As the sentence suggests the poem “We real cool” is about teenagers who identify themselves as rebels. On the first read‚ the poem seems to be defiant statements made by black Americans. It has an element of bravery that seems defensible and almost desirable. There is a pride in the tone. Pride in rebelling the conventional ways of the society and disobeying several legal structures. They escape the drudgery and dullness of being in school thus opening many possibilities. There is however a change
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Question 1.The Merchant of Venice: A Romantic Comedy From Insights‚ 1992 The Merchant of Venice is one of Shakespeare’s romantic comedies‚ probably written in 1596 and 1597‚ and forms one of a group of such comedies‚ along with The Two Gentlemen of Verona‚ As You Like It‚ andTwelfth Night. Romantic comedy was a popular and much-preferred type in Elizabethan theatre‚ and all the trappings of such are present in The Merchant of Venice. First‚ the romantic involvement is represented not by one couple
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Abstract Yodoya Tatsugoro was one of the greatest merchants of Osaka within the Edo period. Making immense profits from the great merchant society rising at the time. Being witty for business yet spending much of his time with prostitutes. Thou not much is written about him‚ he is known as one of the richest persons in the past 1000 years. Either he was extremely lucky or had something special. The purpose of the PowerPoint and paper is to examine the merchant culture in depth and see what makes Yodoya
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to want to protect students from these harsh sentiments‚ it may be counterproductive to omit controversial texts from class rather than using them as a vehicle for raising awareness and sensitivity about issues of prejudice. When teaching The Merchant of Venice‚ then‚ it is important to raise the issue of anti-Semitism as a precursor to examining the text‚ and to explore this type of prejudice as both a historical and contemporary phenomenon. Throughout the play‚ Shylock‚ and by extension
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Wheadon 1 English 3205 Dr. Lois Sherlow Matthew Wheadon Oct. 23‚ 2012 Justice and Mercy in The Merchant of Venice In the court room scene of The Merchant of Venice‚ justice is handed back and forth between the Christians and Shylock‚ unlike mercy. Shylock is unable to feel any remorse for Antonio and the Christians because of the hate he has for them. Stubbornness and hatred can cause misfortune; the morally superior have a right to justice. As the trial scene begins‚ the Duke speaks
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International Journal of Learning & Development ISSN 2164-4063 2011‚ Vol. 1‚ No. 1 Investigating the Impact of Using Games in Teaching Children English Ying-Jian Wang Department of Applied English / I-Shou University‚ Taiwan Hui-Fang Shang Department of Applied English / I-Shou University‚ Taiwan Paul Briody Department of Applied English / I-Shou University‚ Taiwan Received: August 31‚ 2011 Accepted: October 2‚ 2011 Published: November 28‚ 2011 Doi:10.5296/ijld.v1i1.1118
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Portia is the heroine of he play. She is a beautiful and rich lady who is living on the will of her dead father‚ the person who wanted to marry her have to try his luck to choose one of the three caskets and in one casket is a portrait of Portia and if the suitors fail he cannot marry a woman in his life. She is very famous and people from all over the world come to propose her and try their luck. She says to Nerissa her friend : O me‚ the word ’choose!’ I may neither choose whom I would nor refuse
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Shylock : i want three thousands ducats Bassanio: yes please‚ for 3 months i say Shylock: three months? Well.... Bassanio: dont worry‚ Antonio will guarantee the loan. If i fail to do so‚ antonio will do the payment Shylock: hmmm....hmm.... Bassanio: so tell me whats your decision? Shylock: three thousand ducats and 3 months. Final! Antonio will guarantee it Bassanio: your decision please? Shylock: antonio isnt bad‚ i guess Bassanio: so? Now you have it‚ anything to differ? Shylock: i didnt mean
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Historical Context The historical context of The Merchant of Venice turns‚ for the most part‚ on one question: the status of Jews in Shakespeare’s England. Jews had lived in England throughout the Middle Ages; they were treated then as property of the King‚ and were permitted to stay in England‚ over the protests of the Church‚ only by his "good graces." In fact‚ English kings allowed the Jews to remain in England largely for financial reasons: practicing trades‚ particularly money-lending‚ that
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Anti-Semitism in The Merchant of Venice It is my strong belief that the play‚ "The Merchant of Venice"‚ should be taught in classes. If this play was banned from schools it would most certainly be a form of censorship. While minors rights are somewhat limited when it comes to this right‚ I think that even Minors should not be censored from this writing. The play teaches us about prejudice‚ and why it is wrong. People would see how everyone was hurt at one time or another by a prejudice
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