Alfred Tennyson‚ 1st Baron Tennyson‚ FRS (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much ofQueen Victoria’s reign and remains one of the most popular British poets.[2] Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics‚ such as "Break‚ Break‚ Break"‚ "The Charge of the Light Brigade"‚ "Tears‚ Idle Tears" and "Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes‚ such as Ulysses‚ although In Memoriam A.H.H. was written to commemorate his
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Does field Marshall Sir Douglas Haig deserve the name ‘The Butcher of the Somme’? The battle of the Somme took place in 1916 and was Haig’s idea. He wanted to draw enemy troops away from the battle at Verdun to give the allies a better chance of victory. Haig’s tactic was to send troops over the top to attack the German trenches and end the stalemate. Before the troops were sent over the top there would be severe artillery bombardment of the enemy trenches. This was designed to damage or destroy
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(FA) banned women from using official fields in 1921‚ presumably due to worries that the women’s game could grow to be more popular than the men’s (Mason‚ A. n.d. “9 Facts...”). However‚ the biggest connection between sports and World War I was the 1916 Olympic Games‚ scheduled to take place in Berlin. Pierre de Coubertin‚ founder and then president of the International Olympic Committee‚ said that “barely two weeks had passed since the invasion of Belgium when [he] received proposals for
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key to feeling more in tune with the words of your readings. Understanding ambiguity‚ metaphors and the symbols an authors use can make any reading easier to connect with or relate to. When reading the literary works‚ “The Road Not Taken”‚ Frost‚ R(1916) and “I Used to Live Here”‚ by Rhys‚ J.(1976)‚ it ’s noticed that the two are compare and contrast at the same time. The similarities are there but the differences stand out even more. When reading “The Road Not Taken”‚ the author makes it very easy
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Henry Demarest Lloyd-Journalist who was notable for‚ pre-1900‚ attacking the Standard Oil Company with his book "Wealth Against Commonwealth" Thorstein Veblem- An economist who wrote “Theory of the Leisure Class”. He condemned and criticized conspicuous consumerism where status is displayed and conveyed through consumption. Jacob Riis- Early 1900’s muckraker who exposed social and political evils in the U.S. with his novel "How The Other Half Lives". He exposed the poor conditions of tenements
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In 1914 when war was declared in Europe‚ America adopted a policy of neutrality and isolation. When news of trench warfare and the horrors associated with it reached the shores of America‚ it confirmed to the government that they had made the right choice. Their approach had the full support of a majority of Americans‚ many of which could not believe that Europe‚ a civilized entity‚ could descend into the depths of carnage as depicted by trench warfare. On August 4th‚ 1914 President Wilson
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war. Described as “The Great One”‚ World War 1 affected everyone; man‚ and woman‚ combatant and non-combatant. This was a war defined by the advent of new technology. World War 1 saw the implementation of the Machine-gun in 1914‚ the armored tank in 1916‚ and‚ with the advent of the airplane in 1903‚ the first fixed wing airplane modified for combat occurred in 1911. The perspective of combat had also changed. What had once been a stand in rank and fire at the enemy across vast fields had become a
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While Yeats never left Ireland‚ Joyce believed the only way to fully appreciate the troubles was to remove yourself physically from them. This would allow Joyce to view both sides critically. He wanted to avoid the most famous quote of Yeats’ "Easter 1916‚" "Too long a sacrifice / Can make a stone of the heart" (Yeats‚ 54). Joyce believed that to envelop oneself in the politics of the "Irish Question" would only allow for censorship by both the Roman Catholic Church and the British government‚ and
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the national parks. Following the creation of the National Park Service (NPS) in 1916‚ there developed a growing need of Americans to get back to nature and explore the nation’s wilderness. Thanks to Henry Ford’s development of the Model “T” and the cheap cost of purchasing it‚ American’s utilized these automobiles to leave their urban
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WWI because they had insufficient weaponry‚ poor war tactics‚ and constantly underestimating the enemy. I. Summary A. July 1‚ 1916 beginning of the war B. Also known as the Anglo-French attempt B.1. Break through German lines B.2. Make it possible so Calvary could speed up the pace B.3. Try for an early victory II. First Day of War A. Began the morning of July 1‚ 1916 B. ¼ of a million bullets fired by British B.1. “average of 3‚500 a minute” B.2. The shells were made of cheap metal and didn’t
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