World War One
The first line in his poem describes the troops as being "like old beggars under sacks". This not only says that the men are tired but that they are so tired they have been compared to old beggers. "Coughing like hags" suggests that these young men who were in their teens were suffering from illness due to the damp, and fumes from the decaying bodies of their soldiers. Another simile Wilfred used is "His hanging face, like a devil's sick of sin'' suggests that his face is probably covered with blood which is the colour representing the devil. He also used a very powerful metaphor "vile, incurable sores on innocent tongues'' this metaphor tell you that the troops will never forget these horrific experiences. As you can see Wilfred Owen has used figurative language so effectively that the reader gets drawn into the poem. The lines Wilfred Owen uses create a image in your mind and can make you feel the pain and sickness for example in one of hes lines he says "If you could hear, at every jolt, the blood come gargling from the froth-corrupted lungs obscene as cancer, bitter as the cud'' this shows us that so many men were brutally killed during this war, their death was so painful and slow it seemed like cancer. Lines like this one play a massiv role in poem it creates such a disturbing image to the reader that it makes them feel bad for sending people to war. . In
Was Oystermouth Castle typical of the castles built in Wales during the middle Ages?
Coursework: Oystermouth Castle Was Oystermouth Castle typical of the castles built in Wales during the middle Ages? The middle Ages? Introduction: I am currently studying Oystermouth Castle. I am going to establish whether Oystermouth Castle was typical of castles built in Wales during the middle Ages. William de Londres a Normal lord built Oystermouth Castle in the town of Mumbles. Therefore, Oystermouth was a Norman castle, built as part of a chain of castles that controlled the Gower land and surrounding villages. In the year 1100 a Norman lord, Henry Beaumont took over Gower and is responsible for most of the building of castles in Gower. Swansea Castle being one of his castles built in 1300. It was a very large castle but there is little of it left, except for round towers and a well. Henry Beaumont gave different parts of land to each of his followers; this was called the feudal system. It was then when William de Londres, a Norman lord, built Oystermouth. The de Londres family owned Oystermouth Castle until about 1200, and then it was given back to the Lord of Gower. The Lord of Gower owned Oystermouth Castle after 1200 until about 1330 and the family was called the de Braose family. Alionara de Mowbray was the last of the de Broase family; she married into the de Mowbray family. The locations of castles were vital, as castles needed to
Am I not a Man and a brother?
An Empathy Essay on Slavery as a Slave Forty years I have worked in the plantation, I am now finally a free man, but has life really been worth living? Like a dog I worked, what is the point of lives as black slaves? The start of the story goes back to sixty years ago when I was a little kid playing with my sister and my mother at the back of our house when father and my elder brothers were out fishing in the pond. Sixty years after that, the memory of the day is as clear as if it was happening yesterday. Two strong men suddenly ran out from behind the tall big tree behind us. One of the men grabbed me and my sister the other grabbed mother and ran off. We kept screaming, but not a soul could hear for there was not any one near us at the time. These two men had waited for this valuable opportunity of the place getting quite for ages, a valuable opportunity for them anyway. The men soon fill our mouths with cloth so we could no longer cry for help. I was ten then. Never again I see my dear father and my good brothers. I was terrifying and I kept screaming as loud as I could but no-one could hear me because I did not make a sound that can be heard within a meter with the cloth in my mouth. We finally arrived to the wood after what it seemed to be years. There we were handed to a group of people from another tribe whose language was different from ours. The men who
'Law and Order in the American West'
'Law and Order in the American West' GCSE History Coursework Essay Questions: ) Describe the problems of living in a newly set up town in the west. 2) Why were towns in the west often violent and lawless places? 3) Analyse the part played by (i) vigilantes (ii) women in dealing with the problems of living in early towns in the west. ___________________________________________________________ Introduction In this piece of coursework I plan to investigate the problems surrounding newly set up towns in the west and why these new settlements were often violent and lawless places. I will also investigate the roles played by vigilantes and women in dealing with the problems faced by the inhabitants of early towns in the West and the positive. ___________________________________________________ (i) Describe the problems of living in a nearly set up town in the west: Many Americans emigrated across the Plains ('The Great American Desert') as a result of various push and pull factors which forced them to abandon their present residence in search of a better life in the West. Since the East and West were separated by the seemingly uninhabitable 'Great American Desert' the only knowledge emigrants had of the West were circulating rumours and stories told by people who had travelled to the West. This included traders such as the Fur Trappers, missionaries who wanted more
Gallic war
Fall of the Roman Republic Summary Option M Rome: The fall of the Republic 78 - 31 BC Principal Focus: Through an investigation of the archaeological and written sources for the fall of the Republic 78 - 31 BC, students learn about significant developments, forces and relevant historiographical issues that shaped the historical period. Students learn about: Political developments in the late Republic - legacy of Sulla - Pompey: significance of military and political career - significance of the consulship of Pompey and Crassus in 70 BC - role and significance of Cicero - First Triumvirate: aims, roles and responsibilities of Caesar, Pompey and Crassus - activities and breakdown of the First Triumvirate - political crises: role of the Senate; use of the army for political purposes; urban violence - role of optimates, populares - Caesar and Pompey: political competition and responsibility for outbreak of the Civil War 49-45 BC - significance of Caesar's dictatorship 2 Wars and expansion - Pompey's extraordinary commands and the Eastern Settlement - Caesar's military activities in Gaul, Germany and Britain - significance of the Mithridatic and Parthian wars 3 Fall of the Republic - impact of Caesar's assassination - formation, activities and breakdown of the Second Triumvirate - rivalry and Civil War between Mark Antony and Octavian: role of Cleopatra
