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The Medici’s wealth surpasses everyone else wealth because of the business with the Catholic Church. The Medici family can deny anyone a loan and not worry about consequences. Both families control geographic areas of Northern and Southern Europe. Dukes of Burgundy owned land from Holland all the way to central France. Philip the Bold, father of Philip the Good, gained large amount of territory through political marriages and other strategies. According to Marilyn Stokstad, Philip married his…

Dolly Rebecca Parton was born on January 19, 1946 in Locust Ridge, Tennessee. Her father was named Robert Lee Parton. He worked in construction but he also was a subsistence farmer. Her mother, Avie Lee Caroline, stayed at home with Dolly and her siblings. Dolly described her family as “dirt poor”. Her father made very little money , in fact when Dolly was born her father paid the doctor with a bag of cornmeal. Dolly was the fourth born of twelve children. Her entire family lived in a rustic…

I always take the train into Penn Station and honestly never found the station to be appealing. Once we walked into Grand Central Station the first thing that came to my head was that this station makes Penn Station look like garbage. The station was absolutely beautiful. With high ceilings and high dome arched surround the entrance I couldn’t believe I haven’t visited…

"Get in, go to sleep, and wake up at your destination." The Pros and Cons of Driverless Car It 's been estimated that nine of ten car accidents are caused by human errors. As a human, we get bored, sometimes could get drunk, nod off at wheel, run red lights, take phone call, send text message, those all make us terrible drivers. Computers don 't get distracted as humans, they make rational decisions much faster than human during the limited time. Many pros believe that the widespread use of the…

In this paper I will discuss which trade routes were an essential part of globalization in the ancient world, thus including routes such as The Silk Road, The Grand Trunk Road, as well as Incense Road. There are many roads and paths discussed in ancient writings. These are used to not only move goods and products, but also to spread religions, messages, and ways of life. One main road is the Silk Road. The Silk…

Driverless cars - they feel their surroundings with such techniques as radar, lidar, GPS, odometry, & computer vision. They update their maps based on sensory input, allowing the vehicles to keep track of their position, even in changing conditions, or in a uncharted environment. These machines have control systems that are capable of analyzing sensory data to distinguish between different cars on the road. Now, some people do not exactly support these vehicles. ‘Oh, they’ll destroy the…

Edna. The pianist stands for the life Edna can pursue: a life that is unconventional but would bring happiness to her. Mademoiselle Reisz was a widow who immersed herself in music; whereas, Madam Ratignolle was “the empress of the ‘mother women’ of Grand Isle.”(Showalter…

Few literary works are so unconventional and ahead of their time that the controversial discussion surrounding them has continued for more than a century after their publication. In order for a book to have this effect, it must present its ideas in an entirely new way, often boldly challenging the preconceived notions of the reader and perhaps even society itself. The Awakening by Kate Chopin does this unlike any other novel of its time. It tells the story of a young woman named Edna as she…

Imagine that you are coming to the realization that you are a nobody. That you are just an average person in an average society. Chopin's story The Awakening in Chopin's story symbolizes the realization that the main character and protagonist comes to. Edna has become awakened by the end of the story because she realizes that the life she left was the life she cherished the most. Her new life was not what as luxurious as she thought it was going to be. This caused her to reconsider all of the…

The Awakening Feminism is one of the broadest and most arguable critical lenses. Edna, along with other female characters, demonstrate the aspects of feminism and the expected way of living in a world controlled by men in The Awakening by Kate Chopin. There are a variety of symbols in this text that demonstrate the struggles of the female characters. Throughout the text, the characters also grow tremendously which is shown in various ways. This included Edna trying to rebel against what was…