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December 16, 2024

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The Battle of Iwo Jima

The Battle of Iwo Jima took place in February and March of 1945 as part of the Pacific Campaign during World War II. Although the Battle of Iwo Jima was initially expected to be a short battle to secure control  →

The Impacts of the Industrial Revolution on Families in New England & America

There is no doubt that the coming of industrialization in New England dramatically altered the ways families of the time were connected, communicated, and supported one another. With the rapid shift away from more localized family-based agrarian or small business  →

A History of the Roles of Women in Newspapers : Media, Gender, and Journalism

In addition to providing the reader with an overview of the history of the media in general and newspapers in particular, this history of women and their role in newspapers, both as readers and journalists, also includes a consideration of  →

“Sister Carrie” by Theodore Dreiser: Naturalism, Capitalism and the Urban Sea

Theodore Dreiser’s novel Sister Carrie is an example of a naturalist text because it integrates the ideas behind the American literary realism movement, particularly in terms of precise descriptions and rational observations, yet also contains elements that make the reader understand  →