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- 15051: The Life of Helen Keller
- ... communicate with others what she wanted. Anne would not tolerate any of this. After much trial and error she taught Helen the one handed alphabet which gave her a way of communication with the outside world. Helen learned quickly and with great excitement. Her tantrums ceased and her manners vastly improved. She was a very bright child and person. Her generosity never ended and her handicap day by day was overcome ...
- 15052: Henry David Thoreau was a Rebel
- ... over his coffee and rolls, that a man has had this eyes gouged out this morning on the Wachito River; never dreaming the while that he lives in the dark unfathomed mammoth cave of this world, and has put the rudiment of an eye himself (174-175). The tone of these words conveys a feeling of anger and passion. Thoreau felt that Americans had deceived themselves about what is valuable in ...
- 15053: Canterbury Tales-a Personal Pe
- ... the church if it happened to be in a negative light. That s why Chaucer is considered a pioneer. He was a realist that wrote about the truth of corruption that occurred in the religious world.
- 15054: Crucible Term Paper
- ... told us the stories of the lives of John Proctor, Elizabeth Proctor, Abigail Williams and others during the 1692 Witch Trials in Salem Massachusettes. The quiet Salem community was living happily in their own sleepy world, until several local girls fell ill as their sickness was blamed on witchcraft. John Proctor was a farmer in his middle thirties. He did not have to be a partisan of any faction in the ...
- 15055: Aristotle
- ... the West through the work of Arab and Jewish scholars, becoming the basis of medieval scholasticism. In my opinion Aristotle was one of the greatest and most important of the philosophers and scientists of the world's history.
- 15056: The Literary Contributions of King Alfred the Great
- ... every personal aim to devote himself solely to the welfare of those whom he ruled. If the sphere of his action seems too small to justify the comparison of him with the few whom the world calls its greatest men, he rose to their level in the moral and unselfish course of his life. And it is this which has hallowed his memory among the English people. "I desire," said the ...
- 15057: What Is Meant By The Era Of Good Feelings
- ... rising feelings of sectionalism. His cabinet reflects this attitude. Representing the North he appointed John Quincy Adams (a Federalist) as secretary of state. To represent the South he appointed John C. Calhoun as secretary of war. In an attempt to create a government of unification, a major problem is encountered, the issue of slavery. In 1819 the number of slave and free states was equal. Then, Missouri applied to the Union ...
- 15058: The Life and Work of Chaim Potok
- ... Potok's book The Chosen was made into a movie in which Chaim has a small cameo appearance. In conclusion, Chaim Potok's life works have been plentiful and beneficial to people all over the world.
- 15059: Eli Whitney
- ... to teach and study law. After he graduated he went south to tutor the children of a wealthy plantation owner. He taught school for five years. Eli Whitney made and sold nails during the Revolutionary war. In 1798 Eli obtained a government contract to make 10,000 muskets. In 1812 he was given another contract for 15,000 muskets .He built the first firearms factory to use mass production methods. When ...
- 15060: Great Gatsby 4
- ... symbolized the desolation of life. This area is where all the business failures ended up. The valley of ashes was located at the crossroads of Long Island and New York City. It represented the modern world and the barren wasteland created by industry. George Wilson s garage is located here. He receives little business and is always covered in dust from the ash heaps. The valley of ashes is important because ...
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