First written in the 1880s and extensively revised in 1908‚ The Portrait of a Lady is often considered to be James’s greatest achievement. In it‚ he explored many of his most characteristic themes‚ including the conflict between American individualism and European social custom and the situation of Americans in Europe. James proclaimed that “The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent reality.” Plot was for him but the extension of character. The novel must
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Conflict in "The Child By Tiger" "The Child by Tiger" is narrated by a man who is remembering an event from his childhood. The story centers on Dick Prosser‚ who is a black hired hand for Mr. Shepperton. Dick is involved in several levels of conflict throughout the story.* These include intrapersonal conflicts‚ a conflict with society‚ and conflict with his environment. The first conflict is very important in the scheme of the story‚ because it provides the necessary conditions for this
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The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James Apparently the fiction of Henry James appears to be about people at the center of high society. On closer examination‚ many of James’s characters struggle to enter high society from less fortunate backgrounds. A repeated theme in Henry James’s fiction is the culture clash between Americans and Europeans. As an American who spent most of his life in Europe‚ he was well-placed to see the contrasts between these two cultures. For example‚ his novels Daisy
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Professor golf player Tiger Woods was born in Cyprus‚ California on December 30‚ 1975. Woods won the U.S. Masters at Augusta in 1997 with a record score at the age of 21. He was the youngest man and first African American to earn the title. In 2009‚ Woods took a hiatus from golf‚ returning in 2010‚ but as his personal life took a turn for the worse‚ the golfer was not at the top of his game. Contents Quotes "The greatest thing about tomorrow is‚ I will be better than I am today...There
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The Characterization of Lady Brett In the novel by Ernest Hemingway‚ The Sun Also Rises‚ the character named Lady Brett Ashley is assimilated in the words of another character‚ Mike‚ with the Greek Goddess Circe. This Goddess is known in Homer’s Odyssey for luring men with her irresistible charms and transforming them into animals. If this myth was to partake in reality‚ it would be without doubt represented in this novel. The majority of men in the story are tormented and subject to Brett’s
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Descriptive Art Essay Leonardo Da Vinci (1452-1519). This painting‚ the Lady with an Ermine 1489-1490‚ has been made of oil on a wooden panel with a size of 54 cm by 39 cm. The painting itself is a departure from the typical mediums of frescos (a type of paint used on murals) and paints made from crushed pigments mixed with egg whites. It is an oil painting. The theme of this artwork is expressed as portraiture during the high Renaissance period‚ traditionally taken to begin in the 1490’s. This
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Landlady extended ending “I’m getting tired.” said Billy after he finished the last sip of tea. “I think I’m going to hit the hay and call it a night.” The old lady asked him if anything felt strange about him‚ before he went to bed. “No I feel fine.” said Billy in a curious voice. In the middle of the night Billy heard something weird in his room. It was the landlady waiting for Billy to join Mr. Mulholland and Mr. Temple. At that moment Billy sat up and asked the landlady what she was doing
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“The Lady with the Dog‚” is a story about Dmitri and Anna both of whom are married to another person‚ they meet while on vacation in Yalta. Anton Chekhov is a realist writer and through this work tries to disprove a romance by using Dmitri and Anna as an example. Yalta wouldn’t be the one and only place that they meet due to an “intolerable bondage.” “The Lady with the Dog” disproves the idea of a romance and shows that love can become a problem. A romance is a story where two people fall in
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Shakespeare. The protagonist of the story is Macbeth. He starts out as a brave‚ noble warrior‚ but by the end he is a disgrace to his nation. In the beginning his guilt is almost too strong to bear‚ but by the end he only cares about being the king. Lady Macbeth is almost as important to the story as her husband. She seems heartless at first‚ but her guilt takes over in time. The main antagonist to Macbeth is probably Malcolm. Malcolm is the rightful heir to the throne and leads the army that takes
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Ending Starvation Across the globe in impoverished third world countries an estimated 50‚000 children die of starvation every day (Quine 36). We have all seen the images of these children--bloated bellies‚ fly covered‚ bulging eyes--in television pleas by various charitable organizations. While these images sicken us‚ we idly sit by (often flipping the channel to avoid them)‚ refusing to help these less fortunate kids. The problem is made worse by the ever-increasing population. Even the wealthy
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