Library of Congress Essays

  • The Library Of Congress

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    HISTORYThe Library of congress was established by an act of congress on April 24, 1800. It was originally housed in the United States capitol. The collection, which stared out small at 740 volumes, slowly increased to over 3,000 volumes by 1814. That year, though, the British along with the capitol burned those books during the assault on Washington.To rapidly replace the collection, Thomas Jefferson offered his personal library to congress at no cost, describing the nature of his books like so:

  • The Architecture of the Library of Congress

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    The Architecture of the Library of Congress Constructed between 1888 and 1897, the Library of Congress is located in Washington, D.C. at the intersection of 1st St. and Independance Avenue. It's beautiful, large-scale building is comprised mainly of marble, granite, iron, and bronze. The Library's architectural style is reminiscent of that of ancient Greece. It's typical Greek characteristics include columns of the Ionic order, relief sculpture, and statues of Greek god figures, such as Poseidon

  • Plagiarism: The Big Picture

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    OWL." Purdue OWL: Avoiding Plagiarism. The Writing Lab, The OWL at Purdue, and Purdue University, 7 June 2013. Web. 29 Dec. 2013. United States Copyright Office. "International Copyright." U.S. Copyright Office - International Copyright. The Library of Congress, n.d. Web. 31 Dec. 2013. The Writing Center at the University of Wisconsin. "How to Avoid Plagiarism." Avoiding Plagiarism: Quoting and Paraphrasing. Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System, 2009. Web. 30 Dec. 2013.

  • J.B. and Job

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    J.B. and Job There are many similarities but also many differences between the story of Job in The Bible and Archibald MacLeish’s J.B. These similarities and differences falls along the categories of style, story line, and characterization. First, the style of both pieces of literature. J.B. is a play by Archibald MacLeish whereas the story of Job is a drama. In both of these pieces a prologue is present. However, the prologue differs greatly. In Job, the prologue merely states a vague background

  • The Map of Art History Uses Order and Classification by Listing of Fields, Library System, and Plotting in Space and Time

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    History essay is about how art history uses disciplines in societies to represents itself through order and classification. From many observations and theories it considers three subject: first is the listing of fields in art history, second is the library system is for categorizing art books, and third is the plotting of space and time in art history from survey texts. Also in the discussion the writer talks about the geography of art history such as where does the idea appear from? Other questions

  • Alexander Hamilton's Contribution to America

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    Introduction According to Scott (2008), the Constitution of America has undergone several translations within the history of America because they found it to be unclear. Whereas it appears discrepant that the unclear Constitution could be useful, the disagreement is the case (Robertson, 2005). Americans regard the Constitution to be helpful for the reason that it allows for diverseness of views. In the history of America, a variety of thoughts would develop with alarming and formidable support through

  • Thomas Jefferson on Separation of Church and State

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    ... middle of paper ... ... Congress, Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1. General Correspondence. 1651-1827. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/mtjhtml/mtjhome.html> [10 December 2003]; also reprinted at <http://etext.virginia.edu/jefferson/quotations/jeff1650.htm > [10 December 2003] & <http://members.tripod.com/~candst/tnppage/qjeffson.htm> [10 December 2003] [11] Thomas Jefferson to Nicholas Gouin Dufief, 19 April 1814, Special Collections, Library of Congress, Thomas Jefferson Papers Series 1

  • Wright Brothers Annotated Bibliography Essay

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    1903 Diary Entry - Special Collection & Archives." Wright State University Libraries, University Libraries, www.libraries.wright.edue/special/wrightbrothers/packet/orville. Accessed 27 Nov. 2016. "Wright Brothers Information Packet: Primary Sources - Special Collection & Archives." Wright State University Libraries, www.libraries.wright.edu/special/wrightbrothers/packet/primary.

