Very little is known about Bertha Alice Graham Gifford. We know she was born Bertha Alice Williams to William and Matilda Williams, as one of ten children, in October 1872. Bertha was born in Grubville, Missouri, and later married Henry Graham in December 1894, in Hillsboro, Missouri. After Graham’s death, Bertha married Gene Gifford, a man who was ten years younger than her, in 1907, and they moved to Catawissa, Missouri. What is know about Bertha Gifford is the horrible acts she committed while living in Catawissa.
The article, “Death Be Not Proud: An Analysis of Margaret Edson's WIT” by Madeline M. Keaveney, begins by depicting who Margaret Edson, the author of “WIT,” and how she came up with the inspiration of her play “WIT.” Edson’s inspiration for her play came from her work as clerk in an AIDS-oncology unit. The article goes on to compare the play itself to the HBO TV movie of the play. Keaveney states that the two are both similar in the impression of the central message, which is how language helps everyone better, understand the meaning of life.
I chose Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton to be my confirmation saint. She became the first native born American saint in 1975. I believe that she influenced everyone around her, and that’s what I hope to do. Elizabeth Ann Bayley was born in New York in 1774 to a wealthy family. When she was just three years old, her mother died.
In the crucible Abigail Williams and Elizabeth proctor plays a big role in the Crucible. Abigail's role is what really makes the play she was the ringleader of her friends. She also destroyed many people's life in the process by saying innocent people were witches and was not. Abigal was involved with Elizabeth's proctors husband,John proctor. Abigail Williams is in love with John Proctor ,but John Procter doesn't want to be with Abigail Williams.
This investigation will examine the research question: “How did Lady Helen Munro Ferguson impact the perception of women during her life?” Helen Munro Ferguson was an Australian Female public figure and social reformer who lived from 1861 to 1941. She is best known for her work in promoting women's rights, social welfare, and education in Australia. Helen Munro Ferguson was born on November 15, 1861, in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.
Twyla Wells-Wetherbee: Twyla is a 13 year old girl with blondish brownish hair and pretty blue eyes that sparkled and shine like an million sapphires. Twyla goes to the Ravenwood Institute of the Fine Arts and Sciences. Twyla excels at creative writing and calligraphy. Twyla finds out in her creative reading class about her powers of writing.
Mass hysteria has occurred everywhere in the world, but one question is asked; Who starts it? In 1692, Salem, Massachusetts a hysteria about witchcraft in the town breaks out and many innocent people will lose their lives. Abigail Williams is a servant in the town and in my opinion should be held responsible for the witchcraft hysteria and here’s why.
here is an article up on “Bustle” by Rebecca Jane Stokes entitled “17 College Admissions Officers Share The Craziest Things They’ve Seen on Applications” that we figured we’d share with our readers. We love these kinds of articles. They’re always filled with salacious stories. And we blog about college admissions every day, so we’ve got to keep things interesting, right? If only for our own sake!
In 1773, there were slaves all over colonial America working in plantations, and cleaning their masters houses. It wasn’t common for a slave to be writing poetry with their owners consent. Phyllis Wheatley’s success as the first African American published poet was what inspired generations to tell her story. It was her intellectual mind and point of view that made her different from others, both black and white. Phyllis’s story broke the barrier for all African American writers, and proved that no matter the gender or race, all human beings are capable of having an intelligent state of mind.
After careful consideration of the information that has been presented for Ellen Waters, I have decided that she meets the criteria for (F34.1) Persistent Depressive Disorder Severe with atypical features: Early onset. I have come to this conclusion after considering the following information. The synopsis states that Ellen has been referred for a medication consultation by her Psychotherapist whom she has been seeing for the last two years. Criteria A states that the depressed mood has to be present for most of the day, for most days and that this depression must be indicated by “subjective account” or observed by others for at least two years.
Jane Addams The Progressive Era, 1890-1920, accomplished great change in the Unites States of America. Many reformers and activits demanded for change in education, food and drug policies, and most importantly the govermenet. The goal for the movement was the purify the nation. One of the main activits during this time was Jane Addams. Jane Addams is often refered to as a social and political pioneer.
The end of the eighteenth - beginning of the nineteenth century England was characterized by the downfall of the revolutionary “Jacobin” movement which advocated for freedom and equality, and symbolizes a return to, as well as an empowerment of the conservative British patriarchal system. This was the context in which Amelia Anderson Opie wrote “her most political novel”(King and Pierce, viii) Adeline Mowbray, a tale which provides a case study about, as Roxane Eberle notes, “progressive ideas that heterosexual relationships can and should exist outside of marriage”(1994: 127). As a result the clash between these innovational type of relationships and the English legal and social norms collide in their representation of models of proper conduct
Though many of the Interior Decorators I will be talking about in this paper are dead now, many of them remain big icons in the architecture and interior design field to this day. Elsie de Wolfe, whom is still revered as America’s first decorator to this day. Eleanor McMillen Brown, a pioneer in the interior design field and founder of McMillen Inc.. Dorothy Draper, the first to “professionalize” the interior design industry by establishing the first interior design company in the United States. Elsie de Wolfe was an American decorator born in New York City. Besides being an interior decorator she was also a professional actress that performed various light comic and historical roles throughout the 1890s.
Howells’ “Editha” is a story about a young woman who is insisting that the man she is marrying, George, enlist in the upcoming war. Editha views the war as an act of heroism, which will prove George’s love to her. Editha refers to the war as the “Glory war”, this shows the unrealistic and idealistic view that she has regarding warfare. She does not see that war brings death, bloodshed, and conflict to those who chose to fight in it, and she expects George to haphazardly enlist. George views the upcoming war in a truthful realistic manner with the understanding of the consequences that accompany enlisting.
In “ From the Grasmere Journals” by Dorothy Wordsworth, she writes journal depicting her daily life, while doing her daily activities along her brother William in the 1800s. Throughout the journal, she uses several abbreviations such as “WM” and “NB”. The purpose for these is to signify that she is talking to herself and is intended for her to understand it. From the given passages, she divides the journal through several passages from different dates where she wrote each passage starting from April 12 until April 21. As a result, the reader manages to envision the different aspects of Dorothy’s life each day based on the details.
