Document Study: Donner Party 1. The Donner Party was made up of the Donner brothers‚ George and Jacob‚ along with their wives and children‚ all adding up to 8 people‚ they were the main members. The families set off with another friend‚ John Denton‚ six wagons and two teamsters‚ Noah James and Samuel Shoemaker. The Reeds were another key family and they consisted of James Reed‚ his wife Margaret and their three children. Also travelling with them were: Virginia Reed (Margaret’s daughter from a
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influence on the legislature‚ as it was passed. This‚ however only gathered more publicity for the panther’s growing movement. Shortly after the bill was passed‚ as the BPP grew‚ so did its tools. One of the most significant tools of the Black Panther Party was the BBP paper. With each article informing more of the general public on the atrocities committed by the United States government. This publication became popular and helped to spread the word across the country. The paper would
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In Plato’s Symposium‚ a dinner party was held with the discussion of love as the focus. Everyone who attended the party gave a speech‚ an ode to Love. Socrates spoke last‚ alleging his speech was a reiteration of what Diotima had once told him. Diotima‚ a priestess‚ whom Socrates allegedly met in the past‚ told him of the secrets of love. Another attendee of the party‚ Alcibiades‚ was asked to make a eulogy for love as well‚ but instead‚ talked about the nature of Socrates. The nature of love‚ from
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third party liability as foreseen’ in Federal Supreme Court (sixth civil senate) 1 regarding the case of a German branch of a bank provided wrong information to its potential investors and because of that one of the potential investors suffered a big loss and later sued the bank. But in November 1983 in Federal Supreme Court (fourth civil senate)2‚ death negligence in reporting in a case where buyer of a properly sued the valuer because of the wrong valuation. Court stated that if third party is
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distinction and status is very important. Many people idolize individuals of the upper class and will do anything to emulate them. In “The Garden Party‚” by Katherine Mansfield and “The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant both authors emphasize that class determines the way of life for both the protagonist in each short story. In the short story “The Garden Party” written by Katherine Mansfield an omniscient narrator explains the life of the protagonist Laura Sheridan and her family. Laura Sheridan is
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Wild Party: Prep Notes This week’s prep notes are focused on musical theatre‚ in preparation to go see Andrew Lippa’s 2000 musical‚ “Wild Party”. History of Musical Theatre: Musical theatre is a relatively modern type of theatre‚ combining music‚ dance‚ song‚ and dialogue to create the performance. Musical theatre in its current form found its roots in 1866’s “The Black Crook”. Although it is not a “true musical”‚ it opened audiences up to the concept of such performances‚ and paved the way for
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Luncheon of the Boating Party Luncheon of the Boating Party is a European artwork painted in 1880-1881 by French Impressionist‚ Pierre Auguste Renoir. In traditional Impressionist style‚ Renoir depicted a scene from modern life and based it in a place he knew well - the Restaurant Fournaise. Chatou was one of Renoir’s beloved settings and Luncheon of the Boating Party is a romanticized portrait of his friends enjoying a Sunday afternoon on the balcony of the restaurant. His intention was to take
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December 16‚ 1773 a group of men from the Massachusetts colony had boarded three British tea ship as Mohawk Indians. They were protesting the taxes that the British had put in place on tea and had dumped 342 chests of tea in the harbor. The Boston Tea Party lead to the Revolutionary War by upsetting the Colonists due to the unfair taxation‚ overbearing British rule and the overgrowing differences between American and British beliefs. After the French and Indian war King George III and British Parliament
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ruined. In “Blood‚ Toil‚ Tears and Sweat” by Winston Churchill and “Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow” by Susan Campbell Bartoletti the historical figures (Winston Churchill and Sophie Scholl) face the opposing views of the Nazi Party and the violence the party uses to obtain their objectives. However‚ both Winston Churchill and Sophie Scholl stand up for
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This essay is written by Liesanne den Hollander On the date of 4 October 2011 This short story‚ written by Mansfield‚ tells us about Laura‚ who is a girl belonging to the upper class‚ about her garden party‚ and about the death of a workers man. Since Mansfield’s father was a successful businessman ‚ she also belonged to the upper class. Therefore‚ it is prominent that Laura and Mansfield seem to share the same opinion about class differences; which is that everybody should be treated equally
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