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The document discusses the concept of the American Dream through its origins and depictions in popular culture. It defines the American Dream as the idea that through hard work, one can achieve prosperity and success in the United States. The dream is symbolized by the Statue of Liberty and rooted in the Declaration of Independence. Classic 1950s sitcoms portrayed the idealized dream of a happy nuclear family with one income and suburban home. However, the play Death of a Salesman shows a corrupted dream where a family struggles with dissatisfaction and lack of fulfillment.
This document provides an overview of American Romanticism between the early 1800s and 1865. It summarizes that Romanticism followed the Age of Reason and focused on emotions, imagination, and nature rather than political matters. Key values of Romanticism included intuition over reason, faith in inner experience, freedom of the individual, and viewing nature as a path to spiritual growth. Major American Romantic authors included William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Allan Poe wrote haunting tales that explored the dark side of the human mind. One of his most famous works was "The Fall of the House of Usher", published in 1839. The story follows a nameless narrator who visits his friend Roderick Usher, whose twin sister Madeline is ill. Madeline appears to die and is buried within the house, but later claws her way out of her tomb. She collapses on Roderick, killing him as well. The story examines themes of evil, madness, and the decay of the Usher family and house. Poe uses the tale to criticize transcendentalist beliefs in favor of empiricism.
American Romanticism between 1800-1860 valued feeling and intuition over reason, placing faith in inner experience and the imagination. It championed individual freedom and found beauty in nature, exotic locales, mythology, and the imagination. While some American Romantics had a more optimistic vision, others like Poe, Hawthorne, and Irving examined humanity's darker aspects through narratives of criminals, insanity, evil, terror and grief.
Matthew Arnold was a 19th century British poet and cultural critic. He worked as a school inspector after marrying in 1851. Arnold published several volumes of poetry and was appointed Professor of Poetry at Oxford University in 1857. He is considered one of the major Victorian poets along with Tennyson and Browning. Arnold used his poetry to philosophize about finding meaning and happiness in life. He also wrote extensively about education and culture.
The document summarizes American literary movements between 1850-1914 including Realism, Naturalism, Regionalism, and the Literature of Discontent. It discusses prominent authors of the time like Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Bret Harte, Kate Chopin, and Ambrose Bierce. Key historical contexts covered include slavery, the Civil War, Westward Expansion, and Urbanization.
Alice Walker's writing style was greatly influenced by her life experiences as an African American woman. She grew up in poverty in a racist environment in the early 1900s. She was blinded in one eye as a child in an accident. Her works focused on bringing attention to the struggles of African American women and fighting for their rights during a time when they had few rights and were often treated as inferior. Her most famous work, The Color Purple, drew from these experiences and used her writing to give voice to those who were not heard. Overall, Walker's writings illuminated the hardships of African American women and helped advance the civil rights movement through her themes of heritage, identity, and social justice.
The document discusses the concept of the American Dream through its origins and depictions in popular culture. It defines the American Dream as the idea that through hard work, one can achieve prosperity and success in the United States. The dream is symbolized by the Statue of Liberty and rooted in the Declaration of Independence. Classic 1950s sitcoms portrayed the idealized dream of a happy nuclear family with one income and suburban home. However, the play Death of a Salesman shows a corrupted dream where a family struggles with dissatisfaction and lack of fulfillment.
This document provides an overview of American Romanticism between the early 1800s and 1865. It summarizes that Romanticism followed the Age of Reason and focused on emotions, imagination, and nature rather than political matters. Key values of Romanticism included intuition over reason, faith in inner experience, freedom of the individual, and viewing nature as a path to spiritual growth. Major American Romantic authors included William Cullen Bryant, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, and Edgar Allan Poe.
Edgar Allan Poe wrote haunting tales that explored the dark side of the human mind. One of his most famous works was "The Fall of the House of Usher", published in 1839. The story follows a nameless narrator who visits his friend Roderick Usher, whose twin sister Madeline is ill. Madeline appears to die and is buried within the house, but later claws her way out of her tomb. She collapses on Roderick, killing him as well. The story examines themes of evil, madness, and the decay of the Usher family and house. Poe uses the tale to criticize transcendentalist beliefs in favor of empiricism.
