The Prince and the Pauper is an English-language novel by American author Mark Twain. It was first published in 1881 in Canada before its 1882 publication in the United States. The book represents Twain’s first attempt at historical fiction. Set in 1547‚ the novel tells the story of two young boys who are identical in appearance: Tom Canty‚ a pauper who lives with his abusive father in Offal Court off Pudding Lane in London; and Edward VI of England‚ son of Henry VIII of England. [edit] Plot summary
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Steven Spielberg’s An American Tail 1. In what year does the story take place? 1885 2. What country is Fieval Mouskawitz from? What religion is he? Russia / Jewish 3. Who / what do the cats of each European nation represent? Who / what do they represent in America? - Russia: Cossaks / Political Oppression / scapegoats for assassination of Czar - Ireland: British gov’t / Protestant landlords / famine - Italy: local Mafia bosses / political corruption - America: anti-immigrant prejudice
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Book Review of THE CANTERVILLE GHOST * About the Author Oscar Wilde was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s‚ he became one of London’s most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams and plays‚ and the circumstances of his imprisonment which was followed by his early death. Wilde’s parents were successful Anglo-Irish Dublin intellectuals. Their son became fluent in French and German early in life. At university
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Mark Twain’s Relevance Today Gary Scharnhorst (University of New Mexico) From the earliest stage of his writing career‚ Mark Twain was more than a literary comedian. From the first‚ his humor had a satirical and sometimes even a bitter edge‚ and throughout his life he repeatedly ridiculed the foolishness and foibles of the “damned human race.” His humor was in fact the basis of his appeal across classes‚ races‚ and nationalities. His social satire is the basis of his relevance today. The secret
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The movie begins in New York‚ in 1843‚ with a gang fight. Bill "the butcher" Cutting’s gang of "nativists" have challenged the "dead rabbits" (a gang of mostly Irish immigrants) to a fight to settle once and for all who is the most powerful gang in the area. After an intense battle the "nativists" win by killing the leader of the "dead rabbits"‚ also Amsterdam’s (the main character’s) father. Amsterdam is then led into an orphanage where he grows to be a man‚ all while Bill Cutting runs the Five
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The Civil War‚ one of the most brutal and bloody wars in US History ended in 1865‚ and left the country in ruin. Abraham Lincoln‚ the president of the U.S at the time came up with the plan to re-build the country after the war. He called it Reconstruction Plan. The Reconstruction Plan was put to use right after the war in 1865 and ended in 1877. Within the Reconstruction Plan‚ Lincoln offered a model for reinstatement of Southern states called the 10 percent Reconstruction plan. And also‚ during
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William Randolph Hearst George Hearst‚ William’s father was born in 1820 on a frontier plantation in Franklin‚ Missouri. George’s father died when he was 26. George was a very hard worker and loved his family very much. He worked odd jobs and in mines to pay off his fathers debt and to take care of his mother‚ sister and little brother. Mining fascinated young George and even though he could barely read he dwelled into geology books to learn more. In 1848 word started to spread like wildfire
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Chapter 7: Immigrants and Urbanization Section 1: The New Immigrants I. Through the Golden Door A. Immigrants wanted to escape famine‚ land shortages (pop of Europe doubled in 100 years)‚ religious‚ and/or political persecution (Russia drives out Jews)‚ and some intended to earn money and return home (birds of passage) 1. Old immigrants: 1800 – 1880 10 million immigrants came from northern and western Europe (GB‚ Ireland‚ Germany‚ Scandinavian countries)
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English 111 December 5‚ 2011 Police brutality Police brutality is one of the most serious and divisive human rights violations in the United States and it occurs in every community. The job of a police officer is to maintain public order‚ prevent‚ and detect crime. They are engaged in a dangerous and stressful occupation that can involve violent situations that must be controlled. In many of these confrontations with the public it may become necessary for the police to administer force to take
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in our modern government system of democracy. One point that Sinclair exaggerates though to help make the novel have more meaning‚ is that these political machines were not always as corrupt and wild as stated‚ there were some such as New York’s Tammany Hall organization‚ that was well structured and at times improved urban infrastructure‚ but this case is rare and more of an exception rather than the rule.9 However fortunate Jurgis was to have this position‚ his life always got worse‚ this is scene
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