Brownlee‚ Richard S. Gray Ghosts of the Confederacy: Guerrilla Warfare in the West 1861-1865. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press‚ 1986. When the Civil War started many people of this nation were not expecting the chaos‚ destruction‚ and they certainly did not expect the war to last so long. The history of the guerrilla warfare began shortly before the start of the Civil War and lasted a few years after the war. The guerrillas dominated Missouri to such an extent that the Union army
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many of you would consider even that faint praise. Anyhow‚ I work on it. I am also allergic to certainty. The older I get‚ the less sure I am of anything I’ve ever truly believed‚ with the exception of a few outliers‚ like Howlin’ Wolf‚ A Confederacy of Dunces‚ The Wild Bunch‚ or peanut butter. If that worries you consider these lines of the poetic saint Emily Dickinson: "In insecurity to lie/Is joy’s ensuring quality." She is not far wrong. Finally‚ music‚ books‚ and film (occasionally some of the
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain “When a true genius appears in the world‚ you may know him by this sign‚ that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.” - Jonathan Swift “Thoughts on Various Subjects‚ Moral and Diverting” In some works of literature‚ the main character often finds himself or herself in conflict with the social or moral values of his environment. Choose one novel or play of literary merit in which the character is at odds with the people around him or her
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is unrecognizable to mediocrity who finds the genius a threat to themselves. And when nothing worked they put an end to the genius. Jonathan swift said: “When a true genius appears in the world‚ you may know him by this sign; that the dunces are all in confederacy against him.” Galileo is a prime example from the past. He was charged with ‘having held the opinion that the earth revolves around the sun’ for which he was sentenced to formal imprisonment at the pleasure of the church’s
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Esoteric Morality I found how the world had been misled by prostitute writers‚ to ascribe the greatest exploits in war to cowards‚ the wisest counsel to fools‚ sincerity to atheists‚ chastity to sodomites‚ truth to informers. How many innocent and excellent persons had been condemned to death or banishment‚ by the practising of great ministers upon the corruption of judges‚ and the malice of factions. How many villains had been exalted to the highest places of trust‚ power‚ dignity‚ and profit:
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The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Archidamian War by Donald Kagan The Art of Fiction by Henry James The Art of War by Sun Tzu As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner Atonement by Ian McEwan Autobiography
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The Dunciad: A Mock Epic? Honors English The fourth book of the Dunciad describes the fall and slow death of the English society that once taught him all the things he knew. He lashes out at his critics‚ accusers‚ and nay Sayers in his allegorical poem. It symbolizes a mock epic because of the elaborate use of words‚ calling on inspiration from a higher force‚ and using his work not so much to tell a story‚ but to point out the faults of a social order that can’t or chooses not to see what they’re
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American Literature Summer Reading List Summer 2014 Belmont High School English Department The following list was complied from the recommendations of the Belmont High School English department and contains some of the best-known works of American literature. Each book addresses the American Dream and/or American identities. All entering 11th graders must read at least one book from the list below over the summer. Students entering English 11 Honors must read at least one contemporary AND one classic
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Omar Malas AAPTIS 381 Professor Legassick Kalila wa Dimna The Lion and the Ox is a one of the oldest and most popular pieces of classic Arabic literature. Originally from India‚ this animal fable is famous for its inclusion of many other animal fables‚ each of which help provide the characters of the story with advice regarding their situation. Unlike The Arabian Nights‚ which also uses a frame tale that contains each tale‚ multiple animals share their wisdom with one another. The wisdom of
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This poem‚ like Before You Were Mine‚ is autobiographical‚ but more obviously so. Mrs. Tilscher is a real person‚ who taught Carol Ann Duffy in her last year at junior school. The poem is about rites of passage‚ the transition (move or change) from childhood to adolescence and the things we learn at school‚ from our teachers and from our peers. Duffy also associates the oppressive feeling we have in humid weather with the physical changes of puberty. Leaving primary school for the last time is like
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