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  GEORGE CAMPBELL - LoveToKnow Article on GEORGE CAMPBELL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
There is no contradiction, he argues, as Hume said there was, between what we know by testimony and the evidence upon which a law of nature is based; they are of a different description indeed, but we can without inconsistency believe that both are true.
The Dissertation is not a complete treatise upon miracles, but with all deductions it waa and still is a valuable contribution to theological literature.
Tn 1771 Campbell was elected professor of theology at Marischal College, and resigned his city charge, although he still preached as minister of Greyfriars, a duty then attached to the chair.
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 The Society of Early Americanists Newsletter, Vol
The content of these crime narratives is less racist or proto-racist than we have imagined, he argues, but it nevertheless played a role in popularizing hostile stereotypes that emerge as the evangelicallspiritual understanding of human nature gives way to liberalism.
He argues that the classical theory of civic eloquence enters America via Hume, thrives in the early national period, and is displaced by 1819 by a romantic and domestic ideology that locates true stability outside the realm of politics (where classical republican theory had found it).
With a narrower focus in "Ellen Emerson and the Tubercular Muse" (Literature and Medicine 18 [99]: 39-59), Anderson reads Ellen Louisa Tucker Emerson's letters and poems written in her late teens before her death in 1831, and argues that tuberculosis was both a creative catalyst and a dominant metaphor in them.
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 Amazon.com: Imagined Empires : Incas, Aztecs, and the New World of American Literature, 1771-1876 (Cambridge Studies in ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
September 25, 1771, was Commencement Day at the College of New Jersey (later Princeton).
Literature has helped shaped what it means to be an American, and Eric Wertheimer's scholarship shines a light, for the first time, on a crucial influence in the history of American letters.
Having studied under Professor Wertheimer in several literature courses, I can attest to his acute knowledge of American Literature as well as his dedication to his research.
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 Glossary of Literary Terms
Gothic literature was named for the apparent influence of the dark gothic architecture of the period on the genre.
As Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama puts it, the persona is not the author, but the author’s creation--the voice “through which the author speaks.” It could be a character in the work, or a fabricated onlooker, relaying the sequence of events in a narrative.
Understanding the point of view used in a work is critical to understanding literature; it serves as the instrument to relay the events of a story, and in some instances the feelings and motives of the character(s).
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 4.7 Finnish literature
His De Poësi Fennica (published in Latin in five parts 1776-78), a study on Finnish folk poetry, had great importance in awakening public interest in the Kalevala-poetry and Finnish mythology, and the study was also the basis of all later study of the poetry.
Nevertheless, its role to the development of Finnish literature, arts and identity can hardly be over-estimated, and having been translated to all major world languages and lots of minor ones, it is no doubt the most important contribution of Finland to world literature.
Snellman's chief achievement was in his role as a national awakener, the editor of two newspapers, strongly encouraging literature as part of the process leading to independence.
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 Heath Anthology of American LiteraturePhilip Freneau - Author Page
There he taught himself to be a poet, mastering the techniques of satire in the paper wars against the other club, the Cliosophical Society, and the devices of polite literature in verse prepared for the commencement exercises.
Of more lasting consequence were “The Power of Fancy,” a personal testament to his devotion to imagination, and his commencement poem, a collaboration with Brackenridge, A Poem on the Rising Glory of America, which explored the myth of the westward course of empire and arts from the Old World to the New.
Freneau graduated in 1771 when the American market for literature was so undeveloped that no one could make a living from writing.
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 Chemistry Research Guide
The data is extracted from the primary literature from 1771-present.
The data is extracted from the primary literature from 1772-present (with some gaps between 1995 and 2000 that are scheduled to be filled by the year 2003).
In addition to journal literature, over 480,000 records of significant published proceedings of engineering and technical conferences are included.
www.dartmouth.edu /~krescook/instruct/chemguide.shtml   (3209 words)

  
 Raab
Jorge Luis Borges, too, in his Introducción a la literature norteamericana (1967; An Introduction to American Literature, 1971) addresses the multiplicity of Whitman: "The Walt Whitman of the book is a plural personage; he is the author and he is at the same time each one of his readers, present and future.
Neruda's fellow countrywoman Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American to receive a Nobel Prize in literature (1945), writes less directly out of a knowledge of Whitman, but his presence can be felt in her work nevertheless.
Thus, Whitman became for the young Borges the incarnation of Literature and a model: This is why as early as 1927 he must have been working on his partial translation of Leaves of Grass.
clcwebjournal.lib.purdue.edu /clcweb01-2/raab01.html   (5354 words)

