Setting and Background The setting of "My Last Duchess‚" a highly acclaimed 1842 poem by Robert Browning‚ is the palace of the Duke of Ferrara on a day in October 1564. Ferrara is in northern Italy‚ between Bologna and Padua‚ on a branch of the Po River. The city was the seat of an important principality ruled by the House of Este from 1208 to 1598. The Este family constructed an imposing castle in Ferrara beginning in 1385 and‚ over the years‚ made Ferrara an important center of arts and learning
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Have you ever run away from home‚ or thought about running away? Tom Sawyer and his buddies‚ Huck Finn and Joe Harper‚ ran away to a small nearby island. They lived on that island for several days‚ but one night Tom stole back home and learned of the grand funeral planned for the trio that the town believed to be dead. Some think Tom should have ventured back home to attend the funeral while others think he should have stayed and enjoyed the freedom of being "dead". Tom Sawyer should have attended
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"My Last Duchess" is a poem by Robert Browning‚ frequently anthologized as an example of the dramatic monologue. It first appeared in 1842 in Browning’s Dramatic Lyrics. The poem is set during the late Italian Renaissance. The speaker (presumably the Duke of Ferrara) is giving the emissary of his prospective new wife (presumably a third or fourth since he Browning could have easily written ’second’ but did not do so) a tour of the artworks in his home. He draws a curtain to reveal a painting of
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"ALLIED DIPLOMACY DURING WW1 IN THE MIDDLE EAST WAS CONTRADICTORY AND CAUSED INSTABILITY IN THE REGION." TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT? Due to Britain ’s position as a major power‚ the country was able to reshape the Middle East and formulate agreements with several important cultures. However‚ some of the terms within these treaties were completely contradictory‚ creating dispute and controversy between parties. This very powerful mandate made many mistakes and errors in judgment
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my Last Farewell” Rizal’s most important poem is “My Last Farewell.” It has 14 5-line rimed stanzas; each stanza has the rime scheme: ABAAB. Charles Derbyshire translated it from the Spanish; the Spanish title is "Mi Ultimo Adios.” Derbyshire kept the original rime scheme when he translated from the original Spanish to English. “Farewell‚ dear Fatherland‚ clime of the sun caress’d” José Rizal was in prison waiting to be executed when he wrote this poem as a final statement to his fellow
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MY LAST FAREWELL He is glad to give his life for his fellow brothers and sisters of his native land. This was the life of Rizal in pursuing to get the freedom of our country. He adores the beautiful country that he and others are fighting for. He is glad to give his life to Filipinas even though his life was brighter. The dedication and patriotism to the country is without second thoughts. It doesn’t matter how one struggles‚ that all struggles‚ all deaths‚ are worth it if it is for the
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individuals and language barriers may put a strain on a relationship. However‚ the human need to make meaningful relationships is powerful and individuals are often able to find ways to overcome this adversity. In the excerpt from In the Skin of a Lion‚ written by Michael Ondaatje. The protagonist‚ Patrick lives in a place where he constantly feels isolated. All around him live
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Secondhand Lion & The Secret Lion Identify one flat character and one round character from either short story or the film. Explain why you believe your choices fits the criteria for these two types of characters. Every story has to have a round character. A round character is a major character that changes throughout the story. I think that Walter is a round character because the story revolves around him and he changes from being a scared and innocent kid to a free and independent kid. He understands
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provide research and insights as to what happened at Circuit City Inc. and discuss how the organization may have made better decisions that would have kept its doors open. Poor strategic management by the organization’s upper management staff represented a key role in why Circuit City closed its doors in 2009 (Kardos‚ 2008). The electronics retailer giant known as Circuit City recently closed all of its stores due to poor management decisions made in its last years. Circuit City was once the leading
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Assignment 1 What Happened to Mayan Civilization Arthinia Thompson Professor Loftin Montgomery HUM 111 April 30‚ 2014 No one can say for sure why Mayan Civilization disappeared‚ it was truly remarkable. Around A.D. 900 Mayan civilization disintegrated and‚ many historians have questioned “how” or “why‚" but have not been a definite answer to this question. One possible theory is that the Mayan’s civilization grew to such an extent that they deforested so much of the area that
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