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As noted by the U. S. Senate, we can thank Mark Twain, the brilliantly wry observer of American life, and his neighbor, essayist, and editor Charles Dudley Warner, for introducing the term "Gilded Age" to the world. "The Gilded Age: A Tale of To-day" was the title of their popular 1873 novel, a satiric examination of the corrupt and decadent politics of contemporary Washington. In the 1870s, America, eager to throw off the sins of the Civil War and celebrate the accomplishments of industrialism, had embraced excesses of all sorts, and the phrase Gilded Age encapsulated perfectly both the power and the shallowness of this trend.  Read More: https://www.grunge.com/755658/the-untold-truth-about-the-gilded-age/?utm_campaign=clip

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We all know that along with his latest tricked-out sports car, super spy James Bond never begins a mission without some clever devices supplied by gadget master Q. As noted by Popular Mechanics, whether it's an explosive ghetto blaster — a "boom box that really goes boom" — a wrist-mounted dart gun, or a bagpipe flamethrower, Bond always operates with the most devious of devices. While some of the crazier Bond gadgets are truly the stuff of fiction, many others are the types of tools used in actual spy operations.

Of course, the tradecraft of espionage isn't limited to gizmos. According to Encyclopedia, tradecraft — "the methods by which an agency involved in espionage conducts its business" — also includes the various ways intelligence officers take precautions to avoid detection. Tactics of deception, including disguises, ruses, and cover identities, are as vital to successful missions as any gadget. Over the centuries, secret agents, from George Washington's spymaster Major Benjamin Tallmadge to Robert Mendez of "Argo" fame, have used both devices and tactics of deception to accomplish their history-changing espionage. As noted by the BBC, some spy tricks, such as invisible ink and single-use codes, have been around forever and are still employed by agents today. When it comes to tradecraft, it's often the most devious — not the most elaborate or high-tech — measure that gets the job done.

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From the publisher: "This engaging text provides readers with critical analysis of his themes, style, and language; direct quotations from Miller; and relevant biographical details. Students will learn about the world Arthur Miller was reflecting in his writing and why his works have become American classics."

Click the link for a Google Books excerpt:

http://www.enslow.com/books/reading_and_interpreting_the_works_of_arthur_miller/4633#.YJSJKWZKj1s

Background information, historical perspectives, interviews with artists and a series of interactive learning experiences designed to help better understand the world of Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and the ground-breaking musical it inspired:

https://web.archive.org/web/20070107234431/http://www.deafwest.org/productions/br_discoveryguide.pdf

"Homosexuality: Nature or Nurture?"

A brief essay examining the changing attitudes of mental health experts toward homosexuality, included in The Paris Letter performance magazine:

https://issuu.com/centertheatregroup/docs/the_paris_letter_program

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