20th-century English people

great war. A war that pitted global super powers into one of history’s bloodiest and most gruesome wars. Nations fought with 19th century tactics with 20th century fire power creating devastating, gory, tragic war scenes. These sights not seen by the world until those very moments could only be described by the people living through them. Today, with hindsight, people view the war as an unnecessary flex of military might but that was not always the case. The war was actually very popular at the…

As well as religious differences, the new immigrants faced stereotypes that ‘Clashed’ with Protestant American values. These stereotypes were highlighted to put down the Irish immigrant community and were created out of fear because these Irish immigrants challenged for job openings. The Irish immigrants were stereotyped as barbaric, unskilled, impoverished and unpolished. Anti-Irish cartoons for magazines such as Harper's Weekly featured cartoons by Thomas Nast and depicted Irish immigrants as…

A consistent theme in American history has been an evolving understanding of freedom and liberty. In the 19th century, this meant freedom for enslaved Africans; in the 20th century, women and minorities were liberated from their state of political impotence by securing the right to vote; and in the 21st century, LGBT people have succeeded in challenging long-standing cultural norms associated with privacy and religion. When going much further back in history and assessing the changing nature of…

over with slaves and passed down, blending with European musical instruments in the American south. This music was a way for two cultures that were segregated at the time to mix and find common ground in a way that was often not an option for the people creating it. South Africa is another country with a shameful history of…

written some of the most compelling novels in the 20th century. Stephen King has written some twisted pieces of literature during the late 20th century. As a result of several hardships in his early life, these events, arguably give a direct relationship to some of King’s writing. Stephen King’s life has influenced his writing, the parts of his life that applies to his writing is fear, abandonment, and addiction. While starting off as an English teacher, he started to define him self as a…

late 19th and 20th centuries the United States experienced an influx of immigrants, who brought with them diverse cultures, religions, and languages. Since Columbus’ voyage in 1492, immigrants sought opportunities. By the end of the 18th century, the thirteen english colonies became the United States, and the country prided itself as a “nation of immigrants.” The first wave of immigration took place during the colonial period, and the second wave took place during the mid 19th century. Because…

The first was the result of migration from the metropolis, which has been going on throughout our history more or less regularly. During the first centuries, after conquest, most groups came from Castile mainly from Southern of Spain. Later, massive migration arrived from Canary Islands, Galicia and Catalonia. More recently and during the last century Eastern European and Chinese immigrants have further enriched, what is, the unique racial mix that makes up Cuba today” (cuban-culture.com).…

new decade and century but of a millennium. To children raised on Back to the Future 1,2, & 3, Huxley and Orwell, the future had infinite possibilities, even though 1982 hadn’t proven to be an honest representation of the future, it doesn’t stop us from building thoughts and assumptions based on stories. A lot of negative things happened in the 90s the deaths of Princess Diana, John F. Kennedy Jr. and his wife, Kurt Cobain, and Freddy Mercury. Countries split and came together, people were…

the structure of anger as a multidimensional one with different influential and cognitive dimensions and various psychological elements that take part in anger process. 2- Origins and Emergence : a) The 20th century marked a change in many aspects of people’s life. In politics and social life, people were enfranchised, gaining legal and political rights. In literature,…

In American Slavery, American Freedom, Edmond Morgan explains the development of the paradoxical growth of liberty and bondage by recounting a chronological societal evolution of 17th and early 18th century Virginia. While largely viewed as an economic investment rather than as a home-front, (mostly due to the shortage of marriageable women) Virginia’s political climate maintained the turbulent winds that sparked a rebellion and pushed men closer toward a self-proclaimed separation of Christian…