My last duchess The poem “my last duchess” by Robert browning‚ a 19th century English poet‚ is based on historic events in 15th century Ferrara (contemporary Italy). The speaker‚ is actually Alfonso the 2nd‚ who entertains in his house his future wife’s‚ from Tyrol (current Austria)‚ negotiator (the servant). Alfonso married his late wife‚ Lucrezia from the Medici family‚ when she was only 14 years old. Unlike him‚ whose noble family origins dates back a centuries (“as if she ranked my gift of
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Name:David B. Victorioso Year/section:IV-Acacia Date:Saeptember 16‚2013 Teacher:Mrs.Noceda Age Problem Problem 1 An eagle is 4 times as old as a falcon. Three years ago‚ the eagle was 7 times as old as the falcon. Find the present age of each bird. Solution x = falcon’s age now 4x = eagle’s age now {the eagle is 4 times as old as falcon} x - 3 = falcon’s age 3 years ago 4x - 3 = eagle’s age 3 years ago 4x – 3 = 7(x – 3) {three years ago‚ eagle was 7
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You and I In life‚ everyone has their own set of moral values and ethics by which they abide. These values are different and original to everyone but just because we have different morals and values‚ does that make us wrong? In terms of Oedipus‚ his morals and ethics are very different from many people and in many ways would be frowned upon. In Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus has to make many hard and difficult decisions throughout the book but there are 3 that stand out to me. They are when Oedipus
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celebrating‚ goin for tuition and best of all‚ vacations! In myy case‚ a holiday I would never forget is a fruitful one I expereinced five years ago‚ where my family I spent six days in the land of K-Pop and ’ kimchi ’- Korea. Finally‚ after ages of waiting‚ our family arrived in beautiful Korea. Stepping out of the plane‚ we could feel the chilly weather to our bones. Never experiencing that kind of weather‚ my siblings and I were totally excited. Passing through immigration and baggage claim
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The poetic voice in Robert Browning’s ‘My last Duchess’ is Alfonso II D’Este. The speaker is presented as rich Duke who is very full of himself “My nine hundred year old name.” Throughout the poem the speaker is trying convince the Count of Tyrell that he is a worthy person to marry his daughter. This poem is a dramatic monologue because the only speaker in the poem is Alfonso. Browning uses Iambic Pentameter as the metre to create a sense of natural speech; this makes the poem avoid sounding
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interest in their studies.” Group IV: Calicdan‚ Rameses Kobby P. Chan‚ William James C. Lantin‚ Katrina Mel E. Narvadez‚ Eunice Anne P. Venzon‚ Patricia Louisse S. RESEARCH IV CHAPTER I A. INTRODUCTION As generations pass‚ our lifestyles and perspectives have drastically changed in many ways‚ especially when it comes to education. Students of today are very much different than students of yesterday. The studying methods of each generation are different; it is so different that it’s has become
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I dream of strange horizons‚ where the sun never sets. I dream of strange lands where the sky is strange to me. I dream of landscapes that are new and strange‚ I dream of lands that only I have ever seen. I dream of travels around the globe‚ looking at a new sunset every day‚ at a new sunrise every morning. I dream of crawling through tiny spaces and looking at the small beaches no one ever visits‚ at the sand no one ever treads on. I wish to wake up every morning not knowing the road will
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Perhaps the best way to approach this essay would be to first differentiate between the statements. "I think therefore I am" is a translation from Rene Descartes’ original French statement‚ "Je pense‚ donc je suis" or as it is more famously known in Latin‚ "cogito ergo sum". This famous quote effectively refers to Descartes’ belief that since we know that a thinking process and thoughts are present‚ then it only concurs that there should be a thinking thing‚ or an existing self‚ for these thoughts
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Kenya Pollonais English: 150 Prof: Victoria A. Chevalier 11/03/13 “I Will Be Me That’s My Theme” The poem “Theme for English B” by Langston Hughes presents a powerful critique of racism in America and‚ while recognizing the difficulties of integration‚ presents the idea that the foremost characteristic amongst all people is that we share the same human experience. The premise behind this poem is that the narrator is a black college student whose instructor
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Imagine losing your entire family all at once! Unfortunately‚ this is what happens to Mia the main character in the book "If I Stay." The book was written by Gayle Forman how gave us a whole perspective of how would it be if suddenly we had to choose between life or dead. Thought the story we get to know what Mia is thinking‚ what her fears are and what her goals were. The book "If I Stay" can relate to everyone because it talks about family and love. The way we see everything can change under the different
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