Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896) is best known today as the author of Uncle Tom’s Cabin, which helped galvanize the abolitionist cause and contributed to the outbreak of the Civil War.
The second half of the 19th century has been called the positivist age.
Alissa is reading. Her father calls to her. ‘Alissa! Alissa!’ Alissa runs to the door. There is a car outside the house. Her father is talking to a fat man. ‘This is Alissa.
English is actually an unusual language. Already a blend of early Frisian and Saxon, it absorbed Danish and Norman French, and later added many Latin and Greek technical terms.
Scotland actually has more variation in dialects than England! The variations do have a few things in common, though, besides a large particularly Scottish vocabulary: rolled r’s.
I am well aware of the difficulties which attend this part of my subject, but although every expression which I am about to make use of may clash, upon some one point, with the feelings of the differ
John Galsworthy The Apple Tree “The Apple-tree, the singing, and the gold.
Chapter Summary North America divided into two vast regions, one inclining towards the Pole, the other towards the Equator—Valley of the Mississippi—Traces of the Revolutions of the Globe—Shore of th
Necessity Of Examining The Condition Of The States Before That Of The Union At Large.
The Economy of Great Britain About 25% of Britain’s land is arable, and almost half is suitable for meadows and pastures.
The economic regions of Great Britain are diverse and vary in the rate of their economic development, regional specialization and natural resources distribution.
Advantages Of The Federal System In General, And Its Special Utility In America.
Procedure Of The Federal Courts Natural weakness of the judiciary power in confederations—Legislators ought to strive as much as possible to bring private individuals, and not States, before the Fede
Chapter Summary Utility of knowing the origin of nations in order to understand their social condition and their laws—America the only country in which the starting-point of a great people has been c
The American system of school education differs from the systems in other countries. There are state public schools, private elementary schools and private secondary schools.