Philip Grassley Dr. Fussell ENGL-1202-16407 January 22‚ 2011 Summary/Response Journal Entry 1 William Blake’s poem “London” explains very concisely and effectively the sociological problems encountered in London back in the late 18th century. This poem is extremely important to the culture of 18th century Western culture as it called into question the morality and unintended effects of early capitalism with the combination of monarchical rule. It is important to note that this poem was written
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Short Story Passage Response To Build A Fire – Jack London Summary: Full of vivid descriptions and hidden meanings‚ it’s hard to grasp the underlying themes after a first read. So far I understand that a man took on the foolhardy task of travelling alone across the Klondike in such extreme temperatures. The man‚ accompanied by a wolf‚ appeared to have survival instincts and a mentality keen enough to make the seemingly impossible journey. Unfortunately‚ because of the human nature specifically
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“East London Opium Smokers” The document entitled “East London Opium Smokers” is a document written by an anonymous author‚ very possibly because he did not want to be identified. The excerpt is a story of a journey into England’s Bluegate Fields in search of the “Opium Master” to obtain opium‚ his specific drug of choice. He claims that this man will teach him his trade‚ something more special than receiving the drug from any chemist or other distributor. However‚ it is acceptable to say the
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22nd January 08 Describe Law And Order In C19th London London in the late 19th century was quite clearly split into two main classes‚ rich and poor. There wasn’t really an in-between‚ and not only were the classes split by income‚ but also where they lived. The rich mainly resided in the West End of the great city‚ while the poor in the East End. At the time London was one of the largest cities in the world‚ and therefore one of the main areas of attraction and action for all. People would
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things happen. And the human brain is especially adept at making sure that we keep track of these events. This is an adaptive mechanism important for survival.” This quote by David Perlmutter‚ describes how the protagonist in “To Build a Fire” by Jack London did not follow three principles that would have saved his life. The three principles that the protagonist could have utilized from the story‚ “Deep Survival‚” by Laurence Gonzales‚ in his situation that he encountered were: stay calm‚ think‚ analyze
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direction on the exploration of one’s identity and the declaration of political democracy‚ Shelley’s wrote the sonnets ’England in 1819’ and ’Ozymandias’ against the political despotism and dictatorships‚ Wordsworth also wrote his famous sonnet " ’London 1802’ which considered a first class nostalgic sonnet." The word " ’nostalgia’(1) is describes a longing for the past‚ often in is made up of two Greek roots which means ’returning home’‚ and ’pain’ to refer to ’the pain a sick person feels
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Kelo vs. City of New London Legal Facts: Kelo v. City of New London 545 U.S. 469 (2005) the U.S. Supreme Court answered “yes” to the question of whether or not taking land for the sole purpose of economic improvement would fall into the realm of public use requirement set forth in the Fifth Amendment’s Takings Clause. The city of New London Connecticut had made economic recovery efforts to sustain a severely downtrodden local economy. Those efforts included a plan to acquire 115 parcels of
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currently on a plane‚ on my way to Florida and just polished off my first tequila. But‚ that does go to show the interest I have in this class and Jack London’s stories‚ to be working on my paper on vacation and I have you to thank for that. Jack London led a life of adventures‚ hard work and sporadic schooling. Did this life lead to the amazingly effective
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why the plague spread so quick. The plague was brought through the slave trade and when it reached London‚ the plague spread rapidly due to the middle of the street‚ was the place where people emptied their faeces. Toilets hung over the rivers and streams‚ or there were cess pools at the backs of the houses where the sewage seeped into the wells and drinking water and rats loved it. In 1348 London was one of the largest towns in Europe. Every way the city was built helped to spread the plague. People
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Art Paper Comparing Chiura Obata’s “Landslide” and “Sunset Water Tower” Both of these pieces of art illustrate interesting acts of nature; but include a wide variety of different themes and styles. Chiura Obata’s “Landslide” was completed in 1941 and was done with sumi and watercolor on paper. The colors in this painting are very dark and bold creating a dark and scary theme for the picture. There are a few spots of light in the painting showing where the sun was probably coming through the
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