#1Reflection on "My Last Duchess"The speaker is notably a snobbish‚ childish‚ and indifferent Duke. He does not seem to have any remorse for his murder of his "Duchess" and remains arrogantly steadfast to his justification that his murder was for the cause of her (the Duchess’s) "too soon made glad" by other men‚ and her smiles to everyone who passed. He describes her as if she was just another distant thing in the past‚ and disregards the painting of her as just another piece of artwork. The poem
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Morality The Victorian era marks the period of Queen Victoria’s reign over England from 1837‚ until her death in January 1901. It was an age of new prosperity brought about by thriving industrialization‚ new scientific discoveries and technology‚ which encouraged the rise of an educated middle class. This new age also brought about a shift from agriculture to manufacturing‚ causing mass immigration into cities. City life provided Victorians with freedom and anonymity from the social values of smaller
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Hemingway‚ who wrote A Farewell to Arms take the readers on a whole new journey set in the tragic time of war filled with stories of love and pain and loyalty which all of these feelings play an important role in the characters’ lives. The English Patient is the story of four mentally and physically injured characters living in an Italian monastery as World War II was coming to an end at the time. One by one‚ Ondaatje reveals the stories of their past and how they came to be. A Farewell to Arms is a heartbreaking
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Most of all! Before I’ll start my own speech . I would like to great you Happy vacation and Happy Graduation Day‚ to all my fellow students and to all the Teachers. Graduation is only a concept. In real life every day you graduate. Graduation is a process that goes on until the last day of your life. If you can grasp that‚ you’ll make a difference. To my special dear parents thanks for your support in my study‚ for being a good parents to me because of you I will achieve the graduation
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The Last Lesson by Alphonse Daudet SUMMARY The Last Lesson is a story set in Alsace‚ a territory that was disputed over by France and Germany. At the time of the story France was defeated by Prussia led by Bismarck. The French districts of Alsace and Lorraine had passed into Prussian hands. An order had come from Berlin that only German was to be taught in the schools of these districts. the author‚ Alphonse Daudet‚ brings out the effect of this order on the people of Alsace through this story
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My thoughts on the book remind me of how I like to hang back and listen to what others have to say. Most individuals will come to me thinking that I have all the answers to their problems‚ when in fact I do not. Therefore‚ I will most often fall into the listener‚ with no one actually wanting to hear what I have to say. It is during this time I find myself feeling overwhelmed‚ and avoided‚ to the conversation. In my last court hearing‚ I have to set and listen to a women tell everyone how much she
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two from the following poems: Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’/’The Laboratory’/ ‘Porphyria’s Lover’ Planning of controlled assessment for the poetry section Begin reading ‘Macbeth’. See Half Term 2. Half Term 3 Controlled Assessment – Creative Writing – Re-creations Task: ‘Write a monologue for a character from a literary text you have read. Choose either a Lady Macbeth/Macduff or (if completed in Half Term 2) ‘And the Oscar goes to…’ Write an article about a film you think deserves an award.’ Exam
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Comparison of Last and Lover) Have you ever been in a relationship before? How did your lover treat you? In room 303 this semester‚ we have gone over many texts. One text we have gone over is My Last Duchess. Another text we have gone over is Porphyria’s Lover. After reading these texts‚ I realized that there are many similarities and differences. Death‚ jealousy‚ and the audience are three things that were either similar or different in these two poems. The first similarity in both Lover and Last‚ was
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War Love is an unexplainable relationship between a man and a woman. The relationship can start one way and then transform into something completely different without warning. Each character in this novel has a different understanding of love. In A Farewell to Arms‚ by Ernest Hemingway‚ the relationship between Catherine Barkley and Frederick Henry closely parallels Rinaldi and the priest ’s different views of love. The character Rinaldi does not take love seriously; he is always in and out of love
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a priest” I exclaimed‚ “I and my citizens must begin our journey to build this new city‚” I said. In the beginning‚ Father tried to contend against my appeal‚ but I wouldn’t let him‚ it was my duty to take my people to a better place‚ a better city‚ somewhere thou shall lay their head to rest peacefully. “I must take my brothers‚ I must bring my fellow priest brothers‚ even a proportional amount of villagers‚” I said “You must not pilfer my sons‚ nor will you take my fellow people‚” Father said. “Well
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