England and Wales

“The Importance of History in Literature” Two English poets, John Donne and Margaret Cavendish, wrote during the periods known as the Renaissance and the Restoration respectively. “The Sun Rising” by Donne details a scene in which the speaker berates the sun for rising and disturbing him and his lover. “A World in an Earring” by Cavendish discusses the idea that on the inside of an earring there is a smaller version of our world. In the Donne poem, the speaker utilizes personification such…

English is the bread winning rather prestigious language. It penetrates every nook and corner of the world. The necessity of English is enormous. One cannot deny the usages of English Language in India. In the recent years, most of the young parents send their children to English medium schools knowing the importance of English. English is indispensible in the life of Indians. Scrase remarks that “English is recognised as an important global or international language essential for professional…

conversational than his" A Sermon Preached by Samson Occom." The first concern expressed in this passage: "I was born a heathen and bought up in heathenism, till I was 16 & and 17 years of age, at a place called Mohegan, in New London, Connecticut, in New England (Occom 448)," demonstrate his views on the Mohegan tradition. Occom conveys his detestation on the tradition after converting to Christianity. It does not mean that Occom hates it completely. His writings still use the Native American…

I WONDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD I wondered lonely as a cloud is a poem composed by William Wordsworth who was born on 7 April 1770 in Cumbria. He attended Hawkshead Grammar School, where he began to write poetry but none was published until 1793. He married Mary Hutchinson, a childhood friend, and they had five children together. Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge collaborated on Lyrical Ballad, published in 1798. William Wordsworth died at Rydal Mount on April 23, 1850, leaving his wife to…

From 800 to 1169, we had the first Viking raids, to the raids of the Norman invasions. Viking ports were set up at Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Cork and Limerick, which became the first big towns in Ireland. Ireland was set up with tribes who were semi-independent known as the Túatha. During these invasions, many attempts were made by various factions to take control of the whole island. During this period, there was rivalry between the High Kings of Ireland, from the Northern and Southern…

Japan. Reflecting such a situation, the present study was undertaken in order to introduce the 1641 depositions and to seek a further approach to the resource. From the later twentieth century, in parallel with the broad context of high-politics in England, Scotland, and Ireland have become an active area of research, some researchers have studied about why happened political breakdowns in Britain and Ireland including the 1641 rebellion. Their research suggested that socioeconomic downturn in…

The Barons lost the support of the majority in England whilst William Marshall switched sides to support John, who would certainly have won the ensuing war but John died of an illness in 1216, which saved the necks of the Barons. The Magna Carta The Magna Carta was part of a counter-revolution against…

third trip was the first to record the European discovery of the New York State today. On his return in England in November, Henry Hudson is arrested in Dartmouth to have sailed to another nation. Before, it was treason so he had to stay in England with his crew but the Dutch sailors could return and take the Hudson’s record of the voyage. Some people suggested that Hudson was a spy for England. He used his contract with the Dutch to get their maps. We believe that’s the reason why Hudson broke…

In 1776, two politicians wrote two different views about separating from England. Some may see separating from England as a terrible idea, while others see it as a better opportunity. Separating from England was a big decision and not taken lightly. Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense, wanted to separate from England. In his pamphlet he explains why America should become its own nation and how successful America would be if separated. While there were many who agreed with Paine, many also…

In the poem “London,” William Blake uses imagery to elucidate political and religious corruption, condemning both church and state while accentuating the utter hopelessness and despair of the city’s prevailing social condition. This poem was written during the Industrial Revolution, when the changing times were leaving the poor behind to suffer. There was also great tension due to fighting with France that resulted from the French Revolutionary Wars. The overall experience provided by the…