Farewell Party and Me When I arrived to my workplace‚ there was no one in my department. Staring at an automatic-drilling with a blinking yellow light‚ I thought myself that how long had the machine been stopped. I put my lunch bag on a computer desk and sit on a chair to check an email whether there was an important message left for me by my supervisor during daytime. While I was checking email my cell phone rang out suddenly. I was slightly frightened as it rang unexpectedly. Usually
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’Men are presented as monsters in Porphyria’s Lover and My Last Duchess.’ Discuss. A monster is defined as something which inspires horror and disgust and is shockingly hideous or frightful. The characters of both males in ’Porphyria’s Lover’ and ’My Last Duchess’ definitely give the impression of fitting this description‚ as they both commit‚ or at least command the committing of murders. They are also controlling of the women in their lives and crave power over them – in both cases‚ the woman
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My Last Duchess-Robert Browning The poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is a poem written about a Duke of the 16th the century. The Duke is the speaker of the poem an is explaining to a visitor about a portrait of a ex-wife. He tells how she was a flirt and had very disgraceful behavior. He claims she flirted with everyone and did not appreciate his "gift of a nine-hundred-years- old name." As his monologue continues‚ the reader realizes with ever-more chilling certainty that the Duke in
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a book entitled Dramatic Lyrics‚ which was a famous work that contained a collection of dramatic monologues. Two of the poems found in this book were “Porphyria’s Lover” and “My Last Duchess”. In “Porphyria’s Lover”‚ Browning introduces a powerful insight into the demented mind of an extremely possessive man‚ while “My Last Duchess” tells a story about the Duke of Ferrara revealing to a guest the murder of his wife and the motives behind it. The two speakers share similar qualities‚ both being extremely
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I was running with the ball at my feet‚ my arms and knees where heavy from all the training I had been doing‚ but I felt good. I knew I was going to make a good play. I looked up and saw two defenders but‚ with no hesitation I charged towards them with the ball. I cut left hard and flew past one defender. After him I approached a tall defender and nutmegged him‚ passing the ball in between and through a player’s legs. I then passed the ball up forward to a friend of mine who almost scored an amazing
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finishing my last lap out of the 4 miles. I had called my mom to pick me up and ten minutes ago‚ but she was not here yet‚ I just assumed she was just running a little bit late. I can tell you standing outside in the flaming fiery sun‚ covered in sweat with no water bottle in hand is no fun. As I was waiting beads of sweat‚ thermoregulatory sweating‚ started appearing on my skin. The two types of sweating are eccrine glands‚ armpits‚ and apocrine glands‚ in the palms and soles of my hand. I knew my body
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English 2323 - Study Questions “My Last Duchess” – Robert Browning 1. What is the setting for this poem? This poem takes place in the palace of Alfonso II who is the Duke of Ferrara in Italy. 2. Who is the Duke speaking to? The Duke is entertaining an ambassador type person who has come to arrange the marriage of the duke and a daughter of a very wealthy and powerful family. What are they both looking at? They are looking at a painting of the Duke’s last “duchess” or wife that is hanging
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Poly Klouvas English 1100C September 19‚2014 “Hills like white elephants” & “My last duchess” In the story “Hills like White elephants” by Ernest Hemingway has a lot of common things and differences with the poem “My last duchess” by Robert Browning. Both stories are about loving couples that also have altercations in their relationship. Every relationship has their ups and downs. But everyone is different. The story “Hills like white elephants” opens up with a couple in Spain that are out
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Throughout the story‚ “My Last Duchess” by Margaret Atwood‚ there exists vast dissimilarities between stereotypical women and women opposing stereotypes‚ and society. These dissimilarities are shown evidently through the characters. Margaret Atwood uses her characters to supply detailed examples of individuals who embody these stereotypes‚ those who do not‚ and the conflicting tones she uses in regards to these characters display her feminist ideals. A few of the characters representing stereotypical
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“My Last Duchess”‚ one of the most beautiful poems in English literature by Robert Browning; a poem in the dramatic monologue form‚ unlike others‚ that conveys its message by implementing pure and genuine technicality through the character within it. The poem takes place at the art gallery in the residence of the Duke of Ferrara‚ where the Duke‚ after his previous wife’s death or disappearance‚ is preparing to remarry and is talking to the messenger of the Count of Tyrol who has come with the proposal
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