The agenda of this essay, set by the writer, Anna Quindlen, is to raise the question of what cursing really means anymore. Is it still highly offensive as the original definitions of these expletives would imply? Or have the use of these words simply become an almost "acceptable" facet of our ever...
Cooper, James Fenimore. The Last of the Mohicans. New York: Barnes and Nobles, Inc., 1993, 423 p. Part I: The Author and His Preparations James Fenimore Cooper was born in 1789 in Burlington, NJ though raised in Cooperstown, NY. He grew up exploring the hills, forest and lake near his f...
I came to the United States and was enrolled in the educational system of this city early in the 90s; coming from the Dominican Republic with a first grade education and very learned in whatever first graders are suppose to know, however, the lack of a vast English vocabulary and trying to communicate proved to be a difficult task when trying to function in school. ...
I. A Booming Economy A. The Automobile Drives Prosperity 1. Ford Pioneers Mass Production a. Ford did not originate the ideas of mass production b. Early in the century, only city dwellers could afford cars. c. Ransom Olds had introduced a less expensive car, the Oldsmobile in 1901. d. Ford hired...
Feelings Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is a full account on the annihilation of the American Indian from the 1860's to the 1890's. I like the book for its information but I did not enjoy reading it. I appreciated the story from the perspective of the American Indian. From reading Bury My Heart at ...
