Television changed our perception of literature. ... Thanks to the invention of portable radios, now music could be taken anywhere and this helped a little the ratings of the radio stations. ... Instead, literature brought Americans new worlds and many science fiction stories that motivated Americans to read more, and with the actual possibility of space travel science fiction became very popular Literature was able to give the public everything that television did not. Americans were very amused by the literature during this period. Television in a way helped to give us another perspective ...

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American literature as know it has come along way. ... Also many events have led to the literature as we know it also, like women's suffrage and emancipation for African Americans as well as many wars that have been fought in the history of the United States. ... Along with these new found freedoms for minorities, many events caused literature to change and be what we know it as today. ... Some even gave people in America sort of an optimistic outlook for the future to help them get through hard times. ...

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Americans yearned for a uniquely American expression of themselves through their literature. ... A cry for a national literature rang throughout the country. ... The call for a national literature that praised individualism had begun. Philip Freneau genuinely portrayed the American individual in his poetry and helped to develop themes that were uniquely American. ... The simple act of understanding and facing these issues made the country exceptional and helped to create an American identity and a uniquely American voice....

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National Literature Before the war of 1812, there was basically no true American literature besides political essays. After the war of 1812, American literature received a strong boost from the wave of nationalism. By 1820, literature could finally be supported as a profession. The Knickerbocker Group in New York was among the first companies to produce American literature. ... The lower cost to ship products and raw materials greatly helped the factories produce goods at a cheaper price. ...

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Different races were living closer together and the mixture of literature, music, and motion pictures were leading the revolt of the younger generation. ... This would help to bring about the beginnings of safe sex and the use of contraceptives. The older generation was against literature, music, motion pictures, and anything else that encouraged the younger generation's revolt. ...

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According to George P. Landow, Professor of English and Art History at Brown University, satire is derived " from the Latin satira, meaning "medley." A satire, either in prose or in poetic form, holds prevailing vices or follies up to ridicule: it employs humor and wit to criticize human institutio...

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This helped to promote commerce both within the U.S. and with foreign nations. ... All of these factors combined helped to unite the South, West, and New England by promoting trade with and dependence on the others. ... America was beginning to create its own identity in literature, art and architecture. ...

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Another important figure in his time was Friedrich Nietzsche who helped pave the way to the idea of Existentialism, a way of coping with uncertainty. ... The whole idea and feeling of uncertainty provoked a revolution in the world of art and literature as well. ... This new way of literature also changed the way screenplays were written, and movies and theatre evolved from that point. ...

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Document J is an example of literature showing people the real life experiences of slaves. ... He was risking his career and everything he has to help Samuel Bayard. ... He wanted to help Bayard and his family as well. ...

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In American Literature we have covered many writings that show the courage of many individuals as they over come obstacles brought on by making this country their new home. ... I believe that this is true courage because despite her fear of something like what had happened to her happening again she went on a pressed forward and eventually her hard work had paid off for her and it helped her learn something about herself as well. Anzia's courage is what many immigrants who came to this country had to display, and by doing this it helped set standards for what was possible for a person t...

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Their conspicuous consumption helped fuel the prosperity of the 1920s, but their disposable income eventually became greater than their material wants. ... The Literary Flowering The greatest cultural advance of the 1920s was visible in the outpouring of literature. ... Art and music lagged behind literature but still made significant advances. ...

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African American poetics as well as all kinds of art and literature blossomed in a ghetto of New York called Harlem, where black artists began to write and make art of the subject of African Americas" share of the apple called "America". ... However, we can still get the sense of hope and expectations by the help of time from his lines saying: "Darkly I gaze into the days ahead, And see her might and granite wonders there, Beneath the touch of Time's unerring hand, Like priceless treasures sinking in the sand." ...

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There free blacks helped them to find jobs and shelter and to begin life over again as free men and women. ... By the 1830s abolitionists had created their own informal network to help runaway slaves. ... People who helped the fugitives, leading them to safety and often offering them transportation in rowboats, wagons, or other conveyances, were "conductors" or "stationmasters." ... Aphra Gehn captures the market of literate women and gives them a different experience of literature. ...

