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    While Freedom Lasts In “The Story of an Hour” written by Kate Chopin, Mrs. Mallard is seen as a woman who wants to gain her own individual freedom in order to live her life to the fullest. The setting of this story is important to provide a general idea of the time period as opposed to the patriarchal society that the Mallards live in. Because of the fact that they live in a time period of a patriarchal society, women were usually looked upon as that of a lesser person than men were. This in…

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    France owned Louisiana, being that France was known as an aggressor, Jefferson believed that could potentially be a train wreck further down the road (“Jefferson and the Louisiana Purchase.”). The executive branch was not allowed to purchase land from foreign countries, though France is a foreign country, Jefferson still had to make the purchase to avoid potential conflict…

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    The book The story of an hour is a very interesting and shocking story .The book the story of an hour is written by Kate Chopin. The main characters in this story are Louise Mallard, Brently Mallard, Josephine, Richards. The story is about how Louise Mallard seems very depressed and sad because of the death of her husband and after her husband's death she feels relieved but then she gets news that her husband is really not dead. The story of an hour shows a shows the way Louise gains freedom…

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    Deciding on a career is a major step in one's life for not only does it affect his work hours but it alters the course of his life, accordingly; one must choose his profession based on what he wants for himself. Parents would argue that because it is such a major leap, they should intervene with the child's decision, and while that may be true, intervening too much has many consequences. Affecting the child's psychology, choosing a career path he does not love and the fact that parents might…

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    the beginning of the story the main character, Mrs. Louise Mallard has a heart condition. Due to her illness , her sister Josephine and her husband's friend Richards has the hard task to tell Louise that her husband Brently Mallard has died in a train wreck. During this first hour Mrs. Mallard experiences the sorrow of her husband's death and the loneliness she would feel, but also the conflicting and exciting feelings of being able to feel alive and the freedom she will have in the future…

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    Roles Of Archaeology

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    documenting records of their work. A museum archaeologist job is to preserve places and objects that field archaeologist discover whilst presenting them to the public. The final type of archaeologist are university archaeologist who both teach and train students in the study of archaeology (…

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    more” (Oates). Another short story in which character is important is “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin. The protagonist of the story, Louise Mallard, is confronted by her sister and her husband’s friend after her husband supposedly died in a train wreck. At first Louise is extremely sad and bursts into tears, however, her character begins to change when she “[sees] beyond that bitter moment a long procession of years to come that would belong to her absolutely” (Chopin). Louise’s state of…

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    During the 1920s, in the United States, new music and dance were introduced. The new music and dances were swiftly and dynamic, like the idealist 1920's itself. It was an desertion from the horror of war, and an opportunity to liberate stifled emotions created by the restricted lifestyles enforced on the society by the war effort. Music and dance was a large part of popular culture during this decade, especially country music and the foxtrot dance. In the 1920s, nearly every town in the united…

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    person. I need to act against this trait that I have grown accustomed to over the course of basically my whole life. My dragon is procrastination. On the outside I might seem as someone who has every task under control, but in the inside, I am a train wreck. I have not been able to go to parties or enjoy, all in reality due to my dragon conquering me. But now it is time to fight back and conquer my dragon and to put this issue to rest. One particular way that I could slay this dragon that I…

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    one on its list of the “Worst Songs Ever”, said that it resembled “a term paper scribbled the night before it’s due.” Joel said he had mixed feelings about the song. He said “It’s a nightmare to perform live, because if I miss one word, it’s a train wreck.” He has also called it a “novelty song” that does not “really define me as well as album songs that probably don’t get played”. In the song he mentions model, actress…

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