Rachel Louderback HUM111 Professor Lafferty May 27‚ 2012 It was an honor to fight for Duke William’s right to be crowned King in the battle of Hastings on the 14th of October 1066. The battle of Hastings was one of the most memorable and successful battles that I have ever participated in as a Norman soldier. The Duke of Normandy‚ William‚ prepared for the battle against the King of England‚ Harold‚ months in advance. It all started after the death of
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James Scott was the eldest illegitimate son of Charles II‚ and he was created the Duke of Monmouth with subsidiary titles of Earl of Doncaster at age of 13. He married Anne Scott‚ the 4th Countess of Buccleuch‚ and the couple were made the Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch. However‚ James was ambitious and declared himself as King. He was defeated by the army and died (Wikipedia contributors). The allusion of “the Dukes of Buccleuch” (Fitzgerald 3) in the Great Gatsby foreshadows Jay Gatsby’s ambitious
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coal after it is burned) is stored. Duke has 14 in North Carolina. All 14 have been found to contain extremely dangerous chemicals such as arsenic‚ mercury‚ thallium and cadmium. Some of these coal ash ponds are placed next to public waterways and don’t contain chemical resistant lining. This means these chemicals are leaking out into water‚ contaminating it. If this wasn’t bad enough‚ in 2014‚ a 30 ton coal ash pond spilled into the Dan River‚ a result of Duke Energy’s careless actions. Millions
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a place is greatly influenced their own perceptions of belonging. This is seen in ‘As You Like It’ by Duke Senior’s sense of refuge in the Forest of Arden‚ Duke Fredericks dis-attatchment to others living in the court and Jaques inability to find a sense of self in either the court or the Forest of Arden due to his lack of connection to any certain place. The perception of belonging that Duke Senior has is refuge and this is influenced by his surprising connection to the Forest of Arden. Given
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The Merchant of Venice Questions Act IV Before the trial proper begins‚ what does Antonio say the Duke has already tried to do (4.1.1-12)? Antonio says he knows the duke has done all that he can to lawfully counter Shylock’s malicious intentions‚ and that since nothing else can be done‚ Antonio will respond to Shylock’s rage “with a quietness of spirit”. What does the Duke assume Shylock will do (4.1.15-33)? What is Shylock’s response? Why is Shylock unwilling to show mercy? How does he respond
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interest in musical arts at an early age. When Verdi discovered the 3rd and 5th of the key of C‚ he was overjoyed (Great Composers). In Rigoletto‚ there are four main characters. One of them being the Hunchback called Rigoletto‚ another called the Duke‚ Sparafucile‚ and Gilda‚ the heroine. II Trovatore is a sequel to Rigoletto and is an opera with four acts. Both Il Trovatore and Rigoletto was based off of the play Le roi’s amuse which was written by Victor Hugo. Giuseppe Verdi was
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Venice‚ Italy (Rous). It is a tragedy. It is storyline mainly revolves around three characters: the promiscuous Duke of Mantua; Rigoletto (a court jester)‚ and Gilda (Rigoletto’s fair daughter). Count Monterone curses the Duke for “sexually abusing” his daughter and arresting him after he protests against the duke’s immoral actions (Martin). He also curses Rigoletto for encouraging the duke to seduce his daughter and for mocking him of his inability to do anything that can restore his reputation. This
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A River About The poet Attipat Krishnaswami Ramanujan was an Indian playwright‚ folklorist‚ and poet author who wrote in both English and Kannada. Ramanujan ’s work shows that cultural tradition in India is a conflict between the colonial English identity and post-colonial ethnic identities. As a poet‚ he is known for his avant-garde approach and atavistic poetic arguments rather than innate genius. His major works include: Hymns for the Drowning‚ Speaking of Siva‚ and A River etc. In 1976‚
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offered. The light falls in diamond shapes which can also be seen in the window panes and the back of Satire’s chair. A motif throughout the entire film‚ diamonds symbolise Satine’s public persona as a courtesan and arc therefore associated with the Duke‚ as is the use of blue light. Both diamonds and blue light are used in the “Diamonds are a Girl’s Best Friend” scene where Satire makes her first appearance and establishes her public persona as a courtesan. This relates to the theme of the commerciality
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decides that she wants to disguise herself as a man to work for the Duke. However when Maria deceives‚ its not completely ok‚ because she just wants revenge and to be spiteful. Viola is a woman‚ who was shipwrecked. After being shipwrecked‚ Viola decides to disguise herself as a man‚ to work for the duke. “Conceal me what I am‚ and be my aid for such disguise as happily shall become the form of my intent‚ I’ll serve this duke‚ thou shalt present me as a eunuch to him.” (Act I‚ Scene II; 13). Cesario
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