In Siena in the 1930s‚ Italian writer Arturo Vivante (born in 1923) encountered fascism during his school days. In this excerpt from his short story “The Sound of the Cicadas‚” Vivante shows how fascism affected every aspect of life in Italy under Mussolini’s rule. The government was trying to turn Italians into warlike people‚ and soon military training was added to our education‚ already burdened by two periods of gymnastics.As though this weren’t enough‚ the authorities tried to ingratiate themselves
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“THE MAIN CHARACTERS IN THE GO-BETWEEN AND SPIES ARE SOCIALLY OPRRESSED ARE SOCIALLY OPPRESSSED” How far do you agree with this statement? Social Oppression is a main theme explored throughout the two tragic novels‚ The Go-Between and Spies. Throughout the novels‚ L.P. Hartley and Michael Frayn successfully convey the idea‚ through the use of their main characters‚ the effects of social oppression and class divide. Using many techniques they show how class and oppression had power over the people
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William Faulkner suspects that man’s self-destructive nature will lead to doom‚ and constructed the parable of the Compson family in The Sound and The Fury to illustrate how the human race will react to confronting their demise. Caddy shows such strength that the entire family depends on her to keep its frail bonds from breaking‚ despite her looming promiscuity represented through water‚ and reminded to Quentin by honeysuckles. Quentin appears normal on the surface‚ but his inner soul rages with
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characterize Benjy‚ who simply withdraws into himself. Finally‚ Jason becomes further encompassed with his cynicism and banking business to cloak the struggles of his relatives‚ and unconditionally scorns time. The recurring symbols found in The Sound and the Fury are more emblematic to the novel’s characters compared to any other work of classic American literature.
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The traditional South‚ it was something that Faulkner could not help but to put into his crazy and chaotic book. In The Sound and The Fury‚ William Faulkner involves the decline of the South through some tragic and humorous characters and events. From the chaos of Benjy’s mind to the obsessive mind of Quentin and even the money driven and arrogant mind of Jason‚ Faulkner shows us how the Compson family represents the decline of the South. Falkner‚ having lived through the early 1900’s and even through
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Honorable Chief Guest‚ Worthy President‚ Respected Teachers‚ And My Dear Fellow Students Assalamoalaikum! The topic of my speech for today is “Distant Drums Sound Sweeter”. Dear Audience‚ it was Francis Bacon who famously said that if you take all the vain opinions‚ flattering hopes and false valuations from the minds of the people‚ nothing will be left behind except melancholy and indisposition. Let’s have a look into our own lives‚ as our lives are full of desires‚ wishes
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Optimal alarm sound design: New design process for noticeable‚ but pleasant sounds Author 193 Track 3: what the beep? ABSTRACT The goal of this research is improving alarm sound design‚ focusing on the paradox of noticeable versus pleasant sounds. The characteristics of annoying sounds correspond in large extend to the characteristics of noticeable sounds. Therefore it is difficult to design an alarm sound‚ which is noticeable‚ but not annoying. A lot of studies are conducted along aspects
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The Silent Scream “Abortion‚” the sound of massacre‚ murder‚ and manslaughter. Abortions became legal in 1973 with the Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court case. With the legalization of eliminating fetal infants‚ there are approximately 40-50 million abortions executed in the United States every year. Abortions should be illegal at all phases of pregnancy for the reasons that the fetuses feel pain during the procedure‚ it can cause psychological harm to the mother‚ and it is morally fallacious. During
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calming influence and his kind words of wisdom due to which I completed my assignment with great ease. I would also be greatful to my parents and friends with whom I have gone through different experiences which I will share below. Touch n Go Company Touch n Go is a cashless payment method‚ developed for convenience of customers as you don’t have to carry a lot of cash with you. It is like an electronic purse that can be used at all highways‚ selected parking areas‚ shopping centres ‚ LRT’s ‚ KTM’s
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talking about the importance of go to college‚ some people don’t know‚ but it is really important have a college education. The college education give to people more chance to find a good job in the future. Sometimes when the students are in high school they don’t know the importance of go to to college‚ the just want to graduate from high school and find any job. Others students find attractive go to college because they think about the money. The students that want to go to college believe that they
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