"Benjamin Franklin-More Than a Revolutionary"

Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the fifteenth child out of seventeen and was the tenth son. He went to business school from age eight to ten. Then he went to work for his father as a soap maker. He didn't enjoy it, and went to work for his brother as a printing press instead. Benjamin had many other careers in his life he was a printer, author, diplomat, philosopher, inventor and a scientist. Benjamin had many inventions that improved our live such as the first library, the Franklin stove, and the first volunteer fire fighter company. All of these inventions we still use today. The library we use to take out books for free and return them on time. We use the Franklin stove to cook our food. And we have a volunteer Fire Department to take out the fires. Benjamin Franklin was a great inventor When Ben was about fifteen he left Boston with his brother James and went to Philadelphia. James and he arrived in October 1723. Ben made many friends such as the Governor of Pennsylvania, Sir William Keith. Sir William told Ben to go to London to finish his training as a printer and to buy equipment to start his own printing establishment. Ben agreed and set sailed for England. He obtained employment at two of the foremost printing houses in London, which were Palmer's and Watt's. In October 1726 Ben returned to Philadelphia. In September

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"Blake is primarily a religious poet." Explore some of the ways in which Blake treats the Church and religion in the Songs of Innocence and Experience.

"Blake is primarily a religious poet." Explore some of the ways in which Blake treats the Church and religion in the Songs of Innocence and Experience. Paul Appleton Throughout "Innocence" and "Experience," many poems incorporate religious views and imagery. Blake presents many contradicting views on the Church and religion, the contrast being particularly clear between "Innocence" and "Experience." Within the "Songs of Innocence" a child-like portrayal of Church and religion is portrayed. Throughout "Innocence" there are many references to "The Lamb" representing Jesus Christ who was the Sacrificial Lamb, as shown in the poem "The Lamb." Another common image of religion used by Blake is that of religion as the Shepherd, the Shepherd is "watchful" and ever watching over his sheep, protecting them, Blake is showing religion as being ever-present and constantly present. This is a very child-like and partial view of Christ. Religion is portrayed in a child like manner, as is Christ in the poem "On Another's Sorrow," Christ is portrayed as "[giving] his joy to all" as he is embodied both within an "infant small" and "men of woe." Also in "On Another's Sorrow," religion is seen as immanent, as God "gives to us his joy." A simple view is portrayed: one that God is ever present and is there within everyone. Images of the Church and religion are juxtaposed to images of joy, fun and

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To what extent do major sporting events boost, local, regional and national economies?

To what extent do major sporting events boost, local, regional and national economies? The term 'economic impact' used in isolation is interpreted in different ways in both short and long term. Therefore, UK sport has adapted the following definition within its major events strategy: 'The net economic change in a host community that results from spending attributes to a sports event or facility'. (Turco and Kelsey 1992) I will look at how Major Sporting events within the U.K; boost the local, regional and national economy. I will use examples of sporting events held within the U.K and assess whether or not they have been beneficial to the local, regional and national areas Stimulate and reinforce sports development Employment impacts Investment in infrastructure Showcasing Britain across the world Establish trade and investment links between regions in the country Transport links improved Developing cultural and artistic programmes Global Event (2012 London Olympic bid) National (Manchester Commonwealth games) One-Off (F.A Cup Final, Millennium Stadium) Advantages Advantages Advantages Regeneration and New housing Employment - 9,000 full time jobs, Businesses will

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The Population Growth of London 1801 - 1881

The Population Growth of London 801 - 1881 At the turn of the 19th century, London was populated by close to a million people. London was becoming a World City and its economy was rapidly changing in structure and character. It provided financial services on a national and international level, and provided a market for local, national and international goods, therefore becoming a centre of innovation where all things exciting and new arrived in London first. The growth of the economy provided vast employment opportunities attracting thousands of migrants and immigrants to the Capital. By the end of the century, the population of London had quadrupled to almost four million. This rapid rise in population is illustrated in fig.1. We can see that the curve is steeper after the 1830s - 40s period. This is because of the development of the railways, underground and tramways, resulting in the acceleration of population growth in the suburbs of London. Fig. 1 While London reaped the benefits of this explosive growth and the domination of world trade, it paid the price of untold squalor and filth. London suffered massive social problems - the divide between the rich and the poor was too great. Many migrants and immigrants who travelled to London to start a new life were disillusioned by the glowing reputation of the Capital, and found often found themselves in terrible poverty

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A Comparison Between William Wordsworth's 'Upon Westminster Bridge' and William Blake's 'London'

English GCSE Coursework Poetry A Comparison Between William Wordsworth's 'Upon Westminster Bridge' and William Blake's 'London' The English Romantic period spanned between 1789 and 1824. This period was not so-called until the mid 19th century when readers began to see six different poets as part of the same movement. These poets were William Blake, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Lord Byron, Percy Shelly and John Keats. Some aspects of Romantic poetry were; there was an increasing interest in nature; there was an increased interest in landscape and scenery; human moods were connected to the moods of nature. Although the six poets cohered to create the English Romantic movement they were all extremely different with different styles. Blake is described as an artist, a lyric poet, a mystic and visionary and during the 19th century his works were not regarded as important as they are now and many people questioned Blake's sanity. Today in the 20th century he is regarded as an original and important poet. Wordsworth is without a doubt one of the greatest sonneteers of all time. Writing over 500 sonnets during his lifetime, he revived this form back into widespread use. Blake took more of a critical view of Wordsworth's poetry. Blake commented that 'Wordsworth's pantheistic natural piety made him a heathen philosopher at enmity against all true poetry' while

