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character himself. Assonance first creates the rhythm to this poem through many repetitions such as; line 1 the “O” in “roads’ and “yellow”, line 3 the “A” in “and” and “traveler”, line 4 the “O” sound is repeated again in “looked” and “could” (Frost, 1916). Through the use of stylistic devices “The Road Not Taken” is finely crafted to emulate a musical masterpiece full of harmony, tension, and resolve. The poem is composed in four-five line stanzas with two end lines inside each stanza…

Ferdinand De Saussure was considered a linguistic prodigy who specialized in the teachings of structuralism and semiotics. He believed that we do not speak language, but language speaks us. Specifically, Saussure (1916) argued against the “default setting” that is nomenclature, stating “for some people a language, reduced to its essentials, is a nomenclature: a list of terms corresponding to a list of things” (p. 97). I am arguing in Saussure’s defense against nomenclature by highlighting his…

France. The Germans code-named this battle ‘Judgment’. The forces involved in the battle were the Germans fighting against the French armies. This is the longest single battle during the entire World War I. It lasted for ten months. On February 21, 1916 a German Krupp gun was set off. This thirty eight-centimeter long-barreled gun hit a cathedral in Verdun, France. This caused the firing of many guns around an eight-mile perimeter. This shot from Germany was planned by German Chief of General…

“The Kern-McGillicuddy Act of 1916 is established that federal employees would be compensated if hurt on the job. The United States Employees’ Compensation Act is a federal law, enacted on September 7, 1916. Sponsored by Senator John W. Kern, Democrat of Indiana and Representative Daniel J. McGillicuddy, Democrat of Maine, it established compensation to federal civil…

The life of JROTC has been growing ever since the “National Defense Act of 1916”, and will continue to prosper as long as this country stays strong. There has been a past of JROTC, a present, and there will of course be a future. To determine the future of JROTC, we must look at the past of it. According to the “JROTC Curriculum”, JROTC began in 1916 from the ‘National Defense Act of 1916.” The purpose of JROTC is to graduate high school, be good citizens by knowing and exercising the rights,…

the tactics and strategies utilized in 1916 could compare to those of 1939. As with any major conflict, lessons learned are a key foundation to making the necessary changes to a nation’s military to either remain or become a strategic and tactical superpower. Additionally, the advancement of technology will undoubtedly alter the strategy of a military force. By delving deeper into how we may compare and contrast these military tactics and strategies from 1916 until 1939, we acquire a more…

and 42.40% of the total mortality (pg. 42). Influenza was the twelfth principal cause of death in Maryland in 1916, resulting in 339 deaths and 1.51% of total mortality (pg. 45). The report stated that deaths that occur more often in the middle years of life have great importance because there are greater economic…

The Battles of WW1 July 1, 1916: the bloodiest battle in the entirety of WW1 was fought. The Battle of the Somme managed to take out 60,000 British soldiers in one day. It became the most horrific fight to be fought of its time until the next world war. This battle, and many more eventually led to WW1 becoming the 2nd most casualties in American History, trailing behind the Civil War. Every single one of these battles had an important role in shaping the war and paved the way to the victory of…

have at one point or another planned and carried out insurrections against the tyranny of the English. Although the insurrectionists of the Easter Rising of 1916 share the failure of their predecessors, they achieved a lasting impact on the history of Ireland in a way that those that came before never did. On that Easter Monday, 24 April 1916, the members of the Provisional Government, Patrick Pearse, James Connolly, Tom Clarke, Sean MacDermott, Eamonn Ceannt, Joseph Plunkett, and Thomas…

I have to go to breakfast for we are expecting a fellow commander. April 6, 1916 German soldiers ambushed us with explosives and shrapnel. Some of our non-commissioned officers fell to the ground in a horrific pool of blood. I hope the country we are fighting for realizes the sacrifices we as men are making for them. Seeing the lifeless bodies riddled with holes from bayonets is a terrifying site. June 8, 1916 I am exhausted from morning fire on the enemies and just barely finished…