the peasants’ spirit remains intact and they take satisfaction in their appearance. The marketplace itself is an important part of their difficult lives. They are scrounging for all they can get‚ "always in fear of being cheated" (26). They are clever and watch their money carefully. There is always an element of pride mixed in with their actions. The women selling their animals "stated their price with a dry air" and when their customer begins to leave they consent to their price (26). As is
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Meanwhile Rome was gathering their army to send to Spain and Carthage. Rome sent most of their army overseas to stop the Carthaginians. They kept a couple of legions in Rome‚ but it was not nearly enough men to stop Hannibal. Hannibal was a very clever and sneaky man he outsmarted the Romans on more than one occasion. He also did some very impressive things‚ he crossed the Alps with his army of elephants and he almost succeeded in conquering Rome. Hannibal may have crossed the Alps‚ but it was not
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Queen Elizabeth Tudor the I‚ also known the Virgin Queen‚ Good Queen Bess and Goddess Gloriana‚ inherited a kingdom from a Queen who was cruel and bloodthirsty‚ and made the kingdom successful and thriving. She lived from 1533 to 1603‚ and took the throne in 1558 when she was 25. Elizabeth grew up with an uncomfortable and unstable relationship with several of her family members. Her father had many wives‚ and Elizabeth had absolutely no mother by the time she was three; her mother‚ Anne Boleyn‚
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cannibalistic Cyclops‚ huge whirlpools‚ determined suitors‚ along with many hardships. Odysseus fought constantly to return to his homeland of Ithaca‚ but to accomplish this Odysseus had to be clever‚ resourceful‚ and have great leadership qualities. Odysseus proved throughout the story that he was very clever. When he was faced with having to get out of Polyphemus’s cave‚ Odysseus first told the Cyclops‚ "My name is Nohbdy: mother‚ father‚ and friends‚ / everyone calls me Nohbdy". (pg. 452‚ 341-342)
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and the botched performance of a play-within-the-play by a bunch of wannabe actors. Clever dialogue and witty banter: Shakespeare is a huge fan of puns and snappy word play‚ so naturally‚ his characters know how to get their witty repartee on. Shakespeare reserves some of the best dialogues for his warring lovers‚ especially Oberon and Titania‚ and even the "rude mechanicals" manage to wow us with their clever banter. Deception and disguise: Hermia and Lysander try to sneak away from Athens to
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"Harlem" is a short‚ eleven line poem‚ consisting of three stanzas which are littered with literary and poetic devices such as imagery‚ italics‚ diction/syntax‚ figurative language‚ and rhetorical questions to name several. However‚ despite all the clever techniques Hughes deploys‚ his use of symbolism contributes most to defining‚ and clearly expressing‚ the poems main theme. The poem begins with a one line stanza in which the speaker is asking a question that puts the reader on the spot: "What happens
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advertiser‚ David Ogilvy. It perfectly tells you how important clarity is to succeed in advertising. Don’t try to be clever! In January 2000‚ dozens of “fledgling” dot-com companies tried to broadcast their commercials during the Super Bowl‚ which costs them as much as $1.5 million per 30seconds. However‚ after six months‚ most of them didn’t exist anymore. Their commercials are too clever to be persuasive and
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His Promised Land: The Autobiography of John P. Parker‚ Former Slave And Conductor on the Underground Railroad. When we think of the conductors of the Underground Railroad many think of Harriet Tubman and her only‚ but if we study history carefully we will find out that she is not the only conductor worth mentioning. John P. Parker has to be one of the most underappreciated figures not only in African American history but American history in general. If everyone was aware of this true American
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shining sun is up” this irony shows the extent of Abigail and the girl’s power‚ and how they have managed to fool even the most powerful within the court. Miller uses him as contrast and to show the audience how wrong they all are. Danforth is very clever in his
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r. Waugh’s collection of stories carries the subtitle "and other sad stories." Obviously this is a joke. For these stories--most of them trick stories --all indicate the author’s rather sardonic sense of humor. People will be fools‚ he seems to be saying‚ and‚ moreover‚ most people get their own way regardless of how destructive their way may be. Sentimentality is ruled out by this author as not useful to most persons‚ but it is nevertheless shown to be a kind of self-delusion in most characters
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