... a lot of symbolism to convey the main character, Paul's, feelings. Flowers, for example, symbolize Paul's personality and life. Cather mentions flowers repeatedly in this short story. At the start of the story, Paul is being subjected to his teachers' criticisms of him at a meeting with his principle on account ... he will never get to do because he will never be a part of the perfect, artistic society. Just as his beautiful, perfect flowers had their chance to shine for a short period, so did Paul. Paul's life lacked love and this made it not worth living. When he realized that he cou...

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... job intended. "Paul was always smiling, always glancing about him, seeming to feel that people might be watching him and trying to detect something" (Cather 198). This habit of smiling was remarked upon by his teacher, "I don't believe that smile of his comes altogether from insolence; there's something sort ... Then again, suppose the day should come when his father would remember that night, and wish there had been no warning cry to steady his hand?" (Cather 203). This is a rather disturbing thought, basically wondering, what if his father didn't shoot him but wished that he had. This s...

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... monotonous jobs, Paul allowed his environments to dictate his feelings and behavior. The settings in "Paul's Case" reveal aspects of Paul's character and events in his life. The author, Willa Cather, uses the mood and climate of the settings around Paul to determine his feelings and desires. Paul's life can be best described using his major dwellings: life on Cordelia Street ... (including school), the theater, and New York. It is the transition of these settings that Cather uses to ultimately reach the climax of the story, in which Paul commits suicide. Cordelia street would be his beg...

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Cather presents Paul as a flamboyant youth, with clothes and style not typical of high school. His taste in art is also one of great color and flamboyance. Before he goes to ... lost himself". Which seemed to indicate that he judged art purely through how it made him feel. Paul's judgment of art and the world around him was lacking however as Cather describes that "in Paul's world, the natural always wore the guise of ugliness, that a certain element of artificiality seem to him necessary in beauty". The events, which led up to ... ...

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... contributed their hardwork that sometimes went on to earn many awards. Among these hardworking artists is a man named Countee Cullen who without knowing it had a major impact on this time period although his ideas usually differed with others. Countee Cullen was born Countee Leroy Porter on May 30,1903 in Louisville Kentucky and later raised by his grandmother in New York ... 824) The Harlem Renaissance began in 1925 and ended in1935.The Harlem Renaissance was once reffered to as the "Negro Renaissance". It began like all other movements in this time period because of financial and educ...

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... heavily through out the decades. The women being paid to model set standards for what is considered to be ideal woman of the time period. The encouraged appearances, weight and height continuously change through out history and continue to do so. Women modeling in the past would never be ... and 80's. This decade is best known as the Disco era and Twiggy quickly became the poster child of the fashion world. During this time period there was a rise of technology and drug consumption that highly influenced the fashion designers. Richard Avedon. Twiggy, hair by Ara Gallant, Paris. January ...

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... his waist he has a vivid blue belt, with gold tassels that match his hat. The table and chair in this painting are both typical for this time period but have very elaborate faces on them. On the table, it looks to be a stretched face of a man in a hat, almost like a Halloween mask ... to get tight again around the man's wrist. For this painting Bronzino used Oil painting with a wood backing. This was typical for the time period, however his personal touch and great use of the medium, is what gave this painting such a well detailed appearance. The realism and emphasis of detail ... made ...

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... it that Capone was making around $60,000,000 a year from the sale of alcohol alone (Prohibition Era 1). The retail outlet in the prohibition period was the speakeasy. Although a house-to-house delivery system it was well developed. A high degree of organization also came about in international liquor smuggling. ... of Prohibition this purpose seemed to be a goal witch could be met, the crime rate soon skyrocketed to nearly twice that of the pre-prohibition period. In large cities the homicide went from 5.6 (per 100,000) before prohibition, to nearly 10 (per 100,000) during prohibition, ...

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... it that Capone was making around $60,000,000 a year from the sale of alcohol alone (Prohibition Era 1). The retail outlet in the prohibition period was the speakeasy. Although a house-to-house delivery system it was well developed. A high degree of organization also came about in international liquor smuggling. ... of Prohibition this purpose seemed to be a goal witch could be met, the crime rate soon skyrocketed to nearly twice that of the pre-prohibition period. In large cities the homicide went from 5.6 (per 100,000) before prohibition, to nearly 10 (per 100,000) during prohibition, ...

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... it that Capone was making around $60,000,000 a year from the sale of alcohol alone (Prohibition Era 1). The retail outlet in the prohibition period was the speakeasy. Although a house-to-house delivery system it was well developed. A high degree of organization also came about in international liquor smuggling. ... of Prohibition this purpose seemed to be a goal witch could be met, the crime rate soon skyrocketed to nearly twice that of the pre-prohibition period. In large cities the homicide went from 5.6 (per 100,000) before prohibition, to nearly 10 (per 100,000) during prohibition, ...

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... the era. However, as time progressed he became increasingly bitter and upset over race relations. Except for a few examples, all his poems from this later period spoke about social injustice in America. The somber tone of his writing often reflected his mood. Race relations were the shadow of his career, following him ... of Hughes' later poems. At this point in his life, Hughes was enjoying the culture and excitement of the Harlem renaissance. It was an amazing period in New York for African Americans; the first real large-scale expression of their culture. Jazz was a flourishing art f...

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... of his career, Benton painted several large murals, ranging over ten feet in height and twenty feet long . Four of these murals were done from the period of 1930 to 1935, which were the equivalent of 7000sq. feet of canvas . These are most definitely his decisive works, in which his political points ... the painting as a whole over the idea the individuals" importance. This is quite true of Benton and his motives as he wished to capture the time period as a whole, and not just through the individual. Benton's paintings and murals often appear to tell a story as well. He will often use sce...

