Michael Abushacra English SL Commentary: The Nine Tailors In this passage from The Nine Tailors by Dorothy L. Sayers‚ Wimsey‚ the main character‚ climbs up a bell-‐tower and endures the deafening vexatious shrills of the bells. The clangor from the bells causes him
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Araby: An Outline Commentary ‘The Sisters’ and ‘An Encounter’ are about the same length. ‘Araby’ is roughly a hundred lines shorter than these. There is a progression in the three stories. The boy in ‘The Sisters’ is a passive witness‚ limited in his capacity to act by the weight of the adults about him. The boy of ‘An Encounter’ rebels against this oppression but his reward is the menace of a bizarre and abnormal adult. The boy in ‘Araby’ strives both to act and to realize an actual affective
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Karl Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and called the founder of analytical psychology1; he described “individuation” as “the process of learning to differentiate oneself from others…. It means to discover those aspects of the self that distinguish one person from another. (p. 2)” Essentially‚ he states that individuation is the metaphorical DNA of one’s personality; without individuation‚ we would all be the same—drones‚ rendered unnecessary. As described by Plummer‚ Ophelia Syndrome is the inability
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Charles Dickens has been acclaimed as one of the premier humorists of the nineteenth century. In his novel A Tale of Two Cities Dickens discovers issue with the social structure of the general public. A couple of these social issues are the distinction between the classes‚ the lunacy of the upset‚ and the legal framework in actuality as this time. The first of the issues in the social structure of the general public is the distinction between the classes. It is not only the contrast between
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Discuss Questions The Knights Tale. 1. Do you admire Palamon and Arcite for sacrificing everything‚ including their friendship‚ to pursue Emily? Or‚ like Theseus‚ do you think it’s sort of stupid? 2. Are Palamon and Arcite two different characters‚ or the same character in two different bodies? 3. Why is Emily the only character whose prayer to the gods is not granted. The Canterbury Tales: The Knight’s Tale Theme of love and order that is combined "The Knight’s Tale" shows what happens when
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In the medieval period that is described by Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales‚ chivalry was perhaps the most recognized quality of a true gentleman. This quality is explored in Chaucer’s two characters of the warrior class‚ the Knight and the Squire. The squire is the son of the Knight; both ride gallantly and have the air of true gentleman warriors. However‚ the two are very dissimilar despite their appearances. The Knight possesses the true qualities of chivalry‚ devotion to service‚ constancy
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http://www.thelizlibrary.org/undelete/library/library0061.html The text is a speech “Florence Kelley Speaks Against Child Labor” from Irene Stuber‚ Hot Springs National Park. The intended audience of this speech is the citizens in the United States‚ especially people who are the entrepreneurs of the American industries‚ the US government officials and legislators. Targeted at both genders‚ this speech targets at adults. This is because adults have the ability to voice out and take action against
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The Film A Knights Tale is an historical tale set in the 14th Century based on “The Knights Tale” from the collection of stories written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ called “The Canterbury Tales”. A Knights Tale is the story of how a thatcher’s son‚ William Thatcher‚ changed his stars‚ followed his dreams and became a knight. One of the films main themes is “With hard work one can better himself of his social class”. In a way William never really belonged with his peasant social class because he was always
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In the celebrated works‚ "Canterbury Stories‚" Geoffrey Chaucer recounts twenty-nine blessed explorers that are "on the way" to Canterbury. In transit there‚ the band of sacred explorers engages each other with a progression of tall stories keeping in mind the end goal to abbreviate the excursion. Chaucer‚ (the host) presents the each of the sacred explorers with legitimate and totally depictions present them with their own particular identity. All through the (first or starting scene)‚ he finds
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The Knights Tale Religion and philosophy play a vital role in the Knight’s Tale. The story is told in such a way that is improbable. The story line creates characters that exist to move from one point to the other. The main characters are set free to appease the story‚ as well as fall in love at first sight. The idea of fate and destiny is an overwhelming theme in the story. Palamon blames his fate on Venus and Saturn for falling in love. Throughout the story the characters would go to the gods seeking
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