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    anonymously, but the author was figured out because the poems were so personally descriptive. Becoming involved in reform movements, supported issues, women’s rights, and education, Julia developed friendship with intellectual elite, William Ellery Channing, Thomas Wentworth Higginson, and Theodore Parker. Though her husband objected to her working, Julia helped edit a newspaper for a short period and was able to secure her own interest of work. Being fluent in seven languages and a scholar of philosophy

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    College Vocal Ensemble. This is a review of the first half of the concert, which featured performances from the Limestone College and Community Chorus. Carol of the Bells (Ukrainian Carol) by Mykolo Leontovich (1877-1921) Carol of the Bells is a Christmas carol with a unique history. The beginning of what would eventually be popularized as a Christmas carol begin as a Ukrainian traditional folk chant. This famous Ukrainian chant was arranged and set to music in 1914 by Ukrainian composer Mykolo Leontovich

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    'A Christmas Carol' as Allegory The novel 'A Christmas Carol' by Charles Dickens can be represented in different ways. It can be represented as a simple story with a moral, where a man named Scrooge is visited by four ghosts who give him a chance to mend his ways. However Dickens also gives the novel a more profound meaning by using symblosim and so it can be represented as an allegory. The four ghosts are repeated symbols that give structure to the novel. The book is divided into chapters

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    A Christmas Carol at Playhouse in the Park in Cincinnati, Ohio has continued to entertain and surprise its audiences since it’s first production in 1991. A Christmas Carol is a story that can live on for decades as it’s theme and message will always universally apply to people. The director, Michael Even Haney, discussed his reasons for returning to Playhouse in the Park each year in the director’s notes of this year’s program. He says, “But the major reason I return every year to tell this perfect

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    Few characters in Christmas literature personify the antithesis of the season like Ebenezer Scrooge. Penned in 1843, Charles Dickens classic, "A Christmas Carol" has been told and retold. It has become a fixture of the season. So ingrained in our culture, is this story, that everyone knows the name "Scrooge" and the negative connotation that accompanies it. But what if, instead of just a cranky old miser, Ol ' Ebenezer Scrooge was more of a rather observant social commentator? In order to defend

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    comfortable and committed to their life, which is devastating because they will never amount to their full potential. As for a life that is being acted-upon they are self – improving and opening new doors to experiences they never thought they could do. In Carol Dweck’s article “Brainology” describes two different mindsets students may have and how each can affect a student’s ability to reach a successful life. Also in connection with the mindsets based on Adrienne Rich speech “Claiming an Education” she argues

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    Reaching mastery should be an important part of most people’s lives. There are things to consider when trying to achieve and master something important. Daniel Pink wrote the book “Imagine” talking about what really motivates us. I would like to focus mainly on chapter five out of the book, Mastery. The main points in this chapter Pink covers are engagement, flow and the three laws of mastery. In order to make progress there needs to be meaningful feedback, this is known as autonomy. The desire

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    University of Pennsylvania conducting research studies from grit. It states, she’s been doing this for 11 years (Perkins-Gough pg.15). Furthermore, I would talk more about it. Another Article is Brainology Transforming Students’ Motivation to Learn by Carol S. Dweck. Something I know from the top of my head is that Dweck is a Psychology Professor at Stanford University. This article covers more about the research in fixed and growth mindset. Duckworth explains people with grit are those who confront

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    ignorance and want

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    Set up against the rampant industrialization of the 18th century, Charles Dickens classic novella “A Christmas Carol” endorses the notion that all people have a responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of every member of society. By taking his seemingly irredeemable protagonist Ebenezer Scrooge on an other worldly journey. Dickens intends to convey to the complacent classes of the age, the necessity of various traits that are essential in life, such as the responsibility for those whom are

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    just keep on grinding for my own best. I practice as much as I can and I become better each day that passes. It 's what grit is all about; to keep on going, to be determined, and to just working towards your goal. Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck had after decades of research on success and

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