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    The Importance of Samuel Pepys Diary Imagine witnessing one of the most defining points in the history of England and living to speak of it, Samuel Pepys did just that. Samuel Pepys kept a diary while major events in history went on throughout his life. Pepys began writing his dairy on January 1, 1660 and concluded it in 1669. The diary contained Samuel Pepys inner most personal thoughts and was only intended for personal keeping but went on to become famous. Samuel Pepys diary is one of the most

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    lead to rats and the rats carried the disease. In Samuel Pepys’s diary, he wrote about the plague, how the month ended with great sadness due to all the losses of lives, and finding the total of deaths decreased. From this point, he wrote about the plague in his diary. Samuel Pepys wrote, “... the plague having a great increase this week beyond all expectation….”This comments that “the plague” spread faster than they thought it would. Pepys also says, “... making the general Bill 7000, odd

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    in her fanny. She was speechless but looked angry as Debs and I tried to make out nothing had happened. Elizabeth said little but did not sleep all night from her self-punishment that she felt from her now knowing of my betrayal." Samuel shows little feelings for his wife Elizabeth throughout his diary. As both extracts show his attitude and treatment towards Elizabeth could be common of the attitudes of other men in the 17th century. The stereotypical role for most women

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    The Great Fire Of London

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    searching adventure. However, thanks to Samuel Pepys we have an un-edited, un-filtered first hand account of what it was like to be in the midst of some of the most momentous events in English history. Pepys bore witness to and recorded almost 10 years of experiences which contained the second Anglo-Dutch war, the Great Fire of London, and what living though the Great Plague was like. And while these events can be found in many history books, Samuel Pepys’ diary brings something to the table that

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    Makeup Of Makeup

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    Samuel Pepys did make note of the heavy makeup used by Nell Gwynne and her co-worker Mrs. Knepp on stage, and how frightful he found it, so it is likely that even if makeup, in general, had an artificial look, stage makeup went a few steps further. “Red cheeks connoted youthfulness and health, yellow cheeks age and illness. The eyes were outlined with black and shaded with colored pigment, blue being quite popular. Hair powder was used on the stage as well, and the color of it could be used either

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    Martha Tomhave Blauvelt, in her book The Work of the Heart: Young Women and Emotion, 1780-1830, proclaims that “we need more useful conceptual tools to understand history as men and women actually experienced it.”i Indeed, Blauvelt 's book is an attempt to forge these tools through a meticulous examination of the diaries of young women in America at the turn of the nineteenth century in the hopes of understanding how these women constructed and expressed their emotions. She employs the work of two

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    The film Restoration depicts the 1960-70 time period in London England. During the film, the protagonist Merivel is confined to aiding the ill until he is called upon by King Charles II. As Meriel fulfills his duties as a physician with the king he lives a lavish lifestyle, but also struggles with many conflicts. His work as a physician required him to work on patients that have fallen ill to the bubonic plague. As well as the plague, the tragic Great Fire of London is also referenced in the film

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    Essay on John Hancock

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    In all of American history, there are many men who stand out and emphasize the history ofour country. This man, John Hancock, is one of those extraordinary men that stand out.John’s life began on January 16, 1736 in Braintree, Massachuchetts.John was the middle child of three. He was the son of (Rev.) John Hancock, born on June 1, 1702 in Lexington, Massachuchetts and son of Mary Hawke, born on October 13, 1711 in Hingham, Massachuchetts. Mary was once married before she married John Hancock

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    When I experience Samuel Barber's Adagio with my brother, the message I receive is clear, but it is not the same as the message my brother receives. It is likely that Samuel Barber intended neither. Nevertheless, the piece is effective art, since it communicates messages. Even so, there must have been some intention with which Barber wrote

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    Samuel Beckett may have renounced the use of Christian motifs in Waiting for Godot, but looking at the character of Lucky proves otherwise. We can see Lucky as a representative figure of Christ as his actions in the play carry a sort of criticism of Christianity. His role suggests that the advantages of Christianity have declined to the point where they no longer help humanity at all. If you analyze the poem Waiting for Godot you can see the huge parallels between the character of Lucky and Jesus

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