A rose is a woody perennial of the genus Rosa‚ within the family Rosaceae. There are over 100 species. They form a group of plants that can be erect shrubs‚ climbing or trailing with stems that are often armed with sharp prickles. Flowers vary in size and shape and are usually large and showy‚ in colours ranging from white through yellows and reds. Most species are native to Asia‚ with smaller numbers native to Europe‚ North America‚ and northwest Africa. Species‚ cultivars and hybrids are all widely
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Rose Martin Cruz Smith’s Rose‚ is an encrypting novel about love‚ mystery‚ and culture. It enwraps all the classic qualities of the Industrial Revolution in England in a collective way. For example‚ in the novel‚ it describes the grime and disgust of most cities‚ as well as the rampant diseases throughout many households of England. The protagonist‚ Jonathan Blair‚ is a victim of the disease Typhoid and must overcome his troubles in order to solve an encumbering mystery. This mystery is his ticket
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the Rose.[4] In another version of the story‚ Eco had wanted the neutral title Adso of Melk‚ but that was vetoed by his publisher‚ and then the title The Name of the Rose "came to me virtually by chance." The book’s last line‚ "Stat rosa pristina nomine‚ nomina nuda tenemus" translates exactly as: "The primordial rose abides through its name; we hold names that are naked." One may make nominalist hay of that‚ or much else. Approximately‚ so some say‚ the tag translates as "Yesterday’s rose endures
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“A ROSE FOR EMILY”----WILLIAM FAULKNER Prominent features of Gothic fiction include terror (both psychological and physical)‚ mystery‚ the supernatural‚ ghosts‚ haunted houses and Gothic architecture‚ castles‚ darkness‚ death‚ decay‚ doubles‚ madness‚ secrets‚ and hereditary curses. The stock characters of Gothic fiction include tyrants‚ villains‚ bandits‚ maniacs‚ Byronic heroes‚ persecuted maidens‚ femmes fatales‚ madwomen‚ magicians‚ vampires‚ werewolves‚ monsters‚ demons‚ angels‚ fallen angels
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Wars of the Roses was not just one war‚ it was a series of ongoing wars between two parties‚ The Lancaster Party and the York Party. They were fighting over the English throne. The Lancaster party had a red rose‚ York had a white rose‚ and the Tudor rose was both red and white. This is why the series of wars that were named the War of the Roses. They did not name the wars until several years later. Some might say that the marriage of Margaret and Henry Tudor had been why the War of the Roses ended‚ but
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1. BACKGROUND The Philippines‚ Pearl of the Orient Seas‚ is very rich in wonderful natural resources. It has fertile‚ arable lands‚ extensive coastline and rich mineral deposits. Our country is a paradise‚ sanctuary to an amazing variety of Flora and Fauna that is found nowhere else in the world. Picture 1 The Aerial View Perspective of the With Green T[h]ree Forestry Research Center Owed to its volcanic nature‚ Philippine soil is very fertile. Abundant rain and sunshine‚ as well as the
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architecture were pertained and the art of the church was used to educate the public and thus Rose windows were the equivalent to billboards housing information of the time. They told stories through their symbolism and through the analysis of different examples of Rose windows it can be demonstrated; with specific reference to the South Oculus Rose window of the Canterbury cathedral‚ St. Etienne and Angers Rose window. A great deal of detail‚ found in the line work of the stone known as tracery‚ emerged
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humanbeings Giving human-like qualities The Sick Rose * Sick * Songs of experience * Badness * Unhealthy * Depressed * Infected * Imperfection * Aware or not? * The rose is sick. * Personification * Rose * Nature * Beauty * Exotic * Love * Romanticism * Female * Perfection * Innocence * Smelling good * Corruption of love O Rose thou art sick *
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Precious Perez Prof. Mattern English 104 February 20th‚ 2013 “A Rose on the Grave” The death and decay of a previous generation features prominently in both the theme and the setting of “A Rose for Miss Emily” by William Faulkner. The author uses descriptive language to create a town on the brink of change and a main character cut from the cloth of a different time. As the story progresses we witness an artful weaving of these two elements to create an unforgettable composition of the passage
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Interpretation of “The Sick Rose” William Blake’s “The Sick Rose” is not easily interpreted at first glance. One must look at the deeper meaning behind the figurative symbols that Blake uses to uncover the essence of the poem. In the poem “The Sick Rose” the rose symbolizes a mentally unstable woman due to her abusive and controlling relationship with a man. This is demonstrated by the use of figurative language (symbolism and imagery in particular)‚ the speaker’s tone‚ and the two illustrations
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