significance because of the writer’s life? 3. What were the writer’s intentions (be very careful answering this question)? Who was the writer’s audience? 4. Is this work representative of this writer’s artistic development? Atypical? C. Social Criticism 1. What is the social situation the work describes? Does the work reveal anything about the culture in which it is set? (consider food/eating‚ clothing‚ religion‚ work/economy‚ class/social structure‚ housing/architecture‚ tools/utensils‚ arts/recreation
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The trench mouth was started because they only had the water that was inside these trenches‚ there were rats that were in this water but the soldiers had no choice but to drink this water to survive. There were two types of rats the brown and the black rats but the brown ones were the most scariest because they could grow to be the size of cats. During the night while the soldiers were sleeping the rats would walk on their faces. One rat could make up to 900 babies
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member of the Black Hand. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month‚ much of Europe was in a state of open warfare. The war was propagated by two major alliances. The Entente Powers initially consisted of France‚ the United Kingdom‚ Russia and their associated empires and dependencies. Numerous other states joined these allies‚ most notably Italy in April‚ 1915‚ and the United States in April
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WW1: Unit Test Outline The Test: Date: 25 marks: Multiple choice 15 marks: Written response 12 marks: Essay (*MARKS NOT RECORDED. For your reference only) 1. Turn of the Century a. SPECTREM Changes b. Wilfrid Laurier (French-English Canadian Relations) c. Minority Rights (French Canadians‚ First Nations‚ Chinese) 2. Causes of War a. Militarism i. Building up of armaments; Germany trying to match Britain’s great navy b. Alliances i. Triple Alliance/Central Powers – Germany
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Corps being summoned for two other tough assignments that year and‚ ultimately‚ for its leading role in the final Hundred Days of the war in 1918.
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In the beginning‚ the common belief was the war would be over by Christmas and people believed their side would win. Because of these beliefs‚ many young men enlisted in the war‚ yet once they experienced war‚ their optimism quickly diminished. Meanwhile‚ the common people remained positive because they didn’t comprehend the true terrors of the war. Although the citizens faced many hardships similar to the soldiers‚ the overall effects were significantly different than the soldiers because they did
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Bosnia. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against the Kingdom of Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month‚ much of Europe was in a state of open warfare. The war was propagated by two major alliances. The Entente Powers initially consisted of France‚ the United Kingdom‚ Russia‚ and their associated empires and dependencies. Numerous other states joined these allies‚ most notably Italy in April 1915‚ and the United States in April
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Marxist criticism is a type of criticism in which literary works are viewed as the product of work and whose practitioners emphasize the role of class and ideology as they reflect‚ propagate‚ and even challenge the prevailing social order. Rather than viewing texts as repositories for hidden meanings‚ Marxist critics view texts as material products to be understood in broadly historical terms. In short‚ literary works are viewed as a product of work (and hence of the realm of production and consumption
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channel ports in November 1914? The British were able to transport troops and supplies to France through these ports ➢ What was stalemate? The war of movement ended. The hopes of a short war were over. The troops dug trenches. ➢ When did the two sides reach stalemate? November 1914 ➢ How did military leaders believe battles were won before the First World War? Cavalry charges with infantry following behind this cavalry What was a howitzer? A large gun‚ which could fire‚ shells hundreds
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Despite the differences‚ the Congress of the United States and the British Parliament remain connected through fundamental principles. In this essay‚ I will compare and contrast the two legislatures to illustrate. Congress and Parliament both have a bicameral legislature or a two-house legislature. Parliament’s two houses are the Lords and the House of Commons. Members of the House of Commons are publically elected by the people of England. Currently‚ the House of Commons has 1‚100 members. Their
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