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    John Smith Joan of Arc 1) When and where did she live? She lived in Champagne and Rouen from 1412-1432 2) What was the nature of her family life and relationships? She was a poor peasant and her dad was a farmer. She was a fun loving child who was wise beyond her years. She was always deep in prayer and began to hear “voices”‚ which people have been led to believe are saints‚ at age thirteen. 3) What was the nature of the society in which she lived? The society in which Joan of

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    the Middle Ages and was treated like the Bible to knights in Le Morte Darthur‚ The Canterbury Tales‚ and “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”. The knights following it must be someone whose worth brings respect and fame‚ someone who has the strength to venture and withstand difficulty and someone who has consideration and cooperation. These characteristics are apparent in the portrayal of Le Morte Darthur‚ Canterbury Tales‚ and “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”. The three most important aspects of the

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    Summer Home - Commentary

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    ENGLISH COMMENTARY Q) Write a commentary on ‘Summer Home’. A) The poem ‘Summer Home’ by Seamus Heaney is an exposé of Heaney and his wife’s difficulties. From the foulness of the atmosphere‚ brought out by the larval mat‚ “possessed air” and the sour summer‚ to the metaphor of his wife’s breasts (“Stalactites in the cave’s old‚ dripping dark-”)‚ Heaney attempts to show his love for his wife and how much he wants his marriage to work. The poem uses very sensual imagery of flowers and reference

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    stated in The Pardoner’s Tale. The Pardoner’s Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales. In The Pardoner’s Tale‚ the Pardoner begins the prologue by fleetingly accounting his methods of conning people out of their money. Then‚ he begins to tell a tale. In the tale‚ three rioters are out to kill Death. They encounter an old man who explains he will wander the earth for someone who’s willing to exchange youth for an old age. He says “Not alas Death will take my life” (The Pardoner’s Tale 119). The men ask him

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    Geoffrey Chaucer was the man who wrote “The Canterbury Tales” and one of his most famous stories is the “Pardoner’s Tale”. “Each historical study of The Canterbury Tales has necessarily nibbled off one on aspect of history‚ finding in medieval thought a dominant idea‚ technique‚ pattern‚ or style which may be discovered in the poem” (Howard 4). Giving context clues on Chaucer gives small examples of what it was like living during the Medieval Times. Each story was given a message is meant to

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    A Commentary on Isaiah 6

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    A Commentary on Isaiah 6 Isaiah 6 is written with a mixture of prose and verse‚ detailing the calling‚ or commission‚ of Isaiah by the Lord God. Much of the verse is written in the style of a vision‚ detailing message to the people of Judea. The main theme running through Isaiah is the message of salvation‚ even the name of the prophet means ‘salvation of Yahweh’. The book is first of the ‘major prophets’‚ so called due to its greater length than the shorter ‘minor prophets’ or ‘twelve prophets’

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    English commentary Haper lee uses many literary techniques to broaden and refine I ideas of the characers and their surroundings. Lee specifically uses metaphors and listing in this extract to build an understanding of scouts perspective. Haper lee uses the literary technique of listing to evoke the feeling of scout being immature and stubborn. This is described when Haper lee say “did not drive a dump-truck for the county‚ he was not the sheriff‚ he did not farm‚ work in a garage‚ or do anything

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    Economic Commentary About: Demand‚ Supply and Price Control Source of the article: Internet (business-standard.com) Name: Sang Hyun Jeon Section and Grade: 11 C Mentha oil rises on industrial demand Press Trust of India / New Delhi November 04‚ 2011‚ 12:04 IST Mentha oil prices rose by Rs 9.40 to Rs 1‚354.90 per kg in futures trade today‚ as traders enlarged their holdings tracking a rise in the industrial demand in spot markets. Restricted supply from the growing belts of Chandausi‚

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    Ib Commentary Guide

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    An The Commentary - a rough guide What is a ’commentary’? A commentary is a close analysis of a passage or a short work. More than a summary‚ it must investigate both the content and the language‚ i.e. WHAT the passage/poem achieves and HOW it achieves it‚ and the relationship they have with each other. It describes the writer’s intentions‚ effects and how he or she accomplishes them. In addition to detailed analytical skills‚ you need also to demonstrate an ability to construct a line of

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    ‘ T H E S U N L I G H T I N T H E G A R D E N ’ ‚ A C O M M E N T A R Y. Guiding Questions for the commentary: How does the use of setting contribute to your understanding of the poem? Comment on the poet’s style (For example‚ language‚imagery‚ diction‚ form‚the use of a quote from Shakespeare’s Antony and Cleopatra) In the the poem ‘The Sunshine in the Garden’ written by Louis MacNeice‚ the poet is a prisoner of war and is close to his death. The line ‘We cannot cage the minute’ and words

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