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    These photographers are mainly a representation of the lives of the photographers growing up and living in surroundings faced by gender and racial differences as evident by Tracey Moffatt, Mae Weems, and Clarissa Sligh. They were faced with racial and gender inequality, and they turned to photography to push the feminist gender and equality in general. Lesbianism and other minority groups in the society are other issues dealt with by modern feminist photographers…

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    Clara Barton And Karl Marx

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    Karl Marx is well known for being one of the most influential socialist thinkers of our time. Born on May 5, 1818 in Prussia (modern day Trier, Germany), Marx grew up in a well off family with 8 siblings. His parents Heinrich and Henrietta Marx each had long lines of rabbinical Jewish ancestry. However, after an anti-Semitic law that banned Jews from higher society, the Marx’s involuntarily converted to Christianity – even though Karl Marx himself became an atheist later in life. Marx is…

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    Shell Shock In War

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    There were two very distinct views of shell shock within British society, when the first shell shocked men returned from the war they were condemned for being too feminine. In the home front, society strongly believed it was every British man’s duty to enlist for the war, it was the manly thing to do. So, when numerous of men returned with a mental illness it was huge a shock to society. Here were these men who did the manly thing and went to war but returned as weak, unstable, emotional, and…

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    The Berwick Church in Charleston, England houses some of the most notable pieces of art manufactured by Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant from the mid-twentieth century. The two were part of the well-known Bloomsbury Group, and their home in Charleston as well as their work on the Church constitute the remaining evidence of the group's involvement with each other outside of London. Grant's painting Christ in Glory sits above the Berwick altar, demonstrating how the Bloomsbury Group took traditional…

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    5. Characters “To the Lighthouse”, Virginia Woolf takes the readers in a journey to the true nature of relationships, through the prospect of many different characters, especially in the first chapters of the novel, it is difficult to know the character who Woolf is speaking, from which perspective she is talking, but as the novel goes on, it becomes obvious to clarify each character. Major Characters Mrs. Ramsay From the start of the of the novel, Mrs. Ramsay is the principal character,…

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    Christie is able to show the reader the thinking behind solving a case. With Christie's writing, it brings the reader to experience the workings of detective. These workings ultimately make up one of the most famous main characters. Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller, better known as Agatha Christie, was born September 15, 1890, in Torquay, Great Britain. Agatha grew up in a privileged childhood; she was well educated. During her youth, Christie spent time in France studying choir and piano. Upon…

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    Chopin Vs Liszt

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    The argument of who is the best “classical” pianist and composer has stricken the musical community like an atomic bomb for years. Everyone classical composer and or musician has had their influence on the future and growth of music, just who is the greatest? Whether it 's Liszt, Mozart, or Chopin who are all notoriously amazing players and composers, which one would be considered the best among those three pianists? Franz Liszt, the “youngest’ of these three was born in Hungary in 1811 and…

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    I just got done with my shift to protect Camp Half-Blood feeling very tired and stressed. With the camp’s protection being down and most of the campers going back to their families for the summer, this meant that there were very few of us to guard our safe haven. Not to mention I was still recovering from my broken ankle. I decided to take a walk down to the beach near the camp. Lately, I’ve found the sound of crashing waves, wind brushing through my hair, and the slight smell of salt hitting my…

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    many key characters that help with a main character develop and in Fahrenheit 451 the main character Montag meet some life altering people. This main character is. The three characters that play the most crucial role in reeducating Montag include: Clarissa, Faber and Beatty. Clarisse appears multiple times…

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    Introduction: One may not realize that a person is living in isolation, especially if they are seen around people. It is quite a wonder that one can be quite alienated from normal life or people while still living around them. More so, it is surprising how a person could just choose to live indoors because of his phobia and be happy enjoying his own company. In the two works of literature, The Pleasure of my Company by Steve Martin and The Catcher in the Rye by J.D Salinger, this theme has been…

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