America” (Divine‚ et al 744)‚ and Sherwood Anderson and John Dos Passos illustrated the undermining of American values of craftsmanship by machines. Female authors also became more prevalent. Edith Wharton depicted the lives of early aristocrats‚ Willa Cather and Ellen Glasgow focused on the stories of the Midwest and South‚ and Zona Gale directed her attention to America’s unmarried women. Simultaneously‚ popularity in sports expanded. Both men and women spectated at golf tournaments‚ boxing events
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;[trewqwertyuioplokijhgfdeswaqsdefrgt6hy7ju89ik0lop;-[’The word essay derives from the French infinitive essayer‚ "to try" or "to attempt". In English essay first meant "a trial" or "an attempt"‚ and this is still an alternative meaning. The Frenchman Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592) was the first author to describe his work as essays; he used the term to characterize these as "attempts" to put his thoughts into writing‚ and his essays grew out of his commonplacing.[3] Inspired in particular by the
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Throughout history‚ women were‚ and oftentimes still are‚ limited in their freedoms and treated in a biased and discriminatory way. Women had to endure years of life without simple human rights‚ being controlled by a patriarchal culture and government. They lacked basic privileges to their own bodies‚ property‚ and ideas‚ subjected to living what can be seen as an aimless existence. As women fought for their rights as citizens‚ they gained voting rights‚ employment and education opportunities‚ and
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Symbolism of Flowers in ?Paul?s Case? In life certain things‚ to each person‚ can become increased in value and can provide a momentary release from all that is undesirable. In the short story ?Paul?s Case? by Willa Cather flowers become symbolic of Paul?s relentless but doomed determination to escape his world of middle class conformity and inhabit an exotic universe of the arts‚ of beauty‚ of artificiality and of wealth. To begin with‚ early in the story the reader becomes aware that flowers play
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Ambrose A Diagnosis of Death A Man with Two Lives The Crime at Pickett’s Mill Boyle‚ Kay The Astronomer’s Wife Bradbury‚ Ray A Sound of Thunder Buck‚ Pearl S. The Old Demon Capote‚ Truman Among the Paths to Eden Cather‚ Willa On the Gull’s Road A Wagner Matinee Chesnutt‚ Charles W. The Wife of His Youth Uncle Wellington’s Wives Chopin‚ Kate Regret Connell‚ Richard The Most Dangerous Game Cooper‚ James Fenimore The Eclipse Crane‚ Stephen
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ehmEssays are generally short pieces of writing written from an author’s personal point of view‚ but the definition is vague‚ overlapping with those of an article‚ a pamphlet and a short story. Essays can consist of a An essay has An essay has been defined in a variety of ways. One definition is a "prose composition with a focused subject of discussion" or a "long‚ systematic discourse".[1] It is difficult to define the genre into which essays fall. Aldous Huxley‚ a leading essayist‚ gives guidance
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differences of others. They decide at an early age what‚ they believe‚ is the right way to live. But what happens when a truly unique boy is brought up in an environment where he is forced to believe he only has one option in life? "Paul’s Case" by Willa Cather is a short story beautifully illustrating a young boy fighting to hold on to his identity in a town where his dreams are looked down upon and criticized. His struggle is displayed through characterization‚ setting‚ and symbolism. Characterization
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Puritan – (1472-1750) – Most of this is histories‚ journals‚ personal poems‚ sermons‚ and diaries. Most of this literature is either utilitarian‚ very personal‚ or religious. We call it Puritan because the majority of the writers during this period were strongly influenced by Puritan ideals and values. Jonathan Edwards continues to be recognized from this period. Enlightenment – (1750-1800) – Called the Enlightenment period due to the influence of science and logic‚ this period is marked
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The American Dream: Product May Vary When heard‚ the phrase “American Dream” is often associated with Martin Luther King Jr.‚ because of his famous “I Have a Dream” speech‚ which illustrated his views during the battle in the civil rights movement. In it‚ he states‚ “I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal‚’” (King). This quote‚ along with the remainder of his speech
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1) A. Mitchell Palmer- Attorney General in 1920s; earned the title of the "fighting Quaker" by his excess of zeal in rounding up suspects of Red Scare; ultimately totaled about six thousand; This drive to root out radicals was redoubled in June 1919‚ when a bomb shattered his home 2) Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti- case regarded by liberals as "judicial lynching". Sacco‚ a shoe-factory worker‚ and Vanzetti‚ a fish peddler‚ were convicted in 1921 of the murder of a Massachusetts paymaster
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