Can someone who failed at his or her original goal‚ still succeed? Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal and moved to Spain when he was older. He studied mapmaking and astronomy and he was also an explorer. He sailed to East Africa and Malaysia. In his times many people didn’t think that the world is round or that you can sail around the world. Magellan challenged this and set out on a journey to circumnavigate the globe despite people’s beliefs. The Spaniards funded his long trip. Though some
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T1 Diams a counseling context…………………………………………. 9 Proof of proper research……………………………………………… 10 Introduction I have chosen to look at T1 Diams because of my encounters with them since now nearly two years. I will use my knowledge from my studies of transformative counseling encounters to critically reflect on my observation of the setting of the organization. Organisational History and Profile What they are about T1 Diams is a non profit organization with over
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My Last Duchess is an incredibly unique‚ but yet invidious poem. Who once ever knew that back in the old ages‚ people got jealous. Throughout the poem‚ individuals begin to realize the real issue with the Duke. Is the Duke jealous or just bipolar? The definition of bipolar disorder is an affective disorder characterized by periods of mania alternating with periods of depression‚ usually interspersed with relatively long intervals of normal mood . The definition of jealousy is mental uneasiness
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MY LAST DUCHESS: Narrative perspective/voices: first person narrator‚ aristocrat‚ superior and detached‚ clear sense of the addressee who the duke thinks is inferior‚ the Duke talks about the duchess but never quotes her words‚ the duke a performer who mimics the voices of others‚ chilling sinister tone‚ etc. Setting: the duke of Ferrara’s palace‚ upstairs in the gallery‚ 16th century setting‚ etc. Dramatic monologue‚ written in iambic pentameters‚ reads like blank verse in a drama/contains
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The Duke and the Duchess Victoria Overton Introduction to Literature Dr. Elliott-White June 4‚ 2012 The Duke and the Duchess Murder‚ mystery and intrigue can all be used to describe Robert Browning ’s poem‚ "My Last Duchess." From the speakers ’ indirect allusions to the death of his wife the reader could easily think that the speaker committed a vengeful crime out of jealousy. His elaborate speech confuses and disguises any possible motives‚ and the mystery is left unsolved. Even if he did
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Katie Parham Dr. Rosenbaum ENGL 1050H 20 February 2012 Villain or Aesthete-Judgment or Sympathy The speaker can be seen as both a villain and lover of great art‚ but which is his true identity? In “My Last Duchess”‚ the duke’s deplorable wickedness makes the split between moral judgment and our actual feeling for him especially apparent. The effect created by the tension between sympathy and judgment is a striking characteristic of dramatic monologues. Throughout the poem‚ the Duke’s poise and
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The famous "My Last Duchess"‚ the Duke of Earl always messenger introduction portrait of his late wife‚ in his conversation‚ we can understand the attitude of the Duke‚ Browning from the perspective of a third party to explain their feelings‚ so People and authors and readers evocative‚ poet monologue tone so that people imagine in the mind of a virtual audience‚ and let the reader from the characters theatrical monologue reasoning and imagination‚ try to figure out the author’s point of view. This
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Through “My Last Duchess”‚ Browning exposes the innermost characteristics of the Duke of Ferrara. The Duke is the speaker of the poem and is hashing out the details of another marriage with an emissary from a Count when he draws a curtain to reveal a magnificent fresco of the Duke’s Last Duchess. The emissary voices a question about the expression on her face‚ an “earnest glance” of “depth and passion” (line 8)‚ prompting the Duke’s monologue. Looking upon the artwork‚ the Duke praises “Fra Pandolf’s
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Magen Gable Professor Box English 2201-025 11 September 2016 “My Last Duchess” “My Last Duchess” written by Robert Browning is a compelling poem that exposes many different elements when analyzed closely. This is a dramatic monologue that demonstrates a very jealous man who wants complete control over his Duchess. In this poem‚ a Duke is showing a portrait of his first wife to a servant of his future father-in-law in his private art gallery. He keeps this portrait behind a curtain that only
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Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer born in Northern Portugal in 1492. His parents ‚ were very wealthy and powerful and members of the portuguese nobility but died when he was only 10 years old. Before he became an explorer Magellan was first a soldier. During a Battle Magellan lost an eye after being shot in it and was injured and lost his leg‚ the wooden leg given to him didn’t fit properly causing him to walk with a limp. He sailed for his native Portugal‚ but a dispute with the
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