-By the time William Bradford was twelve‚ he was orphaned by the death of his parents. -In 1621‚ after the death of John Carver‚ he was elected governor of Plymouth and reelected nearly every year henceforth -William was married twice: First to Dorothy May‚ 10 December 1613‚ in Amsterdam. And then to Alice (Carpenter) Southworth‚ on 14 August 1623‚ in Plymouth. In two sentences‚ explain why you think Bradford is significant in American history: His work colony building in Plymouth‚ and his success
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Set in the 1920s in Melbourne‚ Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries TV series is an Australian detective drama centred on the story of Miss Phryne Fisher‚ an heiress who fights crimes by hobby. Helped by her paid companion‚ Dorothy (mainly know as Dot)‚ and some long-suffering members of the Melbourne police force‚ Phryne drives herself around the city‚ chasing criminals with a pearl-handled pistol. Miss Phryne is always impeccably dressed and her outfits reflect her energy and independence simultaneously
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Working and volunteering are different but both have an impact on people and communities throughout the world. Work is needed to provide a person with basic needs to provide for themselves and even for their family. Many people have a job to meet these needs by staying focused on what they need to achieve to stay with that employer. A person may have a job just to meet those needs but are not happy with that job. Individuals feel obligated to stay due to unemployment problems and would further
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When one contemplates the concepts of cinema and attractions‚ the ideas of the modern day blockbuster film might come to mind. World disasters‚ car chases‚ and high profile police investigations are just some of the story lines that attract people to theatres year round. The term "cinema of attraction" introduced by Tom Gunning into the study of film is defined more precisely. To quote Gunning‚ a cinema of attraction: "directly solicits spectator attention‚ inciting visual curiosity‚ and supplying
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Dorothy‚ The Tin Woodman‚ and the Scarecrow meet the Lion. The lion comes out of the forest expressing how he wants courage‚ because he is known as a coward. Dorothy allows the Lion to tag along to the Wizard. Throughout the novel the Lion demonstrated remarkable courage that helps the group to get where they need to go. “Something
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biographical problems raised by these poems. There is no exact answer to the question who Lucy is‚ except to say that it is irrelevant. Lucy may be inspired by W’s younger sister Dorothy or by the mother of his daughter – Annette Vallon or by any other young woman. It is interesting that Coleridge’s guess was that Dorothy is hidden behind the character of Lucy. On the other hand‚ she can also be viewed as a folk-song heroine‚ as well as a nature-spirit. However‚ there is no reason to suppose that
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How TINTERN ABBEY evolves from beginning to end is in a truly reflective state upon the five years that had passed since he had last visited the ruins of the abbey. The ruin of the abbey‚ perhaps can be compared to the aging of man and the inevitably of aging‚ however‚ the abbey still stands as does natutre and its eternal splendor. The poem starts immediately with an adjective‚ "rolling" referring to the waters coming down from the mountain springs which do not disturb the "murmur" of the river:
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sentence format‚ list three specific details you learned about William Bradford from this reading. William Bradford‚ born in 1589/90‚ had the misfortune of being orphaned by the age of 7. Regrettably‚ he later suffered this tragedy again with his wife‚ Dorothy‚ who drowned from falling overboard while looking for a place to settle. In 1623‚ he remarried to Alice Southworth with whom he had three more children‚ all surviving to adulthood and marriage. 2. In two sentences‚ explain why you think Bradford
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Business Scenarios and Case Problems 9-1. Contracts by Minors…Discuss Kalen’s liability in this situation. Kalen is a seventeen year old boy who rented an apartment for $500 a month‚ after consistently paying for rent for 4 months‚ he decides to return the key and not pay rent for the rest of the remaining months on the contract. I would think that this is classified as “disaffirmance”. Since he is seventeen‚ and a minor when he leaves the apartment‚ he is able to legally avoid his contractual obligation
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121-144). (3rd ed.) Philadelphia‚ PA: Wolters Kluwer Health & Lippincott Williams & Wilkins In this chapter‚ (Wills‚ 2011) reviews some of the earliest human needs theories from Florence Nightengale‚ Virginia Henderson‚ Faye Abdellah‚ Dorothy Orem‚ Dorothy Johnson‚ and Betty Neuman. These grand theories are analyzed using seven criteria; background of the theorist‚ philosophical underpinnings of the theory‚ major assumptions‚ usefulness‚ testability‚ parsimony‚ and value in extending nursing
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