John Tenniel

The time period I chose was The Great Depression from 1829- 1839. This was the deepest and longest-lasting economic downturn in the history of the Western industrialized world. The Great Depression caused massive levels of poverty, hunger, unemployment and political unrest. Also during this time was the Dust Bowl, which was when severe dust storms came through the United States causing droughts, which prevented farming. I chose four books for this project that I thought showed what it was like…

King Lear and Hamlet are two of William Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies that contain equally famous lines. “The ripeness is all” in King Lear (5.2.11), and “The readiness is all” in Hamlet (5.2.160), are both taken from the speeches of two apparent madmen, and both share similar meanings. Whatever is meant to be, will be, is one interpretation of these lines. Another is that man can live to the fullest once he realizes that death is a reality, and that the important thing is to be prepared…

Themes are universal lessons and subjects in a piece of writing or book. Both Hamlet and the Twelfth Night have universal themes. The two plays teach valuable lessons throughout the actions going on. Readers are able to recognize themes throughout the plays based on the specific characteristics of each of the plays. The two books have some clear differences. The Twelfth Night was written in 1601 while Hamlet was written in 1599. The different times of being written can allow the reader to…

In what is considered one of the most ambitious works in literary history, John Milton uses the retelling of the Christian creation story as an allegory for what it means to be truly human. Focalized in this endeavor is man’s movement from inception, through the pursuit of knowledge, to the fulfillment and execution of free will. While Christian ideology (in other words, popular ideology) bases itself in the belief of Adam and Eve’s fall acting as man’s first sin and initial disobedience to God,…

Vincent Vo Mr. Didonato English 11 - B 6 December 2014 Of Mice and Men: Characterization of George The classic novel “Of Mice and Men” written by John Steinbeck illustrates the loneliness and hardship of labour in the 1900s and displays how people are driven to try and find friendship in order to escape from loneliness and suffering. As the protagonist and narrator, George develops from a person eager to fulfill the American Dream with his mentally-disabled companion Lennie to a protective and…

The Great Depression The Great Depression of the 1930’s plunged the American people into an economic crisis unlike any endured in the country before or since. This time period of limited economic growth was caused by a few main factors. Because these certain factors happened, american life was vastly changed until the recovery in the late 1930’s. Though economists are not completely sure why the Great Depression happened, a few key factors do stand out as specifically influencing the economy…

“So ya’ forgot that awready, did you? I gotta tell you again, do I? Jesus Christ, you are a crazy bastard!”(Steinbeck 3). John Steinbeck wrote Of Mice and Men, which tells an exhilarating story about George Milton, Lennie Smalls, and a ranch in Soledad, California. George, Lennie, and almost everyone on the ranch have a physical or a mental impairment. George cares for Lennie because Lennie is mentally handicapped. Curley has a severely crushed hand, and Candy is missing his hand completely.…

the authors of the Gospels. The Gospels of Matthew and John are attributed to the apostles Matthew and John. The Apostles accompanied Jesus thought his ministry and therefore would have been witnesses to his…

all. In many circumstances the different interests came into to conflict with one another. As white Patriots fought for their liberty, they found themselves on the opposite side of blacks fighting for their own freedom. In Virginia, as Nash noted, John Murray, earl of Dunmore, decided “to arm all my Negroes and receive all others that will come to me whom I shall declare free.” If black slave took up arms and aided in suppressing the Patriots cries for liberty, they would gain their freedom.…

“Fate of the Sons of Usnach”, by Lady Gregory, was written for the people of Ireland. Lady Gregory took it upon herself to write the Cuchulain stories as the people of Ireland knew it and not how the scholars of the time would write it. Her rewriting of the Deirdre story may have been for the people, but it was not without its political motives. At this point in time there was a need for the Revival of the Irish people and Lady Gregory along with W.B. Yeats wanted to unite the people of Ireland…