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discovers that pious, holy people who regularly attend church or that hold high leadership positions are actually corrupt. He eventually recognizes that the people of the town created a superficial mask in which they appeared to be good. Margaret B. McDowell writes a critical essay on the aspects of this idea, she exclaims, “...inverts traditional assumptions about the judging of individuals to be good or bad,...indirectly expresses her belief that only…

The First Battle of Bull Run The first battle of bull run took place on July 21, 1861 near Manassas, Virginia. The leader of the union troops, General McDowell, encountered confederate troops near Bull Run Creek, led by P.G.T. Beauregard and Joseph Eggelston Johnston. McDowell spent two days trying to get around them. Union troops crossed Bull Run Creek and managed to drive back all of the confederate forces except one battalion, led by Thomas Jackson. He earned his nickname when one soldier…

demeanor, and willing to work for little wages. How befitting of this character to be female and colored, as many Caucasian women prefer to be slim and not over-weight. Hattie McDowell co-starred in the early film Gone with the Wind and was portrayed as an indentured servant to Scarlet O’Hara on the plantation. Ms. McDowell would be the first African American to win an Academy Award for her role played in this movie. Another present day example, The Help, which was aired in 2011, showed the same…

Interdisciplinarity in life, and academics, is crucial to becoming a well-rounded person. To understand information to best of our ability it is important to know and recognize the different ways to look at it. Looking at 19th century Americans, technology; and contemporary courtship, dating, and sexual activity from the views of different authors has allowed me to understand the different ways of looking at information we have discussed. As a result of taking an interdisciplinary perspective…

with are Dr. Janet Frick, Dr. Jenifer McDowell, and Dr. Michelle vanDellen. I would be interested in working with Dr. Janet Frick because she is studying learning and the development of attention in young infants. This relates closely to what I would like to do in the future, and being able to work with her would be a great opportunity. I want to work with all ages but my focal age group would be children. I am interested in working with Dr. Jenifer McDowell because she focuses on cognitive…

Mindy Weisberger in the article Cicadas are Coming! Brood VI After 17 Years writes about cicadas; why and how this happened. Weisberger supports her statement by explaining why and how the cicadas are coming back. During the summer the buzzing of cicadas is a familiar sound. They are annual visitors, but they have darker, red-eyed cousins that are seen much less frequently. The most important, Weisberger states that before the summer, the cicadas are coming after 17 years. They are the most…

There is no question in the historicity of Jesus of Nazareth who was a real historical person., even with the limited amount of sources both secular and Christian. Proof that Jesus existed is obtained most directly through eyewitness testimony of the existence of the apostles of Jesus. Other available documents that we do have support the conclusion that Jesus was known as a historical figure by Christian writers 20-30 years after His death -the Pauline Epistles were written within that…

One thing that really shocked me about this project was to see how much history is right around the corner from where I lived. In my early childhood, I used to pass the Fairfax Courthouse all the time on my way to school. I never really gave much thought to the meaning behind the courthouse, though, six-year old me thought the shiny cannons were pretty cool. Visiting the courthouse ten years later was the first chance I got to grasp the significance of the site. The Historic Fairfax County…

is probably the most prevalent today; mostly because it does not commit to one side or the other, it just rides the proverbial fence. In the words of Josh Mcdowell, “Jesus claimed to be God. He didn 't leave any other option open. His claim must be either true or false, so it is something that should be given serious consideration.” (McDowell) Another opinion is that Jesus never existed at all. Where this one is not quite as prevalent, mostly because There is so much reputable historical proof…

The Sun Also Rises, is a complex modernist novel that often leaves the reader with unanswered questions and a lack of closure. Hemingway’s character driven narrative highlights the feelings of futility that many people experienced after World War One. Events from his personal life and time in Europe find their way into his work, and the outcome is sometimes lonely and hopeless. Often, the characters in The Sun Also Rises strive to establish relationships, but wind up creating alienation instead.…