fruitful and allowed the settlers to reestablish their families. The year 1848 would bring a new perception of the West and introduced the gold rush‚ which would harm the existing settlers living in California. In Across the Plains in 1844‚ by Catherine Sager Pringle‚ the story of migrating the trails West was expressed as one of trial and tribulation. The travel proved tough and countless
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“Time after Time” A very direct use of language as well sets the tone and them for this piece. First stanza takes on more of a somber mood. Death equals loss. Catherine Davis villanelle piece reflect upon how we all generally deal or except death when it comes. She sets off her tone/response with the first two lines in the first stanza with an absolute statement that‚ “After a time‚ all losses are the same”‚ which she implies that no matter the type of loss‚ time is the ultimate healer. Although
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Catherine II was the Empress of Russia during the late 1700s. She came into power in the 1760s when she deposed her husband Peter III and took over his throne. Catherine‚ who is often referred to as “The Great”‚ acquired this title because of all the accomplishments she achieved during her reign. She conquered many lands and expanded the physical size and wealth of Russia. She helped integrate European and Asian people within her empire‚ creating unity. She strongly supported education for her people
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Russia was always behind the rest of the world in basically all aspects. Their army and navy were practically useless until Peter the Great came along and westernized his nation. Catherine the Great succeeded in making the Russian people more worldly‚ and cultural. In the time between Peter the Great and Catherine the Great‚ great social and political reforms were made‚ which westernized Russia and brought them up to speed with Europe. Peter the Great took Russia from medieval times to the present
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In Emily Bronte’s Wuthering Heights‚ the romance between Heathcliff and Catherine drives the story and causes untold pain and suffering for everyone in the story. Heathcliff’s motivations as a character are often unclear and left up for interpretation‚ especially after his beloved Catherine’s death. Towards the end of the novel there is a scene that is used to great success to showcase Heathcliff’s mental state before his death. However‚ it does much more than that. Through closely examining Bronte’s
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Prompted by the increasing amount of exorbitant prams being used by new parents as a marker so social status‚ Catherine Deveny’s "Bugger Me‚ I Have Had Just About It With Bugaboos And Pramzillas In General" was published in the Age. In her piece‚ Deveny condemns the aforementioned "monster prams" and their materialistic owners. Deveny attempts to append those outside of the group of parents she is targeting in her opinion. Deveny asserts that designer prams are wrongly used by narcissistic parents
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Jacqueline Kennedy once said‚ “One must not let oneself be overwhelmed by sadness” (Anzia). Jackie Kennedy faced many great ordeals in her lifetime. When she was a child‚ her parents divorced‚ which was unusual for the time period. The separation of her parents led to Jackie becoming closed off. When Jackie Kennedy was married to John F. Kennedy‚ she had a miscarriage‚ a stillbirth‚ and a baby who died shortly after birth. Jackie Kennedy also had to face the death of her husband‚ from a communist
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Imagine a world where people would do big favors for people they didn’t even know. Catherine Ryan Hyde created this world in her novel Pay It Forward. The story is about a boy‚ Trevor‚ who decides to start a movement called “Pay It Forward” after being assigned to change the world as an extra-credit assignment in his social studies class. Trevor ends up creating a worldwide movement of people helping each other‚ and he dies because of the cause. Trevor shows the power of one because he helps a homeless
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How does the Catherine Tate sketch use language? Catherine Tate uses a wide variety of linguistic techniques and lexis throughout the comedy sketch with the Prime minister. The effects these techniques have on the audience are focused as they effectively engage the audience whilst being humorous and tactile. The tenor used is strong and inappropriate. Our expectations of a girl participating in work experience with the Prime Minister are somewhat obedient and well mannered‚ yet the complete
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Catherine Clinton’s biography “Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom” is an interesting and comprehensive biography on Harriet Tubman’s life. Catherine Clinton is a renowned historian with a special interest in black history. Many consider Harriet Tubman as the “Black Moses” of America and for good reason; she has lead hundreds of slaves to freedom‚ risking her own life for their welfare. This book is truly comprehensive and immersive and focuses on exposing the reality of Harriet Tubman’s life. Most
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