The story of Happy Prince was published in 1888. It is an allegory. The story is religious and is full of happiness. Happy Prince is a statue with a smile on his lips. It is made of gold‚ sapphires‚ and brilliants. Some time ago he was a boy with not knowing what tears were. Swallow is a bird‚ helping Happy Prince to please people. The story begins very strange with a describing of a beautiful statue‚ standing very high. In the story we can find a lot of similes‚ metaphors‚ flash-backs. A simile
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“The Happy Prince and Other Tales” -Oscar Wilde Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish playwright‚ poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit‚ he became one of the most successful playwrights of the late Victorian era in London‚ and one of the greatest "celebrities" of his day. Several of his plays continue to be widely performed‚ especially The Importance of Being Earnest. His most famous works are:
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New resolution for year 2011 A new moment‚ new day‚ new month and new year; everything is looking fresh and rejuvenate to me as a new sun shining after one whole year. The year 2010 is over and now we are moving forward in 2011 with lots of new opportunities for everyone. There were a lot of good and bad memories of last year‚ but I will grab good memories and move onward with this current year. Most of people have new tasks and ideas for new year and I also have some new resolution for this
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The Happy prince" by Oscar Wilde seems to be written for children but its content addresses issues of morality to even adults: it develops feelings of sympathy for the poor in children and it makes adults rethink of their attitudes towards life‚ the conversations between the prince and the swallow in some places amuse us while in others places bring tears to us. Not just the moral values but the way the author treats the topic goes far beyond what one can expect from a fairy tale to rank the story
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were seen as typical dreams of five-year-olds. My picture showed a stick figure with brown hair holding a carton of orange juice over a large rectangle that was supposed to be a counter. Underneath was my barely legible handwriting: “When I grow up‚ I want to work at the Market Basket because it would be fun to swipe orange juice across the scanner.” To this day my parents won’t let me forget that out of everything I could have aspired to be‚ my five-year-old self wished to work at the local
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LION DANCE THE HISTORY EARLY BELIEF According to traditional Chinese belief‚ the lion signifies courage‚ stability and superiority. The lion’s dance is performed to chase away ghosts and evil spirits. This is derived from folklore about a monster called Nian. This lion-like monster eats human-flesh for living and hunts for food in a village near the mountain. One day‚ the villagers decided to chase the monster away by throwing firecrackers and playing loud music. To come to their surprise‚ it
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Free People Are Happy People —especially when strong personal morality guides their choices. The earliest American definition of liberty—stated frequently by the Founding Fathers—is about constraints on personal actions: if I don’t hurt anybody else‚ I should be free to pursue my own will. As Thomas Jefferson put it in his first inaugural address‚ “A wise and frugal Government‚ which shall restrain men from injuring one another‚ shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of
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These are the beginning lines of the short story‚ Happy Endings‚ written by Margaret Atwood. Most stories have developed settings‚ characters and established plots. However‚ Happy Endings is structured in a unique way that makes it stand out among others. After reading Happy Endings several times‚ it is obvious the story was written to expose a heartfelt message that would encourage the reader to think about his or her life. The tone of voice in Happy Endings was different than what I was used to‚ but
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English 1A September 12‚ 2012 Happy and succeed Most students graduate from high school knowing what they want to persuade in life and accomplish‚ many other students don’t have a clue about anything they want to do nor persuade so for example‚ in the article The Pink Floyd Night School by Mark Edmundson‚ he as many other students after graduating high school didn’t know what he was going to do or study as a career‚ basically he had no clue of what he wanted. Life experience brought him
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behavior. It can be the way they wear their clothes‚ it could be the way they celebrate a ceremony‚ it could be the way they talk‚ and so on. Coming from a country with multiple cultures‚ it’s hard to focus on only one aspect; however‚ Ethiopian New Years is something that unifies all the cultures and creates a sense of unity and pride. Ethiopia is a country located in the Horn of Africa‚ and is the only country in Africa that assured its independence during the colonial era. Ethiopia was
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