It says “Then later at dinner the King arranged the seating and joked with all…”, saying that Henry VIII and his nobility share more than a work relationship and can laugh and joke together. This type of behaviour indicates that Henry VIII probably had little friendships with some of his nobility. But in Source 2 the nobility have angered the King by blatantly disregarding his orders and breaking his laws. When asked to assemble ‘as many able men for war as they can muster from their estates’ some nobles were preparing hired men that are paid for their duties, not men from their tenants or members of household. When Henry VIII was informed of this it say “The King commands this to cease forthwith, and orders those who have made such arrangements to remedy the situation or bear the King’s anger and indignation, to their great danger and peril.”.
Now Pompeii is a time capsule and a tourist cite. Stuck in time, holding the memories of its former glory. Pompeii was Originally settled around the 7th century BC. Due to the earlier eruptions of mount Vesuvius there was lots of rich volcanic soil and this let the people grow lots of crops. Pompeii was a large trading center and it attracted people from many
The fire was 100% contained on September 2, 2007. It was declared controlled on October 29, 2007. The fire was started as a result of sparks from a grinding machine on private property which was being used to repair a water pipe. By August 12 "significant" progress was being made on the fire through the combined efforts of fire fighters and aircraft. Fire fighters were able to turn the direction of the fire away from the Paradise Road community.
• Sites also tend to reveal more about the wealthy and literate than the poor, particularly women. • Viewing evidence through modern, western eyes i.e. each room has one purpose – didn’t in Rome. • Concerns in relation to the possible bias in sources Eruption and the Last Agonies of Pompeii and Herculaneum Warning Signs • Vesuvius had apparently been dormant for a very long time • According to Vulcanologists there is a strong link between the magnitude of an eruption and the preceding period of dormancy • It is estimated that the thermal energy released during the AD 79 eruption would have been approximately 100,000 times that of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima in 1945. • The massive Earthquake in AD 62, described by Seneca, indicates that the volcano was returning to life.
Recalling that the ground trembled recently, and noticing that the soil felt hot under his bare feet, he hurried to town to tell the mayor and to bring some people back with him. When they all returned, black was smoke billwoing from a hole 30 feet deep. The first explosion came that very night, shoting a thick column of smoke, ciders, and ash more than a mile into the air. More explosions followed every few seconds, throwing masses of rock that varied from the size of a walnut to size of a house. Lava began to flow to days later, and the newborn volcano continued yo erupt from many
Part 1 of Chapter 3 After the confusion and chaotic time of the Puritans, Kayden decided it was time to move up to the Enlightenment times. This time as himself, and not as an apparition. He called Alani and told her to set the time dial on the machine to the time of Benjamin Franklin and Patrick Henry. Kayden ended up at a dinner party, and boy was he under dressed with his sneakers, jeans, and leather jacket. Surrounding him were many of the founding fathers of the nation, chatting and sipping on fine wines and champagnes.
How are the Birlings presented prior to the Inspectors entrance in ‘An Inspector Calls’? In the beginning of the play the Birlings are having a family dinner to celebrate the engagement of Sheila, Mr Birling’s daughter and Gerald Croft. The Birling Family come across as your average middle-class family; Mr Birling, a wealthy business man who owns a factory; his wife, Mrs. Birling who is a social climber and is very concerned about her appearance; Eric, Mr Birling’s son, who is quite uneasy; Sheila, Mr Birling’s daughter who is being engaged to Gerald and Gerald who is the son of one of Mr. Birling’s business rivals. Mr Birling is a self-made industrial businessman who shares capitalist values; you can tell this from some of the things he says. He is very business orientated as even when he is meant to be celebrating his daughter being engaged to her love he sees the benefits it will have for his business.
He meets this pretty woman who is the mother of Ernie whom Holden thinks he is a bastard. While they were talking, Holden asks her, “Would you care for a cocktail?” (P57). She merely says “yes” that she thinks Holden is underage, thus, she refused. But she smokes which was an unusual thing to do nowadays. Furthermore, New York has prostitutes who would like to satisfy their body and involve in sex trade.
This new era was known as a time filled with glamour and opulence wilder than anyone could imagine. The wealthy thrived and those not as fortunate celebrated in ways they could afford. Jazz often got connected with alcohol, intimate dancing and “other socially questionable activities”. It became popular on the radio, in pubs, and speakeasies (illegal pubs) all over New York and Chicago. The famed “flapper” style of dress appeared alongside this new trend as women started to rebel against the social norms.
Fitzgerald wrote his novels and short stories so that everyone could relate to his high class characters of the Jazz Age. Fitzgerald attracted culture focus to glamour, advertising, consumer goods, and automobiles. The American culture was going through a makeover. Fitzgerald advertised the new criminal concept of bootlegging and also women publicly drinking and smoking; a taboo in past years. This shifted the morals of American society, such as embellishing Infidelity.