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emphasized that the colonies in America were seeking independence to have control of their own land. Although the Liberty Tree was an actual tree, it symbolized the increasing desire and determination of the colonies to be free and independent from England. Since Liberty Tree was planted once the English arrived in America for colonization, as time progressed, colonists were attracted to the symbolic freedom that this tree possessed. According to the poem “Liberty Tree,” the tree “flourish’d…

Reading texts from over a hundred years ago, we often chuckle at how odd the English language was - reading Shakespeare is clearly different from reading the works of J.K. Rowling. To us, the older varieties of English have bizarre grammar, spelling, and pronunciation, which make us reluctant to accepting it. The reason why these older versions of English perplex us is because language is always changing. Modern-day English is composed of many different concepts, but for me, there are five…

The Sami, who live in the northern tips of Scandinavia and Russia, have as many as 1000 words for reindeer. The english language, however, has far less. This stark difference is due to the fact that languages are shaped by the people who use them daily. People who live in colder climates like northern Russia see reindeer more often and have more of a use for them , while someone in New York may have never seen them in their entire lives. Therefore, they would need more words to describe…

The English training framework has a brilliant notoriety with understudies from the UK and around the globe going to class here. The framework is managed by the Department for Education and the Department for Business - Innovation and Skills. Neighborhood powers (LAs) are in charge of actualizing strategy for government funded training and state schools at a provincial level. The British educational system Training is obligatory from ages 5 to 16 (to be brought to 18 up in 2013 for…

Poet for our time's commentary The headlines of Newspapers are those that catch our eye, and “grab attention”. The poem Poet for our Times by Carol Ann Duffy is one that explores, from the perspective of a newspaper headline writer, scandals and the normal aspects discussed in poetry. Referencing News headlines, the speaker, who is in a bar, provides the audience with social critics as well as the state of what art has become in 1980’s Britain. Through the use of chatty language, as well as a…

were represented in the reading. First, Sir James Almont-the governer will try to get rid of Mr. Hacklet- the secretary. I made this assumption because of the displeasing letter that Mr. Hacklett wrote. This letter was intended to go to the king of England; a very powerfull person during this time. Based off of the bad statements and displeasing comments about Almont, this letter could have seriously injured his reputation as governor of Jamaca. The reason Almond found out about this letter was…

Like many countries in the world, England did not grant its citizens to have freedom of religion. Therefore the pilgrims felt discriminated by the England’s government. Ergo, their immediate response was to flee to another country ; however, that did not work out for them as well. In Holland, the country that they fled to, the Pilgrims confronted countless hardships. After that, they had the desire to go to a new place where they saw hope. They hazarded their life and sailed the ship and…

Romanticism is a rebellion against neo-classicism. During the Romantic period, the English Civil war taking place and the pressure felt from the external world led them to feel insecure. Therefore, Romanticism took place and they focused on individualism, inspiration, imagination, intuition and idealism. For these five motifs to succeed, the writers during this era looked upon nature and considered nature as the source of all the five motifs. Therefore, nature became the main theme in the…

‘Tintern Abbey’ is a poem written by William Wordsworth. It was composed in 1798 and published in the same as Lyrical Ballads. It was composed on his second visit to the banks of the river Wye. His sister Dorothy was with him on his tour of Wye valley. The poem was composed as that were travelling from Tintern to Bristol. The poem was written down only when the poet reached Bristol. It is Tintern Abbey that we see for the first time Wordsworth as a true worshipper of nature. It shows his…

“The Magna Carta is a list of 63 clauses or grievances issued by the noblemen, clergy, and merchants” (A). Equally important to the Magna Carta was the Bill of Rights which in many ways contain similarities due to their documents and articles. The Magna Carta was a series of documents, that involved limitations on criminal acts, human rights and the allowance of freedom of belief, religion, and education. Thinking about past historical events, criminals were cruelly punished. However, there…