Litchfield

generations, and also we are clueless as to who came up with the story. We also learn that for five hundred years after it was written, the Beowulf manuscript’s whereabouts are unknown. In 1563, the manuscript came into the possession of the Dean of Litchfield, Lawrence Norwell, who had saved it from being destroyed from Henry VIII’s destruction of the libraries. Yeager also claims that in 1731, the novel survived the burning of the Cottonian library. These facts intrigue the reader because…

Uncle Tom’s Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe is an anti-slavery novel published on March 20, 1852. It is basically read from the slave’s point of view and, even though it is not based on a true story, it is something that happened to slaves all the time. It starts by Mr.Shelby selling a small kid, Harris, and Tom, because of financial problems. Eliza, Harris’ mother, overheard Mrs. and Mr.Shelby’s conversation and runs to tell Tom the problem so he has time to run away, but he doesn’t, only Eliza…

Our Broken World I’ve always wondered what a perfect world would be like. When I was younger, I would daydream of different problems that could be fixed in the world. As I grow older, though, I have come to realize that there are three specific issues that I hope could be fixed. These three include the physical and verbal abuse of police officers, gun control, and the lack of support for our veterans and active duty troops. The first issue that is important to me is the physical and verbal…

The first argument by James Kent was in opposition of universal suffrage. His main opposition was because he feared letting the general masses have control. Kent feared it would hurt “the rights of property and principles of liberty.” Kent argued that allowing universal suffrage would be damaging to their cities well-being. He used the example of countries such as France or England and how if they turned to universal suffrage, the poor people, without any property, would be in control. Kent then…

The study on the Lincoln’s Children Zoo is not the only study that shows the extreme economic impact zoos and aquaria have. There are many other people that have researched, and show how zoos are economic generators for the communities. Based on the information interpreted by Thomas (2011), “Looking just at Texas, a study determines that AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums generate $884.2 million in economic activity annually for the Lone Star State. They also employ 8,998 people and provide…

Sojourner Truth Isabella Van Wagenen (only later did she adopt the name Sojourner Truth) was a dutch speaking slave born in Ulster County, New York in 1797. As a child Truth was separated from her family, and sold into slavery. Truth fled to New York City with her baby after she endured physical and sexual abuse at the Dumont farm. There she fell into the cult “Prophet Matthias,” but through Truth’s pentecostal preachings she was introduced to abolitionists and women right’s groups. As an…

A beautifully inspirational quote said by American Abolitionist and author Harriet Beecher Stowe shows how she felt during the times when slavery was at its highest, “It’s a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.” This could not be a better quote as to explain why she wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Living with the lowly. Claimed to have laid out the groundwork for the Civil War, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” is a book about two slaves and their…

Slavery. It used to be a widespread issue. Many folks had different opinions. Unfortunately, those different opinions led to severe problems. Tension within the United States. The Civil War. Floggings. Executions. These are but a few. However, during the grief and pain of war, there was still hope. This hope took upon itself the form of a little woman, namely Harriet Beecher Stowe. Harriet was strictly opposed to the horrors of slavery and, utilizing her gift for prose, spoke out against it with…

that the temperance movement did not originate because of religious morals, but for the fact that refraining from using alcohol benefited social and economic efficiency and productivity. “The earliest temperance societies, like that organized in Litchfield, Connecticut, in 1787, resulted from the efforts of wealthy farmers to curtail drinking among their laborers during the harvest time. . . .” (Pg. 139.) With this statement, the Rutger’s professor was claiming that the temperance movement…

is important for educators to encourage participation. Engaging female students in physical education has been recognised as a challenge for high school teachers and can be linked to the idea that sport is male dominated (Murphy, Dionigi, Rylee & Litchfield, 2014). Girls especially in high school are at a stage where they are dealing with identity and image issue and therefore are most likely to stay away from participation in sport as they can be self-conscious. In professional teaching the…