John Donne (1572-1631) is considered the most prominent of all metaphysical poets‚ especially in the seventeenth century. Donne also spent some years as a lawyer‚ and as a preacher‚ earned a reputation for delivering enchanting sermons. Donne‚ as a love poet‚ wrote from personal experience‚ which fact made his poetry more accessible and compelling. His independent spirit was evident in his poems‚ to the point of him being called rebellious. His love poems were a remarkable conglomerate of divinity
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FIRST LOVE‚ LAST RITES Ian McEwan has written two collections of stories‚ First Love‚ Last Rites and In Between the Sheets‚ and nine novels‚ The Cement Garden‚ The Comfort of Strangers‚ The Child in Time‚ The Innocent‚ Black Dogs‚ The Day dreamer‚ Enduring Love‚ Amsterdam‚ winner of the 1998 Booker Prize and‚ most recently‚ Atonement. He has also written several film scripts‚ including The Imitation Game‚ The Ploughman’s Lunch‚ Sour Sweet‚ The Good Son and The Innocent. ALSO BY IAN McEWAN The Daydreamer
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St. Clare of Assisi “Love Him totally‚ who gave Himself totally for your love”. Who was St. Clare of Assisi? Chiara Offreduccio was born in Assisi Italy on July16‚ 1194. She is known as being the saint of eye disease‚ gold smiths‚ laundry‚ and televsion. She was the oldest daughter to her wealthy parents. As a child‚ Clare was always devoted to prayer‚ at the age of 18 she met St. Francis of Assisi and heard him preach during a service at the church. Clare was of the first followers of Francis and
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In John Updikes excerpt of The First Kiss‚ Updike uses metaphors and other rhetorical devices to convey the audiences attitude of the opening season baseball game. The audiences clearly have great interest of the environment around them as they optimistically keep their eyes glued to the players. The way that Updike combines sentences along with the sentence structure is also support as Updike shows the audiences point of view towards the game. The use of metaphor‚ syntax and diction show the attitude
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The title of the novel Absolution relates closely to the character of Clare Wald and this will be discussed with reference to Absolution as a whole. A dictionary definition of the world ‘absolution’ states that it is a formal forgiveness of a person’s sins. In the novel‚ Absolution‚ the one character who is in constant seek for absolution is Clare Wald. Throughout the novel and as one begins to know more about the character of Clare‚ one sees her meaning and interpretation of absolution and witnesses
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this novel. But today I’d like to talk about one of the male characters‚ named Angel Clare. He is a freethinking son born into the family of a provincial parson. This youngest of three brothers didn’t enter college as his siblings‚ but went to study agriculture so that he might become a farmer. He not only has superior intelligence‚ but also has liberal opinions which is beyond that society. In my opinion‚ Angel Clare is nevertheless equally dogmatic and obstinate. He has a deeply theoretical mindset
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St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Clare of Assisi have many similarities as well as many differences. Both young women lived a life of faith and devotion to God. How they came to follow God and live out their faith were very different from one another Both came from families with a deep devotion to God. St. Therese was raised to become a nun while St. Clare was raised to be married. St. Clare had to run away from her family to join the clergy‚ while St. Therese did not. These two saints have many similarities
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Love at First Sight Writing Sample Once upon a time there was a girl. One day she saw a boy she’d never met across a crowded room. Their eyes locked: she froze in her tracks‚ her face stuck in awe. Her blood ran cold; her fingers began to tingle as a shiver ran through her entire body. 8.2 seconds later the boy flashed her a beaming smile. His expression injected a flood of warmth into her fragile heart and her mouth involuntarily turned up to return the gesture. She didn’t know how
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St. Francis and Clare March 11th‚ 2013 Francis Bernardone was born in Assisi during the middle ages. His dream as a child was to become a knight. However‚ once he began to fulfill his dream‚ he realized that God was calling him to do something else so he returned home. He began to pray and read the Gospel. Later in the movie‚ St. Francis started visiting the lepers outside of the city. People started to worry about St. Francis because he was spending more time with the lepers than he spent working
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Cleopatra’s decision and proclaims his love for her. Act Three Antony is returning from battle and is overwhelmed with love for Cleopatra. Ventidius comes to speak with Antony‚ who attempts to flee unsuccessfully. Antony does not want to go back to war but doesn’t know how to stop it. He believes Dolabella can help him and Ventidius brings Dolabella out. Dolabella‚ Antony’s friend‚ appears after Antony’s success in battle. Dolabella was banished for his love for Cleopatra‚ but he returns to a warm
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