He describes this year as a rather peaceful year in contrast to the years to come. The year 1763 drastically changed the political map and its human geography. Major events such as the proclamation of 1763 created many changes to the geography and the power of the British in North America. This book opened my eyes to the hardships the early American people had to deal with and the chaos in the colonies and in the west. Also, we were able to see the struggles and hardships that the Indians endured with the invasion of their lands.
The frontier definitely moved at a different pace since they had horses and canoes versus cars, ships, planes, etc. Just think about how the Indian trails turned into roads, the roads then turned into turnpikes, then the railroads, etc. Improvements are always being made by each new generation, although, people may not realize the significance of our past history it is definitely a huge part of our present history. We need to understand the different stages of colonial life that brought about our development and advancement. From fur trading, farming, mines, and ranch life, each of these were very important and had a major influence on our economic and political history.
Crooks Monologue Life for me is depressin’. No one to talk to… Just a coupl’ ol’ white fellas givin’ me stick all time: ‘you’re a nigger’. Im fed up of it. I hate that word NIGGER! I just need a frien’ to rely on.
Stradlater, Holden’s roommate, shows phoniness by how he is a “secret slob” also how it annoys Holden to where he gets into a fight with Stradlater over his sloppiness with Jane, which leads Holden to alienating him. Stradlater is a secret slob because as Holden says, “Stradlater was more of a secret slob. He always looked all right, Stradlater, but for instance, you should have seen the razor he shaved himself with. It was always rusty as hell and full of lather and hairs and crap” (35). This is showing Stradlater is a secret slob because he appears all right on the outside, but once someone gets to know him, they know he is slob.
Throughout Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain uses satire to attack what he sees as the hypocritical views of the midwestern society. Nothing is sacred to his words, especially not slavery, politics, human nature or religion. From the first chapter with Miss Watson's preaching about heaven and hell to the performance of the Royal Nonesuch to the dramatic escape planned for Jim, Twain infuses the story with satire to the detriment of our opinion of the river society he is describing. Religion is one of the key victims of Twain's satire. He speaks through Huck declaring it, at least as it was taught, to be irrelevant to the average person's life, "Here she was a-bothering about Moses, which was no kin to her, and no use to anybody, being gone, you see..." (pg.
that finds confirmation of its values everywhere it turns, is quite simply boring” (58-59). Greenblatt’s words apply nowhere better than William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, a play rooted within “historically contingent” (59) values and, at the same time, a play full of obstacles that create moments of “disjunction, disintegration, [and] unevenness.” The Tempest has been viewed from a play of “timeless human values” (Skura 221) to a play promoting the evils of colonialism. No better character than Caliban represents these multiple views. He has been played and seen as everything from the clown to the devil to the victim, each generation reinventing his character. Caliban’s relationship with his master Prospero is also one marked with obstacles, both, in the end, wanting release from their bands, although in entirely different ways.
Britain also saw a significant rise in immigration from its colonies after World War Two as people from Asia, Africa and the West Indies took advantage of their right to settle in the United Kingdom. Britain adopted a different approach to the French in recognising the cultural diversity of its population, recognising that differences in cultures do exist and that they should be respected. However, many people in Britain argued that cultural diversity was leading to the destruction of British culture and traditions and led to rising racial tensions. Like in France where racial tensions led to rioting in the cités, Britain suffered rioting in 1981 in Brixton in London and Toxteth in Liverpool. Immigrants in France accused the police of repression in immigrant communities.
Union resulted in expansion to central Canada, causing a decline in the industrial development and immigration to the Atlantic coast and Maritime Provinces. It also brought upon threats of American invasions. Both the United States and Britain held contending claims to various regions in the western interior of the continent. The lowly populated Rupert’s Land in western Canada was very vulnerable to becoming overtaken by American forces. Americans operated on the belief of Manifest Destiny, in which they believed it was their nation’s destiny to control the whole North American continent.
The British expanded for numerous reasons. However this resulted in positive and negative effects on the conquered lands. British Imperialism was caused by many reasons. They expanded throughout many lands mainly due to economic reasons. According to Documents 3a and 3b, the British created an empire so they could sell cotton and iron goods.
It is clear how Shakespeare cleverly chose characters to represent larger figures that were in play at the time. His characters reveal several times in the play that they actually represent something larger than they. It is also clear that Shakespeare is opposing exploration and how the colonized are treated on their land. In The Tempest, Shakespeare not only uses people to play a part in his allegory, but also spirits, magic, and objects. Almost every aspect of the play alludes to the colonization of the new world.