Category Short Assignments

Samuel Murphy Sassoon poems COL. Miller ENG 205 WX 4/13/18 The speaker of this author could be a soldier explaining the upcoming event. Sassoon describes the moments before the Allies attack the Germans. Tanks crushing barbwire fences, men crawling out… Continue Reading →

Samuel Murphy Hugh Selwyn Mauberley poem COL. Miller ENG 205 WX 4/12/18   The way Ezra Pound presents this poem is to see how a soldier finally knows the truth about the Great War.  Young men who wanted to fight… Continue Reading →

Samuel Murphy “Dulce Et Decorum Est” Short  Assignment Col Miller ENG 205 Wx 4/11/18 Wilfred Owens writes the poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” explaining the horrors of the Great War. He explains the tragedy of himself witnessing a solider succumbing to… Continue Reading →

Samuel Murphy 3/6/18 COL. Miller ENG 205 WX   “The Man Who Would Be King” Summary   In the Paul Fussell article, Irony, Freemasonry, and Humane Ethics in Kipling’s “The Man Who would be King”, he expresses his arguments of… Continue Reading →

Samuel Murphy Col Miller ERH 205 WX 2/9/18     “Take a soldier, Take a King” The article entails how the art of war and militarism was an important message throughout the movie. The Laurence Olivier version of Henry V,… Continue Reading →

Samuel Murphy Col Miller ENG 205WX 2/6/18 Henry V: King, Chorus, and Critics The article explains the how the Chorus asserts itself as a character in Shakespeare’s plays. Shakespeare wasn’t told how to write his plays, so in this case… Continue Reading →

Samuel Murphy Col Miller ENG 205WX 1/30/18                                        Anti-feminism and Knighthood   In Chaucer’s time, England was barraged interesting and controversial social norms. From the Plague and the Peasant’s Revolt to Anti-feminism and Knighthood, Chaucer’s England was far from dreamy society…. Continue Reading →

Samuel Murphy COL Miller ENG 205 WX 1/20/18 In the prologue of the Canterbury Tales, the Knight is described as a reputable man with courtesy, fame, and liberality He is also a man of sage, bearing and trustworthiness. He campaigned… Continue Reading →