The preface to Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter‚ “The Custom House”‚ serves to introduce the society and times in which the story is set; also‚ this essay provides the background story for the finding of the scarlet letter. The Custom House also provides a definition of what a romance is. Excerpts from “The Custom House” essay closely link to The Scarlet Letter’s text. Two notable examples of these parallels can be found in the descriptions given of the townspeople in Salem who live by ancient moral
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Jacquelyn Gucciardi Ms. Waechter Honors English May 24‚ 2015 The Bluest Eye Although Claudia and Frieda are embarrassed and hurt for Pecola‚ their sorrow is intensified by the fact that none of the adults seem to share the same feelings of grief and their hopefulness tries to heal their disjointed society. In the passage Claudia begins to describe how she can see the baby‚ the living human that everyone else wanted dead. The baby that is still in the womb‚ she pictures the baby‚ in a dark place
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Medea’s first public statement‚ a sort of "protest speech‚" is one of the best parts of the play and demonstrates a complex‚ at times even contradictory‚ representation of gender. Medea’s calm and reasoning tone‚ especially after her following out bursts of despair and hatred‚ provides the first display of her ability to gather herself together in the middle of crisis and pursue her hidden agenda with a great determination. This split in her personality is to a certain degree gender bias. The lack
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• The subject in W.S. Merwin’s poem “Odysseus” feels comfortable only at sea‚ and‚ because such a notion is atypical‚ he cannot articulate or understand where his true home actually is. o At peace at sea: “patience / He has wedded to” o Numerous islands‚ but “one to call ‘home’‚” even though he Merwin never specifies which island Odysseus really calls home “which … / Was the one he kept sailing home to?” • W.S. Merwin’s speaker in “Odysseus” is concerned about his romantic interests. “Wedded”
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It was not Death‚ for I stood up‚ And all the Dead lie down - It was not Night‚ for all the Bells Put out their Tongues‚ for Noon. … And yet it tasted like them all‚ The Figures I have seen Set orderly‚ for Burial‚ Reminded me‚ of mine - ~Emily Dickinson Emily Dickinson presents to readers a speaker who is rummaging her psychological frame while trying to understand her anguish. In the first stanza‚ Dickinson eliminates certain possibilities of what “it” could be (“it”
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Pedagogy Pianoforte Requirements: longer paper outlining some teaching strategies for two contrasting pieces of high standard (approx. grade 7 and above). Both musical and technical aspects should be addressed. 1800-2000 words This essay would be outlining the teaching strategies for two high standard contrasting pieces which are the Toccata by Aram Khachaturian which is a modern piece‚ as well as the Consolation by Franz Liszt which is a romantic piece.
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Student ID No: 640027470 In this extract from Sophocles’ Oedipus the king‚ Oedipus is first introduced to the truth of both his and his mother‚ turned wife’s prophesy by the prophet Teiresias. This news is not something Oedipus willingly accepts; the stichomythia dialogue that takes place in this extract not only shows a transformation in the tone and mood of the play but also highlights various themes that are not only widely prominent within the extract‚ but are relevant to the rest of the play
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Titus – Seeing the Dark Side of the Moon Titus Andronicus is a study of the conflict between personal responsibilities and duty to the state. Shakespeare establishes the character of Titus early in the play. He is a loyal subject of Rome‚ a commander of legions‚ and a career soldier who devoted his life to defending and expanding the Roman Empire. Titus serves the state in such blind loyalty that it gets to the point of neglecting his duty to his family as a father and patriarch. Throughout the
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Pedagogy Matters: The Realization of Deep Learning Theories in Physical Education Introduction The concept of deep learning emerged as a neural network for the purpose of absorbing and transforming data (Bengio‚ Courville and Vincent‚ 2013). With the development of the concept‚ it was accepted and applied to various fields‚ especially in computing. However‚ in recent years‚ educational professionals increasingly pay attention to the application of deep learning theories in teaching and learning
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“Oppressed People” “Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed.” Even in the time of the ancient Romans‚ violence has helped oppressed people become free from their royal bonds. An example of such oppression is the French Revolution‚ where the aristocrats and the king‚ Louis XVI mistreated their peasants‚ which lead to the poor revolting violently. On the other hand‚ some protests don’t use violent acts‚ such as Ghandi’s peaceful protests in India
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