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- 1531: Abraham Lincoln
- ... before her untimely death, is unsubstantiated. Illinois Politician and Lawyer Defeated in 1832 in a race for the state legislature, Lincoln was elected on the Whig ticket two years later and served in the lower house from 1834 to 1841. He quickly emerged as one of the leaders of the party and was one of the authors of the removal of the capital to Springfield, where he settled in 1837. After ... He campaigned for the newly founded Republican party in 1856, and in 1858 he became its senatorial candidate against Douglas. In a speech to the party's state convention that year he warned that "a house divided against itself cannot stand" and predicted the eventual triumph of freedom. Meeting Douglas in a series of debates, he challenged his opponent in effect to explain how he could reconcile his principles of popular ... adoption of an antislavery amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment was passed after Lincoln's reelection, when he made use of all the powers of his office to ensure its success in the House of Representatives (January 31, 1865). Political Skill A consummate politician, Lincoln sought to maintain harmony among the disparate elements of his party by giving them representation in his cabinet. Recognizing former Whigs by the ...
- 1532: Comparison And Contrast Of Was
- ... Irving and Edgar Allan Poe, had many similarities but even more differences, in both writing theme and style. This is very evident in their works, “Rip Van Winkle”, by Irving, and “The Fall of the House of Usher”, by Poe. Washington Irving and Edgar Allan Poe were both writers who exemplified the writing style of the Romantic era. Both writers used their great talents to take the reader into the story ... us into the everyday lives of the Van Winkles and goes into some detail describing Rip’s “business”. Poe also demonstrates his ability to pull the reader into the story. In “The Fall of the House Usher” he uses extensive descriptions of the settings to give the reader the feeling of being there while the story is developing around them. The writers are also similar in the use of tone in ... Rip’s wife, makes light of the fact that Rip can’t stand her. Poe uses tone similarly to give his story a ‘feel’. The especially dramatic and morbid tones of “The Fall of the House of Usher” are demonstrated after lady Madeline has died. Roderick, who believes he buried her alive, is going insane because when he imagines that she appears in front of her. Poe describes the feelings ...
- 1533: Mothers in the Workplace
- ... concerns. Having a double income family mothers deal with less problems. One reason mothers who work have less problems is because they are not under so much emotional stress. They are not inside of a house all day doing repetitive house work. Instead they are working and enjoying the drive or walk to and from work. Also appreciating the environment of people around them. In a study of "745 married women" it is supported that the ... for the extra income in the family but also for pride. Working mothers work because it makes them feel good inside. The opposing side says that they like staying home and taking care of the house and the children, but working mothers argue that it feels important to work. It gives them the sense of a second family. At work, people count on these employees for specific jobs. This is ...
- 1534: Merchant of Venice Essay
- ... wonder about how fair Shylock is, when Launcelot is deciding whether or not to leave him. Shylock also mistreats his own daughter, Jessica. He mistreats her by keeping her as a captive in her own house, not letting her out, and not letting her hear the Christian music around her. He orders her to: "Lock up my doors; and when you hear the drum... ..But stop my house's ears-I mean casements. Let not the sound of shallow fopp'ry enter My sober house." 3 Jessica considers her home to be hell, and she calls Launcelot, a "merry little devil". She even states that her father is Satan. Shylock also mistreats his own daughter, by not loving her ...
- 1535: Voices By Dacia Maraini - Book
- ... often repeat detail for detail the story of their mother (157). Angela s mom also lived in a prison. For example, when she has an onset of eczema or headaches she barricades herself in the house with the blinds down. Ludovica even suggests that she find herself another husband instead of shutting herself up in a room to suffer (29). The mother also gives off different vibes at different times similar ... artificial life as heard through her voice (96). When Ludovica speaks of visiting her mother she even says, I stayed with her for a little while and then I escaped (158) implying that indeed their house was a prison. Ludovica s response to their upbringing is another contributing factor to Angela s imprisonment. Sabrina, a close friend of Angela s is another influence on Angela s self-imposed incarceration. Sabrina admits ... her stepfather because he loses all his sense of power. She tells him that he had ruined her life, her body was dead, forever, dead (241). Similar to Michela who has trouble finding Glauco s house even when she has directions (183-185) Angela is unable to find a path that will lead her past Glauco and his dominance. Even after her death Angela Bari s soul isn t at ...
