ABOUT THIS BOOK In most accounts of the revolt‚ the greased cartridge has been referred to as the spark and tinder that lit the flames of rebellion. .The greased cartridge - what was it all about? The army so far had been quipped with the smooth-barrelled musket‚ which had a protracted loading procedure and was not accurate over long ranges. The new Enfield rifles‚ which were now being issued‚ had grooved or rifled barrels. This made them more accurate and gave them a longer range. The powder and
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The lamp at Noon The exposition of the story took place sometime in the 1930’s‚ on the prairie farm somewhere‚ probably in U.S.A ‚ the depression drought called dust Bowl years‚ this situation mad the wife worried about her husband and her baby and their relationship‚ and she doesn’t want to live on the farm anymore. Paul‚ the protagonist‚ is farmer husband who doesn’t want to leave the farm even though he can’t meet his family needs. And his wife Ellen who represents the antagonist‚ she does
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A response essay to Kincaid’s article According to Jamaica Kincaid’s article‚ seeing things or going to new places for the first time can be exciting. But Kincaid gives us a view on personal opinions and thoughts on the reality of England. Also her purpose in writing this piece was to inform us how the people of England made them feel superior to the settlers in British colonies. Ever her tone has been criticized and angry. I have a story that goes beyond the author’s idea. The space between the
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Document A 1. How did religion influence the Magna Carta? King John of England had unlimited power and was taking large amounts of money without consulting his nobles. Magna Carta is a document that was created to stop the King from abusing his nobles. According to this document anything related to God is exempt from this rule. 2. How did the Magna Carta limit the power of King John? King John was forced to signed the Magna Carta document. This greatly reduced his power. He couldn’t collect
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The Symbols and Significance of “Green Chile” Jimmy Santiago Baca’s “Green Chile” is a poem of love and sacrifice‚ symbolized in the course that there’s two types of chile peppers. The poet expresses that he prefers “red chile over my eggs / and potatoes for breakfast” (Lines 1-2)‚ but his grandmother “loves green chile.” He states in his poem that “red chile ristras decorate my door‚ / dry on my roof‚ and hang from my eaves” (Lines 3-4)‚ resembling the red as a southwestern mexican
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Essay 2: A Short Comparison of Two Poems Why is it that people write poems? Sometimes‚ it seems that authors write poems to confuse or to mislead. As most would know‚ poems aren’t actually written for that purpose. They are written to amuse and enlighten in a critical thinking way. Poems are like secret passages with deep meanings within the lines and rhythms; after being pulled apart and analyzed‚ they can leave your mind blown. I will be comparing “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke with another
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I have decided to work on two poems. The first one being There is a garden in her face by Thomas Campion and the second She walks in beauty’ by George Gordon and Lord Byron. I will be deconstructing both poems and commenting on them with reference to the techniques used by the author when writing them. The first poem by Campion has a Sesta Rima form‚ meaning a six line stanza composed of a quatrain and a couplet and rhymed a-b-a-b-c-c. It is clearly a love poem. One‚ where the author writes
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LEO: Literacy Education Online Writing a Reaction or Response Essay Reaction or response papers are usually requested by teachers so that you’ll consider carefully what you think or feel about something you’ve read. The following guidelines are intended to be used for reacting to a reading although they could easily be used for reactions to films too. Read whatever you’ve been asked to respond to‚ and while reading‚ think about the following questions. How do you feel about what you
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11‚ 2012 Rhetorical Analysis: “Poem” In the poem “Poem”‚ muMs da Schemer gives critiques on society as a whole as having inadequate functionality‚ lacking the necessary building blocks needed to progress and also gives descriptions of his personal experiences and characteristics that represent the person who he is today. The poet muMs da Schemer breaks down his poem into three different stanzas with a total of twenty lines. The style used is short
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