Tragedy at Lumba’s Bend Tragedy at Lumba’s Bend By: Delfin Fresnosa Five men were killed early this morning by a prematurely-exploded blast. Words flew fast in the village‚ and before long there was a crowd gathered near the scene of the accident. However‚ not one of them could come very near because the rocks and earth on the mountain side still rolled every now and then. We know were working in the mines did not yet know that there had been an accident. We only came to know of it when we are having
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Yiddish Short Essay When watching the film‚ The Great Dictator by Charlie Chaplin‚ one word came into mind immediately‚ resistance. Resistance is defined as the refusal to accept or comply with something; the attempt to prevent something by action or argument. In this film along with the book Dignity and Despair and the movie The Pianist‚ there was a large portrayal of resistance especially in the ghettos. Each text depicted a different challenge of resistance they performed against the Nazi
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Alina Rozental Mrs. Muzaurieta English 9‚ pd 1A 12/19/2012 9th Short Stories‚ Formal Essay Final “Poor people put a low value on themselves and their efforts” (Daymond John). This represents the great work many underprivileged people must go through to earn simple things that would be easy to acquire for people of a wealthy society. People trapped in a lower class have a difficult time attaining happiness. A poor maid’s daughter struggles for a simple friendship and to gain respect from her
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Beauty is defined as the quality present in a thing or person that gives intense pleasure or deep satisfaction to the mind‚ whether arising from sensory manifestations (as shape‚ color‚ sound‚ etc.)‚ a meaningful design or pattern‚ or something else (as a personality in which high spiritual qualities are manifest). However‚ beauty has been topic of debate in terms of its definition. In order to see what is special about pleasure in beauty‚ we must shift the focus back to consider what is special
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This short essay will focus on the “The Cask of Amontillado” by Edgar Allen Poe‚ in particular‚ his use of dramatic irony and the tragic disparity of awareness we‚ as the reader‚ are privy to. Poe uses irony to cast a sarcastic undertone over his dark story and create a personal‚ almost fraternal relationship between the narrator and the reader. Poe establishes this relationship in the story’s opening referring to the reader directly as ‘you‚ who so well know the nature of my soul’ (Poe). The
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skilled and each rivet was hand crafted. In the British inquiry Harland and Wolff were accused of importing less rivets than were needed and sub-‐standard iron to save money. The rivets used for the majority of the ship were only crafted from iron which is weaker than steel – considered state
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Antigone: The Tragedy Antigone is a Greek play that is part of Ancient Greek literature‚ and it is still important for our society‚ in the twenty-first century. According to George Steiner‚ this play develops five main conflicts throughout it: confrontations between men and women‚ difference in age between characters‚ conflicts between the individual and society‚ the living and the death‚ and religious beliefs. In the play‚ Sophocles develops these conflicts in different ways‚ with the purpose
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Maori 102 Short Essay Haka From an early age‚ New Zealanders from all across Aotearoa have grown up accustomed to the traditional genre of Maori dance known as haka (a challenge‚ song or dance). Exposure to haka is somewhat inevitable given the numerous occasions and reasons haka is performed. Many New Zealanders would associate previous experiences of haka with the likes of the All Blacks‚ childhood school trips to the marae (communal and sacred place that serves social purpose)‚ high school (Murray
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How do the writers interest and satisfy the readers? In this essay‚ I will be analysing three short stories and will be explaining through my writing how the stories interest and satisfy the readers. I will express the aims of the stories through the eyes of my writing and evaluate the short stories in detail. The stories that I will be analysing are all set in different places. The first short story I will be focusing on is “The Sniper”. This is a story written by Liam O’Flaherty‚ which is set
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"A Trampwoman’s Tragedy" According to The Norton Anthology of English Literature‚ Thomas Hardy’s poems often “illustrate the perversity of fate‚” “the disastrous or ironic coincidence‚” or “some aspect of human sorrow or loss…” (Greenblatt). In “A Trampwoman’s Tragedy‚” a narrative poem about people who make terrible decisions that yield terrible consequences‚ Hardy utilizes irony and fate to explore traditional gender roles and their effects on the human condition. The poem contains the sorrow
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