2012 SUMMER READING ASSIGNMENT Advanced Placement Literature & Composition Welcome to AP English Literature and Composition! This is a very demanding course followed by an equally demanding test. In addition‚ this course is meant to prepare you for the English and Humanities courses you will experience at some of the country’s best universities (Get started on SAT prep now!) As you can imagine this course relies heavily on reading short stories‚ novels‚ dramas‚ and poetry of literary
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The book is expressing a concern to meet the needs of education in a country that lacks quality education. Jackson Kaguri saw a need and along with the help of some faithful supporters made a reality out of a dream. The book had me sitting on the edge waiting to see if it was going to be a success or a failure. There were times I felt sympathy for the people of Uganda because of all the sufferings that they endure. I loved how Jackson helped whoever came before him just as he saw his brother tending
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Relatability in Popular Television There are many factors that contribute to a television show being considered “amazing”. While the action scenes and attractiveness of the actors help to make the show more interesting‚ the relatability and quality of the actors themselves are what really makes a program stand out from the rest. The 10th episode of the 11th season of Supernatural‚ “The Devil in the Details” possess all the qualities that any great episode would‚ such as relatability and outstanding
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In popular culture the image of Satan in movies and most print media shows a stereotypical Satan‚ as a malicious‚ horned and hoofed creature sporting a pointed tail and a pitchfork or a suave businessman however‚ does this modern day image fit with that of the Christian scriptures? Satan is often portrayed in popular culture with the demonic appearance consisting of thick leathery red skin‚ long curled goats horns and hairy goats legs and a serpent like pointed tail. This image is frequently teamed
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Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a gothic text that raises many interesting ideas. The basis of these ideas come from contextual influences upon Mary Shelley‚ prior to and while she was writing her novel. Key ideas include the need for nurturing‚ love and family‚ responsibility of creation/ birth‚ discrimination and prejudice on basis of appearance and the dangers and consequences of unbridled ambition and obsessions. The contextual influences that these key ideas stem from are childbirth‚ the industrial
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This essay will consider the similarities and differences between the two poems ’London’ by William Blake and ’Composed Upon Westminster Bridge’ by William Wordsworth. It will focus upon their structures‚ content and poetic features. Finally‚ I will come to my own conclusion to which poem is most effective and how it is achieved. The two poems were written at very different times of the day and also in history‚ which may be one of the main reasons why there is such a contrast between them. William
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The Fall of Rebel Angels was a piece of art by Pieter Bruegel in 1562. The Fall of the Rebel Angels represents the war that happened in Heaven. Satan known as Lucifer was once an angel in Heaven. Then‚ he denied God’s creations of the angels. He then convinced many of his angels to go against God and get control over Heaven. This is what began the war in Heaven. The war ended in defeat of the rebel angels. This artwork had many features of grotesque. Grotesque is when there is unnatural shape‚ comical
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11-12: The second beast comes out of the earth and has two horns‚ where the first beast had ten‚ indicating that he is less fearsome that the first. These two horns are taken from Daniel 8:3‚ which depicts a ram with two horns that speaks as a dragon‚ “suggesting that its role is primarily religious” in nature. This second “knockoff of Christ” speaks with the voice of God (John 5:25-30)‚ and uses the same words as the ancient serpent that lead the world astray. This second beast has “all the power
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THE CONTROVERSY OF IDI AMIN AND UGANDA THE CONTROVERSY OF IDI AMIN AND UGANDA Corey Thomas Jr. Per.7 2-16-12 Who is the most vicious fascist in the history of fascist? In my opinion‚ the worst fascist is Idi Amin. He was so cruel to his people in Uganda. He was the third president of Uganda. He was in office for eight years. Uganda is in the southern hemisphere. Uganda’s monetary unit is shillings. The chief religion is Christianity. The current population is 33‚424‚683. The
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Aspects of Literary History: Spring and Summer Terms 2008 Aspects of Literary History course‚ convenor: Dr Alistair Davies [B331] [H.A.Davies@sussex.ac.uk] Welcome to the Aspects of Literary History course. This is an ambitious course with a number of separate but interwoven strands: 1) The course will introduce you to some of the key concepts of literary history. 2) The course will enact literary history by examining the history of a particular mode of writing from its
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