place in the year of 1903 in St. Louis‚ Missouri. The main historical significance was the World’s Fair that celebrated the Centennial of the Louisiana Purchase‚ a territory sold by France to the US in 1803 comprising of the western part of the Mississippi valley. The movie is overall extremely accurate. The actors in the movie acted very similar to the time period‚ from their dress to their manners. The movie mainly depicts the story of a family living in St. Louis who’s father attempts to move them
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Mark Twain and the Orientalist Effect An important character in American history is Samuel Langhorne Clemens. He is recognized more commonly by his pen name Mark Twain. Twain was an influential writer in the eighteen and early nineteen hundreds. He is known for his novels‚ letters‚ plays‚ short stories‚ and drawings‚ but mostly for being an exemplary writer. Culturally and historical important books‚ written by Twain‚ include Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Twain also wrote
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a plethora of mythological characters and symbols in the form of the river Styx‚ Cerberus‚ Charon‚ and Hades itself. The journey into the underworld is instigated with a person ’s death and preparation for passage into hell‚ as he needs to realize certain requirements. Greek mythology suggests the feral River Styx‚ "across which the dead were ferried‚" as the dangerous river leading into the underworld (Webmaster). On the river souls drift along until they meet the requirements‚ gaining admittance
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Nelson did not want return back home. He wanted to keep exploring and visiting nearby places He had heard of. Nelson went on to St. Louis then made his way down to New Orleans. On his voyage visiting every town of importance left and right of the Mississippi. Once he arrived at New Orleans he then set off to Washington where the master’s mate pointed him to board the Delaware ship. He ended up sailing for New York. Then was transferred to the Ontario “sloop of war” . Where Captain Salters turned him
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and Spain liked the idea. Thus was born the Neutral Strip. The disputed land being put aside was bound on the West by the Sabine River in East Texas. It was bound on the East by El Arroyo‚ the Spanish name for what is now the Calcasieu River. It was bound on the South by the Gulf of Mexico‚ and on the North by the 32nd parallel‚ which was near Coushatta in Red River Parish. The Neutral Strip included all or portions of the present Louisiana parishes of De Soto‚ Sabine‚ Natchitoches‚ Vernon‚ Rapides
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Indian Country‚ inhabited by Plains Tribe Indians and millions of buffalo‚ as well as a few heady trappers and fur traders or mountain men as they were referred to. As the Indians followed the buffalo and other game‚ the rivers became their highways. Traveling by foot or canoe‚ a river could always be retraced to the starting point. The Original Trails to the west were established Indian Trails. Bands of Arapaho‚ Cheyenne‚ and Sioux‚ were nomadic. Traveling from one place to the other in order to take
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had met on the steamboat‚ things he had heard during his early life. In the text‚ the writer used a word ‘cosmic’ to describe the wide range of people Mark Twain met on the steamboat. As for the theme of the text‚ from the steamboat on the Mississippi to the development of railway later‚ from the gold rush to the civil war‚ the writer has grabbed the trace of Mark Twain’s life experience and connect it to big transitions of American society at the same period of time. As a young country‚ America
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The Indus river valley is now Pakistan and extends into modern day Indian states of Gujarat‚ Rajasthan‚ Haryana‚ and Punjab. The Indus river valley is a big flood area. There was a huge flood that killed thousands of people‚ others were injured and 150‚000 evacuated. In the future‚ something like this could happen again due to the unpredictable flooding of the Indus River. There could also be greater problems like water scarcity‚ droughts‚ and food shortages because of the growing population and
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concerned over finding Huck’s dead body than rescuing his live one from Pap. This is a society that is more concerned about a dead body than it is in the welfare of living people. The theme becomes even more evident once Huck and Jim set out‚ down the Mississippi. Huck enjoys his adventures on the raft. He prefers the freedom of the wilderness to the restrictions of society. Also‚ Huck’s acceptance of Jim is a total defiance of society. Ironically‚ Huck believes he is committing a sin by going against
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------------------------------------------------- Kaveri River water dispute Kaveri river flows in South Karnataka and then to Tamil Nadu. The sharing of waters of the river Kaveri has been the source of a serious conflict between the Indian states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The genesis of this conflict‚ rests in two controversial agreements—one signed in 1892 and another in 1924—between the erstwhile Madras Presidency and Princely State of Mysore. The 802 km Kaveri river [1] has 32‚000 sq km basin area in Karnataka
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