Radcliffe Line

addition, the British forced the Indian people to work long hours for low pay. The British heavily taxed the Indian people and they were unable to pay their taxes. QUOTE ABOUT TAXES(SALT). The British were also unfamiliar with the geography of India, which became a major impediment to Partition. This lack of knowledge and understanding prevented the Radcliffe line from drawn accurately. The Radcliffe line is a line that not only separates India and Pakistan physically, but also…

Researchers trying to piece together her literary influences and symbols in her novels have read through the library’s catalog in order to see the books that would have been there during her lifetime. Not only was the library a haven for Austen, the rest of her family spent a majority of their time in that location as well(¶ 5). This shows that she was shown a love of literature from a young age since it was something her family enjoyed too. In letters she had written to other family members and…

A Discussion of the Gothic tradition in the novels “Northanger Abbey” by Jane Austen and “The mysteries of Udolpho” by Ann Radcliffe. The genre of Gothic fiction has been a strong writing tradition since its birth in 1764 with the publishing of Horace Walpole’s “The Castle of Otranto”. The genre is a mix of both romance and horror with its clearest distinctions being a love of foreign setting and gloomy old buildings, a strong hero, swooning heroine and the constant looming of a monster or…

Helen Keller was a blind and deaf girl from Tuscumbia Alabama. Helen was blind and deaf from the age of nineteen months. When Helen was a child, she was out of control and acted animal-like. Helen was set up to be unsuccessful in the conditions that she was under as a child. At the age of five, Annie Sullivan came to Helen's home in Alabama. Annie taught and mentored Helen throughout her life. Annie helped set Helen up for success in her future. Helen Keller made an abundance of great…

Although she lives some problems with Mr. Darcy, they overcome these problems and they get married. I like this and also I like her behavior toward people and to be sharp-tongued. If I refer to my opinions about Mrs. Bennet, I think contrast to describe in the novel. I think Mrs. Bennet cares her daughters. She is not an ignorant or foolish character but she is responsible and realistic one. That is shown in the famous first line of the novel. She said that “If I can but see one of my daughters…

"Character Studies for Les Miserables." Stuartfernie. Stuart Fernie, n.d. Web. 16 Mar. 2015. Stuart Fernie is one of the most famous writers, that's why I choose his article from his own website. In this article Fernie talks about the main characters, he focuses on the way of how they act, think and gives background about each one of them. He mentions many examples, and I'm interested in Valjean character because he is the most famous character in this novel. Fernie focuses on…

Jane Eyre by charlotte Bronte corresponds to the literary genre called Bildungsroman. It relates to the educative events of the journey life takes from childhood to adulthood. The passage studied in this essay is also classed as Gothic genre which features supernatural element like the voice of Mr Rochester Jane recalls clearly hearing out of an unlikely place. In this novel we see Jane growing up in adversary environments passing through a lot of obstacles which she must surmount to survive.…

learned to write, Helen kept a journal, which she kept for most of her life. Helen wanted to learn more; she wanted to learn how to speak. Annie could not do this for her, so she got her a different teacher who could help her to learn how to speak. Helen’s speech however, was not very clear. Word spread about Helen. There were newspapers written about her and she was given invitations to meet very important people. At the early age of 12, Helen published an autobiographical sketch in the…

Hellen was a very smart young lady and once she skilled in communicating with the world she attended Radcliffe College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She was the first deaf and blind student to graduate from this school. Hellen went on to be and accomplished author, writing books such as; Light in My Darkness, Optimism, And The Story of My Life (bing.com). she would also lecture to deaf and blind communities about her life and her hardships and how she overcame them. When she gave said speeches…

“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched - they must be felt with the heart.” Helen Keller said these words because she was blind and deaf, therefore she could only feel things. So while other people was seeing the beauty of the world Helen was feeling the beauty of the world.Helen Keller was born June 27, 1880 in Tuscmbia,AL. Helen Keller is considered one of the leading figures in the twentieth century. She lost both her vision and hearing when she was 19…