I was just thinking the other day: Everyone I know in the country is weird. At least for my town‚ which has no stoplights and one main intersection‚ we are a little strange‚ I think. We don’t get out much. We think running across the freeway is a thrill. I grew up playing in mud with frogs and snakes. Is that weird? I feel like my friends and I have had a somewhat difficult time in mixing with others. I almost feel like if I had lived in the city‚ I might understand more about other types of people
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Many developing countries are currently expanding their tourist industries Why is this the case? Is it a positive development? Nowadays‚ more and more countries are become hospitable to their visitors or aliens. Some places that were totally forbidden once upon a time‚ have become accessible to visitors. Those countries‚ particular some developing countries‚ feel obliged to invest more money in order to extend their tourist industries. But whether such expansion be positive or not is still
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Simile: Similes are used in comparative figurative language. They make direct comparisons between the two objects similarities‚ these are usually distinct and different. Similarly‚ metaphors are another literary device used to compare two objects‚ and they also work in a similar way. Unlike metaphors though‚ similes use the words “like” or “as” to make their comparisons. Take the phrase the room was as calm as a twister. The simile here compares the rooms calmness to a twist using the word “as.”
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"The Lover vs. the Non-Lover" In Plato’s Phaedrus‚ a dialogue between the main protagonist Socrates and his dear friend Phaedrus‚ the idea of love and philosophy join together and in one are the aspects of the other. Phaedrus has been spending the morning with Lysias‚ and decides to refresh himself by taking a walk along the Athenian countryside‚ when he is met by Socrates‚ who professes he will not leave him until he delivers the speech that Lysias has left with him. Phaedrus does not deny Socrates
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“The Demon Lover”‚ originally written by Elizabeth Bowen‚ has many interpretations‚ making it possible for completely different retellings‚ such as the Scottish Ballad and Shirley Jackson’s “The Daemon Lover.” Even then‚ the reader can find many similarities and differences between the themes of the texts. The Scottish Ballad‚ and “The Demon Lover”‚ both have very similar themes. Bowen’s story tells the reader to always stay true to their promises. This is shown by the way Mrs. Drover’s guilt of
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Duchess and Porphyria’s lover‚ as well as Elizabeth Bowen’s Demon lover‚ the protagonists embark upon the hero’s quest in order to resolve their internal conflict towards being the cause or victim of obsessive and overwhelming emotions. The first stage is the call to adventure where the hero‚ in their everyday normal life‚ receives a calling‚ either metaphorical or literal‚ where he or she has to answer to conflict. In The Demon Lover‚ the protagonist‚
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2008 Period 3 Literary Analysis Essay “The Demon Lover” is a short story about a woman named Mrs. Drover who gradually loses her mind as she revisits her old home‚ which she was forced to move out of because of World War II. Having just moved to a house in the country‚ some of Mrs. Drover’s belongings are still in the old house. While she is there retrieving her items‚ she flashes back to World War I when she had to say goodbye to her lover which causes her to become mentally unstable. The author
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Oliver Sharpe Year 9 visual Art Love & loneliness The Lovers (Les Amants) by Rene Magritte I don’t care By Roy Lichtenstein Themes of Love and Loneliness feature in some of the most famous pieces of art in the world‚ such as The Kiss (Gustav Klimt) and The Subway (George Tooker). Artists use certain methods to evoke certain emotions. Roy Lichtenstein and René Magritte are world-renowned artists
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completely covering her face‚ which will later influence his paintings. The Lovers I is a painting depicting a man and a woman with white cloths covering their faces in a setting of trees and nature. The natural lighting is coming from the left of the painting adding a glow-like quality to the hoods. It is relatively muted with only very dark or very light greens and blues. It was made with oil on canvas in 1927‚ and the sequel‚ The Lovers II‚ was completed the following year. It features the same man and
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