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In the poem Ballad of Birmingham, it isa about a young girl and her mother. They live in a a during a time where segregation, the young girl wants to march for his freedom, to end the racial problem in the United States, it is based on a true event that happened where an African American church got bombed. The author depicts irony, she doesn't want to let her daughter go down to march in the freedom parade because it is to dangerous for a young girl. But instead she sends her to church where she will be “safe”, little does the mother know that the church will be bombed. The irony in that is, no matter where you are no place is safe. The poem Ballad of Birmingham is about a young child that lives in Birmingham, Alabama. The small girl asks her mother, “Mother dear, may I go downtown instead of out to play and march the streets of Birmingham in a Freedom March today”. The girl asks to go march for freedom; given that the…

Schrödinger’s Son The dilapidated porch painfully squeaked as Edwin hobbled out the door, slicing through the tranquility of Western Virginia. The Jeep was already emerging beneath the threshold of dust and dirt, stained and corroded, years past the service date. Yet it did its job, the faded blue of the postal Jeep stood outside Edwin’s property, exactly seven minutes past three on a Monday afternoon. Without a greeting, or even the slightest attempt at eye contact, the enigmatic blue…

My Wonderful Education in Skitzland “The Fairy tale teaches the spiritual essentials, which facts alone cannot communicate.” (Ostry) Is “My wonderful Adventure in Skitzland” simply a fairy tale or a lesson on social reform filled to the brim with satire? Henry Morley wrote the story to be published in Household Words on January 6, 1850 not only for the fanciful enjoyment of the reader but also for the education of the middle classes. Henry Morley not only was a lecturer, writer and a…

During the Victorian Era, it was a time of prosperity for the rich, and it was a desperate time for the lower class; the poor only got poorer. It was the Industrial Revolution, but as all revolutions there were side effects. “It was a tremendously exciting period when many artistic styles, literary schools, as well as, social, political and religious movements flourished. It was a time of prosperity, broad imperial expansion, and great political reform. It was also a time, which today we…

In the poem “Ballard of Birmingham,” Dudley Randall is very interesting. Dudley Randall illustrates a conflict between a child who wishes to attend a Freedom March in Birmingham, Alabama with the other children and a mother who are trying to protect her child from the racism that is going on at the march. He uses repetition and tone to show the reader how racism and a mother love played affected this child’s life. Randall use repetition to demonstrate how the mother is trying to protect her…

J.R. McWane was the founder the Birmingham Company that bears his family name in 1921. It is today called McWane Inc. It is one of the biggest producer of water and sewer pipes. Over the years, it has made a name as one of the 500 privately owned companies in the United States. Its iron foundries spread across 10 states in the United States and Canada. McWane has aggressively expanded since the 1970s by buying up antiquated plants and increasing their profitability through their management…

The Victorian era was a time of great cultural upheaval in Britain. There were new clothes, new music, new breeds of dogs, and most importantly, new forms of punishment for crimes. This cultural metamorphosis was mostly harmless, but it also gave birth to some horrific crimes as well. This fact is what makes those punishments so important. As evils both great and small were rising up, there had to be punishments to meet them at the pass. The Victorian era implemented punishments that not only…

Self-Evaluation In the fourth year review, according to the Copley Library Appointment, Rank, and Tenure Policy, “the candidate’s professional goals should include such evidence as a record of publication, progress in research projects, involvement in conference programs, and committee responsibilities” (p. 10). This self-evaluation provides a highlight of my accomplishments according to the four criteria and a reflection upon my strengths, my challenges, and my future plans. My aspiration…

In chapter 2 called Reference Services in Archives broke down the definition of archives in five examples of archives. The five examples are documents, records, archives, historical records, historical manuscripts. With these example can be found in institution that are called archives libraries, record center, historical libraries and etc. Documents can be textual, graphic, photographic, and even audio and video. The important documents are to demonstrates by the way of people that seek to…

experience/knowledge to deal with the task at hand. This is a factor that I feel I am currently experiencing in my library system with some of the recent changes and shuffling around of staff in different departments; there are just simply people who cannot perform the expected tasks and they should not be in those positions that expect them to do so. This is…