Who were the Poor Clares? Why is it somewhat surprising that they were accomplished musicians? The Poor Clares were an order of nuns. The Poor Clares isolated themselves from the outside world‚ but the church was accessible to members of the public. If you stayed during Mass‚ you would’ve heard the nuns‚ hidden in an enclosed choir‚ singing. It is surprising that they were accomplished musicians because not only did they isolate themselves from the outside world‚ but they took the vow of silence
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1. The introduction to the lesson says that Faulkner’s "great theme was the American South." "A Rose for Emily" is a good example of regionalism. Identify two examples of local color from the story. Two examples of a local color from the story are when Emily Grierson didn’t want to go along with the ones who moved into the new area. Emily didn’t pay her taxes for nothing and she had an African American as a slave. In addition to that‚ she never fixed up or repaired her old eccentric house. Also
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Interpretation of poems Dulce et decorum est are the first words of a Latin saying taken from an ode by Horace). The words were widely understood and often quoted at the start of the First World War. They mean "It is sweet and right." The full saying ends the poem: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - it is sweet and right to die for your country. In other words‚ it is a wonderful and great honour to fight and die for your country. The opening of the poem suggests Owen pities the state to
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the poem‚ “The Sky is Low‚ the Clouds are Mean”‚ as it relates to the idea of Emily Dickinson which explains how nature has its own “life” and ways. The poem’s meaning is deep‚ yet‚ its points are shallow. A reader may be able to define the poem as personification of Emily Dickinson’s feelings; others would simply consider it a poem that talks about nature and how it is seemingly identical with us – humans. Based on the claims regarding the origins of the poem‚ Emily Dickinson wrote this poem during
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Emily Dickinson’s Poetry Theme Analysis Emily Dickinson was born on December 10‚ 1830 to Andrew & Emily Dickinson in Amherst‚ Massachusetts. Emily spent almost her entire life as a recluse‚ living in her upstairs bedroom on the family’s homestead‚ writing poetry until her death in May‚ 1886. Her poetry and letters went unrecognized until after her death‚ when her younger sister‚ Lavinia and a family friend‚ worked to publish the 1800 poems they found stored away in Emily’s
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Brandl AP English Professor Hertzog 2/26/13 A key trait to southern gothic fiction is that it often contains a character that is in a state of helpless isolation from the people around them. In the short story “A Rose for Emily”‚ William Faulkner characterizes Miss Emily Grierson with sexual repression and a psychological state that keeps her mind in the time before the Civil War. This characterization stems from her father‚ her boyfriend Homer Baron and the town of Jefferson itself‚ and causes
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Q. Explain how T.S Eliot’s poems “Rhapsody on a Windy Night” and “Preludes” express modernist concerns Modernist concerns are expressed through T.S Eliot’s poems ‘Rhapsody on a Windy Night’ and ‘Preludes’. Eliot uses his fragmented childhood experiences and his thoughts on the squalor modern life to express the issues of meaningless life‚ isolation‚ the alienation and loneliness that the humans feel and lastly the damaged psyche of humanity. The issues of meaningless life is expressed through complex
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“Emily Dickinson’s Defunct” After studying a bunch of Emily Dickinson’s poems and learning a little bit of background about her‚ I have discovered that I really appreciate the complexity of her work‚ and when I first read Marilyn Nelson Waniek’s poem‚ “Emily Dickinson’s Defunct‚” a poem written about Dickinson‚ I found it to be very interesting. It was fascinating‚ one‚ because it valued Dickinson and her work‚ and two‚ because it reminded me of another one of my favorite poems‚ “Taking Off Emily
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Unit 303 – Principles of Diversity‚ equality and inclusion in adult social care settings Outcome 1 – Understand the importance of diversity‚ equality and inclusion. 1.1 – Diversity – Diversity is all about difference‚ everyone is different Equality – Equality is about everyone being equal and so not treated differently to someone else because of their preferences. Inclusion – Inclusion is where you ensure that there is nothing that would exclude the person to fully participate in the
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Professor J. S. Ward English 270 August 9‚ 2014 Individual Analysis: “I’m Nobody! Who are you? Emily Dickinson wrote a masterpiece of a poem called‚ “I’m Nobody! Who are you?”. The simplicity of the poem is easy to understand and to articulate what the author is portraying. The theme of the poem would be that there are “nobodies” in this world because when you’re a “somebody” life would be difficult. Along with the theme there are a variety of literary elements that creates this poem to be intriguing
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