What are the roles of artists in W.H. Auden poetry ? W.H Auden was born in 1907 in the town of York. Later he studied at Oxford University to become a literature teacher and a poet. He spent few years in Berlin but travelled also to Spain then to the USA‚ always committed politically. “Selected Poems” is published in 1930‚ after the war‚ to report people’s feelings and reality of the time. W.H. Auden’s poetry raises a wide range of issues and subjects such as love‚ war‚ relations or even
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Document Based Question – Progressive Movement Historical Context: The late 1800’s and early 1900’s were times of great reform in America. Tired of the poor working conditions‚ overcrowding of cities‚ political corruption and abuses by industrialists‚ people known as Progressives took it upon themselves to create change. By using various forms of the media‚ combined with organized protests‚ petitions‚ and the power of the vote‚ the Progressives exposed these issues‚ and informed thousands of Americans
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German aggression was responsible for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914. How far do you agree with this judgement? For many Historians‚ the responsibility for the outbreak of a general European War in August 1914 has been an area of great debate. Historians such as Gordon Corrigan in Source 1 support other historians such as Fischer who hold the view that it was primarily German aggression which caused the outbreak of war. Yet others‚ such as James Joll in Source 3 believe it
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The Irish road to independence was much unlike any other‚ it lasted the course of hundreds of years with innumerous failed revolts and uprisings. To begin‚ Ireland came under the rule of England after the Norman Invasion of Ireland in 1171 AD. In 1171 AD Henry II of England landed in Ireland when news reached him that Dermot Mac Murragh had gained control of Dublin‚ and intended to become king. King Henry II had Dermot swear fealty to himself and become a vassal to the king‚ and so gained control
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Weinman‚ who made a bust of Elsie. Her striking profile was later used on Weinman’s 1916-1945 Mercury dime design and possibly for the head of the Walking Liberty Half Dollar. In later years Elsie Stevens began to exhibit symptoms of mental illness and the marriage suffered as a result‚ but the Stevenses never divorced.[2] After working
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First experience of the United States at colonization. It was never the stated intention of America to colonize the Philippines forever “the Philippines are ours not to exploit‚ but to develop and civilize‚ to educate‚ to train in the science of self – government” President McKinley US congress (1899) Objectives: To pursue a manifest destiny for America as world power; To use the Philippines as a source of raw materials for U.S industries and as the market for U.S manufactured
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1. Supreme Court’s Rule of Reason- The United States Supreme Court created the Rule of Reason as the basic principle in regards to anti-trust cases. It was created as a result of the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey v the United States. The government tried Standard Oil due to violation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act. They claimed it had used its powers to prevent other oil companies from being created. After this‚ it became a principle of the time period‚ on a case by case basis to determine if
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movie industry into and art with his silent films. In 1910 Chaplin took his first trip to the United States from his home in London‚ with Fred Karno’s Speechless Comedians. He was so dazzled by the city life that he decided to stay in America. During 1913‚ Charlie joined Keystone Studios in New York City‚ with whom he stared in his first motion picture‚ Making a Living. Charlie spent most of his childhood in orphanages and poorhouses. The poverty he experienced during these years was the inspiration
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most aggressive of the modernist poets‚ who made “Make it new!” his battle cry. He turned to classical Chinese poetry as his source for inspiration. He was the most influential figures of the modernist period‚ and influenced contemporaries like W. B. Yeats‚ Robert Frost‚ William Carlos Williams‚ Marianne Moore‚ H. D‚ James Joyce‚ Ernest Hemmingway‚ and most importantly‚ T. S. Eliot. He promulgated a movement in poetry called Imagism‚ a movement which derived its technique from classical Chinese and Japanese
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was born in 1914 and was named Franklin Delano‚ Jr. as well. He passed away at age 74 in 1988. Their last child was born in 1916 and passed away at 65 in 1981. His name was John. In 1910‚ FDR was elected to the New York State Legislature. There‚ he made a name for himself as a reformer who favored the "average guy" over big business and rooted for an honest government. In 1913‚ he was appointed Assistant Secretary of the Navy and served under Josephus Daniels and President Woodrow Wilson. He began
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