Kingston upon Hull Essays

  • "To His Coy Mistress"

    860 Words  | 2 Pages

    He got his prmary education at Hull Grammar school. At only the age of twelve, he attended Trinity College at Cambridge University. Marvell traveled to Europe, where he was given the role of tutoring the daughter of Sir Thomas Fairfax. Marvell wrote mostly lyrics poems. That helped build careers of other poets that had similar writing ideas. In 1659, he decided to drift away from poetry and ofcus on his political career. From there, he served the consitituency of Hull in Parliment until he died in

  • Isomia Thomas

    799 Words  | 2 Pages

    not very much into visual communication. However, that did not stop Andrew. While the town was focused on cattle and hard labor, Andrew focused on expressing his feelings. Before the town could recognize Marvell's talent, he and his family moved to Hull, Yorkshire. This migration happened because Andrew's father became a lecturer in that city. The move did not disturb Andrew much, however. He continued to do what he loved- write (poemhunter.com). When Andrew Marvell was just a pre-teen, his work started

  • How Much Weight Can Float Your Boat?

    801 Words  | 2 Pages

    very important to make sure that the load of your cargo is balanced or the chance of capsizing a boat is greatly increased. When weight is added to a vessel, the boat will start to lower in the water, but it will not sink because of the shape of the hull. Many boats are designed with a flat-bottom because they are able to hold more in their cargo hold. The only problem with the flat-bottom design is weight distribution. If there is too much weight on one side than another, your boat is prone to capsize

  • Robert Herrick and Andrew Marvel

    1125 Words  | 3 Pages

    his death in 1674 (par. 1). The majority of Herrick’s work was in the Hesperides (par. 1). This also contained his Noble Numbers, which are religious poems (par. 1). A few of his poems contained in the Hesperides are, “The Argument of His Book”, “Upon the Loss of His Mistresses”, “The Vine”, and “Delight in Disorder”(par. 1). Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” is mainly about seizing the day and not letting time pass by. In lines one through four, it speaks of gathering flowers

  • Exploring the Unusual: Polydactyl Cats

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    Polydactyls Cats are exotic creatures. They move like silk, purr like thunder and sit motionless as they regard us with an inscrutable gaze. They can be aloof mannequins, sitting still enough to be mistaken for a statue, or crazy hellions bouncing off the furniture and drapes. Earlier societies who viewed these strange traits and the cats’ nocturnal habits as signs of devilment must have found it terrifying to see that some even appeared to be growing thumbs. Commonly called thumb cats, mitten cats

  • The Meaning from Within

    669 Words  | 2 Pages

    J. R. R. Tolkien is a very accomplished writer who has had many published works. Tolkien uses his life experiences in a creative way to portray meaning into his text. Evidence of this is clearly presented through his most notable work, The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. He used these books as a medium, to express events and experiences that he lived through first hand. All of his books are a timeless way for him to express himself and his ideas to generations to come. J.R.R. Tolkien was born in 1892

  • Two Types of Leases

    2011 Words  | 5 Pages

    A lease is an interest in land that permits the holder to enjoy the land for the duration of the lease. There are two types of leases: fixed term and periodic tenancies. The former may exist for any period of time provided the maximum duration is fixed while the latter is characterized by payment at a regular fixed interval such as weekly, and it continues to be automatically renewed until either the landlord or tenant chooses to terminate the lease. In contrast, a licence is a personal authorization