Anne of Great Britain

In 1492 before Columbus arrived the independence had already developed a rich tradition of oral storytelling. The meaning of the word literature changes with time in the context. Beowulf, Homer's Odyssey and Iliad, and the griots of West Africa all come from traditions. The earliest American literature is grouped into four groups were Pre Columbians, Exploration, Colonial, and Revolutionary. The literature of Pre Columbian period was from a rich and diverse collection…

In a document by Frances Anne Kemble, she talks about the distinct differences between the factory laborers and the owners. There was great discontent throughout the lower classes with the government allowing for factory owners to treat them and pay them poorly while they had plenty of money. All the owners of the factories cared about…

Although, the northern states had already abolished the slave trade, slave trades was still an ongoing battle in the southern states. The Revolution helped inspire the African Americans to fight for equality, freedom and independence from their owners. Slaves began to petition Congress for their freedom. Slaves pointed out the contradiction of the American ideal of liberty and equality and the reality of slavery. Slaves began to defend their freedom against their masters. In 1980, a man by the…

Introduction: The American Revolution, fought between 1775 and 1783, was the tussle by which the Colonies of North America acquired independence from Great Britain to develop into the United States of America. The war was successful because of the efforts of key leaders in the revolution. Having a broad historical understanding of these leaders is essential in understanding the reasons for the accomplishments of the war, so that educated conclusions can be constructed about the past; so that we…

World War II “What, oh, what is the use of the war? Why can’t people live peacefully together? Why all this destruction?” The person who said this is none other than 15-year old Anne Frank, a victim of the Holocaust that occurred during World War II. Anne Frank is one of almost six million lives lost during the Holocaust. The Holocaust, however, is just one side to the story of World War II. While most individuals know what was happening on the frontlines during the war, not many know what…

would be Irish or Norwegian. In reality, my nationality is from all over, my closest and most recent ancestor from Italy. America is a country entirely based off immigrants, which means everyone has a different origin and backstory. In 1901, my great-great-grandfather was born in Tunisia, North Africa. His name was Matteo Pecoraro, originally from Italy. His family were traveling from Italy to America at this time and officially arrived in Utah in 1903. Salt Lake City, Utah is where the…

fought from 1939 to 1945, it is the deadliest war in history, with over 70 million deaths. When most people think about World War II they think about the Allies and the Axis Powers. The Axis Powers were Germany, Italy and Japan. The Allies included Britain, France, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, India, the Soviet Union, China and the United States of America. But there were many other countries involved in the war or were affected by the war, almost every country in the world was affected. I’m…

across Ireland and Great Britain, where “beef” was sold as 100% horse meat in some cases, but no label or indication horse meat was included. There were a series of investigations throughout the beef burgers and it was found that in the UK there was a expressed concern that horse meat contamination was the result of fraud and other criminal activity across the EU. The reports came from, House of Commons Select Committee on Environment, Food and Rural. Chair of the Committee Anne McIntosh said:…

possession were worthless because they were temporarily, unlike God and heaven because they were eternal and they only things that really mattered. Puritans did everything they could to please God, for example in the poem Upon the Burning of our House, by Anne Bradstreet, she was devastated when her house burned down and all of her belong were completely gone. When Bradstreet wrote “and to my God my heart did cry” she talks about how broken she was, as if she had just walked around with tiny…

many remember this classic film from their childhood fondly, but do not know of the real truth of Pocahontas’ life. Pocahontas was not her real name, but a childish nickname used by loved ones, meaning “spoiled child” or “naughty one”. Disney did a great deal of injustice to the legacy of Pocahontas, or rather, Mataoka, by inaccurately portraying her story.…