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    written, directed, co-produced, and co-edited the film in 1997 of The historical event the Titanic which sunk in 1912. The movie was a great film with some inaccuracies but a nice story line to follow along with two fictional characters Jack Dawson and Rose Dewitt Bukater.…

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    Throughout the First World War, and World War Two, the involvement of women was closely associated to the role they played in society at the time. As their role in society changed over the time spanning the two wars, so did their methods of contribution. The First World War saw the efforts of women based largely on the home front, in keeping with society's ideal of a mother and housewife being the primary role of a woman. The contributions of the women to the war effort lay mostly in volunteer…

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    life. Dao’s persona says “that symphony [is] a hospital,” that implies that music is in fact that exhilarating light and that joy, as a result, is a form of healing. He incorporates the symphony for the same reason he included a song in “A State of War,” to convey the cyclical nature of music; further explaining how music can sort, “through this world of confusion,” as repetitive nature of a song provides order to balance the…

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    Did you know John Paul Jones Was a very important person of the Navy.John Paul Jones was born on July 6, 1747 in Kirkcudbright, Scotland, but then died July 18, 1792.In this paper you will learn about John Paul Jones childhood and family and how he impacted the world as well as some other interesting facts. In this paragraph John Paul's Family and childhood will be explained.John Paul Jones was born in Scotland in a Christian church and given the name John Paul by his father John Paul Sr. and…

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    and expectations in society were changing rapidly. Previously women had very little say in society and were stereotyped to stay home, make babies, be a good home maker and wife. The 1940s were different, life for women was expanding, the men were at war and someone had to step up and take the men's place. In literary works, such as, “The Story of an Hour”, “The Storm”, “A…

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    mirror and a magical girdle. Aphrodite’s sacred animal is a dolphin. The dolphin is associated with not only Aphrodite, but Greek God Apollo as well. Aphrodite's sacred flower is the rose. The rose comes into view in the myth of Adonis and Aphrodite. The rose is used to symbolize the love between them. Along with the rose, Aphrodite has other sacred plants. This includes myrrh and the myrtle tree. Aphrodite was awarded the apple from Paris of Troy, this is why apples are Aphrodite’s sacred…

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    president during the War of 1812, he turned the country around to a correct and successful path. It may have acted in as a result for the war between one country and another. In that case, Madison did execute the act of non-intercourse, which disallows the country to trade with France or Great Britain except other nations because of how they are treating the ships off the harbor. Even if entering the war cause many people to dislike the current president. As for America, not that the war became…

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    flagship, rose to his feet and said, “I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.” Ironically, at the dawn of the World War II, of September 1, 1939, only a little more than two years prior, the United States did not have the security or the military alliances to engage in this full scale global struggle, World War II. Indeed, the predominant political ideology was that of isolationism, especially after the multiple catacylsms of the “Great…

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    William Faulkner’s short story A Rose for Emily was one of his first published short stories, published in Forum magazine in 1930. “A Rose for Emily” has become one of Faulkner’s most read and praised works due to its portrayal of aberrant psychological and political ideas. In “A Rose for Emily”, Faulkner portrays the death of the traditional Southern way of life through his characters, including Miss Emily and the townspeople, places, such as Emily’s home and the town, and events that take…

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    everyone did well. Most of the profits made by the industry went to the businessmen and those people who had enough money to buy shares and stocks. On the other hand the American farming industry collapsed as the European farming recovered after the war. Furthermore American farmers had to compete with farmers in Argentina and Canada because they were selling goods at cheaper prices which were the same quality or sometimes even better. The American government had rejected the bills that had been…

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