Wikipedia Trail: Haiti to Australia

Wikipedia Trail: Haiti to Australia

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#1: Haiti

I read about the country that I lived in for two summers, plus couple more week long trips. Something new I learned is that French is spoken by 42% of Haitians, I had no idea that many spoke French!

#2: French-based creole languages
I read about the language of Creole created when the French brought African slaves over to the island of the Dominican Republic and Haiti. Creole was formed as the slaves were no longer allowed to speak their native language, so they would write down the language the French were speaking and eventually spoke it for themselves. The writing looked different from French so Creole was formed out of those different spellings over time.

#3: Indian Ocean
I read about the Indian Ocean. The Indian Ocean is the third largest ocean in the world, bounded by Asia, Africa and Australia.

#4: Australia
Australia is the largest country in Oceania and is the 13th largest economically.

Wikipedia Trails: From Shakespeare to English Literature

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William Shakespeare (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare)

Shakespeare: His text and collected editions of text "First Folio" was published by his friends. There were 36 texts, including 18 printed at the same time.

First Folio (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Folio)

"First Folio": Mr. William Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies is the 1623 published collection of Shakespeare's plays. Modern scholars commonly refer to it as the First Folio. The First Folio is considered one of the most influential books ever published in the English language.

Foul Papers (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foul_papers)

Foul papers: Foul papers are the author's working drafts, leading up to the final product. The term is usually made known in the study of the plays of Shakespeare and other dramatists of English Renaissance drama. When the play was finished, a transcript of the papers was made known, by the person who originally created it.

English  Literature (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature#Late_Renaissance:_1625–1660)

English Literature: This is different from the literature of England. It includes the writings of other writers in different European countries, as well as around the world. Until the 19th century, English literature was only bound to Ireland and the UK.

Bibliography: 

English literature. (2018, January 26). Retrieved February 12, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_literature#Late_Renaissance:_1625–1660

First Folio. (2018, February 10). Retrieved February 12, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Folio

Foul papers. (2018, January 23). Retrieved February 12, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foul_papers

William Shakespeare. (2018, February 09). Retrieved February 12, 2018, from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shakespeare