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... " , which was exhibited in his native town. He painted " Gypsy girl on the beach" 1901: Known as the " Blue period" because of the blue tonality of Picasso's paintings were a time of frequent change of residence between Barcelona and Paris. During this period he would spend his days in Paris. Studying the master works at the Louvers and his nights enjoying the company ... madness or illness. 1904: Picasso entered into a relationship with Fernande Oliver, who inspired many of his pre-cubist works, such as the painting " woman with Loaves" End of the Blue Period. 1905: Marked a radical cha...

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... . Guns also provide vulnerable women with some form of protection against rape and other violent crime. Recently, Orlando, Florida saw an increase in the number of rapes over a twelve - month period from 12.8 per 100,000 to 35.9 per100,000. Women in Orlando were afraid to go out alone, even in the daytime. Citizens of Orlando demanded that something be done ... Brady Bill used that incident to gain support for their gun control legislation, claiming it would reduce crime and save lives. The fact is that the background check and waiting period included in the Brady Bill would not have pre...

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... time black artist of all kinds and thinkers flexed their creative side with the fund of wealthy aristocrats. Harlem was in vogue for a period of time, making it very desirable for almost all the country. IN a country replete with segregation and racism, the Harlem Renaissance acted as ... artistic and cultural outlet for the African-American population. The Harlem Renaissance was a period in marked by great change in though and attitude that would forever alter the conscious of the entire county. Harlem humble beginnings started centuries before ... and stared an entirely black cast. T...

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... . Guns also provide vulnerable women with some form of protection against rape and other violent crime. Recently, Orlando, Florida saw an increase in the number of rapes over a twelve - month period from 12.8 per 100,000 to 35.9 per100,000. Women in Orlando were afraid to go out alone, even in the daytime. Citizens of Orlando demanded that something be done ... Brady Bill used that incident to gain support for their gun control legislation, claiming it would reduce crime and save lives. The fact is that the background check and waiting period included in the Brady Bill would not have pre...

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"Eat, Drink, and Be Merry" was the motto of the 1920 time period. Americans did just that. Many Americans had the need for the illegal drink. This allowed for the rise of the Gang and the most notorious gangster, Al Capone. In the ... Americans view criminals and the way criminals conduct their business. Before you delve into the life of the real life Scarface, there must be knowledge of the time period. The 1920's was the period of peace between World War I and World War II. During the war congress passed for the 18th Amendment (better known as prohibition) (Hamm). Thus making the Selling, ...

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... socially free. "Americans were speeding up, moving out, buying more, having fun, and dreaming bigger" (Miller). The Cotton Club was an integral part of the Twenties and personified what this period of time stood for. It became a place for gangsters to sell their bootlegged beer during prohibition, a home for jazz music, and a precursor to the Harlem Renaissance ... , a period of profound growth and change in black literature and music. "Harlem was not so much a place as a state of mind, the cultural metaphor for black America itself" (Rhapsodies). "As well ... the Twenties were all abo...

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... by the end of prohibition the levels of Consumption had actually surpassed the pre-Prohibition levels. The same was true for Alcohol related diseases - after it slowly decreased for a short period of time, alcoholism And other alcohol related diseases climbed to great heights during the time of Prohibition. Throughout Prohibition crime was one of the most shocking problems on The rise ... chaos surrounding the two sides of Prohibition. The "black market" trading continued very long because of many things including Such illegal but profitable corruption amongst the politicians of the tim...

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The 1920s were a period in United States history in which lots of chances and risks were taken, from the world of fashion, to politics everything was wild. It was a time when flappers created their ... speakeasy bars, the Sacco and Vanzetti case shook the nation, and the stock market crashed. As all this was going on, so was the Harlem Renaissance. The Harlem Renaissance was a period in time that the literary vigor and creativity of African-Americans were finally recognized. It blossomed after World War I, thrived during the time of the prohibition, and collapsed along with ... when Harlem ...

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... Renaissance was an explosion of African-American arts, with middle and upper-class blacks as the dominant leaders. Poetry has never celebrated pride in African-American culture more than that period in the 20"s. The reasons behind the outburst of artists, ways in which the written word was expressed, and the artist's lasting affect on today show how much the Harlem ... is the seed time, now are the hours of work, and tomorrow comes the harvest and the playtime. - W.E.B. DuBois Black artists of all kinds followed DuBois as a mentor during the period of pressing prejudice and poverty in t...

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... tenements. He had believed strongly that tenement life needed to be changed for the better of the city and the people. I also learned of the discrimination occurring during that time period. Riis even exhibited much of this discrimination in his writing. I realized that their were many groups discriminated against at the time, including white Europeans (mostly Italians and Jews), the Chinese ... , and Blacks. All of these groups were affected by tenement living at the same time period. I would like to know how successful Riis was in changing the face in Tenement living. Did his book have...

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... to change dramatically. Goods and people were transported quickly along the canal - freight sped along the canal at about 55 miles per 24 hour period but express passenger service moved through at 100 miles per 24 hour period, so a trip from New York City to Buffalo via the Erie Canal would only have taken about four days. In 1862, the canal was ... ...

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... in self defense and so it was not a premeditated murder. The defense had a very hard time during the case for many reasons. Celia was a black woman and during this time period black people in general did not have much hope in the court system, especially if it were a murder case against a white male. The jury consisted of all white males. The ... to death. The young white male, from a well off family, seemed to be guilty but was set free. The juries in both cases consisted of all white males. The time period of the cases, mid-1800's, had all white juries in every case. This made it even...

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... Center, its 103 floors were the highest in New York. Though designed at the end of the so-called Art Deco period in the 1920's, when zigzagged appliques were prominent, its exterior shows little of the frippery characteristic of that "decorated" period. It is, moreover, one of the very few skyscrapers with four facades, not just one facing the avenue .Zoning required ... ...

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