Les Misérables Questions pgs. 295 – 408. St. Denis and the Idyl of the Rue Plumet 1. What becomes of Marius’ all-consuming passion on pg. 296? It leads from hope to hopelessness to despair. 1. Who is able to get out of his handcuffs and escape after his capture at Gorbeau House? Claquesous 1. Whom does Marius visit occasionally? Monsieur Mabeuf 1. Who waters Mabeuf’s garden and why is she there? Eponine; to find out where Marius lived 1. Describe the paradox of Eponine’s appearance on pgs
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Marchione di Coppo Stefani‚ The Florentine Chronicle Marchione di Coppo Stefani was born in Florence in 1336. He wrote his Florentine Chronicle in the late 1370s and early 1380s. Stefani‚ Marchione di Coppo. Cronaca fiorentina. Rerum Italicarum Scriptores‚ Vol. 30. ‚ ed. Niccolo Rodolico. Citta di Castello: 1903-13. Rubric 643: Concerning A Mortality In The City Of Florence In Which Many People Died. In the year of the Lord 1348 there was a very great pestilence in the city and district of Florence
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Explore the theme of sacrifice in Le Feu by Henri Barbusse. ‘The self-sacrifice of individuals for the sake of the community‚ suffering made glorious - those two things which are the basic elements of the profession of arms - respond to both our moral and aesthetic concepts. The noblest teachings of philosophy and religion have found no higher ideals.’ (De Gaulle‚ 1960‚ p.10) The concept of sacrifice is fascinatingly complex and multi-faceted. Whereas one individual may consider sacrifice as
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history has seen the creation and development of societal expectations based on a person’s sex. While the system is far from perfect‚ with gender inequality continuing to exist across the globe‚ humanity has accomplished much with this system. Ursula Le Guin uses The Left Hand of Darkness to pose an interesting question: what would a world be like where gender did not exist? On Gethen‚ the setting of the book‚ the people are androgynous‚ only taking on sexual characteristics a few days a month for
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Unite d’ Habitation is built by Le Corbusier. The building is situated Boulevard Michelet‚ 13008 Marseille‚ France. It was built during 1952‚ post-war period and was response to the shortage in housing. The project demonstrates Le Corbusier’s Idea of “radiant city” of radical principal‚ symmetry‚ modular and totalitarian in its order. The social housing consists of communal spaces and facilities for the residents. It integrates social and private spaces into high-rise building. IV. Comparison
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Mother ’s Chronicles book three MIRRA THE OCCULTIST by Sujata Nahar INSTITUT DE RECHERCHES EVOLUTIVES 32‚ avenue de 1 ’Observatoire 75014 paris Already published in the series: Book One: MIRRA Book Two: MIRRA THE ARTIST To be published: Book Four: MIRRA AND SRI AUROBINDO Book Five: MIRRA IN JAPAN Book Six: MIRRA THE MOTHER Mother ’s Chronicles-Book Three: MIRRA THE OCCULTIST. (c 1989 by SuJma Nahar. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduted in any manner whatsoever
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From the start of the novel‚ Marquez uses the presence of birds to represent danger and temptation. He establishes this motif early on‚ with the death of Dr. Juvenal Urbino in the first chapter. The novel states‚ “Dr. Urbino caught the parrot around the neck… at seven minutes after four on Pentecost Sunday” (Marquez 42). The parrot’s role in Urbino’s death defines the bird as a symbol of darkness throughout the rest of the novel. In addition to Urbino’s death‚ Marquez’s description of the crows in
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with a scattered few college students. Within a few minutes of being seated‚ Theo Huffman opened Les Mamelles de Tirésias by urging the audience to “make babies” using a baritone. Although the opera was performed in its original language‚ French‚
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Noble Man and the Man of Resentment. Friedrich Nietzsche‚ a German philosopher‚ outlines the relationship between such groups in On the Genealogy of Morals. In the text‚ Nietzsche creates a disconnect between the Noble Man and the Man of “Ressentiment‚” as he calls it‚ through the use of figurative language and references to historical democracies. In doing so‚ he portrays certain aspects
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The document The Chronicle of San Juan de la Pena is a chronicle of the early history of the Iberian Peninsula. It uses mythology and history interchangeably to describe the settling and history of Hispania. Such as the references to the Greco-Roman hero Hercules who came to rule the indigenous peoples here. This document has religious aspects though it does not appear until Chapter three. The document’s style due to its chronological nature usually is detached. There is however moments when the
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