... journey in which Melville took part in a mutiny and landed in a Tahitian jail, from which he later easily escaped. Melville took his final whaling voyage as a harpooner on the Charles & Henry, but left the voyage while on the Hawaiian Islands and returned to America as a sailor on theUnited States, reaching Boston in 1844. By the time Melville reached America once more ... was another possibility open to venturesome young men: he could go to sea. Other members of his family had sought nautical careers, and besides, he was fresh from reading Richard Henry Dana , Jr.'s,  Two Years Befor...

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... the Irish people. This unofficial "Invasion of the British- began towards the 12th century and eventually set off an anti-Irish Catholic campaign in Ireland. It began when British King Henry II used a falsely signed document from the Pope that sanctioned the invasion of the British. This was very disconcerting to the Irish people, especially since most were Catholics and very ... devoted to the Pope. Their disbelief turned to disgust and angst when King Henry II returned to England and claimed himself the ruler of Ireland. His reign deeply wounded the Irish by lowering their status to o...

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... also reflects deeper feelings of being "cast aside," an unintended consequence of her family's circumstances. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1895, Dorothea was the first child of Joan and Henry Nutzhorn, were children of German immigrants who made their home in the Hoboken shipping port situated across the Hudson River from New York City. Her father ran a thriving law practice ... in Hoboken while her mother, a former librarian, raised Dorothea and her younger brother, Henry Martin. At a young age, Dorothea's grandmother, Sophie Lange, was convinced her granddaughter "had a line in her...

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... also reflects deeper feelings of being "cast aside," an unintended consequence of her family's circumstances. Born in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1895, Dorothea was the first child of Joan and Henry Nutzhorn, were children of German immigrants who made their home in the Hoboken shipping port situated across the Hudson River from New York City. Her father ran a thriving law practice ... in Hoboken while her mother, a former librarian, raised Dorothea and her younger brother, Henry Martin. At a young age, Dorothea's grandmother, Sophie Lange, was convinced her granddaughter "had a line in her...

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... , as it's called (after the Lenape people's name for "island of many hills"), is an effort to turn back the clock to the afternoon of September 12, 1609, just before Henry Hudson and his crew sailed into New York Harbor and spotted the island. (Peter Miller, National Geographic 2009)" What Sanderson did was take one particular map from his collection ... ...

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... most recognizable photographs of the era. Dovima with elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955 Other influential photographers of the time include Irving Penn, Iban Montero and Henry Clarke; all of them had successful careers far into future decades. Avedon photographed model Twiggy several times throughout the 1960s. Twiggy quickly changed the standards and what consumers considered the ... ...

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... ." One band in particular that seemed to ring loud above many of the thousands of others was "Black Flag." Guitarist Greg Ginn, Drummer Bill Stevenson, Bassist Kira Roessler and singer Henry Rollins created a high energy, anti-arrhythmic, cacophonic symphony of noise and poetry that made sense to the youth of Southern California at the time. This influence on punk rock pushed ... ...

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... Lincoln C. Andrews, "conspiracies are nation wide in extent, in great numbers, organized, well-financed, and cleverly conducted." Despite extra resources and reorganization, corruption continued within the bureau. Commissioner of Prohibition Henry Anderson said that "the fruitless efforts at enforcement are creating public disregard not only for this law but for all laws. Public corruption through the purchase of official protection for ... ...

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... Lincoln C. Andrews, "conspiracies are nation wide in extent, in great numbers, organized, well-financed, and cleverly conducted." Despite extra resources and reorganization, corruption continued within the bureau. Commissioner of Prohibition Henry Anderson said that "the fruitless efforts at enforcement are creating public disregard not only for this law but for all laws. Public corruption through the purchase of official protection for ... ...

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... Lincoln C. Andrews, "conspiracies are nation wide in extent, in great numbers, organized, well-financed, and cleverly conducted." Despite extra resources and reorganization, corruption continued within the bureau. Commissioner of Prohibition Henry Anderson said that "the fruitless efforts at enforcement are creating public disregard not only for this law but for all laws. Public corruption through the purchase of official protection for ... ...

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... to life street racing. For a very real account of a race, The article "Racer X-, by Kenneth Li describes a real race, and how it goes. The account begins around dusk, on the Henry Hudson Parkway in New York City. A group of small Japanese cars wind their way through traffic, and cut off all traffic. Then two cars come to the front and line ... ...

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... eldest son of King Francis I of France). Verranzano left quickly and was not revisited except two years later by Estaban Gomez, who was a fur trader. The second main visitor was Henry Hudson, who was hired by the Dutch East India Company to find the westward passage to Asia. Instead, Hudson discovered New York Harbor which had an island and a river that ... ...

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... way she shows us the negative aspects of New York society, almost like she is trying to justify her own reasons for finding fault with it. I find Wharton's treatment of Henry and Louisa van der Luyden very interesting. To me, they are New York society personified, although I think they are also satirised. They are presented as boring and stuffy, Wharton's feelings ... ...

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