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"Do not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and, above all those who live without love" - Albus Dumbledore

Hi, I'm Laura. I'm a senior in college & I'm slowly deciding what I want to do with my life. I love Harry Potter, coffee, writing, and sleeping (amongst other things). I'll never claim to know everything, but I'm confident in my ability to help people with their problems. Feel free to send me an inbox question; I'll get back to you!

A few thoughts I've gathered from my teenage years (and being on this site for most of them!):
1. If you Google song lyrics, the song will come up 99% of the time.
2. Dress to fit your body type, and buy the size that fits. If you're a size 6, squeezing into a 4 won't make you look skinnier. It makes you look fat when you aren't.
3. You will never regret waiting to lose your virginity.
4. There is such a thing as a stupid question, but we're all allowed to ask them.

BU 2014 :)

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i dont really understand the guilded age. i know what it is, but i dont truely know. i could recite the definition but thats all. soo, if you know what that is and can explain it, or even give me another definition, that'd be greattt :)

and also, do you know any immigration policies near the guilded age? i have a few written down but i need moree. thank youuu !

I actually love how the Wikipedia page explains the Gilded Age.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age

My teacher explained it to me like this [and it truly stuck]. If you took a cheap plate [or anything, really] and covered it in a thin layer of gold, it'd look amazing, right? But underneath that it's just a plate. Nothing special.

There was all these great technological advances & industry was booming, and the wealthy were living the high life/American Dream. That's the gold coating.

Yet there's this not-so-great stuff going on [the lower-classes are suffering/working hard with long work days, dangerous working conditions, child labor, robber barons, etc. etc. That's the plate underneath that you don't see because of the "gold" covering it all.

Also on that page there's section on immigration.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilded_Age#Immigration
If you need a source other than Wikipedia for a project, Google 'Chinese Exclusion Act' and you'll find 'better' sites =]. Wikipedia explains things like this in simpler terms, though, so to grasp a good understanding of a topic, I'd check there first =]

Hope I helped!
-LM
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(Rating: 5) thank you so muchh ! that helped a lottt !

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