000 workers to complete it. The Great Wall of China Place- China. The wall was made to protect North border against intruders. It is made up of rammed earth‚ stones & wood. It stretches for 8‚851.8 kms. The Eiffel Tower Place- Paris‚ France. It was built by Gustav Eiffel. The tower is 985 feet high. It costed Rs 2L to built it in 1887-89. The Leaning tower of Pisa Place- Pisa‚ Italy. The tower is leaning at 3.99 degrees (5.5 degrees when built). The top of tower is displaced
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1. Describe what an anti-hero is in contrast to a traditional literary hero‚ and give 1 example from a text we have read. An anti-hero is a central character in a literary work such as a narrative who lacks the traditional heroic qualities. Whereas traditional heroic qualities include courage‚ physical prowess‚ and fortitude‚ an anti-hero typically distrusts conventional values of society or culture. Anti-heroes do not commit to any ideals. The anti-hero feels helpless in a world over which they
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References: Hesse‚ Hermann. Steppenwolf. 1927 Penguin Modern Classics p.151. Flaubert‚ Gustave. Madame Bovary. 1856 Wordsworth Classics p.53.
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I have not had the chance to visit it before‚ therefore it is my dream destination. However‚ some might think visiting this capital is an ordinary thing and could happen. Personally‚ it is more than a possible thing. I would like to visit the Eiffel Tower which is one of the famous landmarks in France. I want to eat in its prestigious restaurants and bars. In addition‚ I would visit the Louver Museum and enjoy discovering history. I also would like to visit La Sorbonne University. This university
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Impressionism Almond Blossom‚ Vincent van Gogh‚ 1890‚ Post-Impressionism‚ oil on canvas Van Gogh is my favorite artist from the Post-Impressionism era. I believe he used painting as an outlet to express his emotions‚ turmoil and inner demons. In the last couple of years of his life van Gogh was inspired be Japanese woodblocks and almond trees. Van Gogh was very close to his younger Theo and they kept in touch with each other through correspondence via postal service. In January in 1890‚ Theo
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12 December 2000 Social Classes in "Madam Bovary" Striving for higher social status has been the downfall of many people just as it was the destruction of Emma Bovary. In Nineteenth Century France‚ several class existed: peasant or working class‚ middle class‚ upper-middle class‚ bourgeois‚ and aristocrats. In the story‚ "Madame Bovary‚" we see a number of individuals striving to move themselves up to the bourgeois‚ a status that is higher than the working class but not as high as nobility
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Sarah Steltmann 9/7/14 Critical Lens Essay “A friend who dies‚ it’s something of you who dies.” Gustave Flaubert Gustave Flaubert was correct when he once said‚ “A friend who dies‚ it’s something of you who dies.” By this he meant that when a person loses someone close to them‚ they never fully recover‚ almost like there’s a hole in their heart that can never be refilled. Two books that prove this are My Book of Life by Angel‚ by Martine Leavitt‚ and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of
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Mini Golfing With My Friends Have you ever had so much fun‚ every minute feels like a second? That’s how I felt when I was with my friend Ethan and Caden. We went to Golf n’ Stuff. As we arrived‚ Mr. Smith‚ (Ethan’s Dad) registered for us. We had a choice between bumper cars and bowling‚ or mini golfing. We obviously chose mini golfing because we were at Golf n’ Stuff. We got to choose our clubs and balls: I chose purple‚ Caden chose green‚ and Ethan chose red. There was a ball cleaner which
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subject matter. Choose ONE of the following pairs of paintings to analyze: 1. Family Portrait by Rembrandt & Family Group by William Glackens 2. The First Steps by Marguerite Gérard & First Steps by Vincent van Gogh 3. Paris‚ A Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte & Rainy Day on Fifth Avenue 1893 by Childe Hassam. Describe the two paintings in detail so that your readers can easily visualize them without actually seeing them. Explain how the perspective‚ technique‚ and compositional features of
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The voice over is the voice of a British author by the name of Karen Eiffel. She is writing a novel‚ which happens to be Harold’s life and does not realize it is really happening to him. The narration is in third person omniscient and it seems to make the viewer feel closer to the narrator because she knows more about Harold’s
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