and books. However what is the point in these hidden objects if the story isn’t even understood itself and it hasn’t been viewed in a different literary lense? The movie “The Lorax” could easily be used with any of the four lenses of literary criticism. The story is most likely going to be viewed by Marxist critics because the dictators and leaders in the movie and how they impact the story much more significantly than the others. The story has three main dictators‚ the first one being the Once-ler
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During world war one‚ soldiers as well as anyone involved in the war faced many horrors during battle. Many horrific experiences and emotions they had became the subject for new types of poetry‚ writing‚ and even artwork. Artists used their mediums to question the experience as well as emotion. Using new modern art techniques such as cubism and impressionism‚ artwork was completely changed from its previous forms‚ reflecting the confusion of the era. Modernism in artwork and literature rejected
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The Scarlett Letter Criticism Nathanial Hawthorne envisioned The Scarlet Letter as a short story published in a collection‚ but it outgrew that purpose. Most critics accept Hawthorne’s definition of it as a “romance” rather than a novel. The novel begins with an introductory autobiographical essay‚ “The Custom House” where Hawthorne describes working as a custom officer in Salem‚ Massachusetts. He describes coming across documents that provide him with the basis for The Scarlett Letter.
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Women’s Roles during WW1 World War 1 was a pivotal event that affected Canada in many ways. Not only for the men that fought for their country‚ but also for the thousands of women that contributed behind the soldiers of the front lines. It was a heavy change for them; going from dependant housewife to being employed at some of the largest industries and factories. World War 1 was centered on Europe and began in the summer of 1914 (Wikipedia). That summer changed the lives of many families in Europe
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Did you ever wonder what weapons were used in WW1? How about how they compare to todays standards? They affected their time period drastically in many ways. The German’s changed the game with tanks. They also brought chemical warfare into the war. The British impacted war in many ways and they used some great weaponry. The British used the Lee-Enfield .303‚ It was a bolt action rifle that help 10 bullets in the magazine. It was very rugged‚ being able to hold up throughout hard conditions and trench
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can be represented in various ways and can be spotted in a range of Australian poems. These poems are written by Australian poets who try to portray the Australian lifestyle and depiction of Aussie culture and experiences. Good morning/afternoon fellow audience members‚ I have selected two poems titled “My Country” and “Australia” to deconstruct and explain how they reflect on the Australian representation. The poem "My Country" was written by Dorothea Mackellar in 1908. She first wrote this literary
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American population against Germany‚ leaving the attitude towards Germany rocky at best‚ though an isolationist sentiment had still been present‚ as evidenced by President Woodrow Wilson’s promise to avoid war‚ which won him his re-election. When‚ two years after the loss of the Lusitania‚ the Reichstag approved the decision to resume unrestricted submarine warfare‚ all diplomatic ties were severed. The situation had been worsened with the discovery and decryption of the Zimmermann Telegram by the
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the north * Germany would defeat France in six weeks it would supposedly take for Russian troops to mobilise. Then Germany would attack Russia. * The German General Staff Count Schlieffen completed a plan for war * Forced to fight on two fronts (an eastern and western front) * Aims were * To knock out the Western Front by moving rapidly to defeat France * After beating France to transfer troops to the Eastern front for the assault on Russia * Schlieffen
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US involvement in WW1: Causes and Consequences The United States initially intended on remaining entirely neutral in World War 1. We wished to remain neutral in respects to continuing to build our economic trade routes with both the Germans and the British/French. When the British imposed a loose blockade of the German waters in order to slow or stop the amount of supplies the Germans had‚ the Germans resorted to using their submarines to put a blockade of sorts around the British Isles as well
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unfortunately‚ on December 6‚ 1917‚ an explosion destroyed Halifax. The Mont Blanc Vessel was carrying 2.9 kilotons of explosives when it collided with a Belgian Relief ship in Halifax harbour (See image 1). The crew tried to extinguish the fire when the two ships collided but the flames reached the explosives before the crew did result that the explosion covered 325 acres of land and had an official death toll of 1963 people.
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