Make notes on linguistic techniques and look our for comedic elements. Make note on theme and character. A Woman Of No Importance Themes: The author Wilde criticises the victorian upper class in a variety of different ways. They are usually throughout the first two acts in the abundance of witty dialogue the protagonists engage in. Lady Caroline displays her own ignorance when she dismisses ‘new woman’ Hester Worsley a somewhat pious woman who is independent and financially secure. She
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Unit 10: The Gilded Age Economic & social changes 1865 – 1920 Part one: The Last Frontier The Final settlement of the Trans-Mississippi West Historiography THE FRONTIER THESIS: Frederick Jackson Turner The Significance of the Frontier in American History – July 12‚ 1893 1890 Census – no more defined frontier line; had pockets of settlement spread out Turner Thesis: spirit and success of US is directly tied to westward expansion; a turning point in American Identity American Identity:
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WRITTEN REPORT IN INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS FINANCE AND THE PHILIPPINE FINANCIAL SYSTEM BSA 1- 27 GROUP IV LEADER: NAYA‚ ROSELYN O. MEMBERS: GUITTAP‚ SANDRINNE C. CRISOSTOMO‚ JOHN BRYANNE D. SUPLICO‚ KATHERINE C. DOMINGO‚ CHLOIE VERONICA COQUIA‚ JOHN KENNETH Everybody knows money. Everybody uses money. And everybody touches money. What money really serve for? Money serves as a medium of exchange‚ as a store of value‚ and as a unit of account. Medium of
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January 13‚ 2013 Chapter 26 Notes (1865-1896) * The Clash Of Cultures on the Plains 1) As the White settlers began to populate the Great West‚ the Indians‚ caught in the middle‚ increasingly turned against each other‚ were infected with White man’s diseases‚ and were stuck battling to hunt the few remaining bison 2) The Sioux‚ displaced by Chippewas from the their ancestral lands at the headwaters of the Mississippi in the late 1700s‚ expanded at the expense of the Crows‚ Kiowas‚ and
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The Rise of Organized Labor 1700’s * Independent Craftsmen from guilds * 1776: Three important documents written that express man’s right to life‚ liberty‚ and equality * Wealth of Nations – Adam Smith [outlines capitalism] * Common Sense – Thomas Paine [democracy] * Declaration of Independence – Thomas Jefferson [out from Common Sense] * Our responsibility to do what is best for us‚ and we have the right to do whats best for us. * Closely tied to unionization
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and the Euro currency impacts the IMS. "Spontaneous Order." HISTORY OF THE IMS 1. BIMETALLISM (pre-1875) Commodity money system using both silver and gold (precious metals) for int’l payments (and for domestic currency). Why silver and gold? (Intrinsic Value‚ Portable‚ Recognizable‚ Homogenous/Divisible‚ Durable/Non-perishable). Why two metals and not one (silver standard or gold standard vs. bimetallism)? Some countries’ currencies in certain periods were on either the gold standard (British
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Preparation for the First Examination Multiple Choice Questions: 1. According to your text‚ what two issues lay at the heart of Reconstruction? A. whether the federal or state government was ultimately sovereign‚ and whether African Americans or Native Americans were the most oppressed minority group B. which party would gain the ascendancy‚ and how the government could regulate the economy C. the future of political and economic power for African Americans‚ and the future of North-South economic
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Midterm exam prep sheet‚ History 406W. 2-11‚ Spring 2013 Kurk Dorsey‚ Justine Oliva‚ Shawn Pirelli‚ Mike Verney The exam is scheduled for Wednesday‚ 6 March‚ 9:10-10:00 in Horton 210. You need bring only pens or pencils; we will supply the paper. Essay (50 points): You will be assigned one of these three questions. It should take about 25 minutes of your time to answer it‚ and your answer should have a clear argument that addresses the question and evidence drawn from the reading and lectures. Keep
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Thirteenth Amendment * The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution outlaws slavery and involuntary servitude‚ except as punishment for a crime. It was passed by the Senate on April 8‚ 1864‚ by the House on January 31‚ 1865‚ and adopted on December 6‚ 1865. On December 18‚ Secretary of State William H. Seward proclaimed it to have been adopted. It was the first of the three Reconstruction Amendments adopted after the American Civil War. Fourteenth Amendment * adopted on July
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Money is any object or record that is generally accepted as payment for goods and services and repayment of debts in a given socio-economic context or country.[1][2][3] The main functions of money are distinguished as: a medium of exchange; a unit of account; a store of value; and‚ occasionally in the past‚ a standard of deferred payment.[4][5] Any kind of object or secure verifiable record that fulfills these functions can be considered money. Money is historically an emergent market phenomenon
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