and vocabulary. The boldfaced words are in Reading One. Before you read the passage below‚ read the words and study their meanings. 1. Cherished 2. Exuberant 3. Solitary 4. Unassuming 5. Repertoire 6. Soothe 7. Furor 8. Defy 9. Carnage 10. Anticipation 11. haunting 2 Focus on reading Reading One: The Cellist of Sarajevo. Read the quotation from Georges Braque and answer the question. Then read Paul Sullivan’s article and keep Braque’s statement in mind as you read. 12
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Even though the ending of the Joseph story involves two similar scenes ‚(45:1-8 and 50:15-21)‚ detailing reconciliation and forgiveness between Joseph and his brothers‚ they are central to the story They provide a point and counterpoint to the entire tale‚ which allows the reader to understand the thematic content the author presents. By exploring the questions of why the stories are repeated‚ the significance of the differences between the two scenes and how they relate to the following ideas presented
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The two poems ’Disabled’ and ’Mental Cases’‚ both written by Owen‚ are about war and cover similar but also very different situations. ‘Disabled’ displays the thoughts and feelings of a young man who has lost his limbs after suffering the injuries of war. ‘Mental Cases’‚ on the other hand‚ captures the damage to men’s minds as a result of war. Owen’s aim is to shock and to describe in stark detail the ghastly physical symptoms of mental torment. The main consequence that is explored in ’Disabled’
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earlier ones. The temptation of a Big Push strategy was understandable. The war was going nowhere. What is not understandable is the means of implementing the strategy that Haig would come to favour‚ both as a way to put a better face on the Somme carnage and as a way forward. It was not simply a strategic error. The moral issue was Haig’s
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His novel represents society where conformity is both prevalent and detested‚ a similar occurrence in his own society during the 1950s. As Garyn G. Roberts (2013) contends ‘Bradbury uses his own personal experience and cultural inheritance as a counterpoint to the story’ (p. 29). Bradbury utilises Montag’s resistance to his society’s ideals to demonstrate his own‚ along with those around him‚ rejection of their society’s preoccupation with conformity and mediums that promote it such as the mass media
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Professor Quimbey Humanities 2235 November 14‚ 2010 Musical Talents from the Baroque Era The Baroque era extended from late Renaissance and early Classical periods between 1600 and 1750. The origin of the term “baroque” comes from Portuguese and refers to an “irregular shaped pearl”. The era of Baroque music was an age of brilliant progress of knowledge. It was also known for the age of the scientific discoveries of Galileo and Newton‚ and advances in math of Descartes‚ Newton. Baroque period
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3. Ordinary language to exaggerate. - “I’m going to teach you a lesson One that you’ll never forget” (second stanza‚ double meaning!) - Throttled = wurgen Garroted = met touw Grotty = nasty Skive = spijbelen Dinghie = kleine opblaasboot Carnage = bloedbad Literary terms - Alliteration Chaos classroom (line 1) The teacher (line 2) Hooligans him (line 3) The theme today (line 5) To teach (line 7) Who was (line 9) Throttled then there (line 10) Then the (line 11) Garroted girl
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Teenage Suicide: How the Media Influences Teenagers Fiction: Only "bad" kids who have the wrong friends and bad lives commit suicide. Fact: Kids who have the right friends and a bright future in front of them commit suicide. Fiction: Music‚ movies‚ and other forms of media do not influence teenagers in any way‚ shape‚ or form. Fact: Music‚ movies‚ and other forms of media are influencing teenagers to commit suicide. Teenage suicide is on the rise at an alarming rate. While depression
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the negative imagery and diction used by Owen. In ‘Mental Cases’ they are mentally ruined‚ their minds destroyed by the sight‚ sound and memories of so much death. Death is personified as the ravisher of their minds‚ an image suggesting that the carnage of the battlefield has irrevocably robbed them of their innocence and of their selves. They now “leer”‚ with “jaws that slob”‚ unable to control their facial expressions or their minds. They are unable to comprehend the reality of the world around
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1 21 November‚ 2013 MUS31-04 Middle Ages and the Baroque Period Music What is music? According to the definition‚ music is the art of arranging sounds in time so as to produce a continuous‚ unified‚ and evocative composition‚ as through melody‚ harmony‚ rhythm‚ and timbre. As we know‚ music had become a controversial topic throughout the world. Everyone knows music‚ everyone heard of music. Music represents our feeling‚ and used throughout the world. Music has been divided into many
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