Taiping Heavenly Kingdom

Langston Hughes creates this poem by incorporating crucial details, words, and images to prove his point on the paradox he has created in the two worlds he identifies in his writing. Hughes reveals his inferior stature in the college he attends by stating he is the only “colored” male in his class. Not only that, Hughes takes time to explain that he returns home from the college by going “down into Harlem,” and traveling “up” to his room. The meticulous use of “down” and “up” emphasizes the…

Where the effects of the industrial revolution in Great Britain more positive or more negative? The Industrial Revolution was a good thing but also could be said to be a bad thing. It affected all aspects in life for people who lived in Europe. Three things throughout the industrial revolution, one is population, labor, and polution all affected the lives in Europe at the time and affect us to present day. First of all, population increased drastically in Europe during this time. This led to…

The British Empire is often described as the largest formal empire at its peak in terms of its massive expansion of authority and far-reaching influence all over the world, as is evident from its territory comprised of more than a quarter of the land area of the globe. The Suez Canal which was opened in 1869 hugely contributed to maintain the empire by providing a shorter link to the sea between Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. Its geo-strategic importance is illustrated in the comment of…

During the sixteenth century, North America was the subject of all major empires in Europe. At this time Spain became the most powerful monarchy in both Europe and the Americas (p 35 The American promise). Spains conquest ignited the interest of the English empire. The goal for its exploration conquest was to enlarge their empire overseas, with the Spanish as an example of a successful and achievable mission. Two distinct groups soon settled in different colonies, with the purpose to develop…

Part 1: In Langston Hughes’s poem “Song for a Dark Girl” was published in 1927 which was the beginning of the Harlem Renaissance. This poem highlights the lynching of a young black woman which was of the norm during white supremacy. During that time, the Jim Crow laws were still in affect and it enforced the separation of races (pbs.org). For a white man to sleep with a black woman was forbidden but the white man would not be punished; the black girl would be hung and put on display like a dead…

“Give me liberty or give me death” Patrick Henry gave a speech to the colonist of his time about why they should go to war with Great Britain . In Patrick Henry's Speech to the virginia Convention , Pathos was used because it was very persuasive to the colonist. Patrick Henry persuades the colonists by using Emotional questions . Patrick Henry asked rhetorical questions with loaded words such as would you rather be Free or a Slave. “For my own part i consider it as nothing less than a…

1. The chapter opens with the invisible man and Mr. Norton in the car driving back towards the campus in the late afternoon. It continues in Mr. Nortons room and the narrators dorm room. 2. Mr. Norton takes on an angry yet vacant demeanor A new character was introduced: Dr. Bledose (page101). He is a man who seems to wear a mask. He is a commanding and authoritative toward the black students (page 101), but he is submissive and humble towards the white trustees (page 103). One can infer that he…

The authors' biography: I chose to write a critical account on an edited book entitled Fear, Anxiety, and National Identity: Immigration and Belonging in North American and western Europe edited by Nancy Foner and Patrick Simon. As the title indicates, the book is about the relationship that immigrants have with National Identity in western European countries and North America. When I read the title, the thought that came to my mind was that the issues raised and analysed by the authors in the…

Due to the rise of shipping and railroads, trading and travel became faster and widely available. In this period, the men who shared the qualities of the robber barons began to rise unlike those before them. Men like Benjamin Franklin, one of their first predecessors, had lived a long time before them, but he merely displayed the character, not the revolutionary pioneering of the men of the gilded age. Samuel Slater, another of their antecedents, came to Rhode Island in the 1800s when…

APUSH 1865-1900 Essay The period of time between 1865 and 1900 was one of great technological advancement; and, as a result, great agricultural advancement. As railroads were built throughout the country, transport for crops and livestock was able to be done with more ease and convenience. Innovations in farming equipment allowed for healthier crops and livestock, as well As new tools were invented, and old ones were innovated, the harvest of crops and maintenance of livestock became more…