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...Holden singer discusses anything that the choruses have done, they’ll use the first person plural. As a result, 19-year-old students with laptops in bag and cell phones in pocket develop a verbal tic of referring to high jinks they enjoyed during the late nineteenth century or early 1970s...
...acting and battle choreography are not the only strong elements in the film. The costumes, sets, and cinematography perfectly capture the desperate conditions of wartime, the exhaustion and pain of the characters, and the aesthetic of mid-nineteenth century China. The film’s script is equally strong; despite the heaviness of the plot and the moral decisions the characters must make, there is still warmth, humor, and wit in their lines...
...probably already read Wuthering Heights and A Tale of Two Cities, so this class should be a breeze. The course promises to "map the nineteenth-century British obsession with crime and horror, with phenomena that rattle one’s sense of self." Take it if you are ready to be rattled. Difficulty 2.5, Workload 1.8 | T., Th. 12. Link...
...however, and Duer's bankruptcy brought down much of New York's economy in 1792; he died a few years later in debtors' prison. (The charter members of the Buttonwood Group, the predecessor of the New York Stock Exchange, first assembled to formulate a response to that market crash.) Nineteenth century railroad magnate Jay Gould didn't try to hide his flagrant insider trading; profits from buying and selling stock in his own companies helped make him one of the wealthiest men in U.S. history...
With chiffon-decked mannequins in the front window, shoppers get a bold first glance before strolling in to check out the clothes, jewelry, and accessories inside, dating from the nineteenth century to the ‘80s. Among the racks packed with tweed jackets, three-piece suits, and poodle skirts, customers can also peruse high-end items, such as luxurious furs, Gucci shoes, and Dior handbags...