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A River Runs Through It Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Maclean depicts the truth of life through physical landscapes and comparing them with humans and their experience. So, his work examines deep personal feelings and striving for personal identity. The theme of the ‘continental divide’ draws a line between personal values and their chances.
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The poem Winter by Shakespeare Literature Book Report/Review
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The poem is in the concluding part of Act V of the drama, and it talks about Winter, in contrast to Spring. Three main points of reflection can be garnered from the poem. Firstly, Shakespeare reflects on what is known as conditional circumstances.
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Plato Discusses the Good Life in The Republic Literature Essay
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The center of his social setting is to find a real republic in a way that everybody could live the perfect life for him. In this book, Plato explains how to create this Republic by using the dialogues of his mentor Socrates. In his book, Plato also explains how to draw an analogy of the operation that a society is as a whole society and the life of an individual in that very same society.
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A Tale of Two Stones Literature Essay
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Lawrence Stone stated it best when he said, “It is perfectly true that any means by which society exercises pressure or control, whether it is an administrative organization, constitutional law, economic interest or physical force, can be a fruitful field of study in its own right, so long as its students remain aware that they are looking at only one part of a larger whole”
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Alice in Wonderland and Literary Devices for Latent Communication Literature Essay
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At a casual reading, Alice in Wonderland seems to be a novel about literary nonsense. This essay questions the controversial use of literary nonsense as literary devices. Are they deliberately written to communicate greater truths or are they are actually mere literary devices incorporated to include humor and make the story more interesting?
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Vernon God Little by D.B.C Pierre Literature Book Report/Review
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Vernon's language is full of vulgar language and a distorted outlook of life; also he frequently shares learning's with the readers. In addition to his garbled words, a few were done on purpose, several from a lack of schooling which cannot bind the tongue along with the mind around particular words
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Frances Sherwoods Vindication Literature Essay
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The author should be commended for her efficiency in narrating and describing Mary’s struggle for independence and continuous quest for love. Through the use of imagery and metaphors, Vindication invites the readers in the world of a woman who is not constrained by the social norms around her but instead pursued her dreams.
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My Last Duchess by Robert Browning Literature Essay
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One plan to teach the poem to high school students might be to have the poem read and acted out by three volunteer students, followed by a brief note-taking lecture, concluded with classroom group discussion divided into four groups which then present their conclusions to the other groups.
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The Legend of Sleepy Hollow By Washington Irving Literature Book Report/Review
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“The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” is a short story composed by Washington Irving. Even though the plot is created in an American background, it clearly shows influences of late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth-century European cultural movements
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Nel's and Sula's Friendship Literature Book Report/Review
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The kind of friendship that Nel and Sula had was ideal for it is comparable to a relationship between biological sisters. They have played together since their childhood days and they were able to withstand the test of time. A prevalent theme in Sula is the influence of family and friends on the characters.
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Coetzees Disgrace Literature Book Report/Review
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.. He lives within his income, temperament and emotional means. Is he happy' Apparently, he is. Yet "he has not forgotten the last chorus of Oedipus: Call no man happy until he is dead" (Coetze, 2000, page 1). Lurie hasn't found any solution in any way and still has things to tie up sexually after his amorous relationship with the paid escort Soraya (much younger than him, "tall and slim with long and dark, liquid, eyes" (Coetze, 2000, page 1).
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Pride & Prejudice Literature Book Report/Review
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She can see that Jane is perturbed and that her mother is once again as excited, as she was the first time. Mr. Bennett is not at all interested in meeting him again since he had seen the results the first time around and was seriously disappointed. On the other hand, we can see that Mrs.
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Latitudinal Gradients in Species Richness Literature Essay
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It defines biodiversity in the most modern manner taking into account genetic variation, which is the most specific means by which variations within different taxa can be successfully explained.
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Male Domination and Madness Literature Essay
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If she is not so lucky, she may not be able to handle the constant stifling of her creativity, and her mind may slowly give way to madness. This is the scenario set up in the famous semi-autobiographical short story by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper." The author's life, however, provides evidence of the former.
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Edgar Allan Poe's The Tell Tale Heart Literature Book Report/Review
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The author admits being nervous as he tells of the tale, when in fact he should no longer be. His nervousness, if it comes from the fact that his deed may be discovered, should have already passed. He should not be feeling nervous anymore. Considerable time has elapsed since he killed the old man and some time also has passed.
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The Guide by R. K. Narayan Literature Essay
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The author state sthat Nаrаyаn propаgаtеs Oriеntаl philosophy in Thе Guidе, whеrе thе rеаlizаtion of thе truth comеs аftеr going through thе аcid tеst of illusion or 'mаyа'. Thе story is sеt in smаll town whеrе thе hеro is а tourist guidе аnd mееts а girl who is аccompаniеd by hеr husbаnd.
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The World Is Too Much with Us by William Wordsworth Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that materialistic things have such high priority in people's life that everyone's activity is aimed only at earning wealth. Amidst earning wealth, one forgets to appreciate the beauty and abundance that nature provides. Wordsworth feels that we are wasting our powers over earning and spending wealth.
