Jasanoff‚ Maya. “The Other Side of Revolution: Loyalists in the British Empire.” The William and Mary Quarterly 65 (2008): 205-232. In‚ “The Other Side of Revolution: Loyalists in the British Empire‚” Mary Jasanoff discusses the treatment of British sympathizers during and after the American Revolution. Loyalists included many different demographics of people such as slave owners‚ slaves seeking freedom by joining the British army‚ and allied tribes of Native Americans. In this article‚ Jasanoff
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Today I’m going to talk about quality of products which we are buying and their price. I will dive into some matters which are most important for us when we have to make a choice what to choose and buy. First of all and I think prime aspect in our decision is quality of the product which is tied up with price. It is said that “you get what you pay for” and I think it’s 100% truth. When we want to buy something reliable and long-lasting we can’t economise on it because if we do‚ we will regret
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[A. MAALOUF. In the Name of Identity] __________________________________________________________________ 1. What calls Maalouf “murderous identities”? Which are the characteristics used to define them? The concept of identity becomes dangerous when groups place one part of their identity so high in the hierarchy that all other aspects are neglected. The meaning of identity here is that of social identity‚ which results from our identification with others in social groups according to shared religion
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youngster comes along to Diamond Lake‚ I’m not going.” (Grandmother Macleod. page 107). Beth and Grandmother Macleod represent a majority of Manawaka who look down upon the Tonnerres and believe that they are low‚ delinquents and not worth it. “They were as my Grandmother Macleod would have put it‚ neither flesh‚ fowl‚ nor good salt herring.” (page 106). These put downs by everyone drive the Tonnerres down a dark path of alcoholism and financial distress. They lost their way of life and now struggle to even
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Name _______________________________________ Date ______________________ Period ____________ Geography and Ancient Rome In each unit studied in our class we will look at the geography of the civilization being studied. Geography is an important tool for historians as they seek to understand the cultures‚ people‚ and events of the past. To help organize our geographical investigations we will use the five themes of geography. Each theme is listed below‚ with questions about how they apply to ancient
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when there are things that influence them. Two works of literature that relate to this quote are To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and My Name Is Asher Lev by Chaim Potok. In To Kill a Mockingbird‚ the environment of racial discrimination makes a difference in a courtroom‚ where the suspect is an African American and the accuser is a white man. Also‚ In My Name is Asher Lev‚ symbolism takes a major role in following conformity.
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Margaret Fuller’s Influence As a woman in the 19th century‚ the odds were against Margaret Fuller. Despite adversity‚ she became a literary scholar and icon for woman to strive to emulate for greatness. Margaret Fuller’s development as a writer marked the transformation of America. Through Fuller’s influence‚ a young country looking primarily to writers overseas for its literature became a more self-confident nation. Margaret Fuller was an American literary critic‚ feminist critic‚ social critic
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Margaret Atwood’s collection of poems‚ Morning in the Burned House‚ could just as easily have employed morning’s homonym—mourning—in the title. The overriding theme of loss and some of its sources and consequences—aging‚ grief‚ death‚ depression‚ and anger—permeate this collection and‚ in particular‚ Section IV which is a series of elegiac poems about Atwood’s father. The collection is divided into five sections. Section I opens with the poem “You Come Back.” This poem seems to look back on a life
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downgraded due to the color of their skin. Her writings of her experiences made me realize even more just how awful black people were treated and how she wished that she could be a pretty white girl because it would be easier for her. This affected my
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Margaret Atwood’s poem The Landlady presents a depressing and frightening experience of one living in a rented room. The landlady is very much the dangerous gaoler of this prison‚ and one who specializes in oppression. The poem is striking in its use of language‚ including imagery‚ sounds‚ and rhythms‚ that vividly portray the feared landlady and the shrinking tenant. The comparison of the speaker’s living situation to that of a prison‚ a place of oppression‚ is the dominant thematic
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