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    Both poems “Hazel tells LaVerne” by Katharyn Hown Machan and “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning uses unique ways to reveal the speakers. The speakers of each poem reveal something about themselves as they try to narrate a story. The speaker of the “Hazel tells LaVerne” story repeats the line “me a princess‚” indicating that her bluster is just a front for her dreams. The word choice and humorous tone of Machan’s story also reveal much about Hazel’s personality and position. The ways she uses

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    into the school‚ and I feel that this is an excellent opportunity for me to achieve my goal. - Leadership - I teach a large class of children at Cheder including me planning work for them. - Ability to work in a team - I exhibited this skill on the Duke Of Edinburgh expedition - Ability to work as an individual - I am able to use my initiative which can be seen when I designed a computer presentation for the prospective Parents Evening this school year. - Ability to grasp a situation and respond

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    My Last Duchess

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    The poetic voice in Robert Browning’s ‘My last Duchess’ is Alfonso II D’Este. The speaker is presented as rich Duke who is very full of himself “My nine hundred year old name.” Throughout the poem the speaker is trying convince the Count of Tyrell that he is a worthy person to marry his daughter. This poem is a dramatic monologue because the only speaker in the poem is Alfonso. Browning uses Iambic Pentameter as the metre to create a sense of natural speech; this makes the poem avoid sounding

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    the duchess and the jewler

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    daughter of a hundred earls” and in a sense‚ all of those earls are waiting as well‚ for she carries them with her: “Then she loomed up‚ filling the door‚ filling the room with the aroma‚ the prestige‚ the arrogance‚ the pomp‚ the pride of all the Dukes and Duchesses swollen in one

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    In the time that Strayhorn and Ellington collaborated together‚ they produced work upon work of widely popular songs such as “Take the A Train‚” “Lotus Blossom‚” and “Chelsea Bridge.” Out of all their songs‚ however‚ “Take the A Train” was by far the most recognized and adored; “to the general audience the piece became virtually synonymous with Duke Ellington” (van de Leur 2002:49). The lilting and uplifting jazz tune that Strayhorn composed became

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    Duke Son Annotations

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    ------------------------------------------------- Act 2‚ Scene 1 | Original Text | Modern Text | | Enter DUKE SENIOR‚ AMIENS‚ and two or three LORDS‚ like foresters | DUKE SENIOR‚ AMIENS‚ and two or three LORDS enter‚ dressed like foresters. | 5 10 15 | DUKE SENIOR Now‚ my co-mates and brothers in exile‚Hath not old custom made this life more sweetThan that of painted pomp? Are not these woodsMore free from peril than the envious court?Here feel we not the penalty of Adam‚The seasons’

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    A Dog Named Duke

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    the most appropriate alternative from those given below: (3 Marks) A few weeks ago‚ worded as if in special Tribute to Duke‚ an order came through from the chemical company’s headquarters. “Therefore‚ to advance our objectives step by step‚ Charles Hooper is appointed Assistant National Sales Manager." (a) Why is the order called a special Tribute to Duke ? (i) it was Duke who helped Charles in his recovery. (ii) Due to fast recovery only‚ he was promoted to the post of the Assistant National

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    DOG NAMED DUKE

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    A DOG NAMED DUKE Q1 In 1953‚ Hooper was a favoured young man. Explain. Q2 They said that they would create a desk job for Hooper at headquarters. (i) Who are ’they’? (ii) Why did they decide to do this? Q3 Duke was an extraordinary dog. What special qualities did he exhibit to justify this? Discuss. Q4 What problems did Chuck present when he returned to the company headquarters? Q5 Why do you think Charles Hooper’s appointment as Assistant National Sales Manager is considered

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    Duke Kahanamoku's Poem

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    person? Well if you haven’t‚ let’s dive in and see who. Duke Kahanamoku was an outstanding and legendary hawaiian. He was born in August 24‚ 1890 - Died in January 22‚ 1968. He was Hawaii’s best-known citizen. Duke was a sports champion and a media celebrity. Duke popularized surfing among generations‚ and around the world. He was a cultural icon also a superb athlete. Duke Kahanamoku grew up in kalia district of the island of honolulu. Duke grew up in one of the most turbulent periods in Hawaii’s

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    The lovers in Last Duchess by Robert Browning and also Porphyria’s Lover have many similarities and differences that change the stories to make them more creative. The story of Last Duchess by Browning is about how a man talks about his last wife and why she isn’t here anymore. While Porphyria’s Lover by Browning tells the story of how a man kills his lover with her own hair. In both of these stories they explain the mental instability of the two lovers who see and only become jealous. Then there

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