20th-century English people

While the 20th century was a period that saw relatively little interstate conflict in comparison to the past, the void was filled with several kinds of domestic conflicts, especially within colonial territories. It was an era of rapid social and political change that saw the forces of development, modernization, and independence all acting in concert to create insurrectionary movements against government across the globe in Latin America, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia, among others. The…

Backs straight, posture up, no slouching, be polite. In the early 1900s it was a necessity for women to be as elegant and as feminine as possible to be well received during this time period. Early twentieth century America was a time for numerous technological, medical and economical advancements, but was sadly two to three generations away from experiencing equal opportunities amongst the two genders. Throughout the play Trifles, Susan Glaspell illuminates the underlying theme of social…

Twentieth-century America Society is changing every day. Prior to just over a year ago, it was not legal to marry the person you love if that person was the same gender as their significant other. Disparities between men and women continue to decrease. Our government is increasingly recognizing the need for social change. The selection’s we’ve read in this section have commonly revealed the personal relationships of Americans in the twentieth century. Literary works across the twentieth century…

about a world-renowned hero is Beowulf. The main character, Beowulf, was a great warrior about whom people passed down spectacular stories of superhuman feats he had performed. The story Beowulf focuses on a battle between the hero and a terrible monster that harasses the mead-hall of King Hrothgar, leader of the Danes. Beowulf presents the monster, Grendel, as a horrific beast but by the 20th century, after hundreds of years of storytelling, his character seemingly evolves into a young,…

United States where Caribbean people have settled including Trinidad and Tobago. In this small nation the beliefs and traditions of many cultures comes together for a brief five days each year. The whole country forgets their differences to join in this celebration. Like many other nations under colonial rule, the history of African people is a brutal, sad story. Carnival was introduced to Trinidad around 1785 as the French settlers began to arrive. For African people carnival became a way to…

it’s Amelia Earhart. Amelia was born on July 24, 1897 in Atchison, Kansas and died around the day of July 2, 1937. Amelia Earhart is one of the most significant figures in the twentieth century because of her role in women’s rights, the records she set in her aviation career, and she was a role model to many people around the world. For many years, men had been superior to women in most areas of work. Amelia Earhart wanted to change that. She especially wanted women to be able to fly planes…

“The Problem of Poverty” articulated his emphasis of religion towards the idea of poverty. Kuyper speaks of how he supports the ideals of a Christian socialist perspective. Christian socialists of the 20th century continually invoked Christ in provision of their ideals and held the Holy text as a primary reference, just as the speech “The Problem of Poverty” did. Christian socialists made the connection between social distress and Christianity just as Kuyper…

Many people may have seen the movie, The Makeover, while browsing through something to watch on a Sunday afternoon, but what many people have not read, or even heard, of is the play Pygmalion. The play, published in the early twentieth century, focuses on a girl named Eliza Doolittle who desires to work in a flower shop; the 2013 movie follows a man, Elliot Doolittle, who wants to be a sales representative for a beer company. Although both movie and play follow the same plot structure, they each…

“The Killers” is a story about two hitmen entering a small diner in order to murder a man who visits the diner frequently. During their visit, they harangue the people working at the diner. The short story was adapted into a film titled The Killers, which initially follows the short story almost exactly, but extends well beyond the original plot. The short story opens with two men named Max and Al entering a diner and sitting down at the counter. The story is set in the early evening, just…

In the late twentieth century, women were commonly mistreated. Among these women were farm woman. With the feeling of being trapped, the women were often stuck in unhappy marriages. In the play Trifles, Susan Glaspell uses symbolism to prove the mistreatment and emotional abuse that Minnie goes through, which will lead Minnie to kill her husband. Susan Glaspell uses the symbolism of the canary to represent Minnie. This is because, like the bird Minnie is kept in a cage. Instead of an actual…