In Robert Browning ’s "My Last Duchess‚" a portrait of the egocentric and power loving Duke of Ferrara is painted for us. Although the duke ’s monologue appears on the surface to be about his late wife‚ a close reading will show that the mention of his last duchess is merely a side note in his self-important speech. Browning uses the dramatic monologue form very skillfully to show us the controlling‚ jealous‚ and arrogant traits the duke possessed without ever mentioning them explicitly. The
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has always been a part of our education. Historians are dedicated to providing us with a better understanding of historical events so that we can remember and honor these heroes. Kara David’s documentary "The Last General" is a 30-minute video that honors one of these figures‚ considered the last man to surrender to the American colonizers‚ General Simeon Ola‚ the man who never lost a battle. When I was young‚ I often wondered why we had to study the past. I struggled to recall dates‚ names‚ and places
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I have just read The Last Song by Nicolas Sparks. It is about a teenage girl‚ Ronnie‚ whose parents are divorced. Her younger brother and she live with their mother. She hates her father‚ Steve‚ which is why they haven’t seen each other for years. One summer‚ she is forced to stay in Steve’s house near the beach in a small town. They have to spend time together but the girl doesn’t even want to talk with him. Then‚ she meets Will‚ who turns out to be the love of her life. This new experience turns
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The Last Thing I Remember Have you ever had a nightmare about being captured and taken miles away from your home? In The Last Thing I Remember by Andrew Klavan‚ this is exactly what happens to Charlie West. It’s action-packed and quick paced‚ but could be compelling for many different types of people. This novel is the first book in the Homelander series‚ which is a thrilling‚ suspenseful four-book series. In this novel‚ Charlie wakes up in a strange place‚ strapped into a chair. He was surrounded
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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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Tecca Zimmerman Lit and Society Professor Peresie 4/10/12 The Worth of My Last Duchess Worthwhile literature has four basic elements‚ or characteristics that help to qualify a work as a worthwhile piece of literature. The four characteristics that help determine a piece of literature to be worthy of reading and studying are that it creates a lasting impression‚ it stretches the reader’s imagination‚ it is an aesthetically pleasing experience‚ and finally‚ it communicates across cultural
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The Last Stage The Last Stage is a Polish film about a Jewish woman who is sent to a concentration camp alongside her family. However‚ on the first day at the camp her entire family is killed‚ yet Martha is spared because the Germans chose her to be their interpreter. Although we do meet some male characters in the film‚ this movie mainly focuses on the women at the concentration camp and their experiences. It shows the courage and strength the women in the camp had‚ and how they dealt with their
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from the city‚ being kidnapped by four armed men in cartoon character disguises. It soon turns into a struggle where the teacher is constantly out smarting the "terrorists". After running away for a second time they decide enough is enough and set up camp to defend them selves‚ and call their hideout a "fortress". This means that the whole story is basically focused on a Battle of the sexes where a stereotypically weak Female character works hard and resourcefully to combat 4 large‚ well resourced
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The main conflict of The Last Song is between Ronnie and her father‚ Steve. Ronnie struggles with how to forgive her father after a brutal divorce between her mother and father. Ronnie throughout the book hold grudges towards her father. Ronnie refuses to hangout with her father and brother at the beginning of the story. Later on into the plot Ronnie begins to forget what happened between her parents. At the closing of the story Ronnie of all Characters shows the most emotion for her father‚ as he
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In Barbara Park’s story June B. “Jones First Grader at Last”‚ she asserts that all children go through similar difficulties when making and losing friends. Parks supports her claims about children’s habits by having the reader jump into the life of the first grader known as Junie B. Jones. Another similar story that takes place in the life of a child is a story called “The Case of Hermie the Missing Hamster” by James Preller. The main character whose name is Theodore Jones
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