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… can be a metaphor for a person’s and a group’s progress toward goals. Background Martin Puryear African American … sang this song. Puryear joined Washington’s ideas about upward progress with the form of this ladder after he made it. …
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… Poète Maudit (The Cursed Poet) Chaucer's Wife of Bath Edward Hopper's House by the Railroad : From Painting to Poem Edward Lear, Limericks, and Nonsense: There Once Was … Emily …
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… Activity 1. America's Centennial and the Pedestal Fund As a warm-up exercise, and to establish the meaning of the statue … million immigrants to U.S. in the 50 years after the Civil War Poor housing in cities and city services unable to keep …
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… the girl leans in from the left corner of the triangle towards the animal. The right hand corner of the … just as our attention is drawn in a room full of people towards those whose faces we can see because they give us more …
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… the tone formal, yet intimate. Violence or images of war are not considered proper, or is humor or satire. On a … the garden at dusk I found a glowworm In the soft earth - warm And radiant, waiting too —Sydney Bougy Years on my own … count. Inform the students that all of these poems are award-winning tanka and ask them to explain what all five …
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… Edward Hopper's House by the Railroad: From Painting to Poem yes Photo caption Edward Hopper (1882–1967), House by the Railroad , 1925. Oil …
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… second marriage, Zora Neale Hurston left home to study at Howard University and earned a B.A. in anthropology from … of her popularity during the years between the two world wars, Hurston’s political views were not in sync with the …
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… rival claimants to the English throne, and the bloody civil war that comes of their fight for power. Scott and Delacroix …
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… years after Marco had returned home, he was involved in a war between his city, Venice, and its trading rival, Genoa. … they consider the most unusual parts of Marco's story. Afterwards, have the students share their opinions. Would they …
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… of the Igbo, including weather, agriculture, hunting, war, and animals with which they are familiar .) Point out … ( Nwoye prefers the gentler stories of his mother to the warlike ones of his father; Vulture softens the heart of Sky …
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… Whose story is it? What is the relationship of the writer towards his or her characters? In their analysis of Uncle … by Harris through the stories of Uncle Remus was a step toward the diversifcation of Southern literature. During the …
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… of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman): He has never permitted her to exercise her … via New Jersey Women's History . What about the post-Civil War Constitutional amendments? Didn't they grant universal …
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… a nearly unbroken path for the eye to follow. William S. Schwartz's Mining in Illinois In the second painting, students … another which resembles it in tone. In the case of the Schwartz painting, the three pillars pull the eye across the …
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… states, where women already had the right to vote, toward the east where women are reaching out to her. Library … aid of her husband Henry Blackwell, Mary Livermore, Julia Ward Howe, Henry Ward Beecher, Antoinette Brown Blackwell, …
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… to teach a Constitution Day lesson. An introduction and warm-up are provided, followed by three separate activities … took place among delegates from five states - Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York - at Annapolis, …
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… that the Joads stood in for all the Depression-era westward migrants.” Through these “generals” Steinbeck wanted to … to words, phrases, or ideas that relate to Chapter 1. As a warm-up for Activity 2, ask students to describe the …
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… how Shakespeare's play interprets Elizabethan attitudes toward revenge, as reflected in the structure of the … for comparison is Franco Zeffirelli's, starring Mel Gibson (Warner Brothers, 1990), which offers a medieval setting, a … need to become familiar with Elizabethan attitudes toward revenge and the popularity of revenge tragedies, which …
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… was an important factor in bringing about the Civil War. This decision also resulted in the passage of Amendment …
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… the way, the history of Black autonomy in the post-Civil War South (especially the town of Eatonville, where Hurston … to choose that song for themselves. (Teachers should be aware that these songs make reference to drinking, gambling, …
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… trades people, professionals, and workers. Slaves, known as wardu , were members of the lowest class. The slave class was created both from prisoners of war and Babylonian citizens forced into slavery, either as a … appears to apply to which class (the amelu, mushkinu , or wardu )? You may wish to begin by having read the Lecture: …
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… Still, it represented a milestone in moving this country toward a modern welfare state; as a result of this … time. For example, Mr. Sokolsky's speech received a much warmer response than Francis Perkins' did. What might this …
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… work carried out at Lascaux shortly after the Second World War made access to the cave easier. At that time, the … concretions. They progressed in a single file line toward another chamber as big as the first one, and there …
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… Spread your blanket on the ground It's always bright and warm You can sleep right on the ground." But listen to me … duds. From the east and west and north and south Like a swarm of bees we come; The migratory workers Are worse off … of a witness, accompanied by photographs. Between the Wars: The Dust Bowl , a series of brief diary excerpts …
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… was in Kyoto Lord Ashikaga Tadayoshi, chief of Board of War, Takauji's deputy Ko no Moronao, governor of Kamakura, … they have become familiar with Elizabethan attitudes toward revenge and the popularity of revenge tragedies. …
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… King Arthur beginning with the period when we first become aware of them as part of the oral tradition in Medieval … grew out of the struggles of a Celtic chieftain and his warriors in southwestern England against invading Saxons … What does your version tell us about cultural attitudes toward physical violence, fighting and war? What does your …
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… Ann Baldwin, Elsie Jane Wilson, Ruth Stonehouse and Lule Warrenton all directed for the studio as well. In fact, … became extremely lucrative and after the first World War larger studios began consolidating power by buying up …
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… reading and discussing the poem, ask your students to warm up their minds with journal entry #2. The question is … includes in his self-presentation. The poem is straightforward and speaks for itself but reveals a more subtle and sly …
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… Spirit During a Crisis A photo of Eleanor Roosevelt awarding a Purple Heart in New Caledonia during World War II is available through the Franklin Delano Roosevelt …
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… Americans"? In this unit, students will heighten their awareness of Native American diversity as they learn about … Library: "The Kwakiutl population recovered after World War II (1939-1945), growing to more than 4,100 in 1991. …
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… Burke, that was reinforced by France's declaration of war against Britain in 1793. A reform movement was led by … resulted from ability and hard work. Austen was well aware of the privileges afforded to those at the top of the … in her very hierarchical society, or resisted the changes towards freer movement between the classes that she saw …