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(Franzen). Wharton lived a high profile life unlike any other authors, a comfortable life that most people today want to live. She came from a long line of important names in the American, specifically the New York, society that had led the social life of New York in the past (“Edith Wharton, 75, Is Dead in France”). Wharton used her unique background to craft stories portraying “the upper-class New York society in the 1870s” or her observations of “the grimmer possibilities of the New England farm life” (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica). Wharton was unlike the average American. She was born in New York on January 24, 1862, in a respected and established family. She lived within “the inner circle of New York society” that thought of itself as above others (“Edith Wharton, 75, Is Dead in France”). Her education did not come from classrooms, but rather “private tutors and governesses at home and in Europe” (The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica). Wharton’s privileged life began very early on in her life. Wharton and her family went abroad for “cultural health and economy” for six years (“Edith Wharton, 75, Is Dead in France”). She was never sent to school and had a very sheltered life. Wharton Educated herself through reading in her father’s library, as well as having lessons from a governess (Dwight). Through her sheltered life, Wharton had a brilliant imagination and found an outlet in storytelling. She would participate in telling stories even before she could…

for art’s sake. In other words, Aestheticism said that art should not have any other purpose than to display its own beauty and the beauty of the artist’s personality. This movement was also adamant that art should serve no political purpose; a contradiction to what many artists were producing at the time. The Aestheticism art movement “began in reaction to prevailing utilitarian social philosophies and to what was perceived as the ugliness and philistinism” of the Industrial age during the…

I have heard of the encyclopedia, but I have never actually seen it and I was unaware that the encyclopedia had an online website. After my observation at Bangor High School, I decided to look more closely to Britannica and I was pleasantly surprised how well the encyclopedia was set up. Britannica has some similarities to Wikipedia, but it seems to be better set up and more reliable. I have always used Wikipedia with my research papers and such, but I now believe that I will start using…

Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese navigator who discovered the Cape of Good Hope in 1488 this showed Europeans there was a good route to India around the place with many storms around the southern tip of Africa. He also discovered the European the south-east trade wind to the west and south of South Africa, then establishing the wind system for those who chose to sail after him. He was born in 1450 in Algarve Kingdom of Portugal he died 29 May 1500 at the age of 50 years he was part of the…

Battuta’s Travels: Battuta was a Muslim traveler throughout the 1300s, whose original goal was simply to go on a trip to the Muslim city Mecca, or a Hajj, but ended up traveling approximately 75,000 miles of Islamic Asia over the course of 29 years. His exploration is recorded in a story called “Rihla” or “My Travels.” Amerigo Vespucci: Like Marco Polo, Vespucci was a merchant from Italy, but Vespucci actually knew what he was doing. He travelled in the late 15th century C.E. in the name of…

Europeans wanted to bypass the Mediterranean. During this time, there were new tools for navigation such as more accurate maps, globes and new ship designs. They perfected the caravels and these ships were equipped to travel long distances and carry more men and merchandise on board. This was breakthrough for sailors because they had more assurance that they would not get lost at sea alone and they were safer to travel long distances with more reliable ships. In 1487, Bartolomeu Dias sailed…

Wikipedia, the free online encyclopedia, is becoming more popular every day (Polk, Johnston, Evers, 2015, p.92). It can give a wealth of information easily to anyone who wishes to learn about a topic. However, concerns have risen about its use in research for schools. In the article “Wikipedia Use in Research: Perceptions in Secondary Schools” by Tracy Polk of Worcester Preparatory School, Melissa Johnston of the University of Alabama, and Stephanie Evers of the University of South Alabama,…

easier for European nations. Each navigator showed courage to discover paths and build off of what other explorers had done before them. Bartolomeu Dias showed courage when sailing around the Cape of Good Hope, establishing a way by sea to get to the east. Christopher Columbus showed courage…

of Native Americans. It also was too far from other vikings to be settled there any longer. Once the vikings left, Europeans had not returned, even centuries later. In the 1400’s, interest in discoveries did, though, strike some european explorers attention. Chris Farley- I chose chris Farley to act as leif Eriksson because they are very much alike. Chris Farley is known as a comedian and someone who get bullied/pushed around. He has lot of the same traits as Eriksson does that he plays. In…

tip of Africa, opening up trade to India and Asia, and cutting out the middleman for trade. Bartolomeu Dias was born in 1450 to a wealthy Portuguese family. Not much is known about Bartolomeu Dias’s early life, except that he received a very good education. There is a theory that he is a descendent of Prince Henry the Navigator’s pilots, but there is not facts to prove this. One of the only things know about his early life is that he was in charge of some of king João II’s warehouses. He also…