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Dr. Seuss Timeline

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1904- Theodor Seuss Geisel AKA Ted was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. Theodor Geisel was born on March 2 in a roomy middle-class home in the energetic and optimistic city of Springfield, Massachusetts to Henrietta Seuss and Theodor Robert Geisel. Based on my personal visits to Springfield, it is a city where the overall atmosphere is optimistic, and everywhere people feel like they can overcome adversity through hard work and perseverance. Dr. Seuss adapted this dedication being surrounded by a community of hard workers. He grew up showing love for the unusual and absurd portraying his overactive imagination through his exaggeration of ordinary events into momentous situations. As a child growing up in a suburban city, I too

Mayor of Casterbridge

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Mayor of Casterbridge Vocabulary Chapters 1-5 Fustian (7) a strong linen, or fabric Nimbus (8) aura, circle of light Phlegmatically-(9) lethargically Superciliousness-(10) superior Ochreous-(10) the color of yellow Prattle-(12) drivel, nonsense Desultory-(14) haphazard Mirthful(16) full of gladness and gaiety Nettled-(22) annoyed Ephemeral-(25) transient Alacrity-(28) quickness, eagerness Engirdling (35) to circle or surround as if with a girdle Portico-(38) entrance, doorway Chapters 5-10 Note points of interest, vocabulary and plot synopsis Vocabulary: Peremptoriness (52) authority Furtively (59) secretively Circuitous (66) roundabout Chassez-dechassez (69) dance step Sanguinary (81) optimistic pugilistic (81) belligerent perspicacity (93) perceptiveness

Communicating with an Audience

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Communicating with an Audience Aristotelian Triangle The Aristotelian triangle (also known as the rhetorical triangle) explains the interaction involved in a piece. All factors affect the structure and language. Speaker/Writer Audience Subject >When choosing a subject, consider what you know, what others have said, and what evidence you have to support your claims. - don?t talk about a topic you know nothing about >When choosing an audience, consider what they know about the topic and what their attitude is. - don?t explain photosynthesis to a five year old with the same language you would use to explain it to a biology major. >Choose your persona carefully ? the character you create when you are speaking or writing will affect how you do it.

Polk's Presidency

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Polk?s Presidency Election of 1844: An expression of manifest destiny Expansionist Democrats favored ?Young Hickory? James K. Polk (a ?Jacksonian?) Called for ?Reannexation of Texas? and ?Reoccupation of Oregon? to 54 50? line Clay appealed to South with pro-annexation stance, but also advocated against annexation to appeal to the North ? two-facedness lost him the battle Liberty Party ? 1st party created for the anti-extension of slavery Polk defeated Clay 170-105 Polk?s Mission (Four Points): Walker Tariff of 1846 ? lowered tariff of 1842 from 32% - 25% led to boom times Restoration of Independent Treasury system ? put US money in non-government banks Acquisition of California Settlement of the Oregon Dispute Oregon Boundary Dispute:

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