wealthy family‚ where he is encouraged to seek a greater understanding of the world around him through science. He is surrounded by loving family and friends and appears to grow up a normal boy with the exception of his obsession of studying outdated theories of science that focused on the natural wonders. Inspired by his youthful obsession‚ Victor leaves for the University of Ingolstadt to pursue his passions; however‚ tragedy strikes a few days before with the passing of his mother from scarlet
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In his speech‚ What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?‚ Frederick Douglass passionately argues that to the slave‚ and even to the freed African American‚ the Fourth of July is no more than a mockery of the grossest kind. Douglas uses many rhetorical strategies to convey his powerful emotions on the subject‚ and the end result is a very effectively argued point. Douglass begins by asking a series of rhetorical questions‚ not without the use of sarcasm. He refers to "that" Declaration of Independence
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J. S. Woodsworth J.S. Woodsworth was regularly active politics throughout his life‚ he dreamed of changing politics to help immigrants‚ farmers‚ the unemployed and the elderly. James Shaver Woodsworth changed politics in Canada forever. Throughout his life he created the CCF‚ founded the Regina Manifesto‚ created social welfare‚ changed the immigration policy and created the labour movement. The CCF was J.S. Woodsworth most successful accomplishment. “Over the years‚ both Liberals and Conservatives
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businessmen and did everything they could to help their businesses succeed. All this fierce competition allowed for the great economic growth known as the Second Industrial Revolution. The Second Industrial Revolution was a great period of growth between the 19th and 20th century. During this time‚ many advances in technology helped businesses succeed and allowed life to be lived in an easier fashion then before. Many inventors were making new things that
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revolution. She didn’t have a good time at first and had to row against the world of conservative values. “[…] the window [of her boutique] would shake and there’d be accompanying shouts of ‘immoral!’ and ‘disgusting!’ as yet another bowler-hatted gent registered his outrage.” She told the Dailymail. She had just opened Bazaar on King’s Road with her husband in 1955 and minds were heavily up-tight at that moment of post-war. Feminism Even if feminism is not a 60’s phenomenon‚ it’s during these years
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succeed...not fail. And we shall not regret the price we paid for it." Author Unknown GUIDELINES FOR EFFECTIVE LISTENING 1.Stop talking! You can only do one of two things: listen or talk. 2.Put the talker at ease. Good communication can only take place in a non-defensive environment. 3.Show the talker that you want to listen. Listening is not something you can be passive about. 4.Remove distractions. This will help show the talker you’re interested in what they have to say. This also helps put
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what might surprise you is that Blues music was developed by African Americans in the early 19th century and the early 20th century. Blues evolved from a genre of unaccompanied vocal music sung by destitute African-American workers. In America Blues music originated from “African spirituals‚ African chants‚ work songs‚ field hollers‚ rural fife and drum music‚ revivalist hymns‚ and country dance music.” Blues in America originated on southern plantations‚ where the slaves would sing songs as they
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Harry S. Truman was the 33rd president of the United States. He was born on May 8‚ 1884 in Lamar‚ Missouri. Truman was the oldest of his two siblings. He graduated high school in 1901 and then became a bank clerk until 1906. He moved back to his family farm to assist his father in his old age. After his dad died in 1914‚ he became the owner of his father’s farm. Truman ended up marrying a childhood friend‚ Elizabeth Wallace‚ and had one child‚ Margaret Truman. Truman started his political career
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How to communicate effectively Good evening everybody‚ I hope you enjoy my speech. My topic today is communication. My speech is titled “How to communicate effectively.” Because I am a poor communicator‚ especially to communicate in English. Today my purpose is to hope you all can become effective communicators. Let’s discuss effective communication techniques. Getting your pointacross and letting people know how you feel is very important. Sometimes bad decisions are made and people come
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the Vikings sailed down from their homes in Denmark‚ Norway‚ and Sweden and started terrorizing Europe. During their 300-year time‚ they did many things‚ but one of the most important was helping develop Feudalism. The Viking raids helped shift power to lords and nobles and away from kings. The Vikings attacked the outer edge of a kingdom because the king and his army usually lived in the middle‚ two to three weeks away from the outside. Because of the amount of time it takes to get to the king and
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