AP English: Literature and Composition Name: Larissa Maggard Major Works Data Sheet Major Works Data Sheet Page 2 Major Works Data Sheet Page 3 Characters Name Role in the story Significance Adjectives Marlow Kurtz general manager Kurtz’s Intended Marlow’s aunt Russian trader African mistress of Kurtz protagonist‚ narrator of interior story
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individual ethical issues in many different ways. Looking at the economical repercussions‚ it would not be logical to do business with these countries considering that close to half of the worlds chocolate is made from cocoa beans that are grown in the Ivory Coast and Ghana. If we refused to do business with these countries the ost of these goods would be un-affordable to consumers. In a political aspect‚ we tend to be the leaders the moment we stop doing business with these individuals many other countries
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starting tailback and is the son of Charlie Billingsley‚ who had in 1965 helped Permian reach the State Title. Don tried to follow his father’s footsteps‚ but found difficulties on occasions by fumbling the football. Ivory Christian and Brian Chavez are also big names on the team. Ivory has enormous talent but hates football with a passion‚ but it changes when he is recruited by TCU. Chavez is the number one student in his class‚ something unheard of by a Permian football player and is attempting
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With reference to sources‚ what does the evidence reveal about Spartan cultural life? There were many different aspects to the Spartan cultural life which ancient sources and evidence have provided insight and knowledge for our modern societies. These features include art‚ architecture‚ writing and literature‚ and Greek writer’s views of Sparta. The Spartan cultural life also gives us knowledge into other aspects of Spartan life and the society in which they lived. Architecture was one of the essential
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participated in the Scramble for Africa (Bentley & Ziegler‚ 740). Within 20 years‚ European countries had colonized 90 percent of Africa. The Congo became a direct possession of King Leopold II. His main economic mission was to extract rubber and ivory from the country‚ and do that in the cheapest way possible. Europeans did this through forced labor. Missionaries attempted to record the horrors but the king had stopped it before much evidence was leaked. King Leopold credited himself with ‘civilizing’
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Hunting and fishing is a sport or recreation for some people. Animals get killed indiscriminately. Some people kill animals for making profits by selling their skins‚ meat etc. Poaching is done in some of the areas. Elephants are killed for their ivory‚ alligators for their skin‚ birds for their feathers‚ furs‚ hens for their meat. The list is non ending. Hunting of animals is not just a cruelty done to the animals but also a shameful thing. By doing this‚ we make loss of ourselves too. Deforestation
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with little to no attention or effort towards assisting the natives in the regions colonized. Heart of Darkness portrays the presence of greed in Africa’s interior as “the word ‘ivory’ rang in the air‚ was whispered‚ was sighed. [One] would think they were praying to it” (92). Conrad paints an image on how coveted ivory‚ a luxury product‚ was and how it was talked about ubiquitously showing a strong desire for imperialists to achieve profit and wealth‚ while putting civilizing and guarding the Africans
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springing from mainline fashion’s social rebellion. Dresses became shorter and deviated from traditional white. However‚ the nineteen-eighties revived the idea of a fairytale bride — perhaps epitomized by Lady Diana Spencer’s wedding dress in 1981. The ivory taffeta dress‚ designed by David and Elizabeth Emanuel had a full skirt and a twenty-five foot train. The richly embellished bodice and veil shone with over ten thousand pearls and sequins. (Ehrman 154-155). Several other designers drew inspiration
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ELVIRA SUKAMTOH SARA COTTER ART HIST 110 ------------------------------------------------- 15 MARCH 2013 The two paintings that appeal to me the most are the genre-painting‚ In Grandmother’s Time by Thomas Eakins (1876) and Tattered and Torn by Alfred Kappes (1886). The main subjects for the two paintings are the woman at the center of the composition. Through the differences in color‚ light‚ and the objects in the composition‚ these two paintings express two different stories. These paintings
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By: Jen Armstrong The Heart of Darkness The search for truth and knowledge consumes us all at some point in our lives‚ but we don’t always find what we are looking for in Truth. We wish it to be definitive‚ but more than that‚ we search for it with the strong belief that we will find it and be pleased‚ pleasantly enlightened‚ and will live better lives for it. In Heart of Darkness‚ it is shown that this is seldom true. Kurtz was destroyed by the truth he discovered about himself and the world
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