In slip-shod measure loosely prattling on‚ Of farm or orchard‚ pleasant curds and cream‚ Or droning flies‚ or shoes lost in the mire By little whimpering boy‚ with rueful face- Come‚ Muse‚ and sing the dreaded washing day (Pg. 70 Lines 1-8) Anna Letitia Barbauld’s poem “Washing Day” is categorized as mock epic. A mock epic is defined as: epic tone and form but for ‘ordinary’ subjects. Another example of a mock epic is Alexander Pope’s The Rape of the Lock (1712). This literary work stands
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and subject matter links to the themes/ideas being explored In the painting‚ “Mona Lisa”‚ by Leonardo‚ the theme of the harmony between humanity and nature is established through his depiction of Mona Lisa and the use of his captivating style. Mona Lisa is drawn in a three quarter pose; she is the focal point and the harmony between humanity and the landscape is achieved through the composition of Mona Lisa; she is placed in foreground‚ set against the Landscape in the background. The connecting
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Lisa Deshaun Leslie-Lockwood‚ more commonly known as Lisa Leslie‚ was born July 7‚ 1972 in Gardena‚ California. She is a now retired American professional women’s basketball player. She was a huge figure during her WNBA(Women’s National Basketball Association) career and was looked up to by many‚ both figuratively and literally. She wasn’t always into sports as a child‚ but somewhere down the line she became one of the most dominant female players to ever play the game of basketball. When Lisa
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1. Latino Politics by Lisa Garcia Bedolla Latino Politics is a book grounded on Dr. Lisa Garcia Bedolla’s research of the experiences of the Latino population living in the United States‚ specifically using the Mexican‚ Puerto Rican‚ Cuban‚ Dominican‚ and Central American experiences as the core of her research. She explores the historical‚ social‚ economic‚ and political factors in conjunction with US foreign policy that have contributed to the mass migration of these Latino groups to the United
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privileged they are. This can sometimes end with them demolishing things for other individuals without contemplat-ing it. They will often ruin it for them more under privileged than themselves. This is what hap-pens in the short story "Number Three" by Anna Metcalfe where an‚ poorly payed‚ Chinese teacher is appointed “International Hostess” for an English teacher named Mr. James from Eng-land. He is hired to educate at a public middle school named "Number Three". Here he requests a higher pay‚ free cleaning
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Friction discloses the particularities of different collaborations that disrupt or develop processes of economic transformations that reflect on landscapes‚ and at the same time accentuates the role that imagination plays in recreating the wild as fields of profiteering. The title is so well chosen‚ that I can’t even begin to write about how significant the idea of ’friction’ should be in understanding the creation of new enclosures. Friction does justice to a real account (not just a romanticized
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In the article “Stuff Is Not Salvation‚” by Anna Quindlen‚ she discusses American materialism and the desire to acquire a greater number of things than needed. Quindlen talks about how television commercials have made it possible to purchase unnecessary things. She discusses how American society over-spends and stuck with financial obligation by mass over consumption of products they do not use. She furthermore discusses how America society has fallen into so much financial obligation and that more
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apart‚ and sadly‚ the latter is a much more frequent outcome. However‚ it is also a beautiful trait of humanity that allows people to come together in solidarity to fight for what they believe to be right. In the article‚ “A Quilt of a Country” by Anna Quindlen‚ she uses past and present anecdotes to build credibility appeal to the audience’s emotions‚ and allusions of discrimination and hatred to unify the citizens of the United States in their individualities; however‚ it also serves as a reminder
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Tone and Diction in Quilt of a Country and The Immigration Contribution Quilt of a Country by Anna Quindlen is an essay written after the 9/11 terror attacks in New York. In this piece Quindlen explains how America is like a quilt‚ and made up of all different cultures sewn together by a common enemy. In her essay Quindlen uses a diction that easy to understand‚ but at the same time it gives you good information. In the first paragraph of the essay the author states “America is an improbable idea
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Leonardo’s Mona Lisa v. Michelangelo’s David The Mona Lisa‚ painted by Leonardo da Vinci around 1503-6‚ is oil on panel. It is a three quarter portrait of a young‚ Florentine woman. She is sitting in a chair with her torso twisting around to face the viewer. Her hands are resting on the arm of the chair. Behind the woman in the background is a landscape very characteristic of many Leonardo paintings. The Mona Lisa was painted toward the end of Leonardo’s career. In contrast‚ the David created by
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