involved have mutual respect? Miep Gies‚ the woman who hid Anne Frank‚ is a hero to Ms. Gruwell’s students. What does Miep Gies mean when she tells Ms. Gruwell’s students‚ “You are heroes everyday.”? Describe the transition in Mrs. Gruwell’s classroom from the first day of freshman year through the end of the year – how have the students changed? How has Ms. Gruwell changed? Why is Eva so affected by the ending of Anne Frank’s diary? Have you ever had to overcome a
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Thomas More‚ is a judge who is steadfast and firm in his beliefs. He is not easily swayed by people’s opinions‚ influence‚ threats‚ and intimidation. He objects to endorsing King Henry VIII’s plan of divorcing his wife‚ Catherine of Aragon‚ and marry Anne Boleyn. The King having promoted Sir Thomas to the position of Lord Chancellor of England‚ and Thomas being his long standing friend‚ will automatically guarantee Sir Thomas agreeing to support him. He wants Thomas to publicly endorse his divorce plan
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Within the poem‚ “The Author to Her Book‚” Anne Bradstreet uses a complex metaphor to describe her attitude towards one of her works that was published without her permission. Throughout the poem‚ she compares her anger towards her book to that of an unwanted child. Bradstreet apparently has the attitude of a perfectionist‚ so she did not think her book was worthy of publication. However‚ she was able to get it back and make corrections. Although Bradstreet has a negative attitude towards the publication
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weaker expression than sounds. In the history of sound poetry‚ there is a famous female poet Anne Waldman. Her perspective of the world influences her poems. She combines Buddhism and Sabina’s mushroom theory (explained later) into her poem “Fast Speaking Woman” to make it a chant. Unlike the sound poem “Ursonate” with meaningless words and pronunciations to express emotions‚ “Fast Speaking Woman” by Anne Waldman lightens the poem by filling a variety of English words in a main structure: “ I am
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The pursuit of glory and honour outweighed the security of England in deciding Henrician foreign policy. Although Henry’s foreign policy in this period was greatly influenced by his desire for security‚ both personal and national‚ there is much historiographical debate as to whether it was the primary motive of his actions abroad. In this essay glory and honour will be dealt with together‚ although glory tends to be associated with wartime victory‚ whereas honour is related to the upholding of status
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greatest playwrights and poets of all time‚ was born in April of 1564. He grew up and was raised in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ England. Shakespeare attended the King’s New School in Stratford where he learned basic Latin and English grammar.Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway in 1582 at the age of eighteen. Shakespeare and Hathaway had three children: Susanna‚ Hamnet‚ and Judith. Shakespeare began his career as a playwright working for the Lord Chamberlain’s Men. His work included 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ and 2 narrative
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Looking Outward The Canary Islands- Spaniards’ dress rehearsal for colonization Christoper Columbus (1451-1502)- Tried getting to the subcontinent of India for resources by sailing straight across the Atlantic Rejected by Portugal three separate times (1484) The Nina‚ Pinta‚ and Santa Maria (1492)- Ended up somewhere in the Carribean Fucked shit up‚ killing people and stuff and it wasn’t even India Returned to Carribean many times‚ died clueless and poor Some people think he sucks New World
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before even taking the throne and as a child had seen her parent’s marriage fall apart and also named a bastard. She had been separated from her mother‚ Catherine of Aragon‚ and kept away from the Royal Court by the jealous actions of the Queen Anne Boleyn. Mary had also seen her mother’s religion and the religion of the whole country changed by her father‚ Henry the 8th and his advisers. All these situations shaped Mary’s character into one that was disbelieving‚ cautious and revengeful. Mary
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Does a queen require a king to effectively rule a country? Queen Elizabeth I‚ who ruled England from 1558 to 1603‚ didn’t think so. She was born Elizabeth Tudor‚ to King Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn. However‚ she faced a surprising number of challenges in her lifetime. Her mother was executed when Elizabeth was merely an infant‚ and her stepsister Mary I of England actually attempted to assassinate her for the throne! (“Queen Elizabeth I Facts Summary Info.” p. 1) Despite all of this‚ Elizabeth continued
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HENRY VIII’s ACT OF SUPREMACY (1534) The act of supremacy is a legal text signed by the English Parliament on November 3‚ 1534. This act declared King Henry VIII of England to be the Supreme Head of the Church of England. Henry VIII (born 1491) ruled England from 1509 to 1547 and he was the second monarch of the House of Tudor. He had married Catherine of Aragon in 1510 and after sixteen years only one daughter had survived: Mary (born 1516). By 1526 he was absolutely concerned about the birth
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