Stephen Li 3/2/08 Period 5 _The Rainy Day_ Analysis The narrator in _The Rainy Day_ tells us about a very depressing day which is one of many in his life. He later realizes that this is just a rough patch in his life and will soon pass. He is feeling gloomy because every day for him is "dark and dreary". He is depressed that the bad time in his life won’t let up. Although he is depressed‚ he realizes that this is only a stage in his life and feels hope that it will soon be over. He understands
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Gustave Caillebottes work‚ Paris Street; Rainy Day‚ is an oil on canvas painting measuring seven feet‚ ten inches by six feet‚ one inches. As mentioned previously‚ the art work is painted with oil on a large canvas. From a distance the brushstrokes are hardly visible in the painting. There appears to be little‚ if any‚ impasto evident. Upon closer inspection‚ the texture of the brushstrokes can be described as grainy and the lines dividing objects are not as crisp. The painting is fairly large.
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A Rainy Day A sudden gust of wind swept through the house. Sounds of things dropping heavily onto the floor and doors and windows slamming shut echoed throughout the estate. Irene looked up from her book‚ which she had been deeply engrossed in for the past hour. Anna‚ the maid‚ was running to and fro‚ picking up fallen items and collecting the clothing from the clothesline. It seemed that a heavy downpour was imminent. Reluctantly‚ Irene put down her book and got up to help. She shivered as another
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neighborhood as the speaker embarks on a walk. He see a crowd of people and hears a lover singing to his beloved and his song portrays that his love will never cease. The clocks‚ however‚ showcase a contradictory attitude through the use of their diction by insinuating that love will end because the lovers’ lives will as well. Throughout the poem‚ the lovers remain naively optimistic while the clocks take a cynical point of view toward love and time. The author of this poem demonstrates device usage
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The struggle between one’s desires and expectations leads an individual to falter from their values and beliefs resulting in dire consequences to one’s morality and internal self. The short story "On a Rainy River" clearly demonstrates the conflict between the two dilemmas as the main character‚ Tim O’Brien‚ is faced with a decision to fight a pointless war or desert his country‚ choosing between potentially dying‚ or being branded as a coward. "Traitor! they yelled. Turncoat! Pussy! I felt myself
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Dr. Paul Farmer was instrumental in changing world views on how we treat the indigent. He understood that you couldn’t just treat the disease and the person got better. He learned that first you had to understand that the beliefs of the people you treat had a great influence on how they followed the advice of the doctor. Second if the person could not even afford to eat all the medicine in the world wouldn’t help if the patient was starving. Perhaps his greatest accomplishments were to serve on a
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bad. Through the use of diction‚ figurative language‚ and tone it creates the image of Caesar. Too some Caesar is good‚ but too others Caesar is dreadful. In scene two‚ from act three‚ the diction use creates a good and bad view of Caesar. At the beginning of the scene‚ Artemidorus insists that Caesar should read first the petition he has for him. Yet Caesar denies him and answers‚ “What touches us ourself shall be last served” (Act 3‚ scene 2‚ lines 17-18). The diction behind that illustrates
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Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder is a biography of Doctor Paul Farmer. Kidder follows Farmer around the globe in his quest to cure the world of infectious diseases. Kidder represents Farmer’s life in such an essence-capturing way that allows the reader to fully understand Farmer and his desire to help those in need. Kidder’s work also inspires the reader to ask questions about one’s own life and experiences in “doing the right thing.” Kidder observes a truly world-changing man and utilizes
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battle. Although Polynices is considered a traitor to the land of Thebes‚ Antigone feels that to respect the wishes of the gods she must burry him. She faithfully acts upon her morals‚ even though they oppose the law. However‚ in the story “On the Rainy River” by Tim O’Brien‚ Tim is not so persistent with his loyalty to his morals. Although he is very against the war he has been drafted into‚ in the end he ends up going to battle due to his fear of letting his family and country down. While both Tim
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struggle‚ there is no progress.” This statement is definitely true as people can’t bring about change easily or without opposition. This declaration is personified in Paul Farmer’s story as he tries to cure the world of tuberculosis. In Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder‚ we see all the challenges and opponents that Farmer faces in attempting to bring about good‚ but we also see the reward of fighting the long defeat and how these challenges are active in our own lives as we try to bring
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