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    Love as an Entity

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    Love as an Entity There are different varieties of love‚ each with its own capabilities to invoke powerful emotions. An idealistic love is a form of love which in many ways is quixotic and lacking essential attributes‚ proof of which can be found in the works of Christopher Marlowe and Sir Walter Ralegh. Another potent form of love is pure love which is unconditional and timeless as expressed by Shakespeare and Elizabeth Berrett Browning. On a different note‚ a twisted love is flawed and bound

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    My Last Farewell (Mi Ultimo Adios) Farewell‚ dear fatherland‚ clime the sun caress’d‚ Peal of the Orient seas‚ our Eden lost! Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life’s best‚ And were it brighter‚ fresher‚ or more blest‚ Still would I give three‚ not count the cost. On the field of battle‚ ‘mid the frenzy of fight‚ Others have given their lives‚ without doubt or beed; The place not matters—cypress or laurel or lily white‚ Scafold or open plain‚ combat or martyrdom’s plight‚ ‘Tis

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    Jenkins‚ Lauren IIA. In order to differentiate between program music‚ symphonic poem‚ concert overtures‚ grandiose‚ or miniature compositions‚ we first need to go over each one individually. Each type has its own unique characteristics. Program music is a term for instrumental music written in accordance with a poem‚ a story‚ or some other literary source (Kerman‚ Tomlinson‚ 233). Program music was not new in the Romantic era but it made music even more expressive because it

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    Parallels Between the Works and the Life of Yukio Mishima Throughout Yukio Mishima’s career as a writer he wrote in a variety of different styles and genres including poetry‚ waka poems and death poems as well as short stories‚ essays‚ magazine articles and novels (“Man of Words‚ Man of Actions”). Kimitake Hiraoka was born January 14‚ 1925 and later became known with the pen name of Yukio Mishima. Mishima created a career for himself as a successful author‚ poet‚ playwright‚ actor‚ director and

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    used in Shakespeare’s assigned sonnets‚ Herrick’s “To the Virgins‚” and Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress.” Although their images differ‚ what do all these poets seem to be saying about time? Be specific when referring to the poems. The imagery is very different‚ but all of the poems and poets seem to be saying time is important in life. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 he says‚ “And every fair from fair sometime declines‚” when explaining the inevitable decline in appearance of his friend (Line 7). In Shakespeare’s

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    the direction of a country so set on the norm? John Carlin tells the story of Nelson Mandela through the eyes of people close to him as well as through the eyes of his enemies. Both friends and enemies portray just his presence as overwhelming. Invictus tells the story of how Mandela used his overwhelming presence to unite a country through the sport of rugby. The story begins on the morning of the 1995 Rugby World Cup championship game. The rest of the book details how he got to that point.

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    Good Morning Class and Miss. Today I will be discussing with you how the film invictious relates to hope and courage‚ the film works around two main characters‚ Morgan Freeman as South African President Nelson Mandela and Matt Damon as François Pienaar‚ the captain of the South African rugby union team the Springboks. The film displays that hope and courage are very important aspects of Presidential leadership; Nelson Mandela is displayed in the film to be both hopeful and courageous. The scene

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    Leadership lessons from the movie “InvictusInvictus is a biographical film based on the book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation. The story of the film revolves around Nelson Mandela’s efforts and strategy to unite the South African society that is torn apart by apartheid. Upon being elected as the first black President of the nation amidst severe opposition from the whites‚ Mandela faced an enormous challenge to reconcile the nation and build a democracy in the

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    Invected Invictus What is one to do when stuck in a pickle‚ finding nothing but sorrow and self-pity being the only realistic ways of comfort? Write a poem. That is what William Henley did when he wrote “Invictus”. The poemInvictus” talks about how William Henley is the master of his own soul and how he’s not going to let anything or anybody else run his life. The theme of this poem includes not giving up and pushing on in life no matter what any one says or does. William Henley deeply states

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    Mi Ultimo Adios Isinalin ni Nick Joaquin Land that I love: farewell: O land the sun loves: Pearl in the sea of the Orient: Eden lost to your brood! Gaily go I to present you this hapless hopeless life: Were it more brilliant: had it more freshness‚ more bloom: Still for you would I give it: would give it for your good! Enchantment of my life: my ardent avid obsession: To your health! cries the soul‚ so soon to take the last leap: To your health! O lovely: how lovely: to fall that you

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