Across the Nightingale Floor. Written by Lian Hearn. Lian Hearn was born in England and immigrated to Australia in 1973. Lian Hearn is a pseudonym which means that she used a different name to publish her book. She chose the name Lian Hearn because Lian has been a family nickname for her and Hearn because it is Japanese for Heron which is a key symbol in her books. She is a rather famous author and the books that made her famous where the “Tales of Otori series. Lians Hearns novel “Across
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A Discussion on Animal Rights "Life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness; The Declaration of Independence holds these rights to be self evident and unalienable. In the eighteenth century when these words were written they were called natural rights‚ today we call them human rights" (McShea 34). The issue of whether or not to grant animal rights such as those that humans retain‚ is a greatly disputed issue. Philosophers‚ clergyman‚ and politicians have argued the point of animal rights for
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readers. Jacobs wrote to expose to the free states what slavery really was. She felt it was her duty to write about her experiences and let it be known to the public what life was like as a slave girl. Written in first person by Linda Brent‚ Jacob’s pseudonym‚ she writes through her life chronologically starting from her early experiences as a "well-off slave" to what life is like in the hands of a cruel slave owner. Followed by her escape and road to reach her goals of freedom. Throughout the novel Incidents
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Nicole Akukoro Nguyen PAP Geometry‚ per. A2 28 April 2016 Flatland Report In the book written by Edwin Abbott titled‚ Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions‚ Abbott creates a fictional‚ two-dimensional world‚ which he calls Flatland‚ that is inhabited by two-dimensional beings described as polygons. Abbott sets the scene in the first part of the book‚ titled “This World”‚ by describing the society‚ physical environment‚ and the various ways that the Flatlanders interpret and understand their surroundings
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It has been said that a key role of comedy is to transgress what is normally accepted‚ including social and sexual taboos. How and to what extent do you think this is true of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest? The De fabula of Evanthius said that comedy is “a mirror of everyday life that treats of various habits and customs of public affairs‚ from which one may learn what is of use…and what must be avoided” which is true of the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. However
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Contemporary Literature Written Report On The Short Story: The Mother of the Child in Question By Doris Lessing Submitted: 01/15/2013 The Mother of the Child In Question is one of the short story collections in Doris Lessing’s book “The Real Thing: Stories and Sketches” which is the first new work of fiction from her since her highly acclaimed novel‚ The Fifth Child. The stories and sketches in this collection penetrate to the heart of human experience with the passion and intelligence
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As Shakespeare once stated‚ “We know what we are‚ but not what we may be.” (Hamlet) And by this statement‚ the celebrated playwright opened up the concept that anything‚ or anyone‚ has the capacity to be anything they choose. However‚ it has been argued by Anti-Stratfordians for decades that‚ because of his deficiencies in certain aspects‚ such as proper education and means of attaining knowledge‚ Shakespeare could not have been the author of the works which have been heralded for centuries. But
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Section Roof 4. Materials Used 5. Interior and 3d views Biography: Le Corbusier was born Charles-Edouard Jeanneret-Gris in Switzerland on October 6‚ 1887. In 1917‚ he moved to Paris and assumed the pseudonym Le Corbusier. In his architecture‚ he chiefly built with steel and reinforced concrete and worked with elemental geometric forms. Le Corbusier’s painting emphasized clear forms and structures‚ which corresponded to his architecture.
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Patricia Campbell "Patty" Hearst‚ now known as Patricia Campbell Hearst Shaw‚ is an American newspaper heiress‚ socialite‚ actress‚ kidnap victim‚ and convicted bank robber. Her kidnapping case is held by many as an example of Stockholm syndrome. The granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst‚ she gained notoriety in 1974 when she joined the Symbionese Liberation Army after they had kidnapped her. Apprehended after having taken part in a bank heist with other SLA members‚ Hearst
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1951. Jeffrey Smart was writing for the Daily Telegraph news paper as an art critic. Jeffrey Smart was involved in making the Australian ABC radio and television program the "Argonauts". Jeffrey also played a roll in the program under the pseudonym "Phidias". Living in Italy since 1963 Jeffery Smart has still been able to regularly exhibit his fine art works in Australia. An Honorary Doctorate was awarded to Jeffrey Smart in 1999 from the University of Sydney. Jeffrey Smart has held
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