At First Sight

Throughout his speech he uses repetition. Particularly using the line “Brutus is an honorable man.” At first, the phrase is used to credit and reiterate Brutus’ decision to kill Caesar. After it is repeated multiple times, it is almost of a mockery of Brutus. He also uses it to cover up his own words. After he contradicts that Caesar is ambitious, a major…

The first Crusades were mainly fought between the Islamic Empire and the Roman Catholic church, although it affected thousands of people in both Europe and the Middle East; especially people living in the city of Jerusalem. The holy war was a series of battles lasting from 1095 to 1291 between The Roman Catholic Church, Judaism and The Islamic Empire. The war was initiated by the Roman Catholic Church as a way to gain control of the "holy city: Jerusalem. Up until the 7th century, control of the…

was to capture back the holy land. The holy land is the place where the bible took place so mainly Jerusalem. The war started in 1095. After 4 years of fighting the European captured Jerusalem and that was the start of the crusades. Crusade I: The first crusade had 5 armies as they were able to capture the Holy Land. Crusade II: During the second crusade there where territory’s dived into states they ended up losing the northern part they controlled. Crusade III: The crusade then tried to…

Louis Riel Louis Riel has passed away on November 16, 1885 in Reigna. The cause of his death was hanging. He was executed after he wrote his last letter to his mother and his will. Louis David Riel was born on October 22,1844 to Louis Riel Sr and Julie Lagimodière. He had 11 siblings, 6 sisters and 5 brothers. Louis Riel was the oldest out his 11 siblings. He spent the majority of his childhood in Quebec. He studied in College de Montreal and Petit…

William Shakespeare was one of the greatest writers this world has ever known, producing novels such as Macbeth, Hamlet, Othello, and Romeo and Juliet. One of the most important pieces in creating such novelties were his ability to use emotion to captivate the reader. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare uses romance, anger, sadness, and humor consistently. Even though his novels are written in old English, they are still interesting because of his writing and poetic skill. William Shakespeare uses…

Anistasia Perry Ms. Renk English 2B 16 March 2017 Julius Caesar New Historicism In the world of Elizabethan England, there was a man known as William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare was known for writing various plays that have various connections to his society at the time. One of these plays was known as Julius Caesar. Julius Caesar, although being written about a Caesar, common name for the Roman emperor, who was assassinated; shares many parallels to the society and events going on…

Louis Riel was one of the most driven defenders in Canadian History. He fought for the Metis rights and culture, for their homelands in their Northwest, and came under the English's skin progressively. He was born in Saint Boniface, Winnipeg on October 22, 1844, When Louis had just turned the age of 13 he was educated by Roman Catholic Priests Alexandre Taché and the Suffragan Bishop of St.Boniface. When a young Riel heard the news of his father's death in 1864, his view had changed and…

In 1969, the Canadian government, proposed a White Paper which asked to revoke the terms of the Indian Act and all other treaties made between the reserves and the country. The White Paper provoked widespread opposition and was later retracted in 1971. The White Paper proposed by the government was not only unsuccessful, but further solidified the gap between the Native peoples of Canada and the rest of Canadian society. This is shown through the Canadian government following the example of the…

work of native activists to a greater awareness by the public of the damage that the schools caused. - The first residential schools were established in the 1840s and the last residential school closed in 1996 - Their main objective was to convert Indigenous children to Christianity and to "civilize them" - In 1857, the Gradual Civilization Act was passed this was aimed at assimilating First Nations people. - In 1884 school attendance became mandatory by law for Indians less than 16 years of…

The residential school system in Canada was a joint initiative between the Canadian Government and the broader Christian Church. The Canadian government involved itself in residential schools to further exert their power over the Indigenous population. As government-funded “institutionalized instruments of control” (Steckley 310, 2017), residential schools can be understood within the context of Erving Goffman’s definition of a total institution. This definition is applicable as Indigenous…