Advanced ENGLISH ___________________________________________________________ Area of Study: Belonging A study of Emily Dickinson (and related texts) Dr Selina Samuels‚ Ascham School 2 What is the Area of Study? The Area of Study is the exploration of a concept that affects our perceptions of ourselves and our world. Students explore‚ analyse‚ question and articulate the ways in which perceptions of this concept are shaped in and through a variety of texts. In the Area of Study
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Transcendentalism Through the Political Thought of Emerson‚ Thoreau and Fuller Courtney Thompson Introduction: The Transcendentalist During the early to middle years of the nineteenth century‚ American transcendentalism was born. The term transcendental came from German philosopher Immanuel Kant. He criticizes John Locke‚ who claimed that knowledge comes through our sensual impressions of the world. Kant feels as though the mind has intuitions of itself that he called transcendental forms.
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The Entertainment Industry’s Effect On Society (3) How many people do you know who have favorite celebrities and look for them in magazines or movies to see what the next hair or fashion trend is? I must admit‚ I also often look in celebrity magazines to see what the stars are up to and to scope out the "hot" new trends. However‚ this has brought me to the realization that the entertainment industry is constantly changing our perceptions of who we are and is highly responsible for our changing cultural
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I. Summary of the case study "Harley-Davidson rockers ’ idol" So‚ this case study is about Harley-Davidson‚ a brand of motorcycles and more precisely about its development since his foundation in 1903 by 21-year-old William S. Harley and 20-year-old Arthur Davidson. So‚ in 2003‚ it was the celebration of the 100th birthday of the Harley-Davidson. And‚ in order to commemorate it‚ fans of this famous brand rode until Milwaukee to see the parade of 10 000 Harley-Davidson motorcycles. Through this
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Two among the famous works of Shakespeare are Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet. And in both of these works‚ love is portrayed in different ways. Romeo and Juliet disregarded their obstacles and pursued their love until their death while Hamlet and Ophelia allowed family circumstances to affect their relationship. Both couples encountered problems that involved each one’s family affecting each couple’s relationship. In Romeo and Juliet‚ even before the play begins‚ the conflict between the families of
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Beyond Infinity Amera Andersen Welcome to my world‚ take my hand and see. Come into my world‚ a world of mystery. It’s a magical place where dark meets light‚ shades of shadow grey‚ fading into night. A world where everyone speaks in rhyme‚ with laughing and dancing and bending time. The place where dreams‚ become reality and children rule with regal majesty. Come into my world of tranquility‚ where we warp time and stability. So open your mind as you fantasize and step in the
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Solutions to Questions on Hypothesis Testing and Regression 1. A mileage test is conducted for a new car model‚ the “Pizzazz.” Thirty (n=30) random selected Pizzazzes are driven for a month and the mileage is carefully measured in each. The mean mileage for the sample is 28.6 miles per gallon (mpg) and the sample standard deviation is 2.2 mpg. Estimate a 95% confidence interval for the mean mpg in the entire population of Pizzazzes (you might need to round your answer a little bit to agree with mine)
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Cantata BWV 1 “Wie Schön Leuchtet der Morgenstern” Johann Sebastian Bach Johann Sebastian Bach held various musical positions all over what is now Germany. From the year 1723 until his death in 1750 he served as cantor and director of music in Liepzig. His job here was very structured and kept him busy; being the head of music at four churches ‚ he had to compose a cantata for every Sunday and adhere to the ways of the church. It was here‚ and under these circumstances that Cantata BWV 1‚ “Wie
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Shakespeare’s Sonnets William Shakespeare The Sonnet Form A sonnet is a fourteen-line lyric poem‚ traditionally written in iambic pentameter—that is‚ in lines ten syllables long‚ with accents falling on every second syllable‚ as in: “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” The sonnet form first became popular during the Italian Renaissance‚ when the poet Petrarch published a sequence of love sonnets addressed to an idealized woman named Laura. Taking firm hold among Italian poets‚ the sonnet
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GENERAL NOTIONS 1. Kinds of Literature Literature can be subdivided into various kinds according to various criteria. It can exist in oral (folklore) or written form; literary speech can be prosaic or poetic. Literature can be divided into fiction and non-fiction. Non-fiction is a prose writing that presents and explains ideas or tells about real people‚ places‚ events. The main forms/genres of non-fiction are character sketch‚ journal‚ letters‚ memoirs‚ biography‚ essay etc. Fiction is
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