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Compare and Contrast the two poems, 'London' and 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge'

Compare and Contrast the two poems, 'London' and 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge' Both of the poets write about London in their poems. There is one big difference between the form and the structure 'Composed Upon Westminster Bridge' is written in the form of a sonnet where as the 'London' poem is just a four verse poem, each verse having four lines. Comparing the poems with one another I first picked up that they are equally written from first person perspectives which helps to express that these are the writer's real thoughts and feelings of the great city. Blake doesn't concentrate on the general scene: Like the buildings or the natural landscapes, He sees beyond all this and he thinks of the people who live there. He explains how everyone is sad and hopelessly depressed, he points out the prostitutes have no other means of earning money than to sell themselves and how the soldiers have to put their lives on the line whenever the king decides. He makes it interesting as he uses a lot of repetition in each stanza to emphasize his views, ''in every cry of every man, in every cry of infants fear, in every voice, in every ban''. Five uses of the word every in three lines symbolize that he wants a point to be put across to the reader. It draws more attention to what is different. In the phrase, he speaks of a black church saying God does not help people with their pointless

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Why did the murders attract so much attention in 1888? The notorious Jack the Ripper left many, if not all of east Londoners living in trepidation and fear

Why did the murders attract so much attention in 1888? The notorious Jack the Ripper left many, if not all of east Londoners living in trepidation and fear. Speculations began flying around like a flock of pigeons, and soon all of London was playing Chinese whispers. The printing machines were left hot from the many newspapers being printed, its head lines containing with big, bold writing; Jack the Ripper at it again. Well known for his terrible and gruesome attack on women, his mutilations of the body was certainly jaw dropping and utterly horrific. Yet with such an over crowded city and the population increase in the east end, how can one man grab the attention of thousands? Influenced In London 1888, it was a city of rags as well as the riches. The population was increasing due to the great business opportunities in London at the time. The poorer became even more poor than usual and women had no choice but to resort themselves to using their assets to their advantage. Prostitution became a well known self employment, as thousands of women deduced or forced out of starvation sunk as low as selling themselves. Here Jack the Ripper comes to the equation. With the 'network of narrow, dark and crooked lanes', Jack the Ripper attacked his first victim Marry Ann Nicholls on Friday 31st August. The intensity and 'effort' put into the murder shocked the local terribly. The

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Analyse and compare both versions of William Blake's the chimney sweeper, How does Blake evoke our sympathy in these poems

Analyse and compare both versions of William Blake's the chimney sweeper, How does Blake evoke our sympathy in these poems The first version of the Chimney sweeper In the next to last line of the first stanza, the cry "'weep! 'weep! 'weep! 'weep!" is the child's attempt at saying "Sweep! Sweep!" which was the chimneysweeper's street cry. This poem shows that the children have a very positive outlook on life. They make the best of their lives and do not fear death. At the end of the first stanza the poet says "your chimneys I sweep, and in soot I sleep" this is getting the reader involved in the poem and making the reader feel sorry for him. Although our chimney sweep has a sad tale to tell he himself comforts another boy, Tom Dacre, by talking to him until he falls asleep. The poem then reflects the demons that enter little Tom's head as he sleeps. He dreams of many other chimney sweeps that have suffered the same fate as him. His dream of death and angels has a happy ending, so in the morning he awakes and trudges off into the dark and cold morning "happy and warm" convinced that by doing his job well he has nothing to fear. 2nd Version In the first sentence it's emphasised that the chimneysweeper is a child who has been sold into labour by his parents, the second line "Weep! Weep!" is mentioned again, this is because of the child's pronunciation of 'sweep'.

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William blake Poetry

William Blake course work William Blake was a man who only thought of bettering our society through his actions and poetry. He started working life as engraver's apprentice, he grew up in a time know as the "Age of Reason", and produced most of his work during this time as, he was a pioneer of this time. His work was called radical as well as his thinking this is because his revolutionary ideas were against all that the society of the time knew. Blake's thinking reduced the church and its institutions to tools of repression, this was because of the churches over ruling power and control of the general people and the society willingness to obey through fear of being punished or sentenced to an eternity in hell. His attitude to try a liberate the human sprit and freedom of thought was powered by his experience of being tried for sedition, this made his thinking very powerful because the church/institution tried to oppresses and control his to which he replied by ridiculing the church through his inspiring poetry. Holy Thursday The subject of this poem is about Holy Thursday and the lies and the "make-up" face they put on. The type of social injustice that is shown in this poem is towards children and how they are treated badly and used for the churches gain. The themes in this poem are of repression and greed, these are shown by how the children are being used to up the

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London a literary guide through the eyes of writers of the time.

London a literary guide through the eyes of writers of the time The writers of the time, express their different opinions and views of London using a range of vocabulary and moods within their writing and poems. Writing a poem in this day and age is a lot different to the kind of poem that was written in the mid/early 1800's. The general impression given by the writers of the time was that of a subtle message hidden within their words, these messages will hope fully be revealed and displayed within the following article. In the list of great writers within the 1800's familiar names such as William Blake, William Wordsworth, Grace Nichols, Bill Bryson and the famous writer Charles Dickens. Here is some background concerning these famous writers briefly describing their backgrounds and possible opinions. William Blake The first impression of 'London' written in a poetic form was created by William Blake entitled 'London'. William Blake is one of the most original British poets and is also a major artist he added sketches and engravings to illustrate his poem and emphasis the mood of the poem. Many people think he was mad due to his wild and different style of writing; the content he expressed in his poems was so different to that of his time people could not appreciate it for its true worth. An extract from the poem: 'London' by William Blake. 'In every cry of every

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