The Consolation of Philosophy is a work by the sixth century philosopher Boethius‚ written in prison after his drastic fall from power‚ that has often been described as the last great work of the Classical Period. It is a combination of Menippean satire and apocalyptic dialogue that resonates in structure to a classical Greek Dialogue‚ with a more pronounced personal‚ religious and mystical significance. It is impossible to ignore the impact that Consolation had on Medieval Europe‚ with numerous
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The Forever War‚ written by Joe Haldeman‚ is a fiction book about a 1‚143 year long war between humans and Taurans that takes place in space. Protagonist William Mandella is in the world’s top percentile in terms of intelligence and physical fitness‚ so he is conscripted into the United Nations Exploratory Force in order to fight the Tauran aliens in 1997. Despite this war having lasted as long as it did‚ William had experienced the entirety of it due to relativity and the time differential caused
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The setting of the book starts off in the city of Herat‚ Afghanistan then continues in Kabul Afghanistan and briefly in Pakistan. It begins in 1964 and ends in 2003. The story is told from a third person omniscient narrative‚ alternating between the viewpoints of the two female protagonist‚ Mariam and Laila. The story begins with Mariam who lives with her mother‚ Nana‚ and is an illegitimate daughter to her father‚ Jalil. Mariam has green eyes‚ pale skin‚ a long face‚ and dull features. She is described
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Growing up in a lower class home and neighbourhood I experienced many hardships. From only having almost expired cans of mixed vegetables for dinner to people being shot near my house‚ growing up in poverty in America is no laughing matter. However‚ I grew up with a silver spoon compared to those living in the ghettos of South Africa like Mark Mathabane. In Kaffir Boy‚ Mark “formerly known as Johannes” details the struggles of growing up in Alexandra‚ South Africa‚ a poverty-stricken ghetto. In
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The movie‚ Get Out‚ is about a man named Chris who is young African American‚ going out to a secluded estate in the woods to meet with his white girlfriend Rose’s parents for a weekend. Chris is a bit uneasy about how Rose’s’ family will treat him‚ as they’re white and he’s black. However‚ her parents turn out to be comfortable with the idea of Rose dating an African American and everything appears to be going fine. Chris then starts to notice some odd behaviors from the African American staff at
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The historical events is my book Bud‚ Not Buddy were in fact true but‚ the main plotline of the story (Bud’s perspective) wasn’t. The Story describes the problem in the story‚ The Great Depression. The Great Depression was infact a real event that had lasted from the 1920s to the 1930s. The book shows that many families were in trouble needs for example‚ Bud mother had died when he was 5 years old he was put in an orphanage but‚ after he was put in awful family he had ran away in search to find
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Ned Vizzini’s Be More Chill is an honest look into the life of a teenage outcast. The book is narrated by the book’s protagonist‚ Jeremy Heere‚ who’s just trying to survive high school in the suburbs of New Jersey. The theme of Be More Chill is that a high school environment can be toxic and unforgiving‚ but changing yourself completely isn’t the answer. Even though it’s a work of fiction‚ many teenagers can relate to Jeremy’s pessimistic point of view throughout the book. Even if Be More Chill was
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“Dancing is creating a sculpture that is visible only for a moment.” – Erol Ozan Ballet has gone through dramatic since its main roots going back to the 15th century in the Italian Renaissance courts. Louis XIV took a huge liking to this form of dance and quite often was engaged in the shows themselves. It is a physically demanding dance style that often has the dancers on the tip of their toes for minutes on end. Just recently ballet has had another major change that it never experienced before
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Caroline’s Humbug In Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd‚ contrary to the false killer named at the end of the novel‚ Caroline Sheppard was the actual murderer. Through careful reading‚ one can link together snippets of evidence to realize Caroline’s motive of protecting her brother and her means of executing the murder and escaping Poirot’s suspicion throughout the investigation. Since the beginning of the novel‚ Caroline knew the whole truth‚ including the fact that Dr. Sheppard was
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Bud‚ Not Buddy is a story loved by the nation‚ but if it was written in the Amos’s perspective it would be a whole new book. If it was written in the Amos’s perspective we would only know lies about Bud. Also‚ Bud would probably be known in a different way (because they don’t like him very well.) Also‚ the book wouldn’t be about Bud (So the title would be wrong.) So‚ if it was written in the Amos’s perspective we wouldn’t know what happened to Bud in the original story. To begin with‚ Bud‚
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