  • The Impact of the Fugitive Slave Law on Abolitionism

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    Slave Law on Abolitionism In his first draft of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson accused the King of Britain of violating the sacred human rights of life and liberty by promoting slavery as a means of economic development. While Congress omitted this section from the final document, it does show that slavery was an issue for the American nation from its inception. So, while it may have been established by its mother country, the roots of slavery are laid deep in American soil. By

  • An Explication of Billy Collins’ “The History Teacher”

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    History Teacher is immediately ... ... middle of paper ... ...w 23 Sept. 2001: 10. Literature Resource Center. yyyyyyyWeb. 21 May 2014. Library of Congress. "More about Billy Collins Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, 2001-2003." More About Billy Collins: Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry, 2010-2011 (The Poetry and Literature Center at the Library of Congress). N.p., n.d. Web. 20 May 2014. "Overview: 'The History Teacher'." Poetry for Students. Ed. Sara Constantakis. Vol. 42. Detroit: Gale, 2013

  • Interest groups and politics

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    contributions come from? They come from intrest groups and lobbyists. These are the people, companies, and organizations that control our government whether they admit it or not. Campaign are run by this money and their agendas are the ones that congress on both the state and national level. The best way to sum up how all this works is "You’re one of 435 ants in the House, and unless you’re on the right committee a lot of these people don’t even return your phone calls." — Rep. Joe Scarborough (R-Fla

  • Pocahontas

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    Pocahontas, whose real name was Matoaka, was daughter of Powhatan, an important chief of the Algonquian Indians (the Powhatans) who lived in the Virginia region in the 1600s. While she is known for one of the most important decisions she made later in her life, the life she led before that is can be considered somewhat normal. A young girl, around twelve, Pocahontas was already introduced and aware of the world around her. English settlers arrived at Jamestown, or America, and almost immediately

  • Robert Moses

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    living in public housing in the nation, urban planners were hired to redevelop the area (CUNY Baruch). Robert Moses was an urban planner responsible for the Cross Bronx Expressway causing the deterioration and destruction affecting the Bronx forever (Congress for the New Urbanism). On the topic, Robert Moses stated, “You must concede that this Bronx slum is unrepairable [sic]. It is beyond rebuilding, tinkering and restoring. The must be leveled to the ground” (Robert Moses, in the New York Times, January

  • Different Types of Digital Libraries

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    Digital libraries are libraries in which collections are stored in a digital format. A digital library has also been known as a virtual or electronic library. In this essay, different types of digital libraries will be compared. This essay will provide an in depth look at the many different digital library programs that have had a profound impact on the field of digital libraries. Archival formats will be explored. Techniques for the conversion of textbased formats into digital formats will be

  • Government of Spain

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    and the Congress of Deputies or Congreso de los Diputados (CIA World Factbook). In order for legislation to pass the two chambers must agree. Proposals of laws issued by the Senate are discussed at Congress in a Plenary Session in order to be accepted or tabled veto or be amended. The proposal of the law passes to the study of a Commission. The Commission writes a short text about the proposal which will be discussed and voted in Plenary Session. Once the text is approved by the Congress proposal

  • The Reconstruction Period

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    back together as quickly as possible and in December 1863 he offered his plan for Reconstruction which required that the States new constitutions prohibit slavery. In January 1865, Congress proposed an amendment to the Constitution which would abolish slavery in the United States. On December 18, 1865, Congress ratified the Thirteenth Amendment formally abolishing slavery. The Civil War ended on April 9, 1865. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated less than one week later. Andrew Johnson, Lincoln's

  • Tariff Dbq

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    the government declared that “...it shall be the duty of the collector to reside at such a place, and there to detain all vessels and cargoes arriving in the said district until duties imposed…by law... be paid in cash” (Excerpts from the Library of Congress). Tensions between tax collectors and the citizens grew, and eventually, the South refused to pay the duties and attacked anyone who attempted to reinforce the duties. This leads to the beginning of the Nullification Crisis, where the South

  • Oil And Gas Case Study

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    nature, other world markets in Europe, Russia and Asia, began to play a much greater role. New industry giants arose such as the likes of, Shell, Royal Dutch, and Anglo-Persian, which is now today’s British Petroleum, also known as BP (The Library of Congress, 2011). As the oil and gas industry unfolded over some years, Standard Oil of New Jersey went on to become Esso, and later Exxon, Standard Oil of New York became Mobil, and Standard Oil of California is now Chevron. Along with Royal

  • Constitution Dbq

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    Constitution as a foundation to create a stable and strong government. One specific portion of the Constitution is referred to as the “Necessary and Proper Clause,” which is Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. According to the GMC Electronic Library article “Federalist

  • Essay On Inequality In America

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    The historical context of inequality in the United States can be can be traced back to the American South and the times of the Civil War. The slave trade, Emancipation Proclamation and 13th Amendment largely contribute to the inequality presented of the African American population. “Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid in the production of such crops as tobacco” ( HISTORY). Replaced by the poorer sector