SAMPLE EXAM RESPONSES ENGLISH 222 #1 Knowing the historical context of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe‚ that it was first published during the opening phases of the American Civil War in support of the Union cause‚ one can infer that a theme in the poem is the abolition of slavery. The first stanza does not seem to allude to this theme as it presents a prophetic vision of “the coming of the Lord.” However‚ the first hint of this theme comes in the second stanza: “ I have
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evidences to come to their own conclusions of the truth. The book opens in the tiny village of Horstede‚ England (called Little Horsted today). By car‚ Horstede is only about an hour from Hastings‚ and for the most part it was isolated from the battle that occurred on the 14th of October‚ 1066‚ but it would later feel the impact as the changes implemented by a new king swept across the English landscape. Horstede reflects the everyday life of a commoner in England at that time‚ and for these villagers
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The Battle of Gumbinnen‚ 1914. This battle was initiated by the German eighth army at Stalluponen on 17 August 1914. The eighth armys commander was General von Prittwitz. He was encouraged by the leader of the I corps Hermann von Francois to press ahead with the assult against the Russian first army under Rennenkampf at Gumbinnen. Prittwitz was aware that General Samsonovs Russian second army was making its way towards the south he decided to take them on at the first avaliable opporotunity. The
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Who’s Racist Ralph Ellison’s "Battle Royal" is a story about realization and blindness. It’s about pleasing other’s to belong to a group and fighting to get to the top. "Battle Royal" is about the narrator wanting to please the very people who looked at him as an inferior race. In this story‚ the narrator is moved from idealism to realism. He is awakened to a new world in which he finally sees the prejudice that exists and that is directed toward him. Ralph Ellison uses irony to show the need for
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How ‘The Battle of the Sexes’ is represented Intro ‘a young lady of distinguished birth‚ wit‚ and spirit [who is] a stranger to the world‚ and consequentlt to the dangers of it’. Eighteenth-century amatory fiction generally revolved around scanda woman of innocence being hoodwinked by a lustful man‚ however Fantomina depicts a female character of curiosity who challenges and defies the status quo‚ intensifying and defining the Battle of the Sexes. Characteristics and social status quo The social
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general Belisarius lost a battle at first in 528‚ then completely routed the Persians at Daras‚ near Nisibis (June‚ 530); but on 19 April‚ 531‚ the Romans were defeated near Callinicum on the Euphrates; in September a peace was arranged on fairly equal terms. The emperor then conceived the plan of reconquering Africa and Italy‚ lost to the empire by the Vandal and Gothic invasions. In 533 a fleet of five hundred ships set sail for Africa under Belisarius. In two battles the Romans annihilated the
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will have no respect for it. So therefore‚ we need to battle to save the sea. People will just literally dump any spoiled food items‚ household stuff etc. into the sea. They’ll just have a don’t care attitude about and towards the sea. We need to enforce strict regulations on people who love to dump trash in the sea. It they’re caught doing so‚ they should pay a high fine that they can’t afford and be thrown into jail. Secondly we need to battle to save the sea because the sea is a gift from God‚
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Billy Bryce Mr. Allen AP English 11 August 10‚ 2013 The Battle Against Injustice Chaos. Love. Heartbreak. Loss. These were emotions many in Nazi Germany had to deal with‚ often at the same time. Markus Zusak’s novel The Book Thief perfectly illustrates the struggles and injustices these people had to deal with on a daily basis. The novel follows Liesel Meminger‚ a young girl living with foster parents‚ Hans and Rosa Hubermann‚ in fictional Molching‚ Germany during World War II. She became
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The Battle of Lexington and Concord The battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the American Revolutionary War‚ marking the ‘shot heard around the world.’ Pursuing several years of mounting tensions and the livelihood of Boston troops‚ the military governor of Massachusetts‚ General Thomas Gage‚ began moving to secure the colony’s military supplies to keep them from the patriot militias. His proceedings received official consent on April 14‚ 1775‚ when orders arrived from the secretary
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The crusades were a series of religious battles fought in the 11th century between Christians and the Muslims. The third crusade‚ fought between Saladin and Richard the lion hearted between June7 and July 15‚ was critical for the Muslims. It was the third crusade which was fought between two very influential political leaders‚ Saladin Ayubi and Richard the lion hearted. Saladin led a series of expeditions to bring‚ Jerusalem‚ the third holiest city back under the Muslim control. This would allow
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