Medieval Castles and their Interior Maura Kennedy British Lit. Period 2 12-10-01 Although it is thought that medieval times were barbaric they too enjoyed many comforts we still do today. There is much more to the castle then its ’ size or the stone arches inside which are still used in many homes today. Castles today are still flocked to by millions of people every year. Sometimes you even see copies of castles right here in the U.S.A but they are not quite the same. Although they were
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says What the text means Rhetorical Devices I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately‚ to front only the essential facts of life‚ and see if I could not learn what it had to teach‚ and not‚ when I came to die‚ discover that I had not lived. Thoreau wanted to get the most from his life by determining what was really important. In this quote Thoreau uses the rhetorical device‚ aphorism: a pithy observation that contains a general truth‚ such as‚ “if it ain’t broke‚ don’t fix it.” He
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lay of the werewolf we can see the evil and corruption of the wife and how she lied. Yet‚ they called the baron the monster. The baron never did anything but turn into a bisclarvet and even at that everyone loved him. Therefore the baron was innocent and his wife was the real monster. The reason why the baron isn’t a monster is everyone loved him. The story says “In Brittany there dwelt a baron who was marvelously esteemed of all his fellows. He was a Stout knight‚ and a comely‚ and a man of office
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in San Roque ‚ Cavite. He studied in the public school of Sta. Cruz‚ Laguna‚ and in the Manila High School. In 1913 he went to Hong Kong to join the staff of the Philippine Republic‚ a newspaper. Back to the Philippines‚ he worked as a reporter for both La Democracia and El Renacimiento Filipino. In 1915 he left for the United States and became a feature writer of The Sacramento Union. In “Air Castles”‚ he speaks of an ambitious poetic vision. Unlocking of Difficulties B__KO__ Movement of head
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Nguyen 1 Leslie Nguyen Mr. Ramezane Period 4 U.S. History 6 October 2014 Captain of Industry OR Robber Barons? During the post-Civil War period‚ the economy of the United States grew at a rapidly rate. The richest men in the U.S. Andrew Carnegie‚ J.P. Morgan‚ John D. Rockefeller‚ Jay Gould and Cornelius Vanderbilt are the people who helped with industrialization since they made steel‚ banks‚ oil‚ and railroads. Since they donate their money to expand markets‚ provide jobs and establish buildings
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Henry David Thoreau’s Where I lived‚ and What I Lived For I found Henry David Thoreau?s ?Where I Lived‚ and What I Lived For? made a very convincing argument. He has many examples to support his beliefs. Thoreau stresses the importance and value of living the simplest life nature affords‚ which I believe is as important now as it was in his day. ?Where I Lived‚ and What I Lived For? Opens with Thoreau describing how he came to live in a small‚ dilapidated cabin near Walden Pond. He speaks
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Les Chateaux Castles‚ chateau‚ towers‚ call them what you want‚ but in France the castles are very important. The helped defend the kingdom from foreign attacks‚ housed kings and queens‚ and provided a sense a security. There are many castles in France. They are located throughout France. Some of them are located in the Loire valley while others were built where the cities are today. Usually royalty had the castles built by hiring masons and other workers to do the job for him or her. Some of
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The Haunted Castle There once was a guy and his child that lived in there house in a little beautiful peaceful town. That little town was called Baconville‚ because they make bacon. In that town was a haunted castle. The weird thing is every night his dad leaves into the starry black night . The kid name was Bacon Jr. and he was eleven years old. His dad name is Bacon Sr. he is forty years old. There house was in the edge of town by the haunted trail that led to the castle. That’s when people
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Thomas? "Fern Hill" and Cummings? "anyone lived in a pretty how town‚" both modern poets utilize a juxtaposition of paradoxes to express the irrevocable passage of time and the loss of innocence attributed to it. While Thomas projects his mature feelings into a nostalgic site of his childhood‚ Cummings takes a more detached approach by telling a seemingly trivial‚ paradoxical story of "noone" and "anyone‚" which through negation tells a universal life story. "Fern Hill" is a personal
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about the hills that “look like white elephants” in front of her to relate back to her decision (Hemingway). Hemingway shows the two life-changing effects of an . The other shady and dark side of the hill represents not keeping the baby and pursuing the operation. In between the lines of this casual conversation is actually an undergoing decision on both the positive and negative side of an abortion. This decision-making theme‚ is represented by symbols such as the white elephants‚ the hills‚ their
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