Matilda

In the text Young Adult Literature Exploration, Evaluation, and Appreciation Third Edition Chapter 8 is about exploring historical fiction. Chapter 8 has many focusing points such as, historical predecessors of historical fiction, types, themes, and values of historical fiction, reasons for using and teaching historical fiction, criteria for evaluating and selecting well-written historical fiction, changing perspectives toward the genre and the issues surrounding historical fiction today, and…

By 1100 King Henry I had already put into place jurisdictions, courts and customs that were well regarded by the people of England. However, after the Anarchy of Stephen and Matilda, the law and order that stemmed from Henry I’s reign was no longer. When Henry II, the grandson of Henry I, ascended the throne in 1154, the period of reconstruction and great reform had begun. He not only promised to reinstitutionalize the ideals of his grandfather that were spent during the reign of King Stephen…

Fashion during the European Middle Ages in general The kings/queens during that period heavily affected the fashion of people in the society. Moreover, some kings/queens banned lower class people to wear or put expensive clothing and items. Only wealthy people such as the families of a noble or the members of the royal family were able to put expensive items. As a result, the fashion of people mostly changed depending on the king/queen at that time. People from all social classes wore an…

The novel I chose for this assignment was A Northern Light, written by Jennifer Donnelly. Overall, I would say I enjoyed this read, my favorite part of this novel was following the relationships between the main character, Matilda or kindly referred to as Mattie with her father, her town, and her friends. I would recommend this novel to readers who enjoys a romantic storyline based off a true events and/or enjoys reading about crime. A Northern Light, follows the life of Mattie Gokey and her…

The Fight for Women’s Rights in The United States Inspiration for the fight for women’s right sprouted from the fertile soil of the abolition movement. Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia Mott, both abolitionists, attended the 1840 World Anti-Slavery Convention in London and found that as women they were barred from the convention floor. The two women thought it outrageous and ironic, because as they were fighting for the equality of African Americans it became clear that women also…

Princess Augusta and father, Frederick Prince of Whales in 1738. His dad was an alcoholic and a smoker, which lead to his death in 1751 from lung failure. King George later married Lady Sarah Lennox, and had 10 kids. He lived with his sister, Caroline Matilda until he took the throne in 1760, when nobody would know, that he would become one of the most feared leaders and conquer over 15 colonies. In 1770 Lord North, became prime minister, but this started a 12-year period of war called The…

Culture can be reflected and represented through people's traditions, beliefs, values and religions. A dominant culture is when the majority of people in one area such as a country, a city or an island follows the same culture. For the minority group, they need to think if they should accept or reject the dominant culture. Prior to reading Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones, I did not realize that dominant culture could impact people and society in a negative way. However, after seeing majority of white…

Roald Dahl Roald Dahl was born on September 13, in Llandaff, South Wales. Dahls earliest education was at Llandaff Cathedral School, where his principal beat him harshly for playing a joke. Dahl had hardly excelled as a student in school (biography.com). Dahl wrote his first children’s story in 1943(notablebiographies.com). Dahl died on November 23,1990, in Oxford, England(biography.com). As a child, he spent his summer vacations visiting with his grandparents in Oslo(biography.com) Dahl…

Family is a word that can provoke many feelings in the majority of humans; those feelings range from utter pride and happiness to utter despair. For me, it’s a mixture of pride and curiosity. I’m always eager to learn more about my family and ancestors. Knowing about our backgrounds, and where we came from, gives us a strong sense of identity, which is an important and valuable trait to have. If we don’t have a sense of who we are and where we came from, then we can’t function as individuals…

21. My estrangement from my father stems from him not liking me very much. This is sad, really, considering that Dad and I got along when I was a kid. Well, okay, Dad and I got along most of the time when I was a kid. Sometimes kids are kids, and parents are parents, and there are inevitably going to be conflict of interest. One prime example of this is turnips. When I was a kid, I thought that turnips were utterly disgusting and believed that I was completely justified in refusing any turnips…