American Romanticism between 1800-1860 valued feeling and intuition over reason, placing faith in inner experience and the imagination. It championed individual freedom and found beauty in nature, exotic locales, mythology, and the imagination. While some American Romantics had a more optimistic vision, others like Poe, Hawthorne, and Irving examined humanity's darker aspects through narratives of criminals, insanity, evil, terror and grief.
Matthew Arnold was a 19th century British poet and cultural critic. He worked as a school inspector after marrying in 1851. Arnold published several volumes of poetry and was appointed Professor of Poetry at Oxford University in 1857. He is considered one of the major Victorian poets along with Tennyson and Browning. Arnold used his poetry to philosophize about finding meaning and happiness in life. He also wrote extensively about education and culture.
The document summarizes American literary movements between 1850-1914 including Realism, Naturalism, Regionalism, and the Literature of Discontent. It discusses prominent authors of the time like Mark Twain, Stephen Crane, Bret Harte, Kate Chopin, and Ambrose Bierce. Key historical contexts covered include slavery, the Civil War, Westward Expansion, and Urbanization.
Alice Walker's writing style was greatly influenced by her life experiences as an African American woman. She grew up in poverty in a racist environment in the early 1900s. She was blinded in one eye as a child in an accident. Her works focused on bringing attention to the struggles of African American women and fighting for their rights during a time when they had few rights and were often treated as inferior. Her most famous work, The Color Purple, drew from these experiences and used her writing to give voice to those who were not heard. Overall, Walker's writings illuminated the hardships of African American women and helped advance the civil rights movement through her themes of heritage, identity, and social justice.
Arthur Miller was an American playwright and essayist born in 1915 in Harlem, New York. He is known for plays like Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. Miller had a successful early career writing for the Federal Theater Project before his major plays brought him fame and awards. He was married three times, including to Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s. Miller continued writing and directing his works internationally throughout his life, passing away in 2005 in Connecticut at the age of 89.
The document discusses the Romantic movement between 1790-1850. Key characteristics included a focus on imagination and intuition over reason, idealism, inspiration, and individuality. Romantics celebrated nature and the supernatural. Major themes were the engaged artist as social critic, the importance of the individual and self-realization through art, and a distrust of reason compared to other historical forces. Notable Romantic works included Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, and poems by Lord Byron, William Wordsworth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Wole Soyinka - Death and the King's HorsemanRoopsi Risam
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian writer and activist who was born in 1934 in Nigeria when it was still under British colonial rule. He is from the Yoruba ethnic group and studied in both Nigeria and England. Soyinka wrote successful plays that were produced in London and Nigeria. He was exiled from Nigeria in the 1990s due to his political activism and worked in the U.S. during this time. Soyinka won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, being the first African to do so.
Walt Whitman was an influential American poet born in 1819 on Long Island, New York. He had little formal education but was self-taught. His masterpiece Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, shocked many traditional writers with its free verse style and unconventional themes including sexuality. However, the book also earned praise from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Whitman went on to write poems commemorating Abraham Lincoln and was an important influence on later poets through his celebration of democracy, nature, and an American artistic identity.
Washington Irving was America's first professional writer and the first American writer to achieve international fame. Some of his most famous works include The Sketch Book, which included the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Irving helped establish the short story as a popular literary form in America and influenced many later American authors through his humorous and realistic style. However, some critics argue that his sentimental style also hindered the development of modern short story techniques for decades.
Walt Whitman was an American poet born in 1819 in New York and died in 1892 in New Jersey. He self-published his collection Leaves of Grass in 1855 which broke conventions by using free verse without rhyme. Whitman is considered one of the most important American poets of the 19th century and wrote patriotic poems like "O Captain! My Captain!" about Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. He worked as a nurse during the Civil War caring for wounded soldiers.
This document appears to be a student's roll number and degree program for an English course. It includes the student's roll number 29 and indicates they are pursuing a BS in English. It also includes the name William Blake and ends with a thank you message.