  
 Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 98006475   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Imagined Empires demonstrates that early American culture, and in particular literature, took great interest in South American civilizations, especially the Incas and Aztecs, and in so doing made a statement about the role of the United States as an empire in the emerging political order of New World colonies and states.
Eric Wertheimer recovers the Incas and Aztecs in Anglo-American literature, and thus sheds new light on national sovereignty, identity, and the development of an American history narrative.
Library of Congress subject headings for this publication: American literature 19th century History and criticism, Imperialism in literature, American literature Revolutionary period, 1775-1783 History and criticism, American literature 1783-1850 History and criticism, Colonies in literature, Indians in literature, America In literature, Aztecs in literature, Incas in literature
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 Outline of American Literature - Chapter 2
he passion of Revolutionary literature is found in pamphlets, the most popular form of political literature of the day.
With them, American literature began to be read and appreciated in the United States and abroad.
Natty is the first famous frontiersman in American literature and the literary forerunner of countless cowboy and backwoods heroes.
www.usinfo.state.gov /products/pubs/oal/lit2.htm   (4881 words)

  
 Organic Analysis Information Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
These company catalogs have brief data and literature references and are arranged alphabetically by compound name.
The most comprehensive resource for finding articles in the chemistry literature (print version covers 8000 journals in most languages from 1907-2000).
Includes a chemistry section with literature and several reference works.
libweb.uoregon.edu /scilib/handouts/old/fall03/chem339_2003.htm   (1325 words)

  
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4 records Airplanes--Jet propulsion 1 record Airplanes--Juvenile literature 5 records Airplanes--Maintenance and repair--Vocational guidance 1 record Airplanes--Maintenance and repair--Vocational guidance-- Juvenile literature 1 record Airplanes--Miscellanea--Juvenile literature.
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 The Rockefeller University - The Library
Beilstein Database is the world's largest collection of information on organic compounds with more than 8M substance records that incorporate over 9M reactions and over 35M associated chemical property and bioactivity records (up to 350 chemical and physical data fields of critically evaluated data for each compound), including information in the ecological and pharmacological area.
It covers the literature from 1771 to the present (compounds that have been isolated in a sufficient state of purity for which there is a completely defined structure and at least one piece of physical/chemical data).
MKMD provides rapid access to existing literature on specific mouse knockout and mutations in areas of neurobiology, immunology, embryonic development, skeleton and musculature, physiology, tumorigenesis and behavioral patterns.
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 Semester At Sea - Summer 2003
Methods of evaluation consist of two take-home quizzes, which will result in 3-4 page papers, a journal of observances and reactions, and a final paper, 8-10 pages, over a specific topic to be chosen by the student.
I hope that this class will be a window on the post World War II world by allowing students to see the shape of the world not from just a US citizen' perspective, but from the wider view of human kind that shares and enjoys the earth and the life it provides us.
My teaching of postcolonial literature takes up the economic, political, and social uncertainties as they affect the artistic environment of this geographically diverse literature.
www.semesteratsea.com /voyages/summer2003/su2003_courselist.html   (6472 words)

  
 American Colonial Literature Syllabus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
In this era of cultural contact and mutual misunderstanding, the literature frequently records colorful, visceral responses to new kinds of food and new forms of dietary ritual.
This bibliography is for graduate-level study of American literature before 1800.
Revolutionary Writers: Literature and Authority in the New Republic.
www3.uakron.edu /english/miller/acl   (4608 words)

  
 Ralph Bauer Curriculum Vitae
Spring 2002: ENGL 431: American Literature from 1810 to 1865; ENGL 748b (Graduate Seminar): The 'Rebelious Muse: Ideology and Literature in the Revolutionary Americas.
Fall 2001: ENGL 430: Literature of the Americas to 1810; ENGL 379: American Indian Literatures: Tradition, Protest, and Renewal.
Fall 2000: ENGL 430: Literature of the Americas to 1810; ENGL 301: Critical Methods in the Study of Literature; ENGL 495: Independent Study in Honors.
www.mith2.umd.edu /fellows/bauer/cv.html   (2811 words)

  
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1 record Afro-Americans in literature 1 record Afro-Americans in literature--Dictionaries.
2 records American literature 1 record American literature (Selections: Extracts, etc.) 5 records American literature--1783-1850--History and criticism.
Paraphrases, tales, etc. 1 record Bereavement in adolescence--Juvenile literature.
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 Literature Library
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No special licenses are granted or implied, and reproduction (in whole or in part) without the express consent of Rockwell Automation is prohibited.
This literature is subject to change without notice, and while reasonable efforts have been made to maintain accuracy, is necessarily provided on an AS IS basis without representation or warranty of any kind as to completeness, specific content or technical accuracy.
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 University Libraries
Types of information includes structures, data on chemical and physical properties such as melting point, boiling point and spectral identification, and over 5 million reactions, as well as references to the chemical literature published from 1771.
The print Beilstein is housed in the Southwest Regional Depository.
The volumes consists of a series of tables for physical properties extracted from technical literature and arranged by topic.
www.libraries.uc.edu /libraries/chem-bio/indexes/print.html   (1044 words)

