How I Found my Niche In elementary school‚ I had always been shy and never had more than one or two friends. I spent most of my time with my nose in a book‚ and outside playing in the dirt with my animals. Before I went into high school I felt like the bonds I had made with fictional character was enough. Then something changed and eating lunch with my book wasn’t enough anymore. I had a new goal; to make a friend that would last me all through high school. I tried to get as academically involved
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Poets often use literary techniques to clearly convey the personalities of their speakers. In "My Last Duchess"‚ Robert Browning uses point of view‚ diction‚ and imagery to achieve a powerful effect‚ underlining the attitude and personality of the Duke. In a dramatic monologue‚ character development is based on what the speaker says‚ and how he says it. In "My Last Duchess"‚ the speaker of the monologue addresses a fictional audience‚ and the reader is seen as an unnoticed third party
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Robert Browning helps readers understand the plight of women. Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess really help to convey the idea that women had no power no matter what social class they were in. Likewise women were objectified under the harsh rules of the society in the Victorian Era. He proves his point even further by both poems ending with the woman dying because of their sexuality. Robert Browning helps you comprehend the plight of women by having Porphyria in a much superior social class than
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Throughout my first trimester at R.J. Grey Junior High School‚ I have improved and I am still improving in many ways in social studies. In the next few paragraphs‚ I will reflect on how I have improved in the first trimester‚ how I could improve‚ and ways to help me improve in the next trimester. An area I have been doing well in studying very effectively for both quizzes and tests. During the week before the Unit 1 test‚ I completed and corrected very carefully my review sheet and notecards‚ even
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My family and I like to travel a lot. Time and destination for the next trip are usually decided very spontaneously and the best offer booked on the same evening- then‚ nothing happens until about a week before departure‚ when things get very busy. On the weekend before we leave‚ someone remembers that all the diving equipment is still in storage‚ none of the laundry is done and we haven’t spoken to our dog sitter either. Somehow‚ we always manage to get all of this done on Saturday. When it
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grade‚ I changed the way I dressed‚ my taste in music‚ my group of friends‚ and I cut and colored my hair. And for what? A boy that I had a crush on named Adam. At the time‚ I had no idea that my new identity would put my life on a different set of tracks. Consequently‚ I ended up dating Adam for the majority of 7th grade and I assimilated myself into a new friend group which consisted of mostly Adam’s friends. I was like a sheep that never strayed from the herd. Dressing the same as my new friends
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Shakespeare‚ is set during the eleventh century is about the emotional manipulation of individuals and the lust for power and the upmost authority over a victorious Scotland featuring an Elizabethan audience whereas Robert Browning’s poems‚ Laboratory and My Last Duchess‚ is about the overcoming of jealously and betrayal set during the Victorian era with a Victorian audience. Macbeth in the beginning of the play is a noble‚ humble and honourable person who‚ without question would sacrifice his life for the
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Two summers ago‚ my family and I took a vacation to Europe. One of our destinations was Paris‚ France. It was my favorite city to visit because of its beauty‚ culture‚ and humor that went along with trying to communicate. My mom took French in school through junior high and high school. However‚ after about 20 years’ lack of practice‚ the language was vague in her memory. I remember the rest of us laughing as we watched her struggle to form sentences with the bits and pieces of French she could
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Throughout the story‚ “My Last Duchess” by Margaret Atwood‚ there exists vast dissimilarities between stereotypical women and women opposing stereotypes‚ and society. These dissimilarities are shown evidently through the characters. Margaret Atwood uses her characters to supply detailed examples of individuals who embody these stereotypes‚ those who do not‚ and the conflicting tones she uses in regards to these characters display her feminist ideals. A few of the characters representing stereotypical
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Christmas has become The Most Commercially Exploited Holiday Well it looks like it’s that time of year again‚ when twinkly lights are hung‚ families spend time together‚ and retailers start working overtime to beat last year sales. Christmas‚ is one of the many holidays that have lost its true meaning to commercialization. More than likely their first thoughts will be about buying the perfect gifts‚ having the most decorated house on the block‚ or having a silver haired fat man in red underwear
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