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Pride and Prejudice: The First of Her Kind For our assigned book report, I selected the famous English classic Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, a revolutionary work that spurred the transition into romanticism for the literary world as well as comically played with the strict guidelines of society and behavior. In a time where books were written exclusively by men to discuss serious topics and intellectual process, Austen’s wrote her romantic novel to enlighten readers by focusing her…

Throughout the tale of the Miller in “The Canterbury Tales” he provides a reliable perspective of the lower class despite his confessed intoxication before the story. Even though his storytelling abilities may not be as refined as the Knight, who is considered to be in the upper class, he was able to prove that even commoners are capable of expressing a satisfying narrative. The Miller tone’s throughout the tale is very rough, but it fits very well in the story he is able to accurately set up…

"The man who does not read has no advantage over the man who cannot read." - Mark Twain Reading is something you're supposed to do for fun. It's not something that someone should force you to do. It's also not something that you should dread. You should look forward to reading, and that is why I decided to write about my favorite author, Colleen Hoover. I'm also going to be analyzing her work. I've read too many of Collen's books to try and decide…

peace between the two countries and saving U.S. nonpartisanship. 1796 George Washington addressed his Farewell before retiring. • Federalists were drawn to a great extent from the high class of society and reflected values and tastes of the British gentry. By most records, Federalists doubted the capacity of the masses to make sound political judgements, accepting rather that a republic ought to be…

subject. In this case the novel depicts he general lifestyle of the timeframe with large undertones of the authors views. In The Expedition of Humphry Clinker, Tobias Smollett gives a deep look into life in England in the 1700’s through the eyes of the gentry; he does this with political undertones and deep historical roots. Tobias George Smollett was born to a family in the Scottish county of Dumbartonshire in early 1719. After attending Dumbarton Grammar School, he went to Glasgow…

The English were able to resist absolution, by having traditions in place that tied the kings hands and had to have permission from Parliament, before citizens could be taxed or put a law into effect. This really didn't stop several kings from acting like they were absolute monarchy. This type of rule in the seventeenth century was a system where all governmental authority was concentrated in the hands of a monarch ruling by divine right. Such as King James I that secured confessions through…

During the ancient times, every empire got bigger and bigger by defeating smaller and weaker empires, but in the end would come to a fall as well. Two of the main Dynasties of their time were the Han and Roman civilizations. Han China was the second imperial dynasty following the Qin Dynasty. The period of the Han is considered one of the golden ages in Chinese history. The Roman Empire occurred after the Roman Republic during ancient Rome. The Roman Empire also ruled much longer than Han…

According to Alan Moore, “Technology is always a two-edged sword. It will bring in many benefits, but also many disasters. In the short stories, “Flowers for Algernon”, and “Hallucination”, along with the non-fiction pieces, “Robo-Legs”, and “Eureka: Scientific Twists of Fate”, the negative effects technology has had on society are heavily exploited. For the name of technology society has taken greater risks, and became heavily dependent on it, while also managing to become more critical and…

Save the Youth In the United States, alcohol consumption is the third leading cause of death amongst the youths and young adults that accounts for an estimated 75,000 or more deaths every year (Wechsler & Nelson). The number of deaths would have been much greater, but with the legal drinking age set at twenty-one, deaths have been reduced. Although many studies confirm that the minimum legal drinking age (MLDA) is effective in reducing underage drinking and the consequences from alcohol…

a girl with unknown parentage, to dance because he sincerely cared for her feelings and did not want her to be left out. Austen ridicules the class distinctions of her time and shows that they are trivial, unnecessary, and ridiculous. The landed gentry, who are supposed to be the courteous people, are often foolish and meddling, when they are not being downright malicious. The low-class tradesmen are hard-working, honest, and oftentimes more genteel than the supposedly "well-bred" society. Many…