Nicholas Carpenter ERH205WX Reflective Essay, 4 May 2020 Help Received: Spellcheck; previous assignments; comments on first draft Word Count: 984 A significant practice to understand in British culture is imperialism. Beginning in the 16th century Britain began efforts to secure overseas colonies, and the British Empire survived well into the 20th century before evolving into […]
End-of-Term Exercise on Identifying British Cultural Practices, Values, Matters of Interest/Concern, Perspectives HELP RECEIVED: Previous work from class; spellcheck; googled when the Church of England started; added information based on peer assignments for the 4/24/2020 homework (noted in-text) Look back at the assignments and reflections that you did this semester, and then write beneath each […]
End-of-Term Exercise on Identifying British Cultural Practices, Values, Matters of Interest/Concern, Perspectives HELP RECEIVED: Previous work from class; spellcheck; googled when the Church of England started Look back at the assignments and reflections that you did this semester, and then write beneath each title what you find to be some of the most interesting and […]
Nicholas Carpenter ERH 205WX-03 Short Assignment 17 April 2020 Help Received: Spellcheck Sassoon, “Aftermath.” Part 1: Sassoon wrote this poem in 1920 and it asks the reader to not forget the events and experiences of the war. Part 2: The first technique I found interesting and effective was the repetition of “Have you forgotten yet?…” […]
Nicholas Carpenter ERH 205WX Short Assignment, 15 April 2020 Help Received: Spellcheck Sassoon, “Attack.” Part 1: The subject of this poem is a morning attack, as the title might suggest. The first few lines describe the scenery, and then the tanks, artillery, and infantry are introduced, each playing a part in the attack. Part 2: […]
Nicholas Carpenter “Dulce et Decorum Est” Short Assignment, 10 April 2020 Help Received: Spellcheck, googled the Latin lines Question 1: Changes in the manuscripts. A difference between the final version and the manuscripts is that the manuscripts include four lines (from “Then somewhere near the front…” to “…Poison hit us in the face”) which are […]
The main theme in The Man Who Would Be King is about imperialism. What Kipling’s writing suggests about British culture is that the British people were proud to be a part of their great empire, but also had concerns over the best way to govern the colonies. Kipling’s short story shows two loafers who get the […]
Nicholas Carpenter ERH 205WX; 25 March 2020 Help Received: Spellcheck, article itself Article Summary – Fussell The article by Paul Fussell, Jr, starts off by describing what sort of writing Kipling was best at. Fussell says that Kipling struggled to create long stories, and thus his long novels were “predestined to be disappointments.” However, Kipling […]
Nicholas Carpenter British Literature – Henry V Short Assignment, 14 Feb Help Received: Shapiro Handout; Henry V Henry V was apparently a new take on an old play. Several people and circumstances influenced Shakespeare in the writing of this play. As the handout notes, Lancelot Andrewes’s sermon and the war in Ireland affected how Shakespeare […]
Nicholas Carpenter ERH 205-WX – The Peasants’ Revolt Help Received: See works cited, in-text citations added Feb 25th Word Count: 428 The Peasants’ Revolt began on June 10, 1381. Rebels attacked Canterbury and Essex and beheaded their opposition, and rioters in London burned John of Gaunt’s palace. On June 13 an army of rebels, reportedly […]