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Dylan Justice Professor Leslie December 5, 2015 Poetry Analysis What work is The frustration felt by the working class during the great depression is unmatched by any other economic struggle in history. Philip Levine puts the reader in his shoes, standing on the sidewalk in rain surrounded by despair praying for the impossible. In this poem Philip Levine gives social commentary on the Great Depression using themes of the time; class identity, personal loss, frustration, and waiting for…

Even though English settlers traveled across the Atlantic to the Chesapeake Bay area, the West Indies, and the area that became New England all around the same time, they formed very different kinds of society. This makes it obvious that the determining factor in the way colonial societies grow is dependent on more than just the lifestyle its settlers had in their homeland. In addition to the reasons for settlement in each area, one might also explore the obstacle settlers faced in…

Vikings begin their attacks on England. 800 - The Oseberg Viking longship is buried about this time. 840 - Viking settlers found the city of Dublin in Ireland. 844 - A Viking raid on Seville is repulsed. 860 - Rus Vikings attack Constantinople (Istanbul). 862 - Novgorod in Russia is founded by the Rus Viking, Ulrich. 866 - Danish Vikings establish a kingdom in York, England. 871 - Alfred the Great becomes king of Wessex; the Danish advance is halted in England. 872 - Harald I gains…

Long ago, a story was lost to time. Deep in the mountains of now Switzerland our story begins. On the outskirts of town, I wait and watch. My father is to be back any minute. Ever since the invasion from the ghastly northerners. We have been taken as slaves to work the fields for their unhampered appetite. When they arrived, they stripped us of our land and ranks. I would have been nephew to the king but when the northerners brought us into bondage, my uncle was murdered in front of the…

were given freedom to flourish on their own. Then as time went on, England suddenly taxed them for all the goods. The Colonial Grievance was justified because of the unnecessary taxation and brutal injustice. One of the main reason the colonies’ outrage was justified is because of the taxation acts. One of them is the Quartering Act, which required certain colonies to provide food and quarters for British troops (pg. 119). England said to provide the colonies with protection, yet none of the…

While Elizabethan England was on the rise to greatness, the number of poor and peasant citizens was also rising. All of these poor people were burdening communities in one way or another. Since poor citizens were becoming such an issue, the city of Norwich decided they needed to take a census and research their city’s people. The census revealed multiple things including that, 2395 of Norwich’s 10,625 people were considered poor, 300 people were in hospitals or poorhouses, 926 were under the age…

Many patriots such as myself are unhappy with the current British government. Taxes are high, and we still have no representation. Everything seems like it’s unfair right now, and for many, that’s enough reason to go to war. But for those willing to wait, don’t jump the gun yet, and changes will come. The reason the British taxes are so high is because they just got done fighting a war. War is expensive and Britain is trying to stay out of debt by raising money as quick as possible. It may be…

In the 17th century, many events caused tension in colonial society. Many of the events resulted in revolt, protest, and even execution. Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676 and the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 reflected the underlying tensions in colonial society at that time, mainly including economic inequality, the gap between the blacks and the whites, social differences, the wealth between the lower class and the high class, and religious influence, how the Bacon’s Rebellion of 1676 wasn’t influenced…

Vikings came to its final end at the Battle of Stamford Bridge. Because of the British with their better class of soldiers and tactics they finally were able to repulse and kill the Norwegian King Haraldr Haròráòi as he tried to reclaim a portion of England. Finally, as they started engaging with these people and started becoming religious such as Catholic and eventually Viking tradition was gone as everyone had switched customs. As the raiding began they seemed to be less frequent and less…

Rudyard Kipling was born on December 30, 1865, in Bombay, India. Roaming the local markets with his nanny, Kipling became connected with Indian culture. India was a wonderful place for Kipling until his mother sent him to live with a foster family in England so he could get a formal education. These years were hard for him because his foster mother hated him, causing her to beat and bully him often. The only time he was away from her was when he visited his family during the holidays. When he…