English 10B March 28, 2012 “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”: Regionalism Regionalism writing describes how regions don’t all have the same feel. It gives the unique quality and details of the region. “The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” by Mark Twain shows regionalism by using tall tale, hyperbole, and local color. Local color plays and important role as regionalism in this story. Local color is a literary device used to help the reader understand the certain features of where the story is taking place.
A brilliant economic system was brought forth that is still used today in all parts of the world. Colbert was the inventor of this system, called Mercantilism, and he created it to bring wealth to the French and his king. The goal that Colbert aimed to do was to acquire gold for France. He knew France had to export as much as possible. This meant maximizing exports, so this Mercantil system said to sell as many goods as possible to
His name is Theodore Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Seuss was born in a small town in Massachusetts in 1904. He attended Dartmouth College for a while before attending Oxford University in England. After returning to America he got a job as a cartoonist for the Saturday Evening Post. Most of his pre-‘Seuss’ work was done as advertising for the Standard Oil Corporation.
In the novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, southern stereotypes are clearly portrayed through colloquial diction. Some ways the author demonstrates this is through main character Huck Finns’ slang, Jim’s Missouri dialect, and through the supporting characters white prejudice. Throughout the book, Mark Twain uses subtle hints such as the ones listed to explain his theory of dialect. With these specific tools, Twain shows that the way a certain person speaks through dialect regardless of age, ethnicity, or background, may alter how another individual judges their character. The first example of Mark Twains’ message is how the main character Huckleberry Finn Speaks.
Villa described madero as a rich person who cares for other people. After talking several hours madero decided to absolve villas crimes for all the good things he did. Pancho continued to raid towns and won almost all the battles. A year later he
Milton Berle invented what people call vaudeo, a new trend/vaudeville style. “The first major indication of vaude’s return is seen in the Texaco Star Theater’s premiere on NBC.” (p. 114) Milton brought vaudeville entertainment back and people loved this because it was comforting and made them feel good. Edward R. Murrow was an American broadcast journalist. He is responsible for the rise of CBS television news and documentary programming. Before TV he was famous for his radio reporting during WWII.
• Within his first year of being graduated his first two works of poetry were published and inspired him to quit drinking which he had obtained in college • In 1992 his first collection of Stories and Poems was published. Themes of works: Despair, poverty, alcoholism among the lives of N.American people. According to Sarah A. Quirk from the I Dictionary of Library Biography Alexie asks three questions across all of his works. “What does it mean to live as an Indian in this time? What does it mean to be an Indian man?
In the story “From Life on the Mississippi” Twain humorously uses satire, in his story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County” he uses satire ironically, and in “The lowest animal” Twain uses satire to teach his readers a lesson. In Twain’s short story, “From life on the Mississippi”, he uses satire by sharing his experiences on becoming a steamboat pilot. He details how his boss meant well, but was very strict. For example Twain says, “My gun powdery chief went off with a bang of course, and then went on loading and firing until he was out of adjectives.” Twain uses satire in this quote because his boss doesn’t really sound like a gunshot but his strict personality and pompous questions made Twain describe his boss as a gun powdery chief. In Twain’s, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County”, he uses satire he uses satire to tell his readers that strangers shouldn’t be trusted so easily and can be costly if that trust is abused.
for April 30 You should avoid: Wasting resources, losing interest, self-indulgence A Taurus born on April 30 often leads life on different terms than may be their choice. They seem destined to have their life-path influenced from an early age. April 30 natives enjoy playing for high stakes in life. This natural tendency toward gambling is something that never leaves
Everything went from traditional to modern. Sports became big business when it came to consumers and the economy. The most famous home-run hero Babe Ruth caused many to buy tickets in such numbers to see him play at the Yankee Stadium. In 1921 boxing was also a sport that created a lot of buzz. Jazz, the music that is said to emerge at this time was a way for many young people to let go and have fun.