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…, John and Frances Allan, took in Poe; his paternal grandparents took in brother William Henry; and foster parents cared for sister Rosalie. Allan was a strict and unemotional tobacco merchant and his wife was overindulgent. Poe was educated by the Allan’s…

…to teach them how to shoot. Therefore Uncle Jack instructed them. Atticus told Jem he should shoot the tin cans in the backyard, but he knew that Jem would go for the birds. Atticus said he could shoot all the blue jays he wanted but to remember…

…in South Africa were treated with less respect than deserved. The Indians were forced into South Africa because of the British Empire expansion. These Indians, mostly poor, were in a system close to slavery. In South Africa the non-whites didn’t get very many…

…of the problems that were followed by adverse atmospheric conditions, geographical disadvantages, and the crumbling of the silver and tin market prices, which led to uncontrollable migration and international debt. Among the possible solutions to restore the nation’s…

…whispered, "How utterly thou hast murdered thyself." William Wilson represents the protagonist's ethical or moral sense, which the narrator refuses to see as part of himself. Just as in The Black Cat, the double is a projection of the normal human conscience…

…and survived the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The architect was William W. Boyington and the tower is constructed of Joliet limestone blocks quarried in Illinois. Sears Tower Vital Statistics: Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA Completion Date: 1973 Cost…

…. The largest rivers are the St. Paul, St. John, and Cavalla.         Liberia's tropical climate is hot and humid. The usual temperature ranges from 60 degrees to 87 degrees. Annual rainfall, as much as 177 inches at the coast, gradually decreases inland…

…the gold standard was under serious scrutiny. William Jennings Bryan was a supporter of a movement to establish a bimetallic standard, meaning gold and silver. The large corporations, and the rich, who currently led the country because they held all of the money…

…to pay a bit more there were the galleries with seats. But although these galleries provided a seat to sit on they also stank of urine and sweat since there were no toilets and people those days didn’t bath much. These rather large theatres could hold…

…some water into the bathtub and that he shouldn’t make it too hot for me. Well, he did put water in the bathtub but he had forgotten to tell me two important articles of information: first, he had soaped down the bathtub rail so that he could slide his cars…