THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON The Great Fire of London was a disaster that spread throughout the City of London in September 1666. Preceded by bubonic plague which struck England in 1665‚ the fire was another disastrous event that threatened Londoners in the seventeenth century. Medieval in its street plan‚ the City of London with timber buildings and very narrow streets had been threatened by several minor fires before. Yet the risk of the fire of 1666 was increased by a long period of severe drought
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William Blake’s "London" is a representative of English society as a whole‚ and the human condition in general that outlines the socio-economic problems of the time and the major communal evils. It condemns authoritative institutions including the military‚ royalty‚ new industries‚ and the Church. Blake’s tone creates a feeling of informative bitterness‚ and is both angry and despondent at the suffering and increasing corruption of London’s society. Blake’s sophisticated use of notation like
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Essay on London by William Blake. Question- Identify a poem that makes a social or political statement. Explain what statement is being made and‚ with close references to the text‚ analyse the literary conventions used to convey the statements. Further‚ explain how this helps you gain a stronger understanding of the poem`s main theme(s). I have chosen the poem London by William Blake; I will explain how Blake is making a social and political statement by addressing the inequality and oppression
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David Fox Rouse Period 6 English III AP 5/5/14 London fog is seen by many as an inevitable force that has plagued the area for centuries. The fog fills the air with a thick cloud that coats the city and everyone inside. Tim Goodwin believes the fog is a manmade force that acts as a parasite against the city. While Charles Dickens sees the fog as a shadow of the city that creeps around everywhere. Both passages clearly regard this topic with a different purpose and style‚ but still gives the viewer
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cultural trend referred to as “Swinging London. During the late 1950s and 1960s‚ the Swinging London scene‚ turned over a new leaf in British culture. This post-war was full of fashion‚ music‚ and cinema conveyed through the idea of individualism. People steered away from conformity and individual freedom. Over a century earlier‚ Mary Shelley’s 1818 Gothic novel‚ Frankenstein‚ was published‚ depicting rebirth from the dead. and it wasn’t until Swinging London that horrific and gory adaptations of Frankenstein
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total of London has grown. Explain why this growth has occurred. Industrialisation and urbanisation are two of the many factors that have influenced and contributed to the growth of London’s population from the 17th century to the present day and beyond. Up until the mid 20th century London progressed to further the capital to not only England but also the UK and eventually the empire‚ where the majority of the world in the 19th century was governed by London. Between 1600 and 1800 London went
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development and the organization of the London riots? From the 6th to the 10th of August‚ the UK suffered from clashes with the police‚ rioting‚ arsons and lootings which spread from London across the country resulting in five deaths and 1500 arrests and a lot of accusations towards social media. The initial riot began as a response to the death of Mark Duggan‚ who had been fatally shot by special police forces two days earlier in Tottenham‚ an area of London which is well known for its difficulties
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many of the men didn’t know what they were getting into. Jack London is a well-known author who based a couple of his stories in the Yukon near Alaska. The main theme in both stories is man’s struggle for survival. In “Love of Life” and “To Build a Fire”‚ both men are lost in the Yukon wilderness. London’s style is a steraight-forward; he describes the men’s circumstances in lifelike detail. The vividness of these details sets London apart from other authors in this time period. Jack London’s life
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In the aftermath of the Bubonic plague‚ which had decimated the population and ruined the living conditions‚ the Great Fire of London struck the medieval city at the end of a dry summer in 1666. The fire started as an innocent blaze in a bakery‚ but due to lack of immediate response‚ turned into a giant inferno that raged for 3 days and ravaged London (Tinniswood 42). Despite the suspicions of the paranoid city dwellers‚ the official statement issued by the Parliament on the cause of the Fire was
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“The Principles of Biology.” 2. What is socialism? Why was London attracted to it? Socialism is the stage between the age of capitalism and communism‚ but many Americans saw it as the cure to economic‚ social‚ and political problems. London was attracted to it because it related to individualism and he had a deep concern for the social welfare of others. 3. What is social Darwinism? What were its origins and how did London interpret this philosophy? Social Darwinism was a socialogical
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