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Few things are as synonymous with the New York Yankees as the iconic song "New York, New York," which rings out after every game at Yankee Stadium. It gets played after wins and losses alike, as a consistent reminder that no matter the outcome of any…

The impact the hash tag has in social media.

This elementary level Children's Book focuses on Alexander Hamilton’s rise from a young orphan in the Caribbean to one of the most influential founding fathers in the United States of America. This book draws on key elements from the musical, and…

Written in 1926, this novel is one of several which was heavily influenced by Hemingway's wartime experiences. Centers on a first person narrator who jests about his own war wound and his travels with friends.

Written in 1952, this short novel focuses on an old man out at sea trying to catch a large marlin. The overall tone and corresponding themes of this piece were mainly influenced by Hemingway's time in Key West rather than his experience during the…

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Steamboats, Viaducts, and Railways

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Wordsworth’s poem, originally written in 1833, can be placed into meaningful conversation with other contemporary works, such as Charles Dickens’ The Signalman. Dickens’ story…

Wordsworth’s poem, originally written in 1833, can be placed into meaningful conversation with other contemporary works, such as Charles Dickens’ The Signalman. Dickens’ story highlighted the growing tension between humanity and technology, and…

This page in Shakespeare's "Hamlet" has the words that Mr. Cattell utters at the end of the story, "There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio,/ Then are dreamt of in your philosophy.". This quote could be seen as a way to say that the ghost…

A book that details the act of witchhunting. Where Witchfinders focuses on the people that sparked these trials, this book describes the reality of what a trial often entailed. Images attached include 'trials' that involved torture and, most famously…

Many of the Suffragettes of the 18th Century were imprisoned for going against the law to achieve women's rights. The imprisoned suffragettes went on hunger strikes; to avoid death liability the women were force-fed just like the illustration shown…