Marianne‚ with her headstrong will‚ passionate sensibility‚ excessive spontaneity‚ and romantic idealism‚ serves as a foil to Elinor’s sense. She is described as like her mother Mrs. Dashwood‚ who “was sensible and clever: but eager in everything: her sorrows‚ her joys could have no moderation. She was generous‚ amiable‚ interesting‚ she was everything but prudent. The resemblance between she and her mother was strikingly great.” (p. 4 Volume 1 chpt 2). She weeps dramatically when her family are
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At the age twenty-three‚ Chanel became Balsan’s mistress‚ supplanting the courtesan Émilienne d’Alençon as his new favorite.[15] For the next three years‚ she lived with him in his chateau Royallieu near Compiègne‚ an area known for its wooded equestrian paths and the hunting life.[16] It was a life style of self-indulgence‚ Balsan’s wealth and leisure allowing the cultivation of a social who reveled in partying and the gratification of human appetites with all the
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senate. The senate was an exclusive society People became members of the group by having at least 1 million roman coins‚ if they had less they were forced to resign. They had to be from one of the upper classes‚ meaning they had to be from the Equestrian group and later the middle group could become senators too‚ if they had
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developed coinage systems (4). Just like Greece‚ Rome also worshipped their own gods to explain the universe such as Juno‚ Jupiter‚ and Minerva. The social classes of Rome were similar to Greece (men were dominant) and consisted of Patricians‚ equestrians‚ plebeians‚ and lastly slaves. Women’s status was determined by the status of their father‚ and they were punished more than men for breaking the
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bathing is even more rare. In fact‚ at one point the young Jacob’s only option is to shower himself in filthy water left over from the animals. Similarly‚ several characters find it difficult to find redemption for past mistakes: The beautiful equestrian star Marlena cannot return home for the mistake of having eloped with her charismatic but cruel husband August. The young Jacob has difficulty shaking the guilty realization that his parents sacrificed financial security to fund his
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(1 слайд) The British Royal Family (2 слайд) The British Royal Family is the group of close relatives of the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Members and relatives of the British Royal Family historically represented the monarch in various places throughout the British Empire‚ sometimes for extended periods as viceroys‚ or for specific ceremonies or events. Today‚ they often perform ceremonial and social duties throughout the United Kingdom and abroad on behalf
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surpassed all others in their zeal and munificence in these decorations. The greater number of these may be seen in the Campus Martius which to the beauties of nature adds those of art. The size of the plain is remarkable‚ allowing chariot races and the equestrian sports without hindrance‚ and multitudes [here] exercise themselves with ball games‚ in the Circus‚ and on
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SWOT Analysis: Strength Highest hotel in the world (The Ritz-Carlton‚ Hong Kong) -> ICC(Located 102 floors to 118 floors) (The 118th floors of the OZONE bar is the world’s highest bar) Major training operations in its Ritz-Carlton learning institute Environmental responsibility initiatives deliver an unparalleled guest experience while protecting our natural resources. Led by property-based Ritz-Carlton Environmental Action Conservation Teams (REACT). Reducing energy and water usage‚ offering
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The Rise To Power: The Mongols and The Aztecs The history of these two empires shows how they were able to conquer the different variations of subjects‚ and by this the Mongols had to conquer slightly more technologically advanced populations than the Aztecs had to. Even with being built on different hemispheres and different time periods‚ it is very odd how they compared in becoming popular and prosperous empires‚ until their decline of course. Besides their sad endings‚ their rise‚ as always
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the English-speaking world‚ was born at Sulmo in the Abruzzi on 20 May‚ 43BC . The events of his life are chiefly known from his own writings‚ and more particularly from the tenth elegy of the fourth book of the "Tristia."As the son of an old equestrian family‚ Ovid was sent to Rome with his brother for their education. At Rome he embarked‚ under the best teachers of the day‚ on the study of rhetoric .As a member of the Roman knightly class (whose rank lay between the commons and the Senate) Ovid
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