No one wants a stranger in Florence so go away! Is the words that Eleanor of Toledo (1522-1562) might have heard when she arrived in Florence in 1539. The famous image of Eleanor with her son Giovanni is considered a famous portrait today that was created by Bronzino in 1545. Historians debate whether the portrait illustrates her status and the fact she gave birth to many children. Yet‚ Eleanor brought important family connections from the Spanish which expanded the Medici power. She became a patron
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Comparison of the Two Deuteronomistic History Sources of King David The two sources that are credited with telling the story of King David are known as the Deuteronomistic History source and another source that is thought to be priestly in origin. The Deuteronomistic History source begins the story of King David in 1 Samuel 16:12 and continues through 2 Samuel until it concludes at 1 Kings 2:11. The other(priestly) source begins King David’s
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stronger and stronger. Everyone probably has a telephone or computer so people have various communicating software to connect with their family‚ friends‚ or other colleagues. Some software‚ such as Facebook‚ Twitter‚ and WeChat‚ became very popular today. However‚ in the article “The Pleasure of the Texting" Charles McGrath thinks that texting message can hurt a relationship. In my opinion‚ WeChat can strengthen a friendship because people can communicate with their friends every time and everywhere. In
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Mt. Apo is one of the famous national parks in Davao City‚ Philippines. Apo is the language of the people there are “Ancestors” is a layered plateau area with mountain peaks in the limit of the crater that has a width of 500 meters‚ Mount Apo has a small crater lake. This mountain is a volcanic mountain‚ the last eruption is not in the know time and is not verified in history. Mt. Apo has a height of 3142 meters above sea level. Mount Apo is one of the most popular mountain among climbers in the
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Plot "Two Kinds tells of a woman and daughter expecting a great life in America. The daughter‚ Jing-mei‚ wants desperately to become a "Chinese Shirley Temple" by making a career in singing and dancing. Her mother is consumed in the belief that Jing-mei is a genius‚ thus making her do pointless tests that she sees other prodigy children doing in magazines such as standing on her head and reciting world capitals. All of this proves to be useless and the idea begins to fade away until Jing-mei’s mother
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The question is: Would everybody like to be rich and famous? Obviouslly‚ we cannot generalize because every single person has a different opinion upon the subject. Subsequently I will analyse possible situations. I strongly believe that anybody on this earth would like to be rich‚ or at least aim to be. Why? Simply because having enough money makes us feel stable and contempt with our own lives. Successful people always seem to aim for the best. So if we aim for the stars ‚ we will most probably
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blindfolded figure with scales is an allegory of justice. Alliteration - the repetition of the initial consonant. There should be at least two repetitions in a row. Ex: Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers. Allusion – A reference to a famous person or event in life or literature. Ex: She is as pretty as the Mona Lisa Analogy - the comparison of two pairs which have the same relationship. Ex: shoe is to foot as tire is to wheel Antithesis - is a counter-proposition and denotes a direct
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Famous Serial Killers JACK THE RIPPER‚ JEFFERY DAHMER‚ BTK‚ AILEEN WOURNOS BY: CAMERON GADDI. ALINA DAYLEY‚ SAMANTHA DEMATTIA‚ MICHELLE CAMPOPIANO‚ KARLA HUERTA‚ FRANCISCO LOPEZ Jack The Ripper Jack the Ripper Most famous letter Annie Chapman The Rippers HIstory Jack ‚ an English 1888 serial killer‚ killed many years ago yet his identity remains a mystery legend. Many woman were suspected to have been killed by him but only 5 were accepted to have been murdered by the Ripper. The Scotland
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To analyse and compare how two poems present their ideas ‘Not my business’ by Niyi Osundare is a poem that is linked to war and slavery. The poem uses modern language and more poetic devices‚ which makes it quite easy to understand and more interesting to read. ‘Vultures’ by Chinua Achebe is linked to a more sinister but romantic theme. This poem is not as easy to understand like ‘Not my business’ because the language used is more formal and the author uses more descriptive words and less poetic
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Did you ever compare your two friends? Everyone has at least one friend but every friend is different. I am going to compare my two best friends Monica and Sylvia. Both my friends are different by personality and the way they dress. A have a lot friends but only two that I consider to be my best friends. Monica is one of them. I know Monica since first grade. Monica is extremely messy person. For example‚ when I always visit Monica her room looks like a disaster. You can see her clothes everywhere
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