The Solitude of Gardening As someone that has been raised around the automotive industry‚ I’ve always found contentment in working under a car. The peacefulness and honesty of the work‚ whether its someone else’s auto or your own‚ just narrowing your focus to nothing more then the tools in your hand and the machinery in front of you provides a state of functional solitude. Where it is not the unproductive absence of all activity around you that isolated you‚ but the focus on performing your
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In the beginning of the passage‚ the speaker says‚ "To go into solitude‚ a man needs to retire as much from his chamber as from society. I am not solitary whilst I read and write‚ though nobody is with me. But if a man would be alone‚ let him look at the stars." By starting out the passage with this statement‚ I believe the man is content with his solitude. He tells the reader that he does not feel alone while he reads and writes even though he is all alone‚ and then he states that if a person feels
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who fought in WWII‚ William Wallace who fought for Scotland’s independence in the late 1200’s. One name that sticks out for nearly everyone around the globe‚ however‚ is Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc was imperative in helping the French win battles against the English (such as the Battle of Orleans)‚ and was the main cause for the French wining the Hundred Years War‚ even though she had been executed 20 years before. Joan of Arc was an ordinary
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Solitude n. the state or situation of being alone. (syn. loneliness?‚ solitariness‚ isolation‚ seclusion‚ sequestration‚ withdrawal‚ privacy‚ peace) [Google] Solitude is a state of seclusion or isolation‚ i.e.‚ lack of contact with people. It may stem from bad relationships‚ loss of loved ones‚ deliberate choice‚infectious disease‚mental disorders‚neurological disorders or circumstances of employment or situation (see castaway). Short-term solitude is often valued as a time when one may work‚ think
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The cold‚ stone hard fact is that the Hundred Years’ War was one of the longest and the most devastating war that ever took place in Europe. It was estimated that the war had killed three million people in 116 years. This catastrophic event was caused by one man’s desire to become King of France. This foolish man‚ King Edward III believed that he had a right to the throne of France because he was a nephew of a former French king. The French denied King Edward III royal authority‚ but supported the
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The Hundred Years’ War was a sequence of conflicts between the Kings and Kingdoms of England and France from 1337-1453. It was a seemingly endless war over control of the throne that ultimately led to England’s expulsion from all land in France except Calais. The Hundred Years’ War is known in history as one of the most significant conflicts of the Middle Ages. Over the course of several generations‚ the kings of the two opposing houses‚ Plantagenet and Valois‚ campaigned over the largest kingdom
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The Black Plague swept through Europe from 1346-1353 killing an estimated 25-60% of European population; making this one of the most devastating pandemics in human history. The plague caused the infected victim to have purplish-black tumors all over their body. The death of over at least 70 million people caused social‚ economic‚ and political troubles throughout Europe. Since “history is made by the living‚ not the dead‚ who are no longer historical actors‚” people started to abandon their friends
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Office hours: Lecture hours: Lecture Section: Lecture Location: Professor Joseph A. Petry 116 David Kinley Hall 333-4260 jpetry@illinois.edu Wed 10:15 – 11:15 M/W 3:00 – 3:50 (AL1); M/W 4:00 – 4:50 (BL1) AL1‚ BL1 141 Wohlers Hall Lab Time: Lab Days: Lab Location: TA Office Hours: TA Contacts: Head TA Varies by TA section Thursday / Friday 901 W. Oregon‚ Room 101 See Compass for schedule Yashar Heydari Meenakshi Ghosh heydari1@illinois.edu mghosh2@illinois.edu Kazuyuki
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The Pleasures of Solitude by John Cheever The text under analysis is “The Pleasures of Solitude” by John Cheever. Before getting down to a close reading‚ the reader should bear in mind the fact that the author is a keen observer and a good psychologist; thus‚ shaping their understanding of the short story one should take that fact into account so as not to miss the subtleties of the characters’ portrayals and the essence of the story itself. The very first thing that the reader comes across
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The Hundred Years’ War‚ a 116 year long war in the Middle Ages between France and England. Started in 1337 and ended in 1453. The start of the war was caused by two things. One of them was certain lands of France‚ such as the Duchy‚ or territory of a duke‚ a duke being a highly respected servant of a king‚ of Guyenne‚ a town‚ being a Duchy of English dukes but land of the French throne. The English wanted self-rule of these Duchys such as Guyenne. The other cause was English crown claiming French
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