Essay – Why is poetry important to our community? Poetry is defined as a work of literacy at which special intensity is given to the expression of feelings and ideas by the use of distinctive style and rhythm. Poetry existed from a very long time ago and was used for many purposes – to express the poet’s feelings‚ to record historical phenomenon and many more. Poetry was written and read by all kinds of people that weren’t necessary poets‚ but salesmen‚ lawyers‚ famers‚ doctors‚ scientists and many
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Industrial Revolution Part 1 of 3 The Industrial Revolution was a period from 1750 to 1850 where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transportation‚ and technology had a profound effect on the social‚ economic and cultural conditions of the times. It began in the United Kingdom‚ then subsequently spread throughout Western Europe‚ North America‚ Japan‚ and eventually the rest of the world. The Industrial Revolution marks a major turning point in history; almost every aspect of
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over the last 50 years there have been significant changes in the family structures due to various social changes in society. One example of a social change that has affected the family structure in Britain is industrialisation. Parsons‚ a functionalist‚ believed that the industrialisation created the nuclear family and moved Britain away from the extended family. This is due to the fact that families had to follow the man to find work‚ therefore leaving the
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Norman Angell‚ in his famous book‚ The Great Illusion‚ claims that war is futile. This claim is sustained by two main arguments. The first hinges on the concept of “interdependence”; the second on “adaptation”. This essay seeks to critically analyse Angell’s arguments and show how he has come to the conclusion that war is becoming obsolete as well as identifying the weaknesses of his concepts. The first part of the book‚ entitled “The Economics of the case”‚ explains why war isn’t profitable anymore
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CLASS X CBSE-i UNIT-2 Economics Sustainable Development and Planning Concepts Students’ Manual Shiksha Kendra‚ 2‚ Community Centre‚ Preet Vihar‚Delhi-110 092 India CBSE-i Unit - 2 Sustainable Development and Planning Concepts Unit - 2 Sustainable Development and Planning Concepts CBSE-i CBSE-i CLASS X UNIT-2 Economics Sustainable Development and Planning Concepts Students’ Manual Shiksha Kendra‚ 2‚ Community Centre‚ Preet Vihar‚Delhi-110 092
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The Great Gatsby and Of Mice of Men are two novels of dramatic contrast in setting‚ which is interesting as they are only set one decade apart. With World War 1 having ended in 1919 with the Versailles Peace Treaty‚ America embarked on the ‘roaring twenties’ which was a period of economic might. The power of America’s economy at this time is often overlooked due to the presence of prohibition‚ gangsters‚ the Jazz Age and the Ku Klux Klan. It is fascinating to be able to compare two novels‚ written
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power‚ and that workers need to look after their families‚ means that there is an ever plentiful supply of cheap Labour and helps keep wages a bit lower Eli Zaretsky had also adopted a Marxist approach to family life. He argued that with industrialisation‚ the home and the workplace have become distinct spheres.
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Everyday life in the Industrial Revolution Industrialisation created an enormous impact on people’s everyday lives. Many machines were invented to produce goods much more quickly and efficiently. This lowers the price for expensive goods such as textiles and furniture and made it more affordable for everyone due to mass production. Steam trains were also invented to move perishable goods and people in quickly in long distances to markets and bring fresh‚ organic foods to cities which are growing
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and tall chimneys‚ out of which interminable serpents of smoke trailed themselves for ever and ever and never got uncoiled” The town is covered in clouds of pollution and smoke‚ an image that describes the dark and contaminated nature of the industrialisation. He uses the phrase “serpents of smoke‚” a disturbing image that conveys the idea‚ that an evil destiny lays before Coketown‚ in case things do not change. “It had a black canal in it‚ and a river that ran purple with ill-smelling dye […]” This
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accomplish something that has never been done and attempt to change worldviews. Radical expression was the concern of the era. Modernism Era * Change * Breaking conventions moving away from romanticism * Impact of urbanisation and industrialisation crowded city – destruction of nature/natural environment * Homogenisation – the urban sprawl * Lack of religion and the lack of faith – post world war * Questioning the order and structure of society * Disillusionment in WW1
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