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Along with the other women in her life who were labeled as a widow, Kate Chopin was also one due to her husband, Oscar Chopin’s death. Mentioned in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening: A Sourcebook is “In life Chopin herself apparently explored wholeheartedly the possibilities that her new found ‘freedom’ afforded, her experiences finding expression as perhaps the most controversial feature of her writing- female sexual abandon, desire and…

The Crusades By: Kelli Floyd The Crusades had a massive impact on the development of Western civilization. The interaction between Christian Europe and the Muslims had many benefits to Europe. On the flipside, its interaction with Christianity had very negative impact on Islamic culture. An argument can be made to say that the Crusades may have caused Islam to enter into a downward spiral from which it still has not been able to recover. How Islam Benefited Europe Although the Crusades turned…

pleated trousers. He is wearing a snap brim hat, which was a popular accessory of World War II menswear. In addition to the snap brim hat he is wearing a pair of saddle shoes, which may have been a little outdated for this time period. In Peacock’s sourcebook on menswear, he illustrates saddle shoes as being a prominent shoe style in the early to mid 1930’s (1996, p.136). The different colored sleeves on his suit jacket and lapel is something that was popular in the 40s. O’Donnol (1982) mentions…

is the most extreme case of dissociation. A crucial aspect of this disorder is its relationship to trauma. Many individuals diagnosed with DID have had a traumatic event occur to them in the past. According to The Dissociative Identity Disorder Sourcebook written by Deborah Haddock, DID in trauma clients can be described as “being lost in a fog” or at times others may describe it as though the world around them seems eerie and dark. Individuals with DID may also report feeling disconnected from…

absolutely nothing to look forward to? Some may say that having a dog, whether it is big, small, cuddly, furry, or active, can provides the unconditional love and companionship that you need every day. According to 2012 U.S Pet Ownership & Demographics Sourcebook, dogs have the highest percent of households owning compared to other pets by 36.5%. (AVMA, 2012). Due to the statistics that dogs are the most popular choice among other pets such as cats, birds, and horse, it can be concluded that…

“When you've suffered a great deal in life, each additional pain is both unbearable and trifling,”(Martel 5) and for the protagonist in the Life of Pi, he has suffered from much pain, and while some of that is simply normal stuff life throws at people most of it is from his horrible journey at sea. In the Life of Pi, Pi Patel loses his family, his home, and at times even his hope and religion leaving him just a bare castaway. When Pi Patel is 16 his family packs up everything they have and put…

The Clean Water Act was passed by the Congress in 1972. This Act protects all the “waters of the United States” and it still remains one of the most important tools that is used to try and protect our waters. This a good example of one public policy in place now that aims to improve some aspect of environmental sustainability because it regulates pollutant leaks into the water. With lots of streams at risk of pollution, our drinking water also is at risk with fish and wildlife species being at…

Connections, Comparisons, and Changes in the Incan Empire In the fifteenth century, the Inca Empire stood at the prime of its existence. Encompassing nearly all the land of the Andes region of what is now South America, the Inca Empire was the largest civilization in Mesoamerica. Even more impressively, the Incas developed a decadent society without many of the staples of other civilizations. This made the “children of the sun” a unique society. The Incas stood apart from their contemporaries,…

Sigmund Freud’s quote meant that a civilization is unable to survive if the people in that civilization are mistreated, done wrong, abandoned etc. That also, that a law once made cannot be broken by individuals wrong doings, and the law should not be treated with violent force. Which, can stand for any society, nation, and/or country; must have equally for every person living in that civilization, and that one person should not get treated either better or worse than the next: fairness for all.…

In autumn of 79 CE, a massive volcanic eruption occurred: the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. The explosion blew off an entire part of the volcano, and smoke and fire shot into the air. A huge ‘mushroom cloud’ made up of pieces of pumice—a type of light and porous volcanic rock—followed, and an even bigger mass of ash blasted up after that. These clouds collapsed in the air under their own weight, and crashed down upon two cities near the area. Buildings collapsed, and even as many people tried to…