British Empire
Macbeth
Dystopias
Old Vers to New Nonsense
Immigration - US
100

This country was the biggest country in the British Empire and is still part of the Commonwealth

Canada

100

This Scottish king receives a prophecy from three witches that he will one day become king, spurring him to commit regicide.

Macbeth

100

this genre describes a community or society that is extremely bad or frightening. It is often treated as an antonym of utopia.

Dystopia

100

"The first rule of Fight Club is: You do not talk about Fight Club." This iconic line is delivered by this character.

Tyler Durden

100

This famous New York City statue, a gift from France, has become a symbol of welcome and freedom for immigrants arriving in the United States.

The Statue of Liberty

200

This event is a big part of Irish history and helped pave the way to Irish independence

The Easter Rebellion

200

Macbeth is haunted at a banquet by the ghost of this murdered friend.

Banquo

200

In this dystopic short story the government uses technology in order to handicap people who excel in something

Harrison Bergeron

200

This famous short story by Dickens features this family, who seems to be doing better than everyone else. It has since become a word that means  "an important person"

Bigwig

200

According to this President the immigration crisis could partly be solved by a wall

Donald Trump

300

The author of "shooting an elephant"

George Orwell

300

After Macbeth orders the murder of Macduff's family, this is the act Macduff vows to carry out in revenge.

Kill Macbeth

300

This short story is set in a dystopian future where society is dominated by technology and people are isolated and disengaged from one another.

The Pedestrian
300

In this short story the protagonist, accompanied only by a dog, ventures out into the Yukon wilderness on a dangerously cold day.

To Build a Fire

300

The artist has assembled a set of 300 installations around New York City, based around the concept of fences and borders, to showcase the ‘narrow-minded’ attempts used to ‘create some kind of hatred between people’

Ai Wei Wei

400

a policy of extending a country's power and influence through colonization, use of military force, or other means

Imperialism

400

In Act 1, Scene 3, the three witches greet Macbeth with this title, predicting his rise to power.

The Thane of Cawdor

400

This dystopian short story start with the following lines: 

With a clamor of bells that set the swallows soaring, the Festival of Summer came to the city

____, bright-towered by the sea. The ringing of the boats in harbor sparkled with flags.

Those who Walk away from Omelas

400

In the poem Dulce Et Decorum Est, soldiers are described as "bent double, like old beggars under sacks" and "coughing like hags." This vivid imagery portrays the soldiers' condition as they trudge through the mud.

Similes

400

This iconic New York Harbor entry point, operational from 1892 to 1954, processed millions of immigrants arriving in the United States.

Ellis Island

500

The poem addresses the imperialist and colonial attitudes of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The poem urges Western countries to take up the "burden" of empire-building and to civilize non-Western peoples. 

White Man's Burden

500

a dramatic device in which a character speaks aloud their inner thoughts and feelings, usually when they are alone on stage

A soliloquy

500

this philosophical idea encourages actions that ensure the greatest good for the greatest number. 

utilitarianism 

500

This Romantic poem by William Wordsworth describes the poet's encounter with a field of daffodils.

I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud

500

The US received the second most amount of immigrants from this country in 2022

India