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White Elephants can be seen as a blessing and a curse considering that since the color is rare, it is a burden since it can’t work and always has to get fed just like a newborn. Unplanned pregnancy is the theme that sets up the drive for the author Ernest Hemingway in his short story “Hills like white elephants”. The type of writing that Hemingway uses in order to accomplish his work is the iceberg theory, where the information that is given is used to seek the hidden meaning. Hemingway uses…

sense of humanity in people, yet at the same time It turned it off. To begin with, from the year 1819 through 1901, Great Britain was beginning to face an all new era called the Victorian Era. In fact, this era was named like that, because of queen Victoria. Also, this era was very important because it introduced medical advances, scientific knowledge, technological knowledge that helped increase work efficiency. However, not all the things that occurred were great. One of the things that were…

Victorian Action What decides what one as a person can or cannot do? Theoretically speaking, one could do anything one’s body is capable of, but society has chosen what is right and wrong. In the late nineteenth century, Queen Victoria ruled England. Her moral code, which is now known as victorianism, was widely accepted and acted upon by those who she ruled. Accordingly, the works of literature published during this time depict the popular-known, prudish nature of the population. From these…

In 2009, Stephen was nominated for a BAFTA, a Cesar and Oscar for the hats that he created for the film CocoAvant Chanel for Audrey Tautou. He also did some work for Sex in the City2. In May 2009, Mr. Jones staged a significant exhibition at the Victoria& Albert Museum in London, he titled it Hats: An Anthology by Stephen Jones, the exhibition had over 100,000 visitors. Stephen also had a solo exhibition, which was called Stephen Jones, at Mode Museum in September 2010, in Antwerp. In February…

Tea Parties “There is an estimated 1,500 different types of tea,” (Karin Lehnardt) but when and where did it really start? The Victorian Era had a lot of influence on tea and tea parties. The differences of tea parties as the social-classes vary from the rich to the poor. The differences between women and men in social-classes and the differences in the tea party aspect of life are surprisingly different. The rights, fashion , jobs all differed in the Victorian Era, but tea parties also had…

Cerrato The Difference Between Rossetti?s Life and Her Poetry The Victorian Age was a time of growth in London. The city was growing rapidly and there was an uproar of technological advances and industrialization. During this era many of the greatest British poets were thriving, Christina Rossetti being one. As a woman from such a socially booming era like this one, she did not actively get involved. Rossetti was a quiet and reserved woman, but her poetry is quite the opposite; it is complex,…

Many works of literature undermine, question, or rebel against aspects of society. The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde is a satirical comedy that undercuts the British aristocracy of Late Victorian England. The novella Heart of Darkness calls into question British colonialism and imperialism. Both works of literature reveal human faults within the English aristocracy and imperialism. The novella Heart of Darkness criticizes imperialism and colonialism through the use of an evil tone…

Britain has been the source of a uniquely beautiful brand of artistry which can be identified in the jewelry making of the historic Anglo-Saxons. Among the most brilliant of artifacts ever found was uncovered in 1771 by the Reverend Brian Faussett who unearthed the most renowned brooch ever discovered on the island with roots in the Anglo-Saxon period. Found on Kingston Downs in Kent County, the brooch, known famously as the Kingston Brooch, is the largest and finest ever found for its time, and…

anesthetics, and prosperity for Britain. Before this time, everyone that went in for a major surgery, had to get drunk or high, for minimum pain, they were also the first types of anesthetics used. The creation of anesthetics alone was a leap, which Queen Victoria showed when she used chloroform, in aide of her giving birth. The use of ether and chloroform for anesthetics, ended up playing an enormous role in the American Civil War, to make it easier and quicker for doctors to do amputations on…

Sherlock Holmes: The creation of Victorian Age The Victorian Age was undoubtedly the glorious period in English history. The age has been credited for producing new opportunities and tendencies not only in the fields of trade and commerce but also in the fields of literature. Apart from classical writing, there was a rise in novels and short stories which featured fantastical stories. Those stories had larger than life characters and one of them was Sherlock Holmes. Sherlock Holmes, the…