The evolution of the English language `Old English modern English` `An 1 twa 2 thri 3 feower 4 fif 5 sex 6 seofen 7 eahta 8 nighon 9 tyn 10` Vagaries in pronunciation Often whistle singing king coming islands species queue ` Am-bri Apartment-flat arguiment-row babay carriage-pram bathroom-loo can-tin chopped beef-mincie cookie-buiscuit corn-maize diaper –nappy elevator-lift band aid –plaster eraser-rubber flashlight-torch fries-chips gas-petrol guy-chap/bloke highway-motorway hood(car)-bonnet
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to take the lives of about 10 % of Europe’s infants. Smallpox was obviously dreadful for the victims‚ but ‘twas also politically helpful to conquerors. Smallpox aided Spanish efforts in taking over peoples. Since smallpox nearly killed most of a region’s population‚ there were not a lot of people which meant less defensive forces. As stated before‚ most social
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the ocean; his reared arm/ crested the world: his voice was propertied/ as all the tuned spheres‚ and that to friends;/ but when he meant to quail and shake the orb‚ / he was a rattling thunder. For his bounty‚ / there was no winter in’t: an autumn ‘twas/ that grew the more by reaping. His delights/ were dolphinlike‚ they showed his back above/ the element they lived in. In
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How have your set text and two chosen texts represented different perceptions of belonging or not belonging? Obtaining a sense of belonging is an intrinsic desire inextricably linked to our human nature. However‚ the inherent yearning to identify with a society‚ personality or context; can ironically lead to the compromising of one’s values that in turn hinges our sense of belonging. Such paradoxical interplay between a sense of connection and a loss of self is evident in Emily Dickinson’s poems
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Written by the flamboyant metaphysical poet of late 16th century‚ John Donne; this poem “Good Morrow” is characterised by buoyant use of life enhancing optimism and grandeur characterised by use of far-fetched images and conceits leaving an indelible imprint on the mind of the reader. The poem was published in the Songs and Sonnets collection in 1633 and was written around the same time when Donne met his wife‚ Anne more who is therefore believed to be the fantasy woman of the private kingdom of
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location of Rwanda it caused controversy because many countries surrounding it wanted to take control over it. It caused tension between multiple countries and sparked a war which lead to a genocide. There are three groups in Rwanda – Hutu‚ Tutsi‚ and Twa. The Twa group was initially the first group to settle in Rwanda and was soon followed by the Hutus and then the Tutsis‚ who came from Ethiopia. Once the Tutsis and Hutus took over Rwanda‚ there were always profound social differences between the two groups
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In the story‚ “ Lamb to The Slaughter”‚ Mary Maloney‚ the main character kills her husband‚ Patrick because he told her upsetting news that scarred her deeply‚ which twas never revealed. After realizing what she had just done‚ Mary had to act fast. In the beginning after Mary killed her husband‚ she freshened up‚ left the house‚ and pretended to find her husband dead at home. After police arrived‚ she acted innocent and vulnerable.This is dramatic irony because although the police were fooled‚ the
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early nineteenth century‚ civil rights agitators like Maria W. Stewart felt no compunction in affirming God’s investment in both the eternal and the earthy redemption of black people. Echoing‚ perhaps even alluding to‚ Wheatley’s famous quatrain (‘Twas mercy brought me from my Pagan land‚/Taught my benighted soul to understand/That there’s a God‚ that there’s a Savior too;/Once I redemption neither sought or knew./Some view our sable race with scornful eye‚/“There color is a diabolic die.”/Remember
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nine-hundred-years-old name” (31-3) The Duke believes his last Duchess mistreated him because she thanked everyone and was seen as not respecting the Dukes 900 year old name. The reader can see that the Duke is jealous and controlling‚ which is shown in‚ “Sir‚ ’twas not/ Her husband’s presence only‚ called that spot/ Of joy into the Duchess’ cheek” (13-5). The Duke is offended that the Duchess other men gave the Duchess happiness and pleasure in anything other than him. She tries to hide her happiness from the
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Bradstreet writes‚ “I blest His name that gave and took‚ that laid my goods now in the dust‚” (Bradstreet‚ 14-15). These two lines establish a sense that she is upset with what God has done to her possessions. In the next two lines “yea‚ so it was‚ and so ‘twas just. It was His own‚ it was not mine‚” Bradstreet realizes that the earthly possessions that she had labelled as hers did not‚ in fact‚ belong to her but to God (Bradstreet‚ 16-17). There is a feeling of praise towards God for taking her possessions
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