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    Japanese-Canadians following post World War II suffered through the continued effects of the interment camps and were victims of racism. Hiromi Goto’s use of different form and structure throughout her book “Chorus of Mushrooms” emphasizes multicultural differences and applies deeper meaning to the context. Form is used to exemplify important parts of the story by bringing the focus into them. The author uses the bolded words “Mukashi‚ mukashi‚ omukashi” (Goto 18) before everyone of Obachans (Naoe)

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    In Aeschylus’ tragedies The Persians and Agamemnon‚ the interactions between messengers sent forward by their army and the queens ruling the land in their king’s absence play a pivotal role in the plot structure of the ’return of the king’. The ’return of the king’ revolves around a chorus‚ anxiously hypothesizing about what could have possibly happened to their king‚ a queen awaiting her son or husband’s return‚ a messenger announcing both the king’s arrival and the outcome of the king’s conquests

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    In the first six books of the Iliad Agamemnon goes through the rite of passage‚ which evolves his character from a strong‚ centralized‚ authoritative leader to an incompetent selfish individual due to the crucible of beauty‚ the empowerment of Chryseis. The rite of passage of Agamemnon does not operate chronologically but starts with the state of liminality‚ his choice of rejecting ransom from Chryses‚ the separation‚ his diminishment as an extraordinary leader‚ and finally the partial fulfillment

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    Agamemnon vs Hamlet

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    I think that Hamlet was more tragic in comparison to Agamemnon. The reason being is because in Hamlet Claudius is driven to kill his own brother‚ King Hamlet‚ just so he can marry his own sister-in-law. Hamlet is plotting to kill his own uncle and is speaks of his own mother in a hateful manner e:g Within a month‚ Ere yet the salt of most unrighteous tears Had left the flushing in her gallèd eyes‚ She married. O most wicked speed‚ to post With such dexterity to incestuous sheets! A son

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    overwhelming‚ as immediate emotions all come together. In the play‚ AgamemnonAgamemnon makes this experience a reality. He has two options and he had to choose one: he either had to sacrifice his daughter‚ Iphigenia and if he didn’t do this‚ all his troops on board would die. In order to save the life of his troops on board‚ “he dared to sacrifice his daughter‚ a first offering to bless the fleet‚ to fight that woman-revenging war” (Agamemnon 225-7). Although Iphigenia pleaded to his father not to harm

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    natures. Agamemnon‚ Achilles‚ and Job react to and deal with adverse circumstances in the same way their gods do‚ either leading them to blessings or destruction. When

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    Chorus of Mushrooms Essay

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    From Immigration to Integration: An Analytical Essay for Hiromi Goto’s Chorus of Mushrooms Hiromi Goto’s Chorus of Mushrooms is an immigration narrative documenting the experiences of three generations of Japanese Canadian women both in Canada and abroad. Goto’s story offers a glimpse into the lives of the Canadian immigrants namely‚ Naoe‚ her daughter Keiko and her granddaughter Murasaki along with their successes and failures at cultural integration. Although some believe rejecting their cultural

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    generally based around war heroes. In it‚ Homer expresses to us that these war heroes are no different than us‚ as they also make mistakes‚ are stubborn and often need to apologize as shown by the example of Agamemnon and Achilles. During the progression of the plot of this well-known epic‚ Agamemnon attempts to apologize to Achilles by a rather “low” method. He hopes to guilt trip Achilles by sending three of his closest friends and most well respected comrades to convince him to return to the battlefield

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    ENGL 333: Shakespeare Professor Jennifer D. 15 November 2012 A Chorus of Vitality in Henry V William Shakespeare’s Henry V is a work that has been read and reprinted an innumerable amount of times ever since its first edition around 1600. One may then conclude that this is an excellent work not just to read but to see performed and they would be correct. There have been many adaptations of Shakespeare ’s works throughout history and his drama Henry V is no exception. Why is this such a great

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    The Baroque: Chorus Music

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    The Baroque – Part 3 Handel‚ unlike many other musicians during the Baroque period‚ was not born into a musical family. His parents actually had the wish for him to become a lawyer. Handel becoming a musician means that he had defied his family. Being a musician then as well as in any time-period posed as a profession which was insecure. This would be unless one could find an impressive position in the court or at church. Handel uses choral music to express a conflict through word-painting and

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