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Clara Barton once stated “I may be compelled to face danger, but never fear it, and while our soldiers can stand and fight, I can stand and feed and nurse them” (A Most Horrid Picture). Barton was one of the most influential Americans in the Civil War era. She was the founder of the American Red Cross which has helped millions of people get their lives back after tragedy. Barton had learned her vital nursing skills in her early years when her brother became injured from a farming accident and…

soldiers, and served as nurses. I would like you to tell you about a very famous women who served as a nurse on the union side. Clara Barton was born on December 25, 1821 in Oxford , MA. to CAPT. Steven Barton and Sarah Stone Barton. Clara was born Clarissa Harlowe Barton. She first became interested in helping others when she was 11 years old in 1833, when her brother, David fell through the rafters of a barn and was seriously injured. Clara…

It is evident that it is human nature for conflict to arise out of power imbalances. Ian McEwan, author of Enduring Love, would agree with this as he also presents power in this manner. Power motivates characters, such as Joe, to compete to gain power igniting a chain of conflicts, both individually, and within relationships. Elizabeth Gaskell’s North and South also sees conflict arising out of power imbalances, although it mostly develops to become a positive force, particularly in…

like talking to friends about a person in the class that is disliked. People can send insulting messages or spread someone’s private messages to everyone they know. Unsuspecting people are generally the main target of cyberbullying. According to Clarissa Cole (2016), writer of Cyberbullying – Crossing the Line from Mean to Evil, Breaking the law and ruining lives, “It’s basic human nature to try to bolster ourselves up every now and then by comparing ourselves to others who may be having an…

Chiara Dituri Final paper The modern literature “To the Light House” by Virginia Woolf and “The Waste Land” by T.S Eliot directly correlates the perspective of World War I and its effect on both life and death. Both authors use stream of consciousness as a way to show multiple perspectives on thoughts of confusion, trauma and chaos that World War I has impacted on many lives. The loss of loved once during war times, is a painful experience that can bring on psychological and painful events…

elements in And Then There Were None to teach her readers this lesson. Christie’s creativity and success as a murder mystery writer is why she is still considered the “Queen of Mystery”. Agatha Christie was born September 15, 1890 as Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller in Torquay, England, a town on the coast of Devon. After her father died, Christie was brought up in an upper-middle class household by her single mother. Being the youngest of three she was by herself a lot of the time so she would…

Virginia Woolf was born in 1882. Adeline Virginia Woolf was bestowed with rational liberal thinking parents. She studied Greek, Latin and German till college level. It was an era wherein, women writers had started to write novels but even in English literature, the authority still lied in the hands of men and the genre of novel was not given adequate consideration. For instance Jean Jacques Rousseau believed that a woman’ education should incorporate the emotion of love and tenderness for…

fifteen, Pike joined the military and followed in his father’s footsteps (Walsh, 2-3). After just five years of serving in the military, Pike was given a new position as first lieutenant in his regiment. While serving in the military, he met his wife Clarissa Brown and they had…

The governor of the western state, Hubert Hopper, has to pick a replacement for the deceased U.S. senator Sam Foley. His boss, Jim Taylor, wants him pick his handpicked stooge quickly while popular committees want to reform. Unable to make up his mind between Taylor's stooge and the reformer, he decides to flip a coin which leads him to chose Jefferson Smith. Smith becomes close with his late father's oldest best friend, Senator Joseph Paine, who has a daughter that immediately grabs his…

THE MOST AMAZING SUMMER!!! Do you have the most annoying siblings in the world? Well I do, and this summer felt really long, but it wasn't all bad and here is some of the not so terrible things that happened this summer. This summer was amazing because at the beginning of the summer, I went to Tobamory, with my 4-H club for the day to walk the Bruce Trails. It was the 50th anniversary, so I got to be on... you’re not going to believe it but... T.V. it was so cool but really awkward just…