Germinal‚ based on the landmark novel by Emile Zola‚ presents a startlingly authentic and powerful look into the tumultuous‚ tragedy-riddled lives of 19th century French coal miners. Forced to endure hellish conditions‚ risk death and dismemberment‚ and work from before dawn until after dusk‚ these men and women had only one alternative to mining: starvation. Germinal is not a happy story‚ but it is impossible not to sense the realism that pervades the project. The film opens with the arrival
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you looked more educated‚ that is what Trysdale trying to do. Unfortunately‚ he targeted wrong person‚ Carruthers. He who admires Trysdale’s fake knowledge and shows it off to a woman that brings Trysdale’s bad luck in the end. Even Trysdale himself cries over spilt milk of this unexpected luck as stated in 9th paragraph‚ “Now‚ Carruthers was an idiot.” and “Carruthers‚ who was one of his incontinent admirers‚ was the very man to have magnified this exhibition of doubtful erudition”. It also shows us
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Poetry analysis of “When in Disgrace with Fortune and Men’s Eyes” William Shakespeare penned down his most touching 29th sonnet‚ entitled‚ “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes”. This sonnet holds the subject matter of love. More particularly‚ this poem praises love. In the first quatrain‚ the author is in a state of melancholy and is treated as an outcast. In the second quatrain‚ he desires to be someone “with friends possessed”. But his love keeps him pushing forward. He wouldn’t change
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Introduction: In this poem‚ Maya Angelou celebrates femininity by playing upon the two possible meanings that could be attached to the poem’s title - Phenomenal Woman. As a liberated woman‚ the speaker in the poem proudly proclaims her individuality; she is an extraordinary person‚ and therefore phenomenal. Phenomenal - from Angelou’s Perspective: Maya Angelou asks the reader to probe deeper into the whole question of what makes a woman attractive‚ worthwhile and valued. The "Phenomenal" in the
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“Lord Swann‚ raise our flag‚ as a signal of safe landing to the rest of our ships. It took them a long time‚ but I still have the hopes they are still alive in the water. One more thing‚ direct the guards to dig a hole away from the coast. All the leavings from the ships to be gathered in‚ burned‚ then buried‚ we don’t want to leave any track behind us‚” The King said. “Consider it done‚ Your Grace.” “Lord Swann‚ Make sure that the five masters and Taylan to be lodged in imperial tents
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Sarah Newcomb Intro to Literature 11/22/10 "The Mother" Gwendolyn Brooks’ poem‚ "The Mother" is an introspective look into the internal struggle of a woman who has had an abortion. The poem is very powerful and conveys a vast array of feelings and sentiments on the subject such as regret‚ love‚ and disappointment in one’s self. The poem is largely successful due to it’s tone‚ which is achieved through the personification and choice of diction. To begin with‚ lines one and two state the
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FC ’s product strategies are categorized into two aspects. 1. To meet consumers ’ desire for novelty by introducing western style products like Mexican Chicken Warp and New Orleans Barbeque Wings. This means can satisfy young consumers who are more open and acceptable to the foreign flavors. 2. To cater to consumers ’ taste for traditional Chinese meal by offering Chinese style fast food from time to time‚ say‚ Old Beijing Chicken Roll‚ a wrap modeled after the way Peking duck is served‚ but with
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Conclusion………………………………………………………………………29-30 References………………………………………………………………………31-32 Introduction The theme of the course paper is concerned with the stylistic analysis of five poems by different authors (D.H. Lawrence‚ H.W. Longfellow‚ R. Burns‚ Ch. Kingsley‚ B. Googe). The issue of stylistics and stylistic analysis has been extensively studied in recent years and the problem of stylistics has been a subject of special interest. Various scientific paradigms‚ trends and
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serious problem mankind has to face‚ suffering at the hands of war.. The poem begins with words “My Son” this represents the fathers love and alternatively ownership of the child. In the poem a three-year-old son falls into some nettles‚ he is hurt‚ cries and goes to his parents for comfort. His father cuts down and burns the nettles but realises they will soon grow back. From this simple event it makes us think about human suffering and creates a sense of pity when you read it as the image of a young
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Espergesía by Cesar Vallejo is taken from the collection ’Los Heraldos Negros’ published in 1919. It is importance to read the poem in the context of its time‚ during this period Vallejo was moving in circles that held Marxist ideals‚ renounced religion‚ and embraced the notion that coherence and order of traditional poetry do not effectively communicate emotion‚ but that the logic of modern art is the logic of emotion. In this collection we see Vallejo begin to move away from the ideals and influences
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