... ," for example--while the poem "O sweet spontaneous" revels in nature that can only be appreciated fully through the senses rather than through science, philosophy, or religion. The "chimneys" are a sustained sonnet sequence that identifies the hypocrisy, narrow-mindedness, and stagnation Cummings saw in the society around im. The sequence includes the well-known poem "the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... except for a few within state delegations that did not alter any state's vote. With the end of Adams" term only two weeks away, the deadlock was creating a major crisis (Cunningham, 130). On February 17, on the thirty-sixth ballot, Jefferson received the votes of 10 states and was elected President. The Federalists had finally yielded. They decided to give up on ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... to a "dybbuk," (the soul of a dead sinner) which Esther experienced in a play (100). Esther appears intellectual, serious and passionate compared to Hilda, "a mindless mannequin for ... stylish hats ... and accessories" (Bundtzen 130). An important point is made by Esther's contrast with Hilda. Esther is confounded that Hilda seems "curiously detached from the human pain" (Bundtzen 131). During a month in New York, Esther ... ...

• Word Count: 1473
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... African Americans left the south for the industrious cities in the north. By 1930, 200,000 blacks had moved to New York, about 180,000 to Chicago, and more than 130,000 to Philadelphia. Despite the jobs and housing available in the North, the challenges of living in an urban environment were daunting for many of the new migrants. Forced by ... ...

• Word Count: 889
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate