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which was called Valley Forge and it was 18 miles off of Pennsylvania. They built 16 by 14 cabins that held 12 men, and there was no bed just mud and straw. Valley Forge was a very difficult place to live, one is that there was “poor food” and there was no ventilation in their crowded cabins. Therefore, Valley Forge was a hard, gross place to live and was very cold when winter came. So would I quit or stay? I would not quit Washington’s army because there is a lot of sick people at Valley Forge…

- Ben Franklin was in France for a year - Tried to get French support of American revolution - With charisma, he gained many friends - Money had been donated with no official endorsement - Cont. Congress sent John Austin to deliver news of Saratoga - Though Philly had been taken, greater victories were scored - Important event was the victory at Saratoga - Can be considered turning point in revolution - France and others sided with the Americans - France declared was on Britain and sent…

The UER (United to End Racism) is an international group of people who are of all ages and backgrounds. They are trying to eliminate racism for the entire world; for they “understand that eliminating racism is necessary for humankind to progress”. Their message is simple, to illuminate the damage done to individuals by racism, and to undo the damage on an individual basis. Yet, their simple message seems to be blaming racism on those who are most directly affected by racism. They say to…

Paragraph 1~ Daily life for the rich and poor Aztecs are so very different in so many different ways. The rich lived in homes built with sun-dried brick and sometime stone. The home had a coating of whitewash to make them sparkle in the sunlight.Their clothes were colorfully embroidered and decorated with feathers. The poor were mostly farmers. They lived in huts with thatched roofs and owned little furniture. They wove mats for the floor and baskets to hold their belongings. Also, they owned…

The phenomenon that Stephen Crane created back in the late 19th century is referred to today as The Uncanny Valley. This valley is a graph that represents the spectrum as to which a person perceives an object as human and how it inversely grows less genuine the more realistic the object is supposed to be. By placing Henry in the Uncanny Valley he duplicates the tale of Frankenstein and his Monster but without giving the Monster a voice to express itself. Crane wants to be judge…

The Chrysanthemums is a short story by John Steinbeck. It tells a story of a strong women named Elisa Allen and her husband Henry who live on a ranch across the Salinas River where winter has come, where the sun is blocked by a “grey-flannel fog.” At the beginning, Henry begins to negotiate a sale of thirty head of cattle, while Elisa Allen, his wife, and the main focus of the story, attends to her chrysanthemums in her garden. While handling the flowers, her husband comes back with great news:…

to take a closer look from her perspective, which nobody in the story has done. Elisa wanted her husband to motivate her to do better. She wanted to be seen as an audacious woman rather than a typical housewife. She lived in a “closed off Salinas Valley” (Steinbeck 581) where she was isolated. She had a devotion for…

When John Steinbeck’s “The Chrysanthemums” was published in the 1930’s, it was a time of change for society. Women, who had always been seen as fragile and weak, were struggling for equality in a male dominated society. This story was Steinbeck bringing attention to women’s struggle for equality. Focusing on the story and the roles of female members of society, one will find that Elisa is quite masculine in the story and His story is centered on Elisa Allen. She is not happy and is frustrated…

“The Chrysanthemums” is a story written by John Steinbeck which revolves around the main character Elisa Allen and reveals the relationship between Elisa and her husband, Henry. The writer explains that by communicating with other people, we can grow in the society. The main conflict in the story is that Elisa is not allowed to live a public life as compared to her husband. She is supposed to live a homebound life. This conflict implies that Elisa is expected to remain at home and subordinate to…

SILVERMAN, DAVID P. “THE TREASURES OF TUTANKHAMUN.” Archaeology, vol. 29, no. 4, 1976, pp. 232–241. www.jstor.org/stable/41706084. The Treasures of Tutankhamun discusses how this young king was able to reestablish order in the Egyptian civilization, and what artifacts lay beneath his tomb. I plan on using this source for background information on King Tut before his death and to discuss the key relic discover in his tomb. “Work at the Tomb of Tutankhamun.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art…