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    Advantages of Automobiles

    on society all over the world. Europe is the birthplace of the automobile, but it was adopted by America. Leonardo Da Vinci rejuvenates Bacon's idea with hopes of creating a military vehicle Nicholas Joseph, Cugnot Etienne, Lenoir Charles, and J. Frank Duryea. All of these men have made a difference over the years since 1900-1945 until today. Henry Ford plays a great importance in American society. The more widely used automobiles became, the more they began to affect the daily lives of Americans

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    Pioneers of Modern Architecture: Importance of Their Contribution in the Development of 20th Century Architecture”

    In all, the required methodology of architecture is less forbidding than it was earlier in history. More adjustment is being made to accommodate differences of climate, materials, and social habits of people in different parts of the world. Frank Lloyd Wright, one of the most influential and

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    A Woman's Perspective

    A Woman’s Perspective Over the course of time, women have played various roles in politics and literature often mirroring the circumstances of the age and time they lived in. A few people dared go against the norm and Susan Glaspell was one of them. Set in an age where women were considered inferior to men, her stories usually challenged that perception, often having a female heroine or displaying with remarkable subtlety the necessity of a woman’s insight. In Susan Glaspell’s “A Jury of Her

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    The Story of the Wizard of Oz

    say that they know why it was created. People see this as a cute children’s story that teaches them that it is fine to be different and that each person has their own special quality that makes them who they are. However, the story was written by Frank L. Baum, to show how life was defining Populism. The three characters Tin Woodman, the Scarecrow, and the Cowardly Lion help to define it. The Tin Woodman in the book and movie was the character that “did not” have a heart. The Tin Woodman was

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    Wizard of Oz

    In the Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum, the main protagonist, Dorothy, is portrayed as a selfless, kind girl, but if you begin to read between lines, it will become more clear that Dorothy only helps others to conquer her personal fears, she unintentionally improves the land of Oz and while her friends go out of their way to help her she only helps them a scarce amount of times in meaningless ways. To begin with, Dorothy realises that she has to make her journey alone, she is fearful. In land of

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    Susan Glaspell-Personal Narrative

    Mrs. Hale: (Mrs. Hale, followed by her husban, comes out of the house while covering her pocket) See you later Mrs. Peters, I wish good luck to Mrs. Wright (They leave the room). Mrs. Peters: Yes Mrs. Hale. Sheriff: (He stays in the house while looking how the rest of the people goes out of the room. He holds Mrs. Peters arm) Well, we haven´t find anything that gives us a clue of who kill Mr. Wright. Mrs. Peters: (She is nervous but holding her words in her mouth). Sheriff: I will revise the evidence

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    Trifles

    “Trifles” There were a lot of things in “Trifles” that the women “get” that the men don’t. The women notice a lot more about the house than the men do. Such as, one half of the table being cleaned, a loaf of bread out of the bread box, the stitching in her quilt was in odd places. A thing they noticed was the hinge of the birdcage was pulled apart. After this discovery, the women make another important discovery in the sewing basket. There was a bird wrapped in silk with its neck wrung. The women

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    Trifles By Susan Glaspell Gender Roles

    In the play Trifles by Susan Glaspell, we’re presented with a semi-witty gender battle during a murder case investigation. As usual, we get to witness the men flaring their egos up and about while belittling the women in the process; nonchalantly the two women proceed with the business with very little protest. While at the right house, the difference in gender agenda flowing casually through their dialogues helped the fluidity of the story. As the investigation went on, the dialogue among the men

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    What Does The Color Blue Represent In The Wizard Of Oz

    The Wonderful Wizard of Oz In the Wizard of the Oz L. Frank Baum uses colors throughout the novel to represent the regions. Yellow symbolized the color of the Winkies Country. The color blue defined the Country of the Munchkins. However, the color red displayed the Country of the Quadlings. In the Story of The Wizard of Oz, blue is represented for the munchkins. The munchkins are the eastern region of the Land of Oz being ruled by the wicked witch of the east. The munchkins Country is

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    Trifles

    When we speak of justice in a murder story we usually refer to the moment when the crime is submitted to justice, in the case of "Trifles" is more complicated than that. Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters discover the dead bird of Mrs. Wright. This was to them a very clear evidence that Minnie was the one who killed her husband, however, somehow also justify the act. Mrs. Hale feel guilty for not being more attentive to Mrs. Wright “I might have known she needed help! I know how things can be—for women.”

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