3372 Fall 2009 Dr.Willis According to Adrian Tinniswood‚ seventeenth-century Londoners vacillated between seeing the Great Fire of London as an act of terrorism and an act of god. What were the major components of these explanations and why were contemporaries so eager to search for a reason for the calamity other than simple accident. Was the Great fire of London an act of terrorism or an act of God? There are numerous explanations that attribute to the belief in either. London
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the most famous disasters in 1871 was the Great Chicago Fire. Only one person started the fire and that was Daniel “Pegleg” Sullivan. He went to the bran to get some more beer for the people who attended the party.. There are lots of great reasons he started the fire‚ for one‚ He started it by kicking over a lantern while he was going to get some more beer for the people at the O’Leary’s party. Another‚ He accidentally dropped his smoke pipe with some fire still burning inside‚ remember‚ the whole
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The Valley of Ashes: “ This is the valley of ashes – a fantastic farm where ashes grow like wheat into ridges and hills and grotesque gardens; where ashes take the forms of houses and chimneys and rising smoke‚ and finally‚ with a transcendent effort‚ of ash-grey men‚ who dimly and already crumbling through the powdery air.” (26) The valley of ashes is located between West Egg and New York‚ the characters need to pass through here to get to New York‚ when they pass through here the characters
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first noticed the barn spark up in flames. The most responsible and logical answer to all this Biela’s comet. Could have pieces of Biela’s comet scattered around the Chicago area? The Great Chicago Fire of 1871 was started by Biela’s comet. In Wisconsin‚Michigan‚ and Chicago on the year 1871 there was a fire as great as the one in Chicago. In the state of Michigan‚ Peshtigo Wisconsin‚
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The site chosen was a flat area on the floor of a low valley between the Caelian‚ Esquiline and Palatine Hills‚ and stream ran in between. By the 2nd century the area was densely inhabited . It was devastated by the Great Fire of Rome ‚ following which Nero seized much of the area to add to his personal domain. The existing aqueduct was extended to supply water to the area. Although the Colossus was preserved. The lake was filled in and the land reused as the location
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Maybe everyone‚ like Gatsby‚ has a wonderful illusion in life and love. Even if the reality of their own torture worn‚ it will not easily give up the ideal world. Gatsby was a young man in love with Daisy when he was young‚ but his impoverished home was not properly matched with a pampered Daisy door‚ a reality that dashed Gatsby’s fantasy for the first time. However‚ he was not defeated by reality. With his love for Daisy and his vision for the ideal‚ he vowed to become a millionaire and satisfy
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ⅡUnderstanding of American Slang 2.1 Definition of Slang 2.1.1 … According to the explanation of Oxford Advanced Learner’s English-Chinese Dictionary‚ slang means very informal words‚ phrases commonly used in speech‚ especially between people from the same social group or who work together‚ and slang is not considered suitable for formal contexts and often not in use for long. (Chomsky‚ 1999) From the perspective of sociolinguistics‚ slang is a kind of jargon marked by its rejection of formal
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Gatsby is the host of an extravagant party during this chapter. Though he hosts the party‚ he still remains in the background adding to the mysteriousness of his character. He watches everyone closely‚ but does not partake in the drinking and dancing‚ as one would expect. Gatsby’s behavior is perplexing to Nick because all of the stories he has heard about Gatsby indicate he would be the center of attention at his own gala event. Nick again equates Gatsby to near god-like perfection when describing
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In stave 3 Dickens introduces two children called Ignorance and Want who are described as: ‘wretched‚ abject‚ frightful‚ hideous‚ miserable.’ This list of negative adjectives makes the reader empathise with the young children as they are innocent and haven’t chosen to live this saddening life. Dickens also used the adjectives scowling‚ wolfish’ to describe the children which is describing them as wolves and monsters‚ indicating that they have been neglected to live like savages. Poor people‚ throughout
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“The unqualified truth is that‚ when I loved Estella with the love a man‚ I loved her simply because I found her irresistible. Once for all; I knew to my sorrow‚ often and often‚ if not always that I loved her against reason‚ against promise‚ against peace‚ against hope‚ against happiness‚ against all discouragement that could be. Once for all; I loved her none the less because I knew it‚ and it had no more influence in restraining me than if I had devoutly believed her to be human perfection.” (29
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