Battlefields Coursework
Battlefields Coursework Question 1: "In what way has your visit to the battlefields added to your understanding of what it was like to be a First World War Soldier" Before I went on the battlefields trip I only knew about what trenches were like from what the text book told me. The text book is however a typical English view, and there is no emotion or understanding involved. Actually going on the trip has shown me what the soldiers would have experienced when fighting in the First World War. Appearance of the Trenches I learnt a great deal about the layout and appearance of the trenches specifically from Bayerwald and Newfoundland Park. Because the trenches have been preserved exactly as they would have been we are able to look at the height, strength and cover given by them. This is in contrast to what I knew before, because from the text book all I had to look at was a cross section drawing made by an English soldier. This drawing may have been biased in his favour because it was aimed at his family and for others, to show the horrors and mistakes made, and try and glean some sympathy out of it. A first hand account of actually walking in the trenches lets you take in much more information, from the sights to the smells. At Vimy Ridge, where the trenches have been preserved in concrete, you get a sense of disorientation and losing your way, and we are able to relate
From the evidence available, trace the development of the Jewellery Quarter in the city of Birmingham. In what way is it unique?
From the evidence available, trace the development of the Jewellery Quarter in the city of Birmingham. In what way is it unique? The Jewellery Quarter is one of the most famous places in Birmingham and is well-known all over the country. Many people choose to have their jewellery made there rather than in any other place. Princess Diana's wedding ring was even made there. The Jewellery Quarter did not just develop overnight however. It took many years to get the Jewellery Quarter to the place where it is now. In the Jewellery Quarter, many items are produced, including chains, bracelets, lockets and rings made out of gold, silver or platinum. Jewellery was also repaired and valued there. (See source 2 - Adverts found in the Jewellery Quarter). The Jewellery Quarter is situated in the area of Hockley in Birmingham, north-west of the city centre. Some of the streets in the Jewellery Quarter are Carver Street, Ludgate Hill, Charlotte Street, Caroline Street and George Street. The land where the Jewellery Quarter is now situated was originally owned by the Colmore family who were from Tournai in France. The father was called William Colmore, and he worked as a cloth merchant, selling and buying cloth. The family, however, made most of their money through astute speculations in land over two centuries. Anne Colmore, who was a member of the Colmore family, obtained a
Elizabeth I portraits
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The Panchayat system as an early form of conflict resolution in Trinidad.
THE PANCHAYAT SYSTEM AS AN EARLY FORM OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN TRINIDAD NATASHA SABRINA RAMNARINE Conflict is a natural element of the human psyche1. In every country, every religion, every culture and every society of the world, there is conflict. Human beings possess the ability to cause harm and create discord wherever they exist. However, they also have the ability to soothe offended parties, correct injustices and penalize the troublemakers. All civilizations have formulated diverse methods of conflict resolution by incorporating factors such as environment, religious and cultural beliefs, history and mode of ethics into their organizations. For instance, when the indigenous peoples of North America were faced with a problem, such as a shortage of food, the members of a tribe would gather around a fire and discuss it. They might offer prayers to their Gods or perform rituals. Such a meeting was called a 'powwow'. Most tribes chose a person of great experience or wisdom to be their leader. Some tribes had several leaders or chose different leaders for different problems.2 Another such system of dispute resolution devised by man is the Panchayat system. The Panchayat system has existed for almost two thousand years in India. It was reconstituted in Trinidad because of the introduction and subsequent settlement of the East Indian immigrants. This paper will attempt to
Jack the Ripper Coursework
Introduction Jack the Ripper is the most notorious murderer of modern times, his name a worldwide symbol of terror. His crimes were macabre and, of course, unsolved. But the victims were comparatively few and the geographical extent of the killing field - extremely limited. Senior detectives on the case never agreed on the true total of the Ripper's victims. Estimates ranged from four to nine. Most modern experts agree that he claimed at least four victims - Mary Nichols, Annie Chapman, Catharine Eddowes and Mary Kelly. There are strong grounds, however, for adding two more; Martha Tabram and Elizabeth Stride, making a probable tally of five or six, all prostitutes, all slain in the late summer and autumn of 1888. Although these crimes are sometimes referred to as the 'Whitechapel Murders' only two of the six were actually committed in Whitechapel. Two were perpetrated in Spitalfields, one in St George's-in-the-East and one in the City. Nevertheless, all of the murder sites are within a single square mile in the East End of London. The Victorian East End was an area of low incomes, unemployment, homelessness and destitution. Such conditions inevitably spawned crime and prostitution. Streets like Dorset Street, Flower and Dean Street and Thrawl Street, at the heart of the murder district, were among the worst in the metropolis. These places were often noted by the police
