It Was Written

(1861-1908) was a pianist and composer. He was among the first American composers to receive an international reputation, and by the late 19th century he was considered the greatest composer of the United States. On December 18, 1861, MacDowell was born into an upper-middle-class family in New York City. During his childhood he showed great potential as a musician and began piano lessons at eight years old. When he was fifteen he was taken by his mother to go study in Paris. He was a…

In The Tet Offensive, written in 1996, Marc Jason Gilbert and William Head, state how historians have debated the outcome and significance of the Tet Offensive and concluded that the Communists incurred heavy losses and that Tet represented a “military defeat for the enemy.” Robert Brigham’s, “The NLF and the Tet Offensive,” argues that Tet was a costly victory for the United States and the Saigon government because the Communists came away with an “overwhelming psychological and hence…

a story that originated in Germany and was published by the Brothers Grimm in 1857 but is said to have originated in the 13th century. Old Grule is an 1889 variation of the tale from Moravia in which the two children’s disobedience and leads them to trouble. The Politically Correct Story of Hansel and Gretel is a 2002 parody of the original story. All three variations, though similar in story, have differences…

medium has had such a prodigious impact on the recollection of history and societal structure and formulation than writing. When it was first introduced, it was clear that people could grasp its value, thus they took the necessary steps to grind through the process of developing it into a usable mechanism upon which to benefit their livelihood. In essence, writing was the catalyst that caused normal people groups to not only become civilizations with laws and governance, but also enabled…

The American Revolution was from 1775 to 1783. The battle was fought between Britain and its colonies in America. What led to the Revolution? It began with the Proclamation of 1763, “The Acts” (Sugar Act, Quartering Act, Stamp Act, and the Tea Act) and the Boston Massacre. Also, another factor includes the Boston Tea Party. The British had advantages in population, money, Naval support, and Native American Support. The British disadvantages includes Ireland, the French, and the Whigs. The…

There are many different types of bureaucracies in America that focus on the betterment of the workplace. When looking into a efficient, well running bureaucracy it is important to look at the hierarchical levels, division of labor, written rules, written communications, and replaceability within the workplace. People who depend on a bureaucracy to make a living, must follow the structure set upon them when working. This paper is on the set bureaucracy of Goodwill and how a person must make…

“Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” was written as a short story while “Thanksgiving” was written as a poem. The short story by O. Henry has a plot and characters, as well as has paragraphs and is relatively long. This shows it is a short story whereas “Thanksgiving”, the poem by Edgar Albert Guest, has stanzas instead of paragraphs, it rhymes, is shorter and doesn’t have distinct characters, which makes it a poem. “Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen” also is written in third person point of view,…

established the foundation for todays justice system and laws. They established how people should be protected from the powers of others, what was considered acceptable and not acceptable by laws and what would happen if these laws were broken. The Code of Hammurabi was more detailed while the Twelve…

and his name was Robert Frost. Some of his most famous works include “Mending Wall”, “The Death of the Hired Man”, and “Birches”. All three of these poems were actually quite hard to understand and dissect, but after reading them a few times over i was able to do it. The first poem we will take a look at is “Mending Wall”, written in 1914. After that we will pick apart “The Death of a Hired Man”, written in 1914 as well, and finally, we will also take a look at “Birches”, written in 1916. All…

Name of the author: Edgar Allan Poe Name of the written selection: The title on the selection is Annabel Lee When was this selection written? It was written in May 1849 What historical period was this (Old English period, Middle English period, British Renaissance, etc.) It is Gothic and Romantic. What type of writing is this (stories, drama, poetry, science fiction, satire, etc.). It is Gothic Poetry What were the author’s concerns during this era? The loss of his passing of…