mines‚ textiles‚ home industries‚ and as newsboys‚ messengers‚ bootblacks‚ peddlers etc. Child Labour then was unchecked and unbounded. History of child labour is well versed in some of the poems scripted in the turbulent 19th century. "The Chimney Sweeper" by William Blake‚ is a poem published in Songs of Innocence in 1789‚ wherein the poet talks about the harsh nature of child
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Victorian era became notorious for the employment of young children in factories and mines and as chimney sweeps. Child labor‚ often brought about by economic hardship‚ played an important role in the Industrial Revolution from its outset. The children of the poor were expected to help towards the family budget‚ often working long hours in dangerous jobs for low wages. Agile boys were employed by the chimney sweeps‚ small children were employed to scramble under machinery to retrieve cotton bobbins
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2012 H I G H E R S C H O O L C E R T I F I C AT E E X A M I N AT I O N English (Standard) Paper 2 — Modules Total marks – 60 Section I General Instructions • Reading time – 5 minutes • Working time – 2 hours • Write using black or blue pen Black pen is preferred Pages 2–4 20 marks • Attempt either Question 1 or Question 2 • Allow about 40 minutes for this section Section II Pages 5–8 20 marks • Attempt ONE question from Questions 3–7 • Allow about 40 minutes for
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oppressions and injustice; during his life his work received little attention and the attention it did was negative * Works * Songs of Innocence- innocence in which everyone is born; childlike tone; the lamb symbolizes Jesus * Chimney Sweeper- Darkside; Innocence of believing that doing the right thing will lead to going to Heaven; amd all burdens are gone; all things will be taken care of in Heaven * Songs of Experience- can the same God who made the innocent lamb make the
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environment continues to make him happy and makes him forget of the horrible surroundings he lives in. This type of escapism was well-received‚ allowing a similar feeling to emanate in others who suffered the worst of the Industrial Revolution. “The Chimney Sweeper” by William Blake is a two part poem that analyzes the innocence of child laborers during the Industrial Revolution and exposes the manipulation of authoritarian powers. Blake also used escapism to contrast the bleak reality of industrialized
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Blake wrote ’London’ during the Industrial Revolution when the city was being overcome by the changes that the revolution brought. He was writing at a time when there were many unpleasant things happening in society. The church was being corrupted‚ chimney sweep were dying whilst working and the streets were being plagued with "the youthful harlot’s curse". Blake had been born in London and had lived their his whole life. He saw London at every time‚ causing him to forge the very negative view that
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standard‚ by creating systems designed by Sergius Orata E. Crude fireplaces were made around 800 A.D. these were widespread in Europe in the 1300’s F. After the 14th century‚ the next important event was the chimney. Early chimneys were large‚ so to allow chimney sweepers to climb into them G. Masonry stoves became very common in the 1500’s H. Louis Savot invented the raised grate system and designed a circulating fireplace in the early 1600’s I. The way of stove heating soon
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Comparison between “London” by William Blake and “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth The city of London has inspired many poets throughout the ages. Two of the most distinctive portrayals are William Blake’s “London” published in Songs of Experience in 1974 and “Composed Upon Westminster Bridge‚ September 3‚ 1802” by William Wordsworth. While both Blake and Wordsworth comment on the conflict between appearance and reality‚ Blake shows the gloomy ugliness by taking down London’s
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During the 1800s‚ Great Britain was making great new changes to its nation new advances in technology‚ and a rapid growth in the population‚ especially‚ in urban areas of the country which resulted the increase of supply and demand. Factory owners only had one problem they didn’t have enough workers‚ and didn’t want to take lots of money out of their pockets to provide new employees. The solution was finally found they found people who could be paid the cheapest wages‚ work long hours‚ and are fast
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William Blake’s "London" is a representative of English society as a whole‚ and the human condition in general that outlines the socio-economic problems of the time and the major communal evils. It condemns authoritative institutions including the military‚ royalty‚ new industries‚ and the Church. Blake’s tone creates a feeling of informative bitterness‚ and is both angry and despondent at the suffering and increasing corruption of London’s society. Blake’s sophisticated use of notation like
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