Order of the Garter

Alberto Gruyair Mr. Saleeba English IV 22 September 2017 Winston Churchill Winston Churchill was a famous name since the Second World War. We have known him as the Prime Minister of England and helped us win the war. He stood strong against the enemies of Germany, Italy, and Russia, and Japan He wasn’t always so successful, during the First World War he messed up. “One of the most controversial periods of Winston Churchill’s long career was that as First Lord of the Admiralty from 1911…

from her mother indicating her former friendship and family ties after marriage. A new might be bought newly to represent her new life starting and to be happy and blessed. A bride is going to borrow something from a female who enjoys her marriage in order to look for good luck. Something blue is a symbol of loyalty and love and a sixpence in shoe and a penny means she will have a wealth life. These traditional wearing have their unique meanings which bring good fortune. Different from America,…

Private Dancer As I was added to the schedule early in the week, I was not quite prepared for how different things were on Friday night. First of all, there were so many more dancers on the floor. After a couple of hours, we transitioned to a rotation where two dancers are on stage at the same time. Each dancer basically has half of the stage; first song is performed around the back pole, second song the dancer moves up to the front of the stage while a new dancer joins them in the back. So…

Like Jack, Ralph is charismatic and inclined to leadership. However, there are some aspects in Ralph that make him stand out as the member who represents order and civilization. He starts as a naive child, proud of his good looks and nice ways, immediately making him chief. Ralph blowing the conch for the first time signifies the true, pure, selfless power vested in him. He believes that “if [someone is] a chief, [they have] to think, [have] to be wise, [and have] to grab at a decision” (78)…

and her behaviour was outrageous. It was even rumoured that she and Edward III, her future father in law had a lurid affair. Another rumour was that he had raped her. When she dropped her garter to draw attention to herself at a grand banquet, it is thought the King was inspired to dream up the Order of the Garter. She died aged 57, nine years after the Black Prince. Their son became Richard II In later…

positively and negatively. In the story,”Priscilla and the Wimps,” by Richard Peck, there is a school that was controlled by Monk Klutter and his gang, Klutter’s Kobras. The Kobras are bullies who go around the school and hurt students who don’t obey their orders. Unfortunately, there is a girl named Priscilla who was able to stop the Kobras when they tried to bully her small friend, Melvin. The most powerful character, in this story, is Priscilla because she is strong and has effective verbal…

subject as trivial but treated her in a heroic way Belinda is charmed when “gay ideas crowd the vacant brain/While peers, and dukes, and all their sweeping train/And garters, coronets appear” (Canto I, ll. 83-85). The extravagant aristocratic inconsequential things distracts her thoughts from realities of life and filled it with garters, stars and emblems of nobility. And to highlight her trivial nature the poet further adds to it by saying that her mind is distracted by love and men. Pope…

die” with each utterance. The relationships and friendships are nothing more than appearances; Pope’s Baron does not want a woman's love, it is a prize he “aspired” towards; his past lovers are simply “trophies” defined solely by the remnants of “garters”, “gloves” and…

speculating fiction novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Goulding, a group of British kids go from being innocent schoolboys, to corrupt savages after a horrific plane crash leaves them stranded on an island without order, protection, or an escape plan. As the boys fight for survival and order, their true animalistic nature is revealed when give into doing evil over good. Through these evolving characters and biblical connections, Goulding’s religious insight and views are shown in a direct…

Gulliver’s Travels, published in 1726, is a satirical novel in the form of a travel book by Jonathan Swift. While its editions adapted for children are widely enjoyed by young readers, the book is mainly written for adults who are able to appreciate the satire in its narrative. This essay will analyse the first part of Gulliver’s Travels - A Voyage to Lilliput and will describe what kind of traveller Gulliver is, touching upon the significance of his surname. In the beginning of the book, in…