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Theme of Revenge in Hamlet Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the manner in which the three-character seek revenge differ as much as the ultimate outcome of that revenge, but whether successful or not, the theme of the play is an assertion that revenge begets only more revenge and the cycle will continue heedlessly forever unless somebody has the courage to put an end to it.
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How One Takes Life for Granted Literature Essay
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The author states that both poems contain symbols, metaphors, and sensory imagery; in Roethke, this was mostly tactile while Robinson’s poem was more visual. Both focused on one significant male. Both poems reveal that all is never quite what it seems, even though the speakers told the incidents from the perspective of ‘this is how it was’.
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Colonialism in American Literature of Vietnam War Literature Assignment
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The author states that the involvement of the American government in the war judged by critics slash historians as taking the nature of colonialism renders the bulk of American literature on the Vietnam War as largely colonial in structure, content, and focus. Colonial literature tackles and examines the issues arising from Imperialism.
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God, Man, and Nature in Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Literature Book Report/Review
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Although works of fiction, “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley and “Brave New World” by Aldous Huxley, both depict accounts of what can happen to a person or a society that attempts to become a god
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Bartleby the Scrivener, a Tale of Wall Street Literature Book Report/Review
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In this essay, the author will try to examine the use of language by the authors in these works to broaden their meaning. Melville’s “Bartleby the Scrivener, A Tale of Wall Street,” tells the story of a man called Bartleby, who develops a passive resistance to his employer. The employer feels it so difficult to cope with his employee’s decision.
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A comparative study of the pursuit of love of the protagonist Emma Bovary and Siddhartha Literature Essay
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Similarly in the novel Siddhartha the sense of love is different than that portrayed in Madame Bovary. Siddhartha is the major character in the story whose aim is to achieve spiritual love and happiness.
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Bernard Shaws Pygmalion Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the bet is that he can turn a Cockney flower girl into a refined society lady, and he says that he can do so. The bet comes off as rather preposterous to Colonel Pickering and so he basically accepts, and one of the most key parts to the plot of this play is in regards to how Higgins and Doolittle grow close.
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English Romantic Literature Literature Book Report/Review
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Religion has always taken a significant role in the regulation of sexual conduct. In the past centuries, social norms and prescriptions were mainly founded on the teachings of the church. Defying these religious doctrines with regards sexuality and the conduct of relationships between male and female often had dire consequences.
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Transports Adverse Impact Literature Literature review
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The authors cited Greene and Wegener’s (1997, pg. 177) words, “There is now broad agreement that present trends in transport are not sustainable, and many conclude that fundamental changes in the technology, design, operation, and financing of transport systems are needed”. This chapter is also a forward for the next chapter.
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Main Female Characters in Alice Munros Wild Swans and Charles Bukowskis Fooling Marie Literature Book Report/Review
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By just looking at the authors, one can readily surmise that the female characters are depicted differently since one is from a female's point of view while the other is from a male's. However, this assumption is not going to be proven correct because there are many other factors to be considered like the author's background and experience as well as the milieu the work is produced.Both stories are autobiographical in nature.
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Reason Versus Fantasy in Conan Doyles The Hound of the Baskervilles Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the ancient ‘legend’ of the evil squire and the hell hound corroborates the general opinion. Although many people seem to believe in the legend, including Dr.Mortimer, the dead man’s personal physician and a man of science, Holmes does not credit it with truth, and his skepticism is finally vindicated when he solves the mystery.
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Boccaccios Decameron Literature Book Report/Review
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First, he insulted her with injurious words, and five years after their daughter's birth, he took the girl away from her mother to be killed. Unknown to Griselda, the girl was taken to Bologna to be raised by his noble friends. Gualtieri did the same after the birth of their second child, a boy.
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A&P by John Updike Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that Updike manages to create confusion and curiosity in his readers by not revealing the true setting of the story and by giving details and facts related to the story in bits and pieces. There is also the element of a plot – the plot Updikes comes up with is often fascinating and hard not to critically acclaim.
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The Presentation of Female Power in Literature Literature Book Report/Review
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In the novel, Walker depicts the struggles of the black women, belonging to the rural town of Georgia.  Though there are many female characters in this novel, the center of attraction is the protagonist and narrator, Celie, who is a fourteen-year-old uneducated black girl, who is impregnated twice by her stepfather Alphonso, and who steals away her children.
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JFKs Handling of the Cuban Missile Crisis Literature Essay
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President John F Kennedy estimated that the odds of actual nuclear war during the Cuban missile crisis were a staggering high of thirty–three percent. Bundy estimated the gamble of nuclear war during these Cuban missile crises to be a low one percent. But, according to Bundy, this one percent was too large for comfort.
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Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare Literature Essay
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It should be mentioned that the author is assured that his sonnets would be read by people until the end of times, although he later begs pardon for the lines that are not cannot direct the youth in its excellence. The author doesn't hesitate stating that the golden age of the youth would be kept safe in his poetry.
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On Wolfes Say Yes Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that he begins to question whether this story really happens in the real world. Reading further, he begins to realize how the husband really tried his best in winning the argument. He didn’t shut his mouth when he knew he needs to. The wife seemed to be thinking the same way.
