility and seclusion from oppression. Throughout the story Sarty deals…

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    The definition of a character that is masterless in Shakespeare’s Richard III is someone who lacks a role of the great chain of power descending from God. By this definition, power, then, must fall from God. Therefore, anyone who believes power flows from man is automatically masterless. Using this argument, Richard is masterless from his opening soliloquy to his death. This fact also helps justify Richmond claim to the throne. Richmond becoming king restores the great chain. This is also…

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    The Notorious Benedict Arnold by Steve Sheinkin tells the true tale of Benedict Arnold. Starting as a great general for the patriots and becoming the nation’s very first traitor. A once wealthy Arnold family, their name was destroyed by Benedict’s father. His father’s business was failing and soon after his father picked up heavy drinking. Everyone knew how the Arnolds went from rich to poor and Benedict was ashamed. His goal was to return honor to his family’s name. Arnold created a…

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    Benedict Cumberbatch has a lot on his plate right now. Two movies filming, two movies in pre-production, one in post-production, and one film that has just been announced. He is also rumored to have a part in "Zoolander 2", which is in post-production, and also has a "Sherlock" Christmas special that airs this year on Christmas Day. The two films Cumberbatch has in pre-production are "Doctor Strange" and "The Current War". "Doctor Strange" is based off the Marvel comic series created by Steve…

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