Seven hundred years before the letter that John wrote‚ Sardis had been one of the greatest cities in the world (Barclay‚ 113). Sardis was the capital of the Kingdom of Lydia and seat of the famous and wealthy Croesus‚ greatest of the Sardian kings (Aune‚ 218). Croesus attempted to forestall the rise of Cyrus by engaging in a battle with Cyrus. During the battle‚ Croesus retreated to Sardis and went into a siege. Archeologically‚ Sardis was considered as an impregnable city: The city was on a tiny
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While reading Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales‚ it is apparent that the Wife of Bath is not a normal woman. She acts out in many different ways and catches the attention of everyone in doing so. These actions make her stand out as an independent woman who is trying to break the constraints of society. Chaucer has adequately sculpted the Wife of Bath as a feminist character through her prologue by acting in ways customarily reserved for men‚ by controlling her husbands instead of vice versa‚ and by
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of good letters of recommendation Guidelines and examples of good letters of recommendation Even if you are an employer and have been asked by an employee to write a recommendation letter don’t jut say "sure"; first ask yourself if you are you the right person to write such a letter. If you are asked‚ you need to discuss the subject candidly with the requester. All examples of good letters of recommendation show that they are most effective when a person who knows the requester and his/her reputation
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Friendly letters have five parts: ♥ The Heading: The heading can include your address and the date. In casual‚ friendly letters your address is not necessary. The Salutation (greeting): This usually begins with Dear_________. The blank is for the name of the person you are writing. After you write the person’s name you put a comma ( ‚ ) . The Body: The body of the letter is the information you are writing in your letter. The Closing: In the closing the first word is capitalized
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Tension to Attention: Tradition Vs. Modernity in Rene Estela Amper’s “Letter to Pedro‚ U.S. Citizen‚ Also Called Pete” By examining the tension embedded within its lines‚ “Letter to Pedro‚ U.S. Citizen‚ Also Called Pete” by Rene Estela Amper sends us into the tug war between tradition and modernity. As the persona reveals to his addressee‚ Pete‚ old friend‚ There isn’t really much change In our hometown since you left. he actually heralds the changes in their hometown. The label “Pete” used
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John Steinbeck’s Flight made numerous references to nature. His fate is foreshadowed once by his sister‚ Rosy‚ and other times by the philosophy of naturalism. Nature plays a big role in this story by showing where Pèpe stood in comparison to the other beings of the world‚ such as snakes and lizards. Pèpe was between the two on the food chain. He killed a lizard‚ but the snake didn’t show any fear toward him. Flight was naturalistic. In naturalism‚ nothing is at random and everything is explainable
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Amelia B. Professor Gao English 430 Spring 2012 “Scarlet Letter” Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel The Scarlet Letter is a story full of themes of guilt‚ pride‚ hypocrisy‚ retribution‚ and isolation. Taking place during the seventeenth century‚ the story of Hester Prynne and her famed scarlet letter depicts a story of unconceivable proportions. Guilt‚ Sin and Judgment Perhaps the foremost purpose of The Scarlet Letter is to illustrate the difference between shaming someone in public and allowing
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Hatch end high school Headstone lane Harrow Middlesex HA3 6NR 29th September 2014 Dear Fiona Marcae‚ I am writing to show you my disgust with the article you have written about teens and the food that they consume. The way you talk about teens in this article appalled me‚ how are you able to say that “teenage girls’ junk food diet leaves them starved of vitamins!” after reading just the title I could tell that you were going to make all teens look bad; do you think it is fair to put this much
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Scarlet Letter—by Nathaniel Hawthorne Short Response Questions: Respond to the following questions in 100-150 words each. Limit your answers‚ but do use text support where necessary. You may type on this document‚ save it as your own‚ and upload it with answers to turnitin.com. Use an appropriate MLA heading in the upper right. Do this by inserting a header. Use MLA parenthetical citation for all quotes. 1. Which character of The Scarlet Letter is innocent? In The Scarlet Letter‚ Pearl is
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In his early age‚ John Harrison learnt and followed his father’s trade as a carpenter‚ and during his free time he used to repair clocks to gain more experience. By the age of 20 he was able‚ to build his first longcase clock that was made of wood. In 1730‚ Harrison designed a marine clock to compete for the Longitude prize which is offered by the board of Longitude who was a British government body that manage a system of prices appeared to inspire innovators to overcome the problem of finding longitude
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