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How Democratic is the American Constitution Literature Essay
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The reason for this leniency was to guarantee the support of Southern states, where slavery was common compared to rest of the country. He points out that the Constitution did not bestow voting rights to all American, as African American, Women and the indigenous people were excluded, which is against the spirit of freedom and democratic values.
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Don Quixote and the Movie Toy Story Literature Assignment
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The author states that the main similarity is found between Don Quixote and Buzz. Both of them are courageous and brave characters seeking to save the world from evil. Both of them struggle with Reality trying to find universal goodness and virtue. For Don Quixote, the search for such a reception becomes an obsession never quite satisfied.
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Love in Fallen City by Eileen Chang Literature Book Report/Review
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Eileen Chang, the significant modern Chinese writer, died in 1995 in the USA. The worth of her work was not only acknowledged in mainland China, in Taiwan, and in Hong Kong but her work is acknowledged across the globe also. She emerged on the literary scene with her moving stories; written when Chang was still in her twenties.  
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The Fly by Katherine Mansfeild Literature Book Report/Review
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Although older than this other man, the boss remains in control of everything in his world. He decides who stays and who goes, when to drink, what to drink and what his schedule will be. This is all revealed as he sits in comfort behind his large and important desk and basks in the glow of Mr.
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A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner and Luck by Mark Twain Literature Essay
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In this paper, a comparison of two short stories is provided as an illustration of Johnson’s point in elucidating the meaning of “just representations of general nature. The literary texts included in the comparative analysis are “A Rose for Emily” by William Faulkner and “Luck” by Mark Twain.
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Great Gatsby by Fitzgerald and Ceremony by Leslie Silko Literature Book Report/Review
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The author claims that Ceremony, by Leslie Silko is a narrative of resilience and the protagonist overcomes the hardships and a series of challenges to reach the stipulated goal. Ceremony reminds us of the Grail stories where protagonist must prove his/her worth to be the worthy to be its presence.
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Gothic Literature Literature Book Report/Review
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Gothic fiction, sometimes referred to as Gothic horror, is a genre of literature that combines elements of both horror and romance. Influencing much of the literature that we now read as traditionally "romantic", Gothic genre was marginalized as a legitimate literary form in the twentieth century due to its critical success and reception. The origins of Gothic literature can be traced to various historical, cultural, and artistic precedents.
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The Literature of exile and imaginary homelands in Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children Literature Essay
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The essay describes a lived reality of national identity through main themes in Salman Rushdie’s novels. These themes are exile, home, history, memory. Rushdie rewrites the history of India and create a new method of creating a national narrative. He questions colonial and post-colonial attempts to narrate and as a result he recreates the nation in his novels.
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A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry Literature Book Report/Review
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Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun is set in the 1950s when the racial discrimination was overt and the play explicitly portrays the distress, anxiety and tragedy as well as the conviction, hope and commitment towards better prospects. This play is a part of the legacy which strived for equality and justice for the racially discriminated class.
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Don Juan or The Stone Guest Literature Book Report/Review
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The author explains that if Don Juan’s feelings are true, he will allay Don Elvire’s concerns and gives her his promise to be with her once more and all through eternity. He broke her vow to worship Savior Jesus Christ in lifelong service because of her overwhelming need to be with Don Juan.
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End Game from the Views of Dollimore Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the plays Bus Stop by William Inge and End Game by Samuel Beckett are two most significant examples of how the artist represents anti-establishment ideas through the use of disjointed elements in the work of art. In a close reading of these two plays, one realizes that the authors have been careful in presenting discordant ideas.
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'Cal' by Bernard Mac Laverty Literature Essay
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The state appears to us as a violent society, in which people are experiencing hate and anger towards each other. We can see not only mere facts of the history but feel how did they affect the Irish. Cal McCluskey is a young, Catholic man living in Protestant housing estate in Northern Ireland with his father.
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The Many Sides of Tom Literature Book Report/Review
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The author states that the dominance of the mother, Amanda, has attempted to maintain family life through rule and obedience while the crippled child, Laura, takes her place as the silent thread in the family fabric. In the middle was Tom. Tom, more astute than his father, is caught in his footsteps and unable to escape his mother.
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Symbolism in The Glass Menagerie Literature Essay
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This intense drama ventures into familial relationships, societal situations, and the nature of memory.  “The Glass Menagerie” opened in the mid-1940s in Chicago, and instantly became a mainstay in modern short fiction and continues to influence playwrights and authors of all genres. 
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The Works The Tenth Circle and My Sisters Keeper by Jodi Picoult Literature Literature review
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In each text, Jodi goes to great lengths to structure her stories in such a way that the character’s lives and their worlds are incredibly vivid as well as remarkably captivating.  Additionally, Jodi’s vivid descriptive language and writing style show itself in both of these novels. 
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The Jungle by Upton Sinclair Literature Book Report/Review
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The author wrote the book in order to arouse the sleeping minds of the Americans. Well, the author indeed achieved his objective of letting the Americans know what was happened in the past why does America experience this type of predicament. The book was written early 20th century.
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