was founded by Thomas Cook‚ a cabinet-maker‚ in 1841 to carry temperance supporters by railway between the cities of Leicester‚ Nottingham‚ Derby and Birmingham.[6] In 1851‚ the founder arranged transport to the Great Exhibition of 1851.[6] He organised his first tours to Europe in 1855 and to the United States in 1865.[6] In 1865‚ the founder’s son John Mason Cook began working for the company full time. In 1871‚ he became a partner‚ and the name of the company was changed to Thomas Cook and Son
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and generations which preceded it’. This extract therefore opposes the idea that government is hereditary and current society should be entitled to choose their own laws which to be governed by. It was due to ideas such as these that Paine was eventually tried in
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RHETORICAL ANALYSIS OF STUDENT WRITING INTRODUCTION Today‚ when time becomes more valuable and people have less time in their daily conversation because there are full of tasks around them everyday‚ writing seems to be a useful tool to help people keep contact with each other or manage their time easier. Therefore‚ writing strategies have changed a lot to adapt with the modern writer. People need an appropriate writing which they
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even in its best state is but a necessary evil;” From the outset of Common Sense‚ Paine reveals his view on government as a cornerstone of his argument: America should challenge the British government and push for its independence. He asserts that governments are inherently evil‚ but yet ‘a necessary’ evil‚ to restrain the inevitable defects of human nature by enforcing the law upon fallible people. According to Paine‚ purpose of government is to benefit the society as a whole‚ and to ensure protection
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Rachel Williams Richard Hutchison History 1302 18 July 2012 Industrial Revolution: Thomas Edison The industrial revolution marked a time of great change from a rural nation to an urban-industrial society. Thomas Alva Edison was a very influential inventor of the Industrial revolution. In the 1970’s there are records of only 276 patented inventions‚ by the 1890’s there were 234‚956 on record. Thomas Edison was responsible for some of the most revolutionary products of all time‚ the light bulb
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Thomas Cole‚ The Oxbow Usually when I flip through my art book I come across many beautiful pieces‚ but when my eyes landed on Thomas Cole’s painting I was blown away. The first thing I did when I came across it was touch the paper because you would believe that you can feel the leaves by the way they are painted‚ and don’t get me started on the values of green that he used to make the piece one harmonious view of nature. I love everything about this landscape piece because it tells a story and the
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Second Edition by John Mauk and John Metz. Recommended Text: A Writer’s Resource 2009 edition. Course Description: This course will provide instruction in critical reading and writing of expository and argumentative prose‚ including summaries‚ analysis‚ and research. Focus will be on critical reading‚ research methods‚ gathering‚ evaluating analyzing‚ and synthesizing ideas and evidence and documentation. The course is designed to help you understand and acquire the habits of mind central to
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Edward Thomas wrote “Rain” during World War I. His use of the image of rain and his word choices create a mood which is somber and dark. All alone in a house‚ the speaker listens to the rain is confronted with thoughts of death. To Thomas‚ death would be a welcome relief from the misery in which he is living. Thomas says “Remembering again that I shall die / And neither hear the rain nor give it thanks / For washing me cleaner that I have been” (Thomas 3-5). To the reader it makes mood clear
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pursue "unto death"? 5. What opinion of offensive wars does Paine express in the final paragraph? 6. What does Paine mean when he refers to "the summer soldier" and "the sunshine patriot"? 7. What is the point of Paine’s story about the tavern keeper at Amboy? 8. Name two emotions to which Paine appeals in his essay. 9. How might a colonist who had remained loyal to the British react to Paine’s argument? 10. Paine uses the aphorism "the harder the conflict‚ the more glorious
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A document created to convince 13 whole colonies to go to war with their homeland. Although it seems crazy that document is real and it is the Declaration of Independence created 239 years ago. Most things from 239 years ago do not make sense to people today. The writing styles from so long ago are usually irrelevant now. Surprisingly‚ the five parts of the Declaration of Independence contain diction comparable to writers today. The document contains rhetoric devices like parallelism‚ logos‚ ethos
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