Written in 1842 by Robert Browning‚ "My Last Duchess" is the dramatic monologue of the duke of Ferrara who is negotiating his second marriage through an agent of the count of Tyrol on the grand staircase of the ducal palace at Ferrara in northern Italy. Executing the elements of a dramatic monologue‚ the duke reveals his situation and much more than he intends to the both the agent and the reader. Using iambic pentameter AABB couplets Robert Browning reveals the horrifying story of the murder of
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Act 1 Scene 1 1. Orlando’s situation he finds himself in at the beginning of the play is that of an issue of primogeniture. Upon Orlando’s father’s death he was bequeathed a small 1000 crowns‚ which is not an amount sufficient for his social standing. His brother Oliver is his only chance of redemption of his former life‚ to gain the education his father wanted him to have. Oliver provided this to Orlando’s younger brother however he did not afford Orlando any education whatsoever and as such Orlando
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game was played with two players hitting a feathered shuttlecock back and forth with tiny rackets. The game was called ‘Poona’ in India during the 18th Century. Badminton took its name from Badminton House in Gloucestershire‚ the ancestral home of the Duke of Beaufort‚ where the sport was played I the last century. Gloucestershire is now the base for the International Badminton Federation. The IBF formed in 1934 with 9 members- Canada‚ Denmark‚ France‚ Netherlands‚ England‚ New Zealand‚ Ireland‚ Scotland
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1. Based on the articles‚ “Darden Restaurants” and “Why America is Addicted to Olive Garden‚” the Darden Company has a market orientation and adheres to the marketing concept. According to MKTG “market orientation is a philosophy that assumes that a sale does not depend on an aggressive sales force but rather on a customer’s decision to purchase product.” The “marketing concept is the idea that the social and economic justification for an organization’s existence is the satisfaction of customer
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1. When Betty Dukes was hired in May of 1994 as a part time cashier she quickly climbed the ranks at Wal-Mart. However‚ her fall came just as quickly as her rise. After complaining about discrimination in Wal-Mart she was demoted and her pay was reduced. She reached out for opportunities she was left out because managers did not support her. As a result of this treatment‚ Betty and five other female workers filed a suit against Wal-Mart for discriminatory acts. The main issue with a class action
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Compare and Contrast ‘Perseus holding the Head of Medusa’ with Parmigianino’s ‘Madonna of the Long Neck’ Benevuto Cellini’s statue of ‘Perseus holding the Head of Medusa’ (Figure 1) and Parmigianino’s painting ‘Madonna of the long neck’ (Figure 2) are both prime examples of Mannerist art. The Mannerists sought to weave a refined‚ idealized and graceful visual style with arcane‚ complicated iconography to create artworks of complexity and elegance. This essay will discuss hoe both artists differ
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The names Shakespeare‚ Owen‚ Tennyson and Browning are well renowned names in literature. Their poems and plays are loved by many and have earned praise across the years. Their pieces overflow with many emotions and controversial themes‚ all portrayed through many methods such as language structure and form. This essay will explore the ways strong feelings are portrayed in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by William Shakespeare‚ ‘The send-off’ and ‘Dulce et decorum est’ by Wilfred Owen‚ ‘My last duchess’ by Robert
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d’Albret. The English had about six thousand to eighty-five hundred men‚ whereas the French had anywhere from twenty-four thousand to thirty-six thousand. Jehan de Wavrin (1399-1422) states‚ "When the battalions of the French were thus formed‚ it was grand to see them; and as far as one could judge by the eye‚ they were in number fully six times as many as the English.” The English had the use of longbow arrows‚ they crowded the French Troops‚ and the French were very un-organized. This another battle
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In 1508 The Horse and Rider was made. The Duke of Milan commissioned Vinci to build the Sculpture to stand over the Dukes Castle to Honor his father. It stood 24 feet tall over the castle. Leonardo had spent many‚ many years trying to model it just right. The 24 foot tall clay model was turned it bronze. The Non-Profit group‚ organization had found the model in Milan‚ Italy in 1999. They had later brought the sculpture to Grand Rapids‚ Michigan. When it was opened to the public it had
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and details on the moon. He published a book with all of his findings. Skeptics did not agree with him so he addressed the general public by publishing the Sidereus Nuncius which was met with more backlash. (Linder). In his letter to the Grand Duchess of Tuscany‚ Galileo says‚ "Showing a greater fondness for their own opinions than for truth they sought to deny and disprove the new things" (Galilei). He says that his fellow scholars do not care for the truth but instead what they already believe
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