She lived most of her adult life in Boston, Seattle, and San Francisco, writing articles and short stories using the Chinese pseudonym Sui Sin Far. ... The other theme apparent in "Leaves" and in many of her short stories is Eaton's defense of the independent woman. ... "In the Land of the Free" is typical of Edith Eaton's short fiction. ... Drawing from elements of realism and sentimental romance, Sui Sin Far uses short stories, articles, and essays to pioneer the act of self-representation for a people who existed in late nineteenth-century mainstream American's imagination ...

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However, even though this was the beginning of freedmen and women of the south working with the government, it was short lived. ... Their lives became immensely regulated and put these former slaves in a position that made them just short of slaves. ... These efforts made by Congress were seen as effective at first, especially in "reconstituting the state electorates, but slowly stories began to be brought to the public eye about the brutal treatment that many former slaves were being subjected to; these attacks were done by hate groups, namely the Ku Klux Klan. ... "Many of the testimoni...

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Richards relates the story of how, when she was young, she always said she wanted to talk to God. ... Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 His works have gained a great audience not because of their characters or stories, but because of King himself. King's readers are fascinated by the mind that can produce such horrifying stories, and they see him as a sort of preternatural being. ... She is also another unnatural link to this story. ...

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Each tower was 110 stories tall, with several other buildings around the complex. ... As bad as the outcome was, it was far short of the terrorist goal of reducing the twin towers to a pile of rubble containing the grave of thousands. ... Many have followed news stories that come from the defense establishment housed in this building. ... Fiscal and monetary stimulus are being engaged full force in an effort to make sure that the downturn after the terrorist attacks is as short and shallow as possible. ...

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Washington Monument Architect: Robert Mills Location: Washington, D. C. Date: 1848-1885 Building Type: Monument Construction System: Masonry Cut Stone Climate: Temperate Context: Neo-Egyptian Fact: At 555 feet tall, the highest all-masonry tower in the world. It is 55 feet wide at t...

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Great literature is simply language charged with meaning to the utmost possible degree {Davidoff, 199}. American literature has been apart of our history since our settlement. Throughout our history, America has generated many great authors. These authors write works of literature that educate ...

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Cultural Relativism Vs Universal Children's Rights Even though most moral codes are linked to cultural & society, does not mean we have to accept cultural relativism when it comes to child abuse in any form. We cannot deny that cultural differences are real and are important in analyzing and j...

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This short excerpt shows his resolve and his passion: "I am in earnest. ... Although her career was short, it set the stage for the African American women speakers who followed: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, Sojourner Truth, and Harriet Tubman, among others. ...

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Later on Fulkseson told a story about "an Indian sneaking aboard the steamboat and stealing an infested blanket from a sick passenger" (Brown), and Chardon, who is a trader commanded Fort Clark, told the same story; nevertheless, on the other hand, Pilcher told a different story. ... Furthermore, Backwourth's story was described elaborately to a legend, and then some people blamed on him for being responsible for it. ... In the 1950s, the time life expectancy was short because of those infectious diseases, heart disease "accounted for a small proportion of deaths among Alas...

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Thesis: The transcontinental railroad greatly increased Westward expansion in the United States of America during the latter half of the nineteenth century. The history of the United States has been influenced by England in many ways. In the second half of the 1800's, the railroad, which wa...

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Other releases of oldies included reissues of Turtles albums, four repackagings of Elvis Presley songs to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Presley's death, and a four-record set called The Otis Redding Story. ...

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Time On The Cross: The Economics of American Negro Slavery Robert Fogel and Stanley Engerman's book Time on the Cross, analyzes the Southern economy before and after the Civil War. The book's purpose is to show how important African Americans were to the Southern economy, and tries to "correct the perversion of the history of blacks - in order to strike down the view that black Americans were without culture, without achievement, and without development for their first two hundred and fifty years on American soil." The authors believe that historians and abolitionists before Wor...

