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The Battle At Chancellorsville

Chancellorsville is considered to be General Robert E. Lee's greatest victory; his cunning military tactics brought a loss to the North, defeating General Joseph Hooker's army which was almost twice the size of his. Dividing his army up several times, he drove the Federal army from ...

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Effects Of Watergate

In it's historical context, Watergate was not a surprising development when it is considered that Nixon was a paranoid personality capable of using any avenue to insure that his political objectives were attained. He had proved that early in his political career in his famous Checkers speech. By ...

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The Pearl

MATERIAL SOCIETY, MATERIAL THOUGHTS Ever since Midas' lust for gold, it appears to be that man has acquired a greed and appetite for wealth. Juana, the Priest, and the doctor have all undergone a change due to money. They are all affected by their hunger for wealth and inturn are the base for ...

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Rabbit, Run Happy Endings

There is something extraordinarily powerful about the euphoria associated with happiness. What causes this and where does it come from? Some say it has to do with a completeness in one's self, a sense of well being and understanding. It also comes from living for the present, and living for the ...

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Huckleberry Finn

The narrator (later identified as ) begins Chapter One by stating that the reader may know of him from another book, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by "Mr. Mark Twain," but it "ain't t no matter" if you have not. According to Huck, Twain mostly told the truth, with some "stretchers" thrown in, ...

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Julius Caesar

The play opens with a little word play between Flavius, Marullus, and a few workers. The workers are on their way to see who has recently returned from his victorious battle against Pompey. The reader immediately sees the dislike the tribunes have towards Caesar. However, the commoners seem to ...

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Benito Mussolini And His Impact On World War 2

Benito Mussolini had a large impact on World War II. He wasn’t always a powerful dictator though. At first he was a school teacher and a socialist journalist. He later married Rachele Guide and had 5 children. He was the editor of the Advanti, which was a socialist party newspaper in Milan. ...

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From A Female’s Point Of View: Misogyny In Vampire Literature

Misogyny is the mistreatment of women. Even though it can occur in any type of literature, nothing can be so vital in making a vampire story work the way misogyny does. Although this is true, I do plan to take a feminist point of view by connecting the four stories that we have read over the ...

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Kristallnacht

The Ku Klux Klan is a secret society based on hatred and violence. The Klan claims that it stands for only law-abiding rallies and activities, but the Klan has been known for having hypocritical views throughout it’s existence. No matter where the Klan is headed, violence is sure to be the ...

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A Queen Adored: England's Elizabeth II

Countess of Longford, Elizabeth Pakenham, was born in London England in 1906. She attended Lady Margaret Hall and Oxford University where she studied classical history and philosophy. She later married Oxford professor and politician, the seventh Earl of Longford in 1931, with whom she had ...

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Farewell To Manzanar

In the true story "" we learn of a young girl's life as she grows up during World War II in a Japanese internment camp. Along with her family and ten thousand other Japanese we see how, as a child, these conditions forced to shape and mold her life. This book does not directly place blame or ...

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Roles In Frankenstein

Society often puts labels on things such as good, bad, normal, or strange. People are expected to act in a certain manner depending on there status in society. For example in Frankenstein, you would expect the doctor as a scientist to act with precision and responsibility. From the monster you ...

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Henry Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was born in Concord, Massachusetts, on July 12, 1817. He was born to parents that were very intelligent, yet poor and undistinguished. Despite their struggle with poverty, "their home was a center of affection and vivacity." Thoreau was the third of four children and he ...

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The Curse On The Tomb Of King Tutankhamen

Death Shall Come on Swift Wings To Him Who Disturbs the Peace of That was supposedly engraved on the Tomb of King Tutankhamen’s, or King Tut as most of you know. The King was only nineteen when he died. People say that he was murdered by his enemies. The ancient Egyptians thought of their ...

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War Of The Worlds: Human Survival

As the Martians fire their deadly heat rays, destroying towns and cities will anyone survive against the overwhelming odds? What were the Martians doing here? This could not have been a friendly visit, so what were their intentions? In H.G. Wells War of the Worlds the humans’ instinct to survive ...

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Neal Cassady

: The Man Who Set The World Free grew up as a quasi-homeless wayfaring boy with his alcoholic, unemployed father in the projects of Denver. His unconventional upbringing led to adolescence rife with theft, drug use, and extreme sexual awakening at a young age. Cassady grew up quite quickly and ...

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Creative Story: State Highway

It was a blistering hot July afternoon, with all the windows up and the air conditioning on maximum, the young boy questioned again why he was going to take college level courses when he had only recently finished his junior year in high school. He felt like it was a million degrees inside the red ...

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Madame Bovary 2

Gustave Flaubert is one of the most respected authors in European Literature. His work is especially known for the novel Madame Bovary. This paper will analyze the life and work of Flaubert, with a particular emphasis on the conflicting roles of 19th century women in the novel Madame ...

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Dickinson Vs. Whitman

After receiving five years of schooling, Walt Whitman spent four years learning the printing trade; Emily Dickinson returned home after receiving schooling to be with her family and never really had a job. Walt Whitman spent most of his time observing people and New York City. Dickinson rarely ...

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Athens And Sparta

The country of Greece in 400-500 B.C. was led to greatness by two great city-states. These city-states were . These two states were as different as night and day. They were rivals and very diverse. As you read you will find out their differences between their form of culture and government. The ...

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