In Dr. Susan Frye’s presentation‚ “The Armada: When Spanish Catholicism & English Protestantism Clashed on the High Seas” was about the invasion of England lead by Philip II of Spain and his army. Literally a clash of the Catholic Spaniards and the Protestant Englishman. The English knew the attack was coming so they readied their ships and warriors. The Spanish way of warfare was very conservative: get their guns‚ soldiers would load them‚ they would fire one broad side of the cannons at the opponents
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and small impacting works. Both these works seem to have plenty in common‚ like the theme‚ even though they may appear to tell two distinct stories. They both tell of a change in history. The drama Trifles was written in the early 18th century by Susan Glaspell and and is shown to be one of the first feminist works. Trifles is based upon a real murder case that occurred while Glaspell was working as a reporter for a newspaper at Des Moines. In the murder case‚ a woman is convicted of murdering
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Seeking approval means that family must accept the family members as they are. This is hard for someone who abandons their son for their own good. In the short story‚ “As It is with Strangers” author Susan Beth Pfeffer portrays the theme of acceptance through Linda experience of giving her son away for the best future. The first way that Linda is showed acceptance by her son Jack. Tiffany describes their mother to Jack and the reader as a hard working mom‚ who gives it her all.Tiffany tells him
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As we all know symbols in a story are a good way for the author to let the reader know that theres is more to something that what it appears be. “Susan Glaspell” play “Trifles” uses certain symbols so that the reader can have a better understanding of the occurrences during the play. For example the bird symbolizes Mrs Wright personality‚ the bird cage is a symbol to Mrs wright surroundings and the quilt symbolizes her emotional state. they may seem like small object but we understand that the carrie
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A Bit of Singing and Dancing by Susan Hill is the short story of Esme Fanshaw‚ who following a lifetime of caring after her bedridden tyrannical mother‚ is finally set free. Although forced by her mother to live modestly‚ Esme inherits 6‚000 pounds from her late‚ stingy mother. With so much cash in hand‚ she has great plans for her immediate and far future‚ among which travelling and moving to London: “She felt flushed and a little drunk then‚ she felt that all things were possible‚ the future was
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All Quiet on the Western Front In All Quiet on the Western Front by Enrique Maria Remarque‚ the reader follows Paul Baumer as he fights through World War I and discovers the trials of being a soldier. As they survive through the war with each other‚ Paul and the other soldiers began to understand certain realities of life. Going into the battlefield teenagers‚ the soldiers come out as old men‚ burdened with their experiences. The war‚ meant to glorify Germany and turn its men into heroes‚ deadens
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Aaron Copland: Quiet City On August 18‚ 2014 Live.com played a Aaron Copland ’s original Quiet City performed by Christopher Brellochs on their classical music station. Although I only heard the end of this piece‚ I decided to research the composer of this music. Aaron Copland was born November 14‚ 1900 to Sarah Mittenthal and Harris Copland. Copland received his musical interest from his family. Almost everyone‚ except his father‚ were musical beings. His mother even sang and played the piano
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As time goes on gender roles have continually changed. It had not been that long since the woman has defeated the status quote of being equal to a man. In “Trifles”‚ a story written by: Susan Glaspell’s it challenges the sexual category roles during the course of the play and through their personal deep works. This Drama is set in the Renaissance times and gives a lot of space for woman to have a gift for definite parts. This play takes a glimpse at gender roles in an innovative glow and provides
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In the play‚ Trifles written by Susan Keating Glaspell really showed the aspects of the disrespect between knowledge based on gender. In addition‚ a similar work of the play known as the short story “a Jury of her Peers” focused on the same issues that are possessed in this work. Now‚ the setting The Monis Center‚ Dickson county‚ Nebraska and the John has been strangled and the police and doing an investigation. His wife Minnie is the one who should be the main person accused of the crime but‚ since
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The Quiet Beauty of a Hunter’s Lair For my visual description‚ I chose to write about a photograph captured by Jason Vaughn‚ The Quiet Beauty of a Hunter’s Lair. The picture is part of a series called Hide. The picture was taken in Columbus‚ Wisconsin in the year 2013. Photographs from Hide were placed in the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art Wisconsin Triennial and the State of the Art exhibition at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. The photo‚ which is twenty-four inches high by thirty
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