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The poem "The Chimney Sweeper" is set against the dark background of child labour that was prominent in England in the late 18th and 19th centuries. At the age of four and five, boys were sold to clean chimneys, due to their small size. These children were oppressed and had a diminutive existence that was socially accepted at the time.
Ever after his discovery of Celia's nauseating dressing room he can never look at women the same way again. In every woman he sees through the powdered wigs and painted faces to the grime beneath. Swift ends the poem by suggesting that if young men only ignore the stench and accept the painted illusion, they can enjoy the "charms of womanhood".
Because SparkNotes provides study guides for literature that include chapter summaries, many teachers see the website as a cheating tool. [7] These teachers argue that students can use SparkNotes as a replacement for actually completing reading assignments with the original material, [8] [9] [10] or to cheat during tests using cell phones with Internet access.
The One Thing You Should Never Do on the Toilet. When nature calls, it may be instinctual to grab your phone before you head to the loo to enjoy a few minutes of peace and catch up on the latest ...
"Cleaning a toilet tank can be a helpful way to keep your toilet bowl clean, since the water that fills your bowl, and sits in your bowl between flushes, comes from the tank," says Adams, who also ...
Many people use bleach to clean their toilets, but it’s a harsh chemical that can damage plastic or rubber parts of your toilet or septic system, and can be corrosive to pipes over time. Vinegar ...
The poem is used in Stan Dane's book Prayer Man: The Exoneration of Lee Harvey Oswald to allude to research that Lee Harvey Oswald was the "prayer man", a man standing on the front steps of the Texas School Book Depository filmed by Dave Wiegman of NBC-TV and Jimmy Darnell of WBAP-TV during the assassination of United States President John F ...
A well-running toilet is essential to a bathroom that's clean, useful, and odor-free. But toilets aren't invincible. Like other parts of the home, toilets need intermittent repairs, especially to ...