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Museum Essays and Term Papers
Catcher In The RyeJerome David Salinger, born in New York City on January 1, 1919, may not have written many novels in which he is recognized for. Although, he did write one novel, which brought him fame. In many of Salinger's short stories and especially his most well-known novel he writes about how the main ...
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A Christmas Memory: Truman CapoteThis story, "A Christmas Memory," is a nonfiction reminence of one fond
memory of Capotes'.
A distant relative of Truman Capote's, Sook Faulk, took care of him
through his childhood. Sook dubbed Truman with the nickname "Buddy," after a
former best friend. During one November morning, when ...
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Jean Lamarkwas a French botanist and invertebrate zoologist who formulated one of the earliest theories of evolution. In 1768 he wrote a book on his botanical observations, which French naturalist Georges Louis Buffon arranged to publish in 1779 as Flore françois (Plants of France). As a result of the book ...
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Rosa Parksis a very resilient person. In her lifetime she has overcome much prejudices and segregation even after becoming used to following the segregation laws she found humiliating. faced the many consciences she knew she would have for standing up for herself and her whole race and future generations. ...
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ReverenceWhittaker Chambers was born in 1901 and grew up in Long Island.
The book that had the greatest impact on him was Les Miserables. It taught
him that Christianity and revolution are two seemingly irreconcilable
things. After going to Columbia University he went to England, where he
joined the ...
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Holdens ShitholeCatcher in the Rye, Holden views the world as an evil and corrupt place where there is no peace. This perception of the world does not change significantly through the novel. However as the novel progresses, Holden gradually comes to the realization that he is powerless to change this. During the ...
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Creative Writing: The Fossilized Story Of Mr. AllosaurusAs the mud starts to surround me I am no longer able to breathe. I
catch my last gasp of air and feel a few last raindrops fall on my head. I say
goodbye to my Earth and my land. My mouth and lungs fill with mud that travels
throughout my system. I am blinded by the wet black soil that has ...
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Hemp Around The WorldWhile hemp is currently banned, government officials have permitted one farmer to grow the crop on a small-scale research plot. Public support for hemp farming is gathering. An informative one-hour Australian TV documentary, The Billion-Dollar Crop, is available on video. The Tasmanian Hemp ...
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The Painting Of Pygmalion And Galatea: A Sensual EmbraceIn Greek mythology, the story of Pygmalion and Galatea tells of a Cypriot sculptor who creates a lifelike statue of his ideal of womanhood. Pygmalion, the sculptor, names his beautiful statue Galatea and begins to imagine her as real, eventually falling passionately in love with her. He becomes ...
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History Of The Original TeddyFar better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, then to rank with those poor spirits who niether suffer much nor enjoy much because they live in the grey twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat. [sic]
The creation of the original teddy ...
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Harry Shippe TrumanWhen Harry Truman was about five years old, his family noticed he was
having eye troubles. With these eye problems, Harry wasn't able to see
stars or the falling dust from fireworks. Harry never noticed this. When
his mother got his first pair of glasses, they were thick glass in which
the ...
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Philosophy StatementThere is some thought or lack of thought behind every design that goes beyond the mere thought put into technically exacting an image onto paper. A thought that exists unrelated to design--that no amount of design education can inform. A school intended to civilize children as noble people of a ...
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The Catcher In The Rye: Holden's Fall From InnocenceJerome David Salinger, born in New York City on January 1, 1919,
may not have written many novels in which he is recognized for. Although,
he did write one novel, which brought him fame. In many of Salinger's
short stories and especially his most well-known novel he writes about how
the main ...
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The Goddess RememberedFilmmaker Donna Reed directed the 1989 documentary-format film The Goddess Remembered, with sponsorship from the National Film Board of Canada. It is currently used as a major educational resource in many universities' Womens Studies classes, appearing on numerous syllabi
This film speaks ...
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Humbled By Nature’s GrandeurKayaking with Killer Whales made me see life in a completely different way. With my Dad, I visited an island called San Juan Island, somewhere off the coast of Canada and Washington. One day I went to the Whale Research Museum and was intrigued with the nature of the Orcas. I traveled all over ...
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Catcher In The Rye: Holden Goes Through A Fall From His InnocenceJerome David Salinger, born in New York City on January 1, 1919, may not
have written many novels in which he is recognized for. Although ,he did
write one novel, which brought him fame. In many of Salinger's short
stories and especially his most well-known novel he writes about how the
main ...
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The Lowell ObservatoryLowell Observatory is located in Flagstaff, Arizona. It was
established in 1894 by Dr. Percival Lowell. Dr. Percival borrowed several
telescopes and managed to collect a small staff and began making
observations of the sky. In 1896, Dr. Percival got a 24-inch Alvan Clark
refracting telescope that ...
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George Washington Carver was born in Diamond, Missouri at about 1865 as a slave child on Moses and Susan’s farm. Born and raised by his mother Mary, George was always having a whooping cough. One cold night, night raiders or slave robbers, came and took Mary and George from their home. The Carvers hired their ...
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An Economic Intrepration Of ThEconomics is a way of life: The Lottery is not
A lottery is something that many people would be very excited to win. Most people think of a huge cash reward for winning a lottery. The thought of millions of dollars being awarded just because they picked your name is very exciting. In most ...
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A Christmas Memory: Truman CapoteThis story, "A Christmas Memory," is a nonfiction reminence of one
fond memory of Capotes'.
A distant relative of Truman Capote's, Sook Faulk, took care of him
through his childhood. Sook dubbed Truman with the nickname "Buddy," after
a former best friend. During one November morning, when ...
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