The Canterbury Tales was important as it was one of the first major works in literature written in English. In the centuries following the Norman invasion, French was the language spoken by those in power. However, Chaucer chose to write in English
<span>The groups responsible for decimating the buffalo herds of the great plains in the late nineteenth century were the railroads and irresponsible hide hunters. Both of which sought to further their prosperity at the cost of those buffalo herds.</span>