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- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/24%3A_Literature_and_Fiction/24.08%3A_Walt_WhitmanOr I guess the grass is itself a child. . . .the produced babe of the vegetation. And the hints about old men and mothers, and the offspring taken soon out of their laps. 2) How does the speaker of th...Or I guess the grass is itself a child. . . .the produced babe of the vegetation. And the hints about old men and mothers, and the offspring taken soon out of their laps. 2) How does the speaker of the poem (the “I” voice we are listening to) react to the presentation of the “Learn’d Astronomer? ” Feel free to argue with the speaker of the poem if you want to make the opposite case, but don’t just dismiss the feeling the speaker identifies—it’s one valid response to the industrial world.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Saint_Mary's_College_(Notre_Dame_IN)/Literature/Chimamanda_Adichie%3A_A_Research_Guide/02%3A_Terms_and_ThemesIts basic tenets are: (1) Race is a social construct, not a biological science. (2) Racism in the United States is an everyday experience for people of color (3) Advances and setbacks for people of co...Its basic tenets are: (1) Race is a social construct, not a biological science. (2) Racism in the United States is an everyday experience for people of color (3) Advances and setbacks for people of color typically originate to benefit white groups. (4) Negative stereotyping of minorities serves to elevate white power (5) Individuals cannot be defined by their membership in a single group due to the complex nature of “intersectionalities.”
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/World_History/Western_Civilization_-_A_Concise_History_I_(Brooks)/13%3A_Byzantium/13.04%3A_Themes_and_OrganizationHeraclius created a new administrative system to try to defend the remaining Byzantine territory: themes. He began by seizing lands from wealthy landowners and monasteries in Asia Minor, then using th...Heraclius created a new administrative system to try to defend the remaining Byzantine territory: themes. He began by seizing lands from wealthy landowners and monasteries in Asia Minor, then using the seized land as the basis for new territories from which to recruit soldiers. A theme was a territory, originally about a quarter of the empire in size, organized around military recruitment. A single general appointed directly by the emperor controlled each theme.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/History/World_History/Early_World_Civilizations_(Lumen)/01%3A_The_Study_of_History_and_the_Rise_of_Civilization/1.01%3A_Splitting_HistoryThis page explores the complexities of studying history, emphasizing the challenges historians face due to contemporary biases and the subjectivity of primary sources. It addresses the arbitrary natur...This page explores the complexities of studying history, emphasizing the challenges historians face due to contemporary biases and the subjectivity of primary sources. It addresses the arbitrary nature of periodization in categorizing history and highlights the Western biases that often shape world history studies. World historians aim to unveil thematic patterns that reveal commonalities and differences across cultures, contributing to a more structured understanding of historical knowledge.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Learning_Objects/Literature_Supplemental_Modules/Chimamanda_Adichie%3A_A_Research_Guide/02%3A_Terms_and_ThemesIts basic tenets are: (1) Race is a social construct, not a biological science. (2) Racism in the United States is an everyday experience for people of color (3) Advances and setbacks for people of co...Its basic tenets are: (1) Race is a social construct, not a biological science. (2) Racism in the United States is an everyday experience for people of color (3) Advances and setbacks for people of color typically originate to benefit white groups. (4) Negative stereotyping of minorities serves to elevate white power (5) Individuals cannot be defined by their membership in a single group due to the complex nature of “intersectionalities.”
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/08%3A_Comparison_and_Contrast/8.01%3A_Establishing_Purpose_for_a_Comparison_and_Contrast_EssayFor example, if you wanted to focus on contrasting two subjects, you would not choose apples and oranges; rather, you might choose to compare and contrast two types of oranges or two types of apples t...For example, if you wanted to focus on contrasting two subjects, you would not choose apples and oranges; rather, you might choose to compare and contrast two types of oranges or two types of apples to highlight subtle differences: Red Delicious apples are sweet, while Granny Smiths are tart and acidic.
- https://human.libretexts.org/Courses/Butler_County_Community_College/Idea_to_Essay%3A_Collected_Strategies_and_Readings_for_the_College_Write/24%3A_Literature_and_Fiction/24.05%3A_Robert_FrostTaken out of context lines such as “Good fences make good neighbours” and “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference” have been re...Taken out of context lines such as “Good fences make good neighbours” and “Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference” have been read as suggesting the neighbors should stay on their own side of the wall and that Frost is suggesting that the road “less traveled by” is somehow superior (when the whole poem argues that both paths are the same).