  
 ASU West campus - Language, Cultures & History - Faculty Profiles
Eric Wertheimer received his B.A. from Haverford College in 1986 and an M.A. in American Civilization as well as M.A. and Ph.D. in English (1994) from the University of Pennsylvania.
He has published articles on topics in early and nineteenth century American literature in American Literature, Early American Literature, Nineteenth Century Literature, and Arizona Quarterly.
His teaching and research interests encompass early and nineteenth century American literature and culture, cultural and literary theory, popular political discourses, new media, and poetry.
www.west.asu.edu /amerstud/faculty/wertheimer.htm   (190 words)

  
 NVCC SUMMER 2000 Class Schedule - Loudoun Campus - Eng - English   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
ENG 241 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE I 3cr 2642 01L W 0830-1200 LC 0107 Bradford, A For ENG 241-01L: Prerequisite: ENG 112.
ENG 244 SURVEY OF ENGLISH LITERATURE II 3cr 2643 01L W 1830-2200 LC 0107 Bradford, A For ENG 244-01L: Prerequisite ENG 112.
ENG 242 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE II 3cr 2645 40L TR 0830-1200 LC 0104 Bradford, A For ENG 242-40L: Prerequisite: ENG 112.
www.nv.cc.va.us /schedule/crs003/leng.htm   (564 words)

  
 Beilstein Facts [390,389]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
Primary literature, (journals, books, and patents) from 1960 to 1979 that is the basis of the Beilstein Handbook Supplement V that is still being prepared and updated to provide data beyond the basic data (melting point, boiling point, density, refractive index, optical rotatory power, isolation from natural products and chemical derivatives) already in the file.
Detailed information for all physical properties, chemical properties and pharmacological and ecological data is abstracted with corresponding references to the original literature.
The data contained in the database is generated by excerpting various literature.
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2 records Alien in school 1 record Alien plants--Juvenile literature.
1 record Animals 1 record Animals 1 record Animals in art--Juvenile literature.
1 record Caroline, Princess of Monaco, 1957- 1 record Caroline, Princess of Monaco, 1957- --Juvenile literature.
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 Class Calendar: During most class days time will be set aside for writing
In addition, individual countries have individual concerns and issues that emerge in their literatures including the “aboriginal issue” in
  My teaching of post-colonial literature takes up the economic, political, and social uncertainties as they affect the artistic environment of this geographically diverse literature.
C3 Wednesday June 25:  Postcolonial Literature adapted for a new itinerary.
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 Semester At Sea - Summer 2004
We will seek to discover in our readings the qualities distinct to the cultural milieu in which each work was written while also attempting to identify what these works have in common with works from Western literature with which we are familiar.
Methods of evaluation consist of active, responsible participation in class, informal journal writing, formal response papers, the field component, and a final exam.
Through readings and electronic media, students will be exposed to the visual arts, music, theater, and literatures of China, Korea, Japan, and Vietnam.
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1 record African Americans--Anniversaries, etc.--Juvenile literature.1 record African Americans--Biography--Anecdotes--Juvenile literature.1 record African Americans--Biography--Juvenile literature.
1 record Asthma 1 record Asthma in children--Juvenile literature.
1 record Astronautics 2 records Astronautics in astronomy--Juvenile literature.
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 Target : Entertainment : Substores : New & Used Textbooks : Humanities : English : American Literature   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature (The Cambridge History of Latin American Literature)
The Cambridge History of American Literature (The Cambridge History of American Literature)
Oliver Wendell Holmes and the Culture of Conversation (Cambridge Studies in American Literature and Culture)
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 Beilstein/Gmelin Crossfire
The Beilstein database provides worldwide coverage of the literature relating to the preparations and properties of organic compounds and covers the literature from 1771 onwards.
The Gmelin database, the most complete collection of structures, properties, and references to the literature in organometallic and inorganic chemistry, contains all the structural, factual, and bibliographic data cited in the Gmelin Handbook of Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry from 1648 to 1975 and 110 top journals from 1975 to 1994.
Please Note: After connection to a Crossfire server has been established, locate the "switch databases" section of the screen, then click the radio button next to BS for Beilstein or GM for Gmelin.
www.lib.iastate.edu /collections/db/beilst.html   (193 words)

  
 Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology on the Web
It is the latest in a number of indexes of medical literature that began in the nineteenth century.
The citation indexed literature covers journal articles, books, conference proceedings, dissertations, technical reports, and other forms of literature.
It contains information on organic substances published in the chemical literature from 1771 to the present.
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