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What happens in the Romance de la perdida de Alhama? (anonymous, 1482) Spanish town bears bad news that the town has fallen to the moors. He condemns everyone for letting the tragedy happen, but a wise arabic man tells the truth that the king did nothing to help the town either. Latin American Boom (What was it? When did it happen? Who were the major writers? What is it also called?) Latin America during 1960s & 1970 1.PUSHING of TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETAL NORMS Major figur...

Upton Sinclair - American novelist, journalist and essayist; "The Jungle" - attacked and exposed abuses in the Chicago meat packing industry - instrumental in forcing the passage of the Pure Food and Drug Act; "King Coal", "Boston"; A "muckracker" Muckracker - A socially minded band of writers who decried and attacked perceived immoral conduct in business and government Johan Strindberg - Swedish novelist, playwright, essayist and short-fiction writer; "The Red Room" - bohemi...

What happens in the Romance de la perdida de Alhama? (anonymous, 1482) Spanish town bears bad news that the town has fallen to the moors. He condemns everyone for letting the tragedy happen, but a wise arabic man tells the truth that the king did nothing to help the town either. Latin American Boom (What was it? When did it happen? Who were the major writers? What is it also called?) Latin America during 1960s & 1970 1.PUSHING of TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETAL NORMS Major figur...

Praxis 5039 Authors and Major Works Rated A+ Alice Walker Fiction "The Color Purple" Amy Tan Fiction "The Joy Luck Club" "The Kitchen G-ds Wife" "The Hundred Secret Senses" Anne Frank Autobiography "The Diary of Anne Frank" C.S. Lewis Fiction (Sci-Fi, Fantasy) "Chronicles of Narnia" "Screwtape Letters" "Space Trilogy" Emily Dickenson Poet Transcendentalist "I heard a fly buzz" Daniel Defoe "Robinson Crusoe" Edgar Allen Poe Romance (Gothic p...

Alice Walker - Fiction "The Color Purple" Amy Tan - Fiction "The Joy Luck Club" "The Kitchen G-ds Wife" "The Hundred Secret Senses" Anne Frank - Autobiography "The Diary of Anne Frank" C.S. Lewis - Fiction (Sci-Fi, Fantasy) "Chronicles of Narnia" "Screwtape Letters" "Space Trilogy" Emily Dickenson - Poet Transcendentalist "I heard a fly buzz" Daniel Defoe - "Robinson Crusoe" Edgar Allen Poe - Romance (Gothic poetry) "The Raven" "Bells...

PRAXIS 5038 Questions and Answers Graded A+ Soliloquy when a character speaks his or her thoughts aloud without regard to the audience Aside spoken directly to the audience by one character for the purpose of giving them knowledge that is not shared with the other character Jane Austen Romantic Fiction, Realism and Social Commentary Ray Bradbury- When, Author? o American 20th century o Fantasy, Science Fiction, Horror and Mystery Fiction Stephen Crane o American, Realist, Naturalism, Impress...

What happens in the Romance de la perdida de Alhama? (anonymous, 1482) Spanish town bears bad news that the town has fallen to the moors. He condemns everyone for letting the tragedy happen, but a wise arabic man tells the truth that the king did nothing to help the town either. Latin American Boom (What was it? When did it happen? Who were the major writers? What is it also called?) Latin America during 1960s & 1970 1.PUSHING of TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN SOCIETAL NORMS Major figur...

WGU Academy US History - Exam 2(Topic 5-8)2023|2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ The prominent eighteenth-century essayist Judith Sargent Murray placed her greatest emphasis on the right of women to - Answer obtain an education As a result of the American Revolution, the Anglican Church in America was - Answer weakened. In early 1778, France - Answer recognized the United States as a sovereign nation to help prevent it from abandoning the war effort Which of the following statements r...

Praxis 0311/5311 Notable Awards/Authors/Illustrators Latest Update Graded A+ Newbery Medal Honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Caldecott Medal Honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Batchelder Award Given to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a language other than English in a country other tha...

Praxis English Language Arts: Content and Analysis (5039) Rated A+ Maya Angelou () 20th century African-American writer, poet and activist. Best- known for her work "I Know Why A Caged Bird Sings". Jane Austen () English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Known for Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma Ray Bradbury () A contemporary Amer...