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"polite meaningless words"(6). The fact that what he says to these people is always meaningless‚ shows how insignificant they are. And yet they all live together in the same country of Ireland. The lines: "Being certain that they and I / But lived where motley is worn‚"(13-14) add to the fact that each citizen‚ like Yeats‚ is well aware that they share a common identity. The final line of the stanza: "A terrible beauty is born‚"(16) describes the people of Ireland as they come together and work towards
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Great Awakening played crucial roles in developing American society by paving the way to the development of democracy‚ by establishing a culture governed by ethics and morals‚ and by creating a united and independent society. The Puritans referred to motley "group of religious reformers who emerged within the Church of England" and "shared a common Calvinist theology" (Heyrman‚ 2002). Their opposition to the Anglican Church and its impurities‚ eventually led to their dispersal into the American colonies
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Yankee Pride or Damn Yankee? The word Yankee has a different meaning for many of us. Some use it as a derisive term to hurt ones feelings‚ others use it proudly as an expression of patriotism. It is a struggle that has ensued since America began to be colonized. Where the word Yankee originated has been debated for many years. The most common belief is that it derived from the Dutch nick name “Janke” meaning Little John or Jack. It is also believed to be the product of poor pronunciation
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despite the role these works have played in the construction of modernity (Powell‚ 20). Powell continues his discussion by listing and describing several artist who contributed towards the Harlem Renaissance such as: James VanDerZee‚ Archibald J. Motley Jr.‚ Aaron Douglas‚ Miguel Covarrubias‚ and much more. Overall‚ the combination of all forms of art are what made the Harlem Renaissance such an amazing period in time. Men and women who were going through similar hardships‚ in approximately the same
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The angles “[drown] in tears/[as they] sit in a theatre‚ to see/A play of hopes and fears” (4-6). The emotions Poe shows the angles having also portrays the power of madness and sin. Angles are meant to serve God‚ and they are sobbing at the “motley drama” that “shall not be forgot”‚ because they are witnessing “Mimes‚ int he form of God on high” be subjected to the merciless interior and exterior demons (17-18‚ 9). The role angles do not play in both of these poems shows the overwhelming power
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hooded cabriolets peculiar to the natives‚ crowd the roadway‚ together with the buggies and open carriages of the foreign element. At sunset the various tobacco stores close‚ and their thousand of employees turn out into the streets. They form a motley yet effective feature among the wayfarers. The Malay girls are usually very pretty‚ with languishing eyes‚ shaded by long lashes‚ and supple figures‚ whose graceful lines are revealed by their thin clothing. In fine weather their bare feet are thrust
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A star is born - again - in a trippy back-in-time musical journey of raw vibrant footage of renowned Tulsa native Rock and Roll Hall of Fame superstar Leon Russell‚ for his music achievements as a master songwriter‚ performer‚ and session player‚ who appeared in Tulsa recently to promote his eccentric‚ neo-Gospel hippie-country documentary‚ “A Poem is a Naked Person” mostly shot at his Grand Lake recording studio. The doc screened at a local vintage theater‚ the Circle Cinema‚ and Leon held court
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The American Mission Part one A Very Strange Odyssey The second book in my saga has come to fruition. It sees our intrepid bunch of misfits attempting to overcome another series of obstacles and succeed against impossible odds. The action takes place in England‚ Greenland and America. The squad are trying to locate a Professor of archaeology who was part of an expedition to Australia as a student and apparently found an unusual artefact with a bizarre power. Other parties are also interested
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William Butler Yeats‚ (June 13‚ 1865 d. June 28‚ 1939) is known today as one of the greatest poets of the English language from the 20th century. He was born in Dublin and raised as an Anglo-Irish Protestant. Yeats’s father attended Trinity College providing young William with an intellectual heritage. This aristocratic position‚ combined with his mother’s emotional heritage‚ which encompassed rural culture in the trade of ship-builders‚ gave Yeats a different perspective from many of his contemporaries
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