In George Herbert ’s poem "The Collar‚" published in The Temple (1633)‚ the author/persona rebels against the casuistry that the Christian life imposes‚ only to be brought back finally into childlike submission when he hears (or thinks he hears) the "Lord ’s" gentle rebuke. My argument is that‚ astoundingly‚ the poem ’s elaborate‚ random-seeming rhyme scheme--itself "collar-like" because it edges the poem--encodes witty messages that force us to rethink the poem ’s meaning‚ especially its serious
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Coco Chanel changed women’s fashion and has brought the world of high fashion to the masses by introducing a designer perfume and designer jewelry Gabrielle Chanel: Early years It is impossible to talk about Coco Chanel’s success without mentioning her early life. Born in 1883 and named Gabrielle Chanel‚ Coco as she would be known later came from another century where a lot of things were happening in the world. In that year‚ President Chester Alan Arthur inaugurated a work of engineering (the
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References: Danner‚ D.D.‚ Snowdon‚ D.A. & Friesen‚ W.V. (2001). Positive emotions in early life and longevity: Findings from the Nun study. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology‚ 80‚ 804-813. Fordyce‚ M. W. (1983). A program to increase happiness: Further studies. Journal of Counselling Psychology‚ 30‚ 483-498. Hershberger‚ P.J.‚ (2005). Prescribing happiness: positive psychology
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The Hypocrisy of Celibacy Vows in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales “General Prologue” The Middle Ages was historically a time of darkness and hardship. However‚ there were also elements of lightheartedness and hope during these times. Some examples of this lightheartedness and hope came from courtly love and the religion of the Catholic Church. However‚ while lightheartedness came from these sources‚ there was also elements of darkness and hardship that came from these sources‚ particularly from the
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Tambu’s journey progresses from “entrapment to rebellion to escape”. How is this made clear in the novel? Tsiti Dangarembga’s novel ‘Nervous Conditions’ follows the main character Tambu and her desire and attempts to receive an education. In this novel‚ to achieve her goal‚ Tambu escapes entrapment‚ rebels against her familiy’s and culture’s ways‚ before she escapes from poverty which restricted her and the burdens and expectations of womanhood. This process from “entrapment to rebellion to escape”
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their daughter and Houshang‚ her husband. But found out that Zozo did not want her after all‚ she often complained that her home was too small for all of them. So she decided to find a new home for Marjane‚ Zozo left her at a boarding house run by nuns. Marjane had only been in Vienna for eleven days. When she arrived at the airport‚ Zozo and her daughter‚ Shirin. She had known Shirin
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Who were the Poor Clares? Why is it somewhat surprising that they were accomplished musicians? The Poor Clares were an order of nuns. The Poor Clares isolated themselves from the outside world‚ but the church was accessible to members of the public. If you stayed during Mass‚ you would’ve heard the nuns‚ hidden in an enclosed choir‚ singing. It is surprising that they were accomplished musicians because not only did they isolate themselves from the outside world‚ but they took the vow of silence
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Chaucer’s prologue in his book‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ is one of the most prominent pieces of literature today. The first twenty six pages of the novel describes thirty different characters‚ who have different backgrounds‚ cultures‚ and behaviors. Many of the portraits in Chaucer’s prologue act poorly‚ and do not behave the way they are supposed to; while few respectively follow the seven virtues of the society. One of these characters is the holy and virtuous Parson. Chaucer describes the priest
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Hildegard von Bingen I am the youngest of ten children. My family is a very noble unit. We put our faith in the catholic religion. I have been promised to the church by my family‚ since I am the tenth child. My family sent me to the monastery of Disobodenberg to be at the service of Countess Jutta Von Sponheim. I have spent many years in this monastery‚ enclosed in a cell that I share with many other women. I like attending mass. I am part of the choir; I get to recite antiphons. Jutta has been
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Ancient Athens‚ Greece was a direct democracy. It began in 461 B.C. and ended in 338 B.C. Ancient Athens defined their citizens as any male who is 18 years old or older‚ and has citizen parents. Like Ancient Rome‚ Athens had separate branches of government which helped them organize and maintain society. Pericles‚ an influential statesman‚ contributed a lot to the history and legacy of Ancient Athens. He helped rebuild Athens after the Persian Wars. He also contributed greatly by promoting the idea
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