Dr. Spock paced back and forth muttering to himself like a madman‚ pulling at his hair in his frenzied haste. “I just don’t understand‚ it doesn’t make any sense‚” he muttered‚ desperately gazing at the wall before him‚ covered with documents interconnected with a web of red strings. He quickly gazed up at me‚ his eyes bloodshot and skin a pallor grey‚ “We must do the impossible” he whispered so quietly that I had to strain to hear him‚ “We must open the portal.” “No‚” I said in a shaky voice‚
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Ding‚ding‚ding‚ring. I hear my phone buzzing terrified to pick it up the laughing in the distance. I can hear Becca’s heels coming down the hallway. I’m trying to decide whether to run or stay there and take the wrath of her and her “minions.” Think Scarlet... too late. Becca is standing in front of me with her bleach blonde hair and minty breath. I can feel her eyes burning in my head. Scared looked up‚ she asks “ Have you seen your phone lately?” Laughs burst of behind me. Embarrassed I respond
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Othello‚ the Moor of Venice is a tragic play written by William Shakespeare. William Shakespeare is the greatest writer in the English language and the most well known dramatist in the world. Shakespeare wrote many well known plays and poems. Many of his plays have been considered some of the finest works in the English language‚ such as Hamlet‚ King Lear‚ Othello‚ and Macbeth (Wikipedia). His writing is so unique; he revolutionized the way of writing in English. Moreover‚ with a deep understanding
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Portia is a strong heroine in a play filled with‚ confused‚ selfish‚ niave men. It may seem that she is a controlling female who uses her power to get her way in the world‚ but she is given a bad rap. Sure she’s a bit controlling but how can we blame her‚ that’s how she was brought up‚ it’s part of her upbringing. It’s easy to accuse her of prying into her newly husbands life or taking control over something that wasn’t any of her concern‚ but it’s possible that like many other heroes and heroines
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Irony is a strategy writers use to set contrast between what is supposed to be true and what is reality‚ just as in verbal irony‚ an author might say or write one thing and at the same time mean the complete opposite. In the story by Frank R. Stockton "The Lady‚ or the Tiger?" the author used verbal irony to help us realize the absurdity of the king’s idea of judgment and the real intentions and ideas of other characters. Several ironic statements are presented in the story. Sentence fragments such
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Love and Money Love is a dominant theme in Merchant of Venice. It actually is the umbrella of other sub-themes‚ which are love of friends‚ love of family and love of lovers. Shakespeare gives more focus to these themes as they are significant and serious issues in life‚ thus giving his play a universal approach that fits everywhere and when. The irony‚ however‚ is that there is no real love shown in these relations. One can notice that love is associated with self-interest or with the love of
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voice to things that cannot be put into words. Venice Beach is notorious for the prolific artists found on nearly every corner. I had the pleasure of interviewing them on what Venice means to them. Walking around Venice‚ visitors can see a great variety of art. There are sculptures‚ murals‚ paintings‚ tattoo parlors‚ and performance art. When speaking to the artists I asked them‚ “Why come to Venice beach? Why sell your art here?” They described venice as a melting pot of creativity. It was an environment
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VENICE IN 14TH CENTURY Venice’s maritime empire: 13th - 15th century In the scramble to grab Byzantine land after the 4TH crusade‚ in 1204‚ the Venetians concentrate on territories suiting their maritime interests. They take the islands of Corfu and Crete. They yield Corfu ten years later to the Greek ruler of Epirus (the nearest part of the mainland)‚ but Crete remains a Venetian possession for more than four centuries. It is the first in a chain of valuable staging posts to the eastern
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story between Jim and Della‚ which is transfigured by O.Henry’s unrivalled flowery language‚ academic and belles-letters style‚ and his superb ironical tone. At the end of the story‚ readers will only be able to say “How ironical their life is!” “The irony of life” in “The Gift of the Magi” is presented through a story of love and sacrifice between a young couple‚ Jim and Della‚ who are poor materially but not poor spiritually. They always live happily in a poor living condition. Their happiness is
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industrial projects. In attracting public savings‚ merchant bankers play a vital role as specialized agencies. The resource raising functions remains to be the primary business of a merchant banker. The primary market holds the key to rapid capital formation‚ growth in industrial productions and exports. There has to be accountability to the end use of funds raised from the market. The increase in the number of issues and amount raised the number of merchant bankers. Therefore‚ the field became highly competitive
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