Directed by Chen Kaige‚ a highly acclaimed fifth-generation Chinese film director‚ Farewell My Concubine has received many international film awards and nominations; among them are the Best Foreign Film and the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1993. In the film‚ Cheng Dieyi‚ a Peking Opera actor playing the leading female characters‚ becomes obsessed with his role as the concubine of the King of Chu and blurs his stage role with the real life he leads. The circumstances in which one grows
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Comparison of the “1914 V: The Soldier” and “Soldier’s Farewell” We’ve come so far in terms of civilisation‚ yet war is still a concept that is prominent and even thriving in our world. The poems “1914 V: The Soldier” by Rupert Brooke‚ and “Soldier’s Farewell” by Mike Subritzky both counter the prospect of war but uses different viewpoints. Putting into mind that Brooke came from WW1 while Subritzky wrote the poem during WW2‚ their mindsets might differ. “1914 V: The Soldier” had a very patriotic
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Speech Analysis Paper Name Institution Speech Analysis Paper I selected a speech that was given by Manal- Al Sharif. The speech was entitled “A Saudi woman who dared to drive”. The speech was delivered sometime in June 2013. It was presented in a worldwide set of conferences referred to as TED (Technology‚ Environment‚ and Design) conference. TED provides live streaming of dialogues and address an extensive array of topics within the practice of science‚ culture and research. The speech was
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Ben Schumacher English II Honors Mr. Destefano 9/16/10 A Farewell to Arms Walking through the rain on a chilly night doesn’t exactly bring fond memories to the mind of many people. Hemingway wasn’t just using the weather in A Farewell to Arms just to add effect to his settings‚ it actually meant something to the book. Rain expresses deep reality‚ and depression of the story-book scenes to bring the characters back down to Earth‚ and sets a vision for the future of the plot by giving grim ideas
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Lewis April 14‚ 2012 A Farewell to Arms & The Grapes of Wrath The two novels The Grapes of Wrath & A Farewell to Arms both contain a main character who shares some of the same qualities depicting how they live their lives. The Grapes of Wrath‚ written in 1939 involves the character known as Tom Joad; A Farewell to Arms has a very similar character in ways that might not be open to the public eye known as Frederic Henry. Written by Ernest Hemingway in 1928‚ A Farewell to Arms discusses the
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Introduction On September 17‚ 1796‚ George Washington’s Farewell Address was published. It was not a document that was read in Congress but a document that was published in the newspaper. In George Washington’s Farewell Address‚ there are many relevant themes that unfold in the document‚ but there are three distinct themes that are more prevalent and stick out in the readers mind as well as what Washington wanted to get across to his readers. Setting the stage for all future presidents‚ George
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should be under: American (6). To fortify this warning‚ Washington reminds his audience that they have “fought and triumphed together” and have created the nation through joint effort that should not be ruined by local interests (7). Later on in the farewell address‚ Washington draws reference to geographical alignments and warns against the dangers of parties. Washington believes that the “Spirit of Party”‚ albeit inseparable from human nature‚ can lead individuals to place their own advancements over
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Determining whether Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms is a tragedy or romance is a tough task. As a novel set during World War I‚ it could be classified as a tragedy based on the depictions of warfare alone. However‚ behind that death and destruction‚ there is the very delicate‚ effervescent romance between the American Lieutenant Frederic Henry and the English Nurse Catherine Barkley. This all-consuming love (Catherine in particular seems to fade completely into it‚ saying “There isn’t any me. I’m
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When reading Ernest Hemmingway’s A Farewell to Arms‚ I was struck by the vivid images he conveys with his descriptions of nature and the world. Hemmingway’s stark prose lends an air of bleakness to the story that truly puts the horrors and emotional turmoil of war into perspective. Although I was shocked and somewhat disappointed at the ending‚ I can see where Catherine’s death is necessary to complete the cycle and terminate the wartime romance just as the war must eventually terminate. I will say
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foundation of the United States of America. Through his actions and words he was able to shape our government. George Washington’s resignation of his military power exemplified his idea of what the United States of America should be come‚ while his farewell address to the United States citizens conveyed warnings about the future of the country. Washington’s resignation from commission is something that many people didn’t know how to take‚ due to many wanting him to stay in a position of power. During
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