1. Why did the mysterious gentleman and his valet break into the abandoned chateau? a) The valet brings the mysterious gentleman‚ who is also the narrator‚ into an abandoned chateau because the man is injured and he does not want the man to have to sleep outside. 2. What was unusual about the oval portrait? a) The oval portrait was so unusual because it had been hidden in the dark near the bedpost. The painting is of a young girl who looks like she is about to become a woman. The painting
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Phil McGraw once said “There’s a big difference between infatuation and falling in love.” In both stories ‘Araby’ by James Joyce and‚ ‘A&P’ by John Updike‚ two very diverse young men feel they are in love with a girl whom they know very little about‚ and who do not notice them in a romantic way‚ then later in the stories they grasp insight that they do not love these girls. On thus journey of coming to realization that it is not love but infatuation‚ both young men face a series of struggles
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In the short story‚ “A&P” by John Updike‚ the main protagonist--Sammy--finds himself caged and locked in a battle between what is ‘right’ and what is ‘wrong’‚ while also proving himself to be more of an antihero‚ rather than our traditional hero. The first impression we gain about Sammy‚ is that he is a 19 year old boy working the “third check-out slot.” He is a completely normal boy who is merely working a summer job at a grocery store. Does he have any real power here? No‚ not really. All he does
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of Mr. Lyon” defines similarities and differences to the original fairy tale “Beauty and the Beast”. Carter story character compare to original beauty and beast are totally opposite. In original Beauty and the Beast the Beauty is more shy and reserve‚ and the beauty in “The Count Ship of Mr. Lyon” is more confident‚ because author defines beauty as a the modern cultural girl who have more confidence and she is less shy as todays girls are. On the other hand‚ Beauty defines in old cultural in which
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Mona Lisa Smile December 10th‚ 2012 Part A: Using the movie as a source‚ how have roles changed in respect to how women are viewed in society since the 1950s? How have things not changed? Since the 1950s‚ roles have changed in respect to how women were viewed in society. The film Mona Lisa Smile depicts the traditional ideology of a woman’s role in society as a domestic homemaker as well as the new idea of an educated woman. Education was utilised to teach respectable women how to prepare
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Lisa Rowe is an adolescent approximately 18 years of age‚ Caucasian who is currently enrolled in psychiatric hospital. She has been enrolled in this psychiatric institution and has a history of multiple attempts of escape and general disregard for authority during her time in the hospital. She as seen is easily agitated and aggressive in her first meeting with another patient Susana in the psychiatric ward she confront her asking for Jaime and pushing her up against a wall. Lisa enjoys the attention
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many know the infamous portrait of Mona Lisa her portrait tells a story behind her beauty and looks. Her popularized art has captured the attention of many artist and has inspired. Not only known as a piece of art there are also other lost information behind the oil painted portrait. Being one of the self proclaimed and important portrait in history‚Mona Lisa has created and inspired many artist. While being a piece of art‚ a historic figure‚ and the women behind the portrait. That this artwork has
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can be illustrated by looking at the lives of two bishops of Rome. In the year 314 A.D. Emperor Constantine crowned Ylvester as Bishop of Rome. Silvestre lived in luxury with servants helping him at any time. Constantine confessed his sins to Silvestre and asked for his advice. He presided over Church council and had the power‚ prestige‚ wealth‚ pomp and the favor of the Emperor. Explanation of both the disintegration of the West and the survival of the East in the fifth century is not the two
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story with folklore characters.” A fairytale may also contain talking animals as they did in this particular story. This story contains at least five folklore characters that process some human traits. In this case‚ the dog‚ cat‚ goat‚ bull‚ and rooster are all folklore characters. The genre of “How Jack went to seek his fortune” is a fairytale. I don’t feel this story will fit into any of the other genres. 2. What is the exposition of the story? Summarize it in your own words and provide an example
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Constitution How did the The United States Constitution overcome the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation and provide for the organization of the new government? In the 1780s the United States created their first formal government after the colonist won the revolutionary war against the British.The Article of Confederation was a unicameral legislature also every state had a single vote and gave more power to the states not the central government. The Constitutional convention was about how a
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