This document provides an overview of the Expressionist literary movement and analyzes Eugene O'Neill's play "The Emperor Jones" through an Expressionist lens. It defines key aspects of Expressionism like subjective feelings and distorted presentations. It summarizes the plot of "The Emperor Jones," about a man named Brutus Jones haunted by memories as he travels through a forest. Several scenes are described in detail to highlight O'Neill's Expressionist techniques like monologues and hallucinations representing the character's unconscious. The document examines how O'Neill uses these techniques to reveal the psychological breakdown of Jones under stress.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, his life and works
Prepared by Ahmad Hussain, Department of English,
Abdul Wali khan University Mardan.
Email: mr.literature123@gmail.com
Facebook page link for Literary students: www.facebook.com/englitpearls
This document provides biographical information about the American poet Walt Whitman. It discusses that he was born in 1819 in New York and started working in newspaper offices at a young age. As an adult, he published his first book of poems, Leaves of Grass, in 1855 which was revolutionary in its style and themes. The document also discusses some of Whitman's major poems and ideas, including his notions of unity, existence, connection, and democracy. It provides context on how the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson influenced Whitman and how Whitman served as a nurse during the Civil War.
Walt Whitman was an influential American poet who published Leaves of Grass in 1855, revolutionizing poetry with its free verse and celebration of the human body and sexuality. He worked as a journalist, teacher, and government clerk. During the Civil War, Whitman volunteered in Washington hospitals, caring for wounded soldiers. He published several editions of Leaves of Grass over his lifetime, gaining recognition as the "Good Gray Poet" and chronicling his experiences in the war and travels in Specimen Days. Whitman lived his later years in Camden, New Jersey, where he died in 1892.
Edward Morgan Forster was a British novelist, essayist, and critic born in 1879. He is famous for novels like Howards End and A Passage to India. He was educated at Tonbridge School and King's College, Cambridge. Forster wrote six novels between 1905-1924 that explored social class and the relationship between East and West. After publishing his last novel in 1924, Forster worked as a BBC broadcaster and lecturer. He declined a knighthood in 1949 and never married, living with his mother until her death in 1945. Forster died in 1970 and through his writing examined personal relationships and obstacles in British society.
Emily Dickinson was a renowned American poet born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. She came from a prominent family but felt restricted in pursuing her interests because she was a woman. Dickinson was a very private poet who published few poems during her lifetime. After her death, around 1,000 poems were discovered and published to wide acclaim. Dickinson wrote in a unique style that broke from traditional meter and themes of the time. She explored themes of love, mortality, and the afterlife in her poetic works.
Sylvia Plath was an American poet born in 1932 in Boston. She struggled with mental illness including depression from a young age. Plath attempted suicide in her youth and received electroshock therapy. She published her only novel, The Bell Jar, which drew from her experiences with mental illness. Plath married fellow poet Ted Hughes, but he left her in 1962 for another woman, plunging Plath into a deep depression from which she did not recover. She took her own life in 1963 shortly after publishing The Bell Jar under a pseudonym. Many of her poems, including those in her collection Ariel, dealt with themes of depression, death, and her relationship with her father.
The Realistic Period in literature began in the mid-19th century and focused on representing reality faithfully, particularly through depicting the lives of ordinary middle-class people and exploring personal themes and psychological examinations of characters. Realist literature is defined as occurring between 1840-1890 in Europe and the US, beginning with Gustave Flaubert and Guy de Maupassant in France. It was also represented by Russian writer Anton Chekhov, English novelist George Eliot, and American pioneers Mark Twain and William Dean Howells. Realism aimed to provide faithful representations of common life.
The document provides background information on August Wilson's play Fences. It discusses the play's successful Broadway run in 1987 and critical acclaim. It also provides biographical details about Wilson, describing his upbringing in Pittsburgh and career as a playwright. Fences is part of Wilson's ten-play Pittsburgh Cycle exploring the 20th century African American experience.
This Presentation is part of my M.A Study Paper about "Criticism and Indian aesthetic". Here my presentation is about Practical Criticism by I.A Richard.
William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. He practiced engraving throughout his life but was also deeply interested in political and social issues of his time. Blake supported causes like the French Revolution and abolition of slavery. He saw imagination and visions as a way to understand the world beyond rationalism. Blake is known for his illuminated printing, combining text and images, and illustrations for books. His collections Songs of Innocence and of Experience use simple language and symbolism to contrast childhood purity with the injustices of adult experience.
The presentation provides an overview of Percy Bysshe Shelley, a major English Romantic poet. It discusses his unconventional life experiences, revolutionary political views, works including "Ozymandias" and "Ode to the West Wind", and themes addressing nature, political liberty, and the role of the poet. Shelley tragically drowned at age 29 while sailing. The presentation examines Shelley's biography, writing style, themes, and influence on subsequent poets to portray him as an idealistic visionary who used his poetry to promote social change.
The first English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. The Pilgrims fled religious persecution in England and established the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts in 1620. They survived their first winter with help from Native Americans. This led to the tradition of Thanksgiving. Tensions grew between the colonies and Britain over taxation and lack of representation, culminating in the American Revolutionary War and Declaration of Independence in 1776. The new nation continued expanding westward and grappled with the issues of slavery and states' rights, leading to the Civil War. The US emerged as a world power and joined World War I and World War II. The civil rights movement fought against racial segregation and discrimination.
The document discusses the origins of the American Dream and American identity. It begins with the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620 and the establishment of the Plymouth Colony. The Mayflower Compact established a system of government and emphasized working together for the common good. Key events leading to American independence from Britain included the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and the first Continental Congress in 1774. The American Dream of equality, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness was outlined in the Declaration of Independence of 1776. In the 1800s, the American Dream became associated with land ownership and expansion westward.
Arthur Miller was an American playwright and essayist born in 1915 in Harlem, New York. He is known for plays like Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. Miller had a successful early career writing for the Federal Theater Project before his major plays brought him fame and awards. He was married three times, including to Marilyn Monroe in the 1950s. Miller continued writing and directing his works internationally throughout his life, passing away in 2005 in Connecticut at the age of 89.
The document discusses the Romantic movement between 1790-1850. Key characteristics included a focus on imagination and intuition over reason, idealism, inspiration, and individuality. Romantics celebrated nature and the supernatural. Major themes were the engaged artist as social critic, the importance of the individual and self-realization through art, and a distrust of reason compared to other historical forces. Notable Romantic works included Frankenstein, Wuthering Heights, and poems by Lord Byron, William Wordsworth, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Wole Soyinka - Death and the King's HorsemanRoopsi Risam
Wole Soyinka is a Nigerian writer and activist who was born in 1934 in Nigeria when it was still under British colonial rule. He is from the Yoruba ethnic group and studied in both Nigeria and England. Soyinka wrote successful plays that were produced in London and Nigeria. He was exiled from Nigeria in the 1990s due to his political activism and worked in the U.S. during this time. Soyinka won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1986, being the first African to do so.
Walt Whitman was an influential American poet born in 1819 on Long Island, New York. He had little formal education but was self-taught. His masterpiece Leaves of Grass, first published in 1855, shocked many traditional writers with its free verse style and unconventional themes including sexuality. However, the book also earned praise from Ralph Waldo Emerson. Whitman went on to write poems commemorating Abraham Lincoln and was an important influence on later poets through his celebration of democracy, nature, and an American artistic identity.
Washington Irving was America's first professional writer and the first American writer to achieve international fame. Some of his most famous works include The Sketch Book, which included the short stories "Rip Van Winkle" and "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow." Irving helped establish the short story as a popular literary form in America and influenced many later American authors through his humorous and realistic style. However, some critics argue that his sentimental style also hindered the development of modern short story techniques for decades.
Walt Whitman was an American poet born in 1819 in New York and died in 1892 in New Jersey. He self-published his collection Leaves of Grass in 1855 which broke conventions by using free verse without rhyme. Whitman is considered one of the most important American poets of the 19th century and wrote patriotic poems like "O Captain! My Captain!" about Abraham Lincoln after his assassination. He worked as a nurse during the Civil War caring for wounded soldiers.
This document appears to be a student's roll number and degree program for an English course. It includes the student's roll number 29 and indicates they are pursuing a BS in English. It also includes the name William Blake and ends with a thank you message.
This document provides an overview of the Expressionist literary movement and analyzes Eugene O'Neill's play "The Emperor Jones" through an Expressionist lens. It defines key aspects of Expressionism like subjective feelings and distorted presentations. It summarizes the plot of "The Emperor Jones," about a man named Brutus Jones haunted by memories as he travels through a forest. Several scenes are described in detail to highlight O'Neill's Expressionist techniques like monologues and hallucinations representing the character's unconscious. The document examines how O'Neill uses these techniques to reveal the psychological breakdown of Jones under stress.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, his life and works
Prepared by Ahmad Hussain, Department of English,
Abdul Wali khan University Mardan.
Email: mr.literature123@gmail.com
Facebook page link for Literary students: www.facebook.com/englitpearls
This document provides biographical information about the American poet Walt Whitman. It discusses that he was born in 1819 in New York and started working in newspaper offices at a young age. As an adult, he published his first book of poems, Leaves of Grass, in 1855 which was revolutionary in its style and themes. The document also discusses some of Whitman's major poems and ideas, including his notions of unity, existence, connection, and democracy. It provides context on how the poet Ralph Waldo Emerson influenced Whitman and how Whitman served as a nurse during the Civil War.
Walt Whitman was an influential American poet who published Leaves of Grass in 1855, revolutionizing poetry with its free verse and celebration of the human body and sexuality. He worked as a journalist, teacher, and government clerk. During the Civil War, Whitman volunteered in Washington hospitals, caring for wounded soldiers. He published several editions of Leaves of Grass over his lifetime, gaining recognition as the "Good Gray Poet" and chronicling his experiences in the war and travels in Specimen Days. Whitman lived his later years in Camden, New Jersey, where he died in 1892.
Edward Morgan Forster was a British novelist, essayist, and critic born in 1879. He is famous for novels like Howards End and A Passage to India. He was educated at Tonbridge School and King's College, Cambridge. Forster wrote six novels between 1905-1924 that explored social class and the relationship between East and West. After publishing his last novel in 1924, Forster worked as a BBC broadcaster and lecturer. He declined a knighthood in 1949 and never married, living with his mother until her death in 1945. Forster died in 1970 and through his writing examined personal relationships and obstacles in British society.
Emily Dickinson was a renowned American poet born in 1830 in Amherst, Massachusetts. She came from a prominent family but felt restricted in pursuing her interests because she was a woman. Dickinson was a very private poet who published few poems during her lifetime. After her death, around 1,000 poems were discovered and published to wide acclaim. Dickinson wrote in a unique style that broke from traditional meter and themes of the time. She explored themes of love, mortality, and the afterlife in her poetic works.
Sylvia Plath was an American poet born in 1932 in Boston. She struggled with mental illness including depression from a young age. Plath attempted suicide in her youth and received electroshock therapy. She published her only novel, The Bell Jar, which drew from her experiences with mental illness. Plath married fellow poet Ted Hughes, but he left her in 1962 for another woman, plunging Plath into a deep depression from which she did not recover. She took her own life in 1963 shortly after publishing The Bell Jar under a pseudonym. Many of her poems, including those in her collection Ariel, dealt with themes of depression, death, and her relationship with her father.
The Realistic Period in literature began in the mid-19th century and focused on representing reality faithfully, particularly through depicting the lives of ordinary middle-class people and exploring personal themes and psychological examinations of characters. Realist literature is defined as occurring between 1840-1890 in Europe and the US, beginning with Gustave Flaubert and Guy de Maupassant in France. It was also represented by Russian writer Anton Chekhov, English novelist George Eliot, and American pioneers Mark Twain and William Dean Howells. Realism aimed to provide faithful representations of common life.
The document provides background information on August Wilson's play Fences. It discusses the play's successful Broadway run in 1987 and critical acclaim. It also provides biographical details about Wilson, describing his upbringing in Pittsburgh and career as a playwright. Fences is part of Wilson's ten-play Pittsburgh Cycle exploring the 20th century African American experience.
This Presentation is part of my M.A Study Paper about "Criticism and Indian aesthetic". Here my presentation is about Practical Criticism by I.A Richard.
William Blake (1757-1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. He practiced engraving throughout his life but was also deeply interested in political and social issues of his time. Blake supported causes like the French Revolution and abolition of slavery. He saw imagination and visions as a way to understand the world beyond rationalism. Blake is known for his illuminated printing, combining text and images, and illustrations for books. His collections Songs of Innocence and of Experience use simple language and symbolism to contrast childhood purity with the injustices of adult experience.
The presentation provides an overview of Percy Bysshe Shelley, a major English Romantic poet. It discusses his unconventional life experiences, revolutionary political views, works including "Ozymandias" and "Ode to the West Wind", and themes addressing nature, political liberty, and the role of the poet. Shelley tragically drowned at age 29 while sailing. The presentation examines Shelley's biography, writing style, themes, and influence on subsequent poets to portray him as an idealistic visionary who used his poetry to promote social change.
The first English settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607. The Pilgrims fled religious persecution in England and established the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts in 1620. They survived their first winter with help from Native Americans. This led to the tradition of Thanksgiving. Tensions grew between the colonies and Britain over taxation and lack of representation, culminating in the American Revolutionary War and Declaration of Independence in 1776. The new nation continued expanding westward and grappled with the issues of slavery and states' rights, leading to the Civil War. The US emerged as a world power and joined World War I and World War II. The civil rights movement fought against racial segregation and discrimination.
The document discusses the origins of the American Dream and American identity. It begins with the arrival of the Mayflower in 1620 and the establishment of the Plymouth Colony. The Mayflower Compact established a system of government and emphasized working together for the common good. Key events leading to American independence from Britain included the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and the first Continental Congress in 1774. The American Dream of equality, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness was outlined in the Declaration of Independence of 1776. In the 1800s, the American Dream became associated with land ownership and expansion westward.
The document discusses the origins of the American Dream from the arrival of the Pilgrims on the Mayflower in 1620 to the expansion westward in the 1800s. It establishes that the Mayflower Compact and Declaration of Independence enshrined ideals of equality, liberty, consent of the governed, and securing rights from God. As the colonies grew, the American Dream came to represent the belief that through hard work and self-reliance one could achieve prosperity and land ownership.
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States from 1955-1968 aimed to outlaw racial discrimination against African Americans and restore voting rights in Southern states. Led by figures like Martin Luther King Jr., the movement used nonviolent protests like bus boycotts, sit-ins, and marches to advocate for civil rights and racial equality. King's iconic "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington helped raise awareness of ongoing issues of racism and injustice. The movement achieved several important victories, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Voting Rights Act of 1965, but also continued to face resistance from segregationists.
The document discusses the history of how land in America was viewed from the early colonial period through the 19th century. It describes how early European visitors saw the vast interior lands as frightening and unknown. Over time, as populations grew, the lands became seen as opportunities for settlement and the creation of an agricultural society. The establishment of the U.S. public domain and its management shaped American ideals of private property ownership and independence. Debates continued over how best to distribute these lands to individuals or large owners.
1. Native Americans originally populated North America, but European colonization dramatically reduced their population through conflicts, disease, and forced relocation. They introduced important agricultural crops and democratic concepts.
2. Pioneers began settling the American frontier in the 18th-19th centuries, often homesteading land through the Homestead Act. They built sod or wooden houses and farmed crops.
3. Slavery was gradually abolished in the United States in the 1800s, but African Americans and other minorities still faced widespread discrimination into the 1900s, spurring important civil rights movements.
This document provides an agenda and materials for a lesson on the American Dream. The agenda includes reviewing an essay assignment, using a plagiarism detection tool, and a PowerPoint presentation. The PowerPoint covers definitions of the American Dream, including opportunity, social mobility, and meritocracy. It discusses the dream in the context of immigration and provides examples of individuals who achieved success. Students will then analyze how accurate the dream is today and discuss what it means to them.
The document provides a summary of United States history from colonial times to the post-World War II era. It discusses the country's founding by European colonists, the displacement and mistreatment of indigenous peoples, the establishment of slavery, the American Revolution, westward expansion and the Civil War, the Jim Crow era and civil rights movement, industrialization, the Great Depression, U.S. entry into World Wars I and II, and postwar economic growth. Key events and developments that shaped the country are highlighted, along with ongoing social and political challenges around issues like race, equality, and treatment of minorities.
Of Mice and Men Edexcel English Literature Revision GuideBradonEnglish
The document provides background information on John Steinbeck's novel Of Mice and Men, including details about Steinbeck, the Great Depression setting of the novel, and themes addressed like the American Dream, migrant work, and racism. It discusses the Dust Bowl drought and its impact, as well as the Wall Street crash of 1929 that marked the start of the Great Depression. Overall, the document offers historical context about the time period and conditions that migrant workers faced in 1930s America.
Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who played a key role in the American civil rights movement from the mid-1950s until his assassination in 1968. The summary discusses King's early life and education, his leadership of the Montgomery bus boycott and founding of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. It then summarizes King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech delivered at the 1963 March on Washington, where he advocated for civil and economic rights for African Americans. The summary concludes with a brief overview of the historical significance and impact of the March and King's speech, as well as some contemporary criticisms and resistance King faced from figures like Malcolm X and the FBI.
The document is an introduction to Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech delivered at the 1963 March on Washington. It provides historical context on the Civil Rights Movement in the early 1960s, including campaigns like the Freedom Rides and Birmingham protests. It outlines King's rise as a leader of the movement and details the planning of the March. It also gives biographical information on King and describes the impact of his improvised call for racial equality that came to define the speech.
Lecture 1 freedom and the american dreamElhem Chniti
This is the introductory lecture of American civlization classes for 1st year students of English at ISLN.
It presents the founding myths and value of the USA
The document provides an overview of United States history from the naming of America to important people and events. It discusses how America got its name from Amerigo Vespucci and the founding fathers' desire for unity. Key events summarized include the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Great Depression, World Wars, and September 11th attacks. Important figures mentioned are George Washington, the first president who led the colonies to independence, Abraham Lincoln who led the North to victory in the Civil War, and Martin Luther King Jr. who led the Civil Rights Movement. The document also profiles inventors Thomas Edison and his lightbulb as well as aviator Amelia Earhart, and presidents John F. Kennedy and Barack Obama.
The document provides a summary of the colonization and settlement of North America by Europeans and the resulting impact on native populations. It describes how the Americas were originally populated over 12,000 years ago by people migrating from Eurasia. It then outlines how European colonization beginning in the 15th century displaced native groups from their lands through warfare, broken treaties and policies like Manifest Destiny that promoted westward expansion. This led to the loss of native populations and cultures as well as ongoing bitterness over the broken promises and violence committed against indigenous groups in the name of progress and imperialism.
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This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering.pptxDenish Jangid
Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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Communicating effectively and consistently with students can help them feel at ease during their learning experience and provide the instructor with a communication trail to track the course's progress. This workshop will take you through constructing an engaging course container to facilitate effective communication.
2. There is no one precise definition. However,
it is most often defined as
„the dream of a land in which life should bethe dream of a land in which life should be
better, richer, and fuller for every man withbetter, richer, and fuller for every man with
opportunities for each according to hisopportunities for each according to his
abilities and achievementabilities and achievement”.”.
J. T. Adams The Epic of America, 1931
3. - PLENTY
America as the land of plenty figured more
prominently in 18th and 19th century
definitions of the American Dream than it does
today. Central to the dream was the presence
of the (still untamed) American land, along
with the question how to deal with nature and
how to live with other people on the land.
4.
5.
6. - OPPORTUNITY
Early immigrants to the United States landed
on a lightly settled and undeveloped continent.
Until the end of the 19th century, the sheer
amount of land available for settlement, the
absence of a land-owning aristocracy, and
federal policies to encourage settlement meant
land ownership was within reach for many
immigrants.
7.
8. - DESTINY
Spurred by the potato famines, the Highland
clearances in Scotland and the aftermath of the
Napoleonic Wars, impoverished Europeans
emigrated to America. Scandinavian and
German immigrants of the mid 1800s mainly
settled as farmers.
9.
10.
11. Jews fled religious persecution and mandatory military service in the late
19th and early 20th century Russian Empire. Asian Americans began crossing the
Pacific Ocean in the 19th century to find work.
12. The first American sight seen by immigrants
coming to America for a better life was the
Statue of Liberty. It is situated on Liberty
Island in New York harbour.
13.
14. "Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning
to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your
teeming shore.
Send these, the homeless,
tempest-tossed to me,
I lift my lamp beside the
golden door!"
15.
16. THE DECLARATION
OF INDEPENDENCE,
1776
We hold these truths to
be self-evident, that all
men are created equal, that
they are endowed by their
Creator with certain
unalienable Rights, that
among these are Life,
Liberty and the persuit of
Happiness.
19. „(…) And so even though we face the
difficulties of today and tomorrow, I still
have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted
in the American dream.
I have a dream that one day this nation will
rise up and live out the true meaning of
its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-
evident, that all men are created equal."
I have a dream that one day on the red hills of
Georgia, the sons of former slaves and
the sons of former slave owners will be
able to sit down together at the table of
brotherhood.
I have a dream that one day even the state of
Mississippi, a state sweltering with the
heat of injustice, sweltering with the heat
of oppression, will be transformed into an
oasis of freedom and justice.
I have a dream that my four little children will
one day live in a nation where they will
not be judged by the color of their skin
but by the content of their character.
I have a dream today!
I have a dream that one day, down in
Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its
governor having his lips dripping with
the words of "interposition" and
"nullification" -- one day right there in
Alabama little black boys and black girls
will be able to join hands with little white
boys and white girls as sisters and
brothers.
I have a dream today! (…)”
fragment from Martin Luther King’s speech
on August 28, 1963
20. Traditionally, Americans have sought to
realise the American dream of success, fame
and wealth through thrift and hard work. The
key to success was the motto by Benjamin
Frankin:
„Early to bEd, and Early to risE,Early to bEd, and Early to risE,
makEs a man hEalthy, wEalthy and wisE.”makEs a man hEalthy, wEalthy and wisE.”
24. BILL GATES
„We are always saying to ourselves. We have to innovate. We got to
come up with that breakthrough.”
25.
26. ARNOLD
SCHWARZENEGGER
„I was born in a little Austrian
town. When I was ten, I had the
dream of being the best in the world
in something. At the age of twenty
I became Mr. Universe. I won the
title five times consecutively.
Also, my dream was to end up
in America…. It is the country
where you can turn your dreams
into reality (…)”
A. Schwarzenegger,
Gubernator of California
27.
28. MADALEINE ALBRIGHT - The first female US Secretary of
State and the highest ranking
woman in the history of the US
government
Born in Czechslovakia
in 1937 in a Jewish
family of diplomats
emigrated to the US in
search of freedom,
education opportunities
and proffesional
development in 1948.
29. Born in Germany, the young
Einstein was dissatisfied with the
restrictive schools in Germany. At the age
of 16 he moved to Switzerland. In 1905 he
published five papers, including the
“Special theory of Relativity” which
considered motion and the speed of light.
The devastation of World War I caused
Einstein to become an active pacifist. In
1916 he published his “General Theory of
Relativity,” a concept of a curved universe
and its affect on light. In 1922 he won the
Nobel Prize for Physics. While visiting
America in 1933 the Nazi party came to
power in Germany and Einstein
renounced his German citizenship for a
second time. He chose to stay in America,
accepting a position at Princeton
University.
30.
31. On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama
became the 44th President of the United States and
the 1st Afro-American to be elected president
He was born on 4 August, 1961 in
Hawaii. His father was Kenyan and his mother had
English, Irish and Indian roots. His father died in
an accident. After his mother rremarried, he spent
four years in Jakarta attending a local school. In
1971 he returned to Honolulu to continue
education. In 1983 he graduated from Columbia
University NYC where he majored in political
studies. In 1991 he graduated from Harvard Law
School. For 12 years he was a professor of Chicago
Law School.
In 1996 he was elected to the Illinois
Senate. In 2008 presidential campain Barack
defeated John McCain. During the campain he
became known as an exceptional orator with his
well-recognisable phrases: „The Change We Need”
or „Yes, We Can”.
32. Try to use your own words to explain how
you understad the American Dream.
33.
34. America in Close-up,E. Fiedler, R. Jansen. Pearson Education, 2007
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture, J. Crowther. OUP,2000
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