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The United States has always prided itself as the "Great Bastion of Democracy". However, the history of the US in Latin America is much more ambiguous than the vision of a great nation freeing Latin Americans from dictatorship and sowing the seeds of liberty and democracy; instead, the US has all too often acted in its own interests and has allied itself with some very unsavory characters to promote such interests. The 1800s Even in 1820, when America was a fledgling nation still insignificant in the eyes of world-class powers such as Britain and France, it still dreamed of an overseas e...

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This particular SF unit had a reputation for getting their man after only a short period of time and this suspect was tarnishing that reputation. ... To make a long story short, the most effective technique I used with this suspect was simply being a well educated soldier who hated Russians as much as he did. ...

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TEN MAJOR EVENTS THAT SHAPED THE UNITED STATES Over time instances occurred throughout history that affected the United States, for the good and bad. They affected many people emotionally and physically. The following ten events have affected the nation culturally, politically, economically, ...

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This is the story of many children who face many struggles having undocumented parents. ... As Kristin Anderson has noted in his journal "Denied, Detained, Deported: Stories From The Dark Side Of American Immigration," "Parents' employment and financial struggles combined with the daily difficulties of paying bills and affording basic necessities trigger emotional reactions within the family that affect children's development" (120). ...

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This movie tells the story of a reluctant hero, Benjamin Martin, who enters the war after his family, becomes endangered by the British. ... Based on an inspiring true story, The Lost Battalion recreates the life and death action of the first Great War, however seems to focus on death and negativity. ...

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Executive Summary This thesis sets out to investigate the effect of participation in motorsports on the image of a company. The focus in this investigation lies on the effect for companies that participate in Formula 1. The research looks at three different items that can influence the image: brand ...

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Domestic violence against women is widespread phenomenon that has affected the lives and health of women's mental and physical health. Domestic violence can be sexual violence between couples such as rape or incest. One out of every three female homicide victims is killed by their husbands or boyfriends. This may happen during rape when a women is forced to have sex, is physically beaten while sex or is strangled during sex. This is used as ways to achieve power and control over her body and herself. ...

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Introduction We all know that computers are the most useful and convenient tool in this age. The computer, together with the "all-powerful" Internet provides us with almost everything we could ever want; material things, information, even potential life partners (online dating); thus resulting in the formation of new words such as cyber-space or online connectivity. Cyber-space is defined as a bio-electronic ecosystem that exists anywhere there are phones, coaxial cables, fiber optic lines, or electromagnetic waves (Dyson 1994). Since 135 countries have access, 54 world cities are the major ...

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HEATHER - A SURVIVOR'S STORY "Heather-, a young woman who has successfully recovered from a lengthy period of eating disorders, agreed to be interviewed in the hopes of "helping even just one person- (personal interview, April 21, 2002). ... After seeing an after-school TV program on bulimia, she remembered thinking to herself that she would "just try it for a short while-. ...

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Based on a short-time study of Little Saigons, a Vietnamese ethnic enclave, and Paris by Night, a musical cultural variety show, this paper examines the social, cultural, and emotional significance of such culture preservation in the lives of immigrants. ... Little Saigon and Paris by Night: Creating a Sense of Identity The story of the Vietnamese immigrant experience is one of pain and loss. ...

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Kennewick Man Who owns America's history? On the morning of July 28, 1996, two men enjoying the annual hydroplane races held on the Columbian River in Washington State unearthed a skull and a nearly complete skeleton 10 feet off the rivers s...

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You could not have an extended family that included servants, apprentices, and other non-kinfolk in a house that measured twenty feet by twenty feet and raised only a story and a half. ... Men started out wearing powdered wigs and breeches and changed to wear long pants and short hair. ...

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In the late 1940s, most of their Arabs (>80%) in Palestine were driven into what is now known as "The Occupied Territories" by fear of terrorism such as the massacre at Deir Yassin (either that, or they voluntarily left their family homes to live in squalid refugee camps in order to happily make way for the peaceful Jewish takeover, if you're gullible enough to believe that story). ...

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