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Also because these stereotypes feminist now have to prove to not only men but also to fellow women that they just want to help in the fight of equality. It also doesn't help that the media only focus on the radical feminist. ... The research literature suggests several explanations for this lack of identification. ...

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The stamp act taxed most printed literature, legal and commercial documents, as well as newspapers. ... Because King Charles III could not help but tax the colonies and take away what little power they had, he lost his colonies and helped to forge one of the strongest nations in the world....

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They made sure I received the necessary help I needed to succeed in school from tutoring to academic focused summer programs. From birth I was exposed to literature, art and other cultural activities. ... The cultural capital I inherited from my family has and will continue to help me navigate in a Eurocentric world. ...

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Ultimately all priests and ministers preached to the members of their Churches of how religion was important and what it could do to help you. ... During the enlightenment these schools added science, mathematics, literature, and history to their curriculum. ... It helped religion rather than reduced it. ...

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Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is an important piece of literature because it is one of the very few books supporting the Indian cause. ... Unlike a lot of American literature, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee teaches what is not taught in the average history book. ... You can't help but be humbled by Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, and everyone could use a little humbling. ...

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More immediate is the clash between the French and the English for colonial control of the land (the time of the novel being the summer of 1757), and for illiberal help these two nationalities make "imperment, weatherstock alliances" with already hostile Indians whom Cooper presents as the bad Iroquois stock and the good Delawares and Mohicans of Algonquin stock. ... Without a doubt, the novel is one of the bloodiest in American literature and the tragic bloodshed stems from the fact that in general historic background and dramatic fictional foreground, human beings are involved in t...

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Some subjects are: Russian Literature, Russian Language, Mathematics, Algebra and Geometry (mostly studied in senior classes), Physics, Chemistry, Russian History, World History, Geography, Biology, Foreign Languages (English or German) Physical Education, Cooking, Arts and Crafts (for girls), Manual Work (for boys), Art of Drawing, Music, and Astronomy. ... Students have counselors who help them to decide what is the best for them to take to meet the requirements for the graduation. ...

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Anthony Schwartz Literature/Composition 10 - Gifted Mr. ... In addition to the unconstitutional process, affirmative action hurts its beneficiaries more than it helps them by engendering a sense of inferiority. ...

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The money gained through the lawlessness and violence against the native Americans in the western fur trade was used for real estate in New York, where easily corrupted officials helped Astor become one America's first and greatest slumlords, taking money away from poor immigrants for the privilege of living in the vilest of tenement housing. ... In this endeavor to answer the proposed question, this literature will examine the sovereignty of the longest continuously operating organized crime group in the United States, Cosa Nostra, or Italian-American Crime Families. ... This organized c...

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If you"re having trouble finding the answer to this question, it may help reading certain novels such as the ones we have read in class. ... As you probably know, Huck Finn is one of the most controversial books in American literatures history, and many people have different views on the book, like most of all, whether it should be banned from classrooms or not. ... Poverty is another issue that can help describe what it means to be an American, and poverty, along with love and violence can be seen in "A Streetcar Named Desire", mainly with the character Blanche. ... When many Americans are ha...

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Within the past 25 years, a massive amount of literature has been created, documenting the importance of child abuse, poverty, early exposure to substance abuse and other factors of criminal behavior. ... They cannot help acting out as they do, people with mental illnesses are 12 times more likely to commit crimes (Sweetland, H. 2014). ...

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The author discreetly analyzed and interpreted the literature behind her use of terms, appropriately describing the historical usage and semantic application of the word "transgender." As discussed, the author was also mindful of setting boundaries in determining transgender identities in selecting the right participants for the study. ... For the same reason, healthcare access created various dilemmas as transgenders find it hard to find healthcare professionals who could help them. ...

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• Grade Level: Graduate