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    The Newts Satire

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    Water begins to spread across every continent, and the remaining humans are pushed higher and higher into the mountains. The novel is a satire that examines contemporary European politics, such as fascism and colonialism. At the end of the novel the long-term history of the Newts is mapped out. The Newts will all but destroy the Earth's landmass, leaving only a small amount of humans to work for them in their factories. Eventually they will form separate countries and destroy themselves by…

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    First, the Great Depression affected how people act, work, and live. Also, the Great Depression affected how grateful people should be with their money and how they save. The Great Depression effected people in America. The first way the Great Depression affected Americans is how they act, work, and live. In the poem "Debts" by Karen Hesse, The father in the story had faith that he would be able to grow wheat and that it would rain. A lot of people were giving up on their lives and family. And…

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    American man being asked by a squirrel the reason why he did not save any money for the future. He answers, seemingly with a sad tone: “I Did”. Moreover, he is said to be a victim of bank failure. The cartoon represents the effects of the Great Depression and how harsh it was to the American citizens by using pathos through a sad character who is a victim of a bank failure, and logos through a squirell who stands for the future and how it is effected by the incident. John Tinney…

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    seen pictures of The Great Depression before, but do you know who actually took them? That’s simple, it was Walker Evans. Walker Evans was born in St. Louis, Missouri on November 3, 1903 and died on April 10, 1975. Growing up, Evans always had an interest in arts like drawing and taking pictures. He would like taking pictures of his family and friends on his first camera, a small Kodak camera. Walker Evans is best known for capturing the effects of The Great Depression, his creative way of…

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    Huey P. Long once said “Every man a king, but no one wears a crown.” this was a man that truly believed that anyone could thrive. During his time in office as a senator and Governor of Louisiana, he had ideas to fix the current depression. He developed the “Share Our Wealth” program as a new welfare program for the country. He had a close connection to the agricultural community since he grew up on a farm as a child, and then rose to high status later in life. He originally used his power…

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    Huey Long, Father Coughlin, & the Great Depression”, by Alan Brinkley, explains the journey, ambition, and purposes of two of the most infamous and memorable political leaders of the 1930’s, Huey Long and Father Coughlin, during one of the most challenging and memorable periods of America’s history. The text expresses the struggles and adversities during profound economic depression and political hardship with the helpful, yet also hindering, part Long and Coughlin played in it. While Long and…

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    Voices of Protest: Huey Long, Father Coughlin & The Great Depression by Alan Brinkley is all about the journey of two men during the Great Depression and the overwhelming rise to success. Huey P. Long was a Senator from the swamp state, Louisiana; while Charles E. Coughlin was a Catholic priest from Detroit. The two were from vastly different parts of the country, but they both became two of the most successful leaders in politics during this time period. In all honesty, I did not enjoy this…

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    Nathan “Danger” Williams 11/9/16 Leading the Way A “Dangerous” Leadership Paper Huey Pierce long (AKA ‘The Kingfish’) was the Governor of Louisiana during the depression Era. Long was born in Winnfield, Louisiana, on August 30, 1893, to a poor farm family of strong religious beliefs. He attended a public school and eventually became independent at the age of 16 as a door-to-door salesman to save up money for College. In 1912, he studied law for six months at Oklahoma University, and…

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    For Colored Girls Analysis

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    Self-Actualization: For Colored Girls “I found God in myself and I loved her, I loved her fiercely.” (Shange) For Colored Girls is based from a play with poems written by author Ntozake Shange called, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow isn’t Enuf, describing the life of eight women in New York who face tremendous crisis and heartbreaks. Each woman in this film represents a character/color and a poem from this play. From abuse, secret affairs and abortion, to deceit…

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