- 1536: Communicating to Kids about Divorce
- ... wife Phylis decided to get a divorce after several years of marriage. Their son Brian was 14 years of age at the time of this decision. Phylis one night packed her bags and left the house, without any explanation to her son about her leaving. The next morning, John sat Brian down and explained that they were getting a divorce. Although Brian was at a mature age, it still didn't ... years old, simply telling them that divorce is a grown-up thing that mommies and daddies do when they make each other sad for a long time, and decide not to live in the same house anymore could be enough (88). Being a child of divorce myself, recollection of how it was communicated to me is not all that clear because I was at the very young age of three years old. However, after interviewing my parents, their approach was similar to M. Gary Neuman's advice. They sat me down and proceeded in telling me, "Daddy was going to live in a different house than you and mommie because we can't live together anymore." This statement seemed to be clear and understood. Instead of saying, for instance, "We are getting divorced and you are going to have ...
- 1537: Smee
- ... game of hide-and-seek. The author then transcent you into the second story where much of the information is parallel to the first story. The setting in the second story is in the same house where the girl in the first story died. It was Christmas eve and Smee a game similar to hide-and-seek is played. Jackson, who is the narrator went to a party at the house. He was late for Christmas eve dinner so at the dinner table he was not able to be formally introduce to everyone. He see one of the girl who he wanted to get to know ... You could call it role playing because you act if you were the narrator. But the narrator doesn't know as much as you do. He doesn't know that a girl died in this house playing a similar game. As a reader you see what's going on, but your action is in the narrator. So the people at the party played the game. The lights are then turned ...
- 1538: The Bluest Eye: Quest for Personal Identity
- ... were not bad enough being ridiculed by children her own age, adults also had to mock her. Geraldine, a colored woman, who refused to tolerate "niggers", happened to walk in while Pecola was in her house. "`Get out,' she said her voice quiet. `You nasty little black bitch. Get out of my house'" (Morrison 92). By having an adult point out to her that she really was a "nasty" little girl, it seems all the more true. Pecola was never able to get away from this kind of ... of his eventual downfall was the way the community perceived him. They treated him disrespectfully, talked about him behind his back, and made a mockery of his name. After Cholly attempts to burn his own house down, he earns a reputation as being a scoundrel. Who, "having put his family outdoors, had catapulted himself beyond the reaches of human consideration. He had joined the animals; was indeed, an old dog, ...
- 1539: In Contempt by Christopher Darden: A Review
- ... three mostly consist of stories of him and his brother, Michael, stealing from local stores or his brothers drug deals. When Michael hit his mid-teens hestarted selling marijuana off the front porch of the house and Chris was his lookout. In return, he was told that he would be cut in on the action (but never was). No matter what, Michael always told Chris never to use drugs. Throughout the ... way forward to when he starts to work in the District Attorney's Office. Specifically he tells about how he was caught stealing a Hostess Fruit pie at the corner store, sneaking crackers from his house pantry, and being teased about having false teeth as a child. As he writes and talks about when he gets older the mood changes and gets more serious. He writes a lot about his brother ... he would say that he wanted to be a lawyer. Christopher Darden grew up like a lot of black families of that time period, poor. They did have enough money to buy a $30,000 house and they always had a pantry full of food. Not many people from his neighborhood ever made much of themselves but he always believed in himself and his grandmother always believed that he could ...
- 1540: The Queer Use Of Women In Borg
- ... his cunning and daring will be noted by Bandeira. Otálora hopes that Bandeira will suddenly realize that "yo valgo más que todos sus orientales juntos" (Aleph 45; original emphasis). Once he returns to the Big House, the narrator again notes that "pasan los días y Otálora no ha visto a Bandeira" (Aleph 45). Otálora's desire for contact with Bandeira through a male-male gaze is an early indication of his ... are not like the other men of the region. First of all, their peculiar nature makes them unusually removed and antisocial: no one dares intrude on their privacy and they never let people into their house because the brothers "defendían su soledad" (Brodie 18). Furthermore, they are of an uncertain ethnic lineage which makes them appear physically different: "[s]é que eran altos, de melena rojiza. Dinamarca o Irlanda, de las ... Trans. Oscar Montero. Durham: Duke UP, 1994. Rivero, María Cristina. "Interpretación y análisis de `El muerto'." Universidad [Santa Fe] 77 (1969): 165-193. Rodríguez Monegal, Emir. Jorge Luis Borges: A Literary Biography. New York: Paragon House, 1988. --- and Alastair Reid, eds. Borges: A Reader. A Selection from the Writings of Jorge Luis Borges. New York: E.P. Dutton, 1981. Sedgwick, Eve Kosofsky. Between Men: English Literature and Male Homosocial Desire. ...
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