... money to buy a one-way ticket to Paris. Baldwin published three collections of essays, which sold over a million copies each. It was the nonfiction books - Notes of a Nation Son (1955), Nobody Knows My Name (1961), and The Fire Next Time (1963) - "that secured his reputation as an important ... for "his ability to make his readers feel intensely his! view of the damage that racial prejudice inflicts on both whites and blacks" (World Book Encyclopedia, pg. 31). Notes of a Native Son marked the formal entry of Baldwin into the literary tradition of the personal essay. The ... essay Many T...

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... an organization that encouraged a wide range of scientific and intellectual research. Jefferson invented a decoding device, a lap desk, and an improved type of moldboard plow. His collection of more than 6,400 books became a major part of the Library of Congress. Jefferson revised Virginia's laws and founded its state university. He developed the decimal system of coinage that allows Americans to keep accounts ... "Divinity School Address" (1838), Emerson attacked "historical Christianity." He favored a new religion founded in nature and fulfilled by direct, mystical intuition of God, and...

• Word Count: 3135
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... . Aboard the yacht Gatsby gave his name as Jay Gatz. Cody took him on the yacht to a trip in Barbary Coast and West Indies, where Gatsby gained a window into the life of the wealthy and famous. Nick notes that Cody and his yacht represented to Gatsby, "all the beauty and glamour in ... and his habit of referring to anyone as an "old sport." Even one of Gatsby's guest's, Owl eyes, is surprised to find that the books in Gatsby's library are actually real and not covers. Owl's statement is symbolic of the double standards and hypocrisy among the rich of the West ... of the Eggs were hidin...

• Word Count: 7760
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... and in the community. This is achieved through discussions, presentations, and activities which promote multiracial unity. Dr. Thomas has also lectured on race relations at universities in the United States, Canada, and England. He is the author of several books on race-relations, including Racial Unity: An Imperative for Social Progress, which was published in 1993 ("The Multi Racial- 2). Throughout America's history, race ... of "White Christian Civilization,"" they increasingly saw themselves as the stewards of world civilization, placed on earth to elevate and guide the nonwhite mas...

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... all women, no longer only prostitutes and women's rights advocates, were included and accepted as nurses (Women's History). Besides aiding the wounded soldiers on the battlefield, she taught nursing seminars to potential nurses (Kline 163). Doing so allowed other women to gain enough knowledge to become more involved ... footsteps as her as well. In fact, Elizabeth Blackwell not only left a legacy of tangible things such as an autobiography and research notes, but she gave many accomplished women the motivation and inspiration to reach their goals. Her autobiography, Pioneer Work in Open...

• Word Count: 2886
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate