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    How Travel has Evolved from Necessity to Pleasure People travel to various destinations for different reasons, but the ultimate goal of most travelers, is to explore the sites of interests that they may not have seen before. Although almost everyone travels on a daily basis to go to their offices, businesses, work, or school, the trends indicate that travelling for pleasure has become a common hobby (Pooley). Travelling has evolved in many aspects, including the reasons for travelling and efficiency

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    beginning of the 20th century men and women had very specific gender roles. Women in the past were usually looked at as the homemaker types. Very few women had jobs of any type during this

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    Often times in poetry, authors use metaphors and imagery to relate thematic elements in their writing to significant components of their personal life or general human nature. Frequently, poets use their writing as a vehicle to subtly narrate their inner struggles or personal conflicts to the audience. In the poem “The Convergence of the Twain,” author Thomas Hardy introduces the harsh relationship between human vanity and the formidable power of nature. Due to Hardy’s upbringing in rural England

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    1) It is true that the man of 20th century described by Wolfe is different from the man from Jane Eyre. Wolfe present at us 3 man from the 20th century: Peter Walsh, Richard and Septimus. First, Peter Walsh is a middle-aged man who appeared to have wasted his life by accomplishing nothing and not having the same social class position as Hugh or Richard. He has no wife, but an affair with a younger woman than him in India. He is still in love with Clarissa, and does not understand why Clarissa married

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    “Earthly Paradise,” by William Morris, highlights the Victorian way of thinking by emphasizing Morgan Le Fay’s beauty. This intense focus on her beauty is unique to this poem, which offers a window into how people experienced beauty in the 19th century. Beauty was meant to be shown off and compared, so many upper-class women went to great lengths to perfect themselves. Nowadays our perceptions of beauty are more private and personal; we find beauty in unexpected places,

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    Central Delaware Riverfront District is a place with rich history. This article is mainly about comparing the master plans of this area issued in the late 20th Century and 2011. As part of the background, I’d like to mention that the development of Central Riverfront District could be traced back to 1967. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission made a plan to build the I-95 Express Highway in that year. It was a postwar interstate highway happening with the automobile growth, serving the purpose

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    The 20th century was arguably the most grotesque and violent period of modern contemporary human existence. The 20th century witnessed the horrors of the first modern wars between World War 2, The Vietnam War, and the Korean War just to name a few. The unnerving reality of possible nuclear detonation as The Cold War progressed put the American populace in a state of constant fear over an imminent nuclear holocaust. The 20th century also saw the birth of many infamous serial killers in its later

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    In Lord of the Flies, a 20th century novel written by William Golding, countless issues are portrayed; however the essential nature of humankind is, perhaps, the most recurring. From the moment we meet the boys after they land on the island, it is obvious that this fundamental issue will play out through the entire length of the novel, and, as it progresses, the deeper Golding will delve into mankind’s true nature. Shown through the loss of innocence, social skills, and order, the nature of humankind

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    integration have been economic policies, governmental measures and innovations in technology. Globalization in the early 20th century was characterized by rapid advancements in transportation and communication. Growth was also spurred on by international agreements like the Marshall Plan and the establishment of institutions like the World Bank, IMF and EU. Using the events of the 20th century as a foundation, it’s possible to speculate about

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    unpopularity among the population. Within a generation, the desire to call for a revolution that once started in Paris reemerge. But this time, the revolution would not end there. Assassinations and European Revolutions From the 14th to the 19th century, European empires originate their authority from God and the ‘divine right of rule’. The French Revolution has undermined the legitimacy and sovereignty of European monarchies by injecting Universalist ideas through the continent. Small revolutionary

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