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- 7031: Technological Advances In Agriculture Since The 1600's
- ... the antebellum South. To demonstrate the significance of the cotton gin, one need only look at it in terms of productivity. One source states that "Before this invention, a man or woman working a full day could at best separate by hand only a few pounds of fiber. Whitney's cotton gin, when operated by power, could separate more than 1000 pounds a day" (Todd & Curti, 330). Whereas cotton was previously limited in supply and production, this new invention provided the means for an economic boom in the South and largely contributed to the Southern culture. Several new improvements ...
- 7032: A Rose For Emily
- ... her father's death Miss Emily was sick and remained in solitude, when she reappears she appears girlish. In the summer after her father's death she is seen by the townspeople with a Yankee day laborer driving in the yellow-wheeled buggy on Sunday afternoons. The older townspeople thought that even with Miss Emily's grief, she couldn't forget that she came from a family of a higher social ... when being seen until she dies. The narrator returns to the beginning of the story to the scene of the funeral. The two female cousins came to town and held the funeral on the second day. The ladies were "sibilant and macabre" and the old men were wearing their confederate uniforms. They waited until they buried her before they decided to enter her bridal room that has not been seen in ...
- 7033: Civil War-sectionalism
- ... stand off with the British became a secession issue, a great issue split the future nation. Slavery, a southern necessity, both social and economic, threatened the unity of our nation. A nation that would one day be the greatest the world had ever known. During the development of the thirteen colonies, diversity set in early. In the south the temperate climate made the growth of tobacco a suitable and very profitable ... stand off with the British became a secession issue, a great issue split the future nation. Slavery, a southern necessity, both social and economic, threatened the unity of our nation. A nation that would one day be the greatest the world had ever known. During the development of the thirteen colonies, diversity set in early. In the south the temperate climate made the growth of tobacco a suitable and very profitable ...
- 7034: MEALS ON WHEELS
- ... elected Board of Directors, all of whom are volunteers. There are full-time and part-time paid staff members administered by an executive director. Volunteers donate many hours of time to deliver meals for every day of the year within their community. These services are available to eligible long-term care consumers, senior citizens, persons with physical disabilities, persons with mental health problems, the developmentally challenged and convalescents. WORKLOAD OF 'MEALS ... the people in need in their community will have food available to them in a quick and easy fashion, so that their lives are made easier. Even a friendly face at the door once a day could make a world of difference to a person who perhaps is not able to be out in the community. The people making 'Meals on Wheels' work for their community are a very valuable asset ...
- 7035: Flo Hyman
- ... exceeded any woman’s of that time period. Flo’s influences, on the sport of volleyball is what made the sport what it is today. Flo continued to show good sportsmanship and dignity until the day she died of a disease no one knew about. Born on July 29, 1954 Flo Hyman knew she would one day be a star, and a star she was. “At six foot five, Hyman could have stood still and let the ball cone to her. Instead she pushed herself to go for the ball – and became ...
- 7036: Civil War 6
- ... of the United States. Some 37,000 of these men were killed (King). An educated black soldier heading South wrote his wife, “Though great is the present national difficulties, I look forward to a brighter day when I shall have the opportunity of seeing you in the full enjoyment of freedom” (Corcoran). African Americans played a very important part in the outcome of the U.S. Civil War. Many times the ... played important roles in the turnout of this slavery based war. Many of these people’s efforts are often forgotten and others are greatly stereotyped and exaggerated. Every Clarkson 10 person from 1861 to present day, no matter what age, race, ethnicity, gender, or location has been affected and has roots dating back to the U. S. Civil War. This consequential war changed the color blindness of the United States while ...
- 7037: Civil War 5
- ... would held the Union army back until reinforcements would arrive to turn this battle around into a victory for the Confederacy. While being too exhausted, the Confederates did not folllow up and attack Washington. The day after Manassas, Lincoln was so upset that he signed a bill for the enlistment of 500,000 volunteer soldiers to serve in the Union army for the next three years. Three days later, Lincoln signed ... to North. While all of this was going on, Lyon was shot in his thigh, ankle, and one bullet creased his scalp. While limping away Lyon had began to loose his confident, "I fear the day is lost". Within an hours all of the suddens Lyon got his confident back and rallied his men for another attack, but quickly he was shot in the heart and died. After he his troops ...
- 7038: Sojourner Truth
- ... such as contemporary Pentecostal and "holiness" churches. Despite her conversion, Isabella would not become "Sojourner Truth" until 1843. Then living in New York City, she felt called by the Holy Spirit on June 1, the day of Pentecost. Her new name and identity went hand-in-hand, for "Sojourner Truth" became an itinerant preacher whose mission was to exhort others to "embrace Jesus, and refrain from sin." Upon departing from New York City in 1843, Truth believed, as did more than one million Americans, that the end of the world was at hand. African Americans, in particular, foresaw an impending Day of Judgment prompted by the continuing national sin of slavery, and in her wanderings, Sojourner Truth preached for others to find Jesus before the second advent. Truth soon made her way to Northampton, Massachusetts, where ...
- 7039: Neil Simon Utilizing Charatter Exaggeration
- ... apartment. Barney's second attempt of adultery is Bobbi Michele. She is an amateur nightclub singer with a vast genre of mental problems including paranoia and delusions of grandeur. They met in the park one day, and Barney lent her money for an accompanist for her theater audition. The next day she showed up at Barney's mother's apartment to supposedly to pay him back. Bobbi doesn’t seem to have a firm grip on reality. Not long after she arrives at the apartment, she ...
- 7040: Shawshank Redemption 2
- ... then makes his friends for the duration of his stay at Shawshank Prison. The next challenge that Andy faces is keeping the one thing that he holds dear, hope. The hope that he would one day live as free man once again. Andy's best friend is a man named Red. Red was convicted of murder during a robbery at an age of 18 and was sentenced to life. He has had multiple parole board hearings and each of them were denied. Red has lost all hope of living one day as a free man again. Andy keeps himself busy by transforming the prison into a more comfortable environment but he is never completely assimilated into prison life. Andy has a hobby of playing chess in ...
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