20th-century English people

the time of Plato and Socrates to the 21st century people are still trying to define intelligence. There are many definitions of intelligence, according to Oxford Dictionaries, intelligence means: “The ability to acquire and apply knowledge and skills”( “Intelligence”), and Cambridge Dictionaries Online defines intelligence as…

2. The Doppelgänger in Gothic Fiction The term “doppelgänger” comes from German and can literally translated as “double-goer” (Strengell ....: n. pag.). According to The New International Webster’s Comprehensive Dictionary of the English Language, it is defined as either a “person exactly like another; a double” or a “wraith, especially of a person not yet dead” (1999: 378). The idea of the phantom double is an ancient belief included in various superstitions and folklore. Therefore, in the…

The fact that the game of baseball has been recognized as America's "national pastime" for nearly a century and a half represents one of the more remarkable aspects of American popular culture. On the surface, the game focuses on everything ignored by most Americans. Americans are supposed to enjoy up-tempo, fast-paced, constantly moving activities; yet…

statistics about cotton imports and exports, Beckert shows the necessity of “othering” people groups, especially people groups in the “Orient” for war capitalisms success. This is especially true in the case of India, the prime example of the Orient. When the American cotton market was severed from English manufacturing during the American Civil War, the British turned to India’s traditional cotton economy. The English believed they knew India and could, through political power and force,…

of the main islands of St.Croix, St.John, and St.Thomas, and many other surrounding minor islands. The total land area of the territory is 133 square miles. The USVI’s capital is Charlotte Amalie on the island of St.Thomas. Until well into the 20th century, sugarcane and, to a lesser extent, cotton provided the main economic base. The harbor at St.Thomas also generated some income. When the United States acquired the islands, both social and economic conditions were poor. The first U.S. governor…

roaming, English Journey, through England when he observed the growing social inequalities during the Depression. He grieved in the book that his friends had all gone, "killed by greed and muddle and old men." Therefore, he explored the idea of old Capitalists being obsessed with money and full of "greed" which were also persuading other people into following their ways. By creating the metaphor of being "killed", he almost blames the Capitalists for destroying, "killing", the spirit of the…

Crime and punishment have been around before the discovery and inhabitation by the English of a new land called America. Christopher Columbus discovered the new world in 1492 and in 1607 English immigrants started a colony in Virginia. The first recorded execution was in 1608 a male named George Kendall was shot for espionage in Virginia a 168 a years before America become an independent country (Espy & Smylka 2007). Danial Frank`s execution in 1622 is considered to be the first legal death…

What does a tree have to do with anything? Why do people go house to house in the cold? Better yet, Who is that man with the red suit fluffy white beard by the name of Santa? All these questions will answered in this. To begin with Christmas has had a deep meaning to families all over. It is the time of the year when you get cherish your loved ones and…

racism around them. However, prejudice and racism are just as prevalent as they were when Harper Lee wrote about the story of Scout Finch in “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Segregation no longer has a public face as it did in the time of Jim Crow. Nor do people gather to watch and “enjoy” public lynchings. However, racism still exists today, albeit substantially more subtle, yet it is just as menacing. Harper Lee was one of many authors of her time who attempted to alter society’s ideas about race and…

written about Dietrich Bonhoeffer, but hardly anyone is trying to understand the man in his singularity, uniqueness, braveness. Bonhoeffer is a recognized hero that challenged Nazism and its leader, but there were thousands of heroes like him in the 20th century. German pastor’s feat is not only a courageous acceptance of death for freedom but in the courageous acceptance of the future, which was not destined to live. It is difficult to look into the eyes of death, but even more difficult in…