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    Chanidapa Sasuk (Amp) 56110017 Group: 1 // Word count : 448 words Date of submission: October‚ 6‚ 2015 Vincent van Gogh is one of the most famous artists. He was born on March 30‚ 1853‚ in Groot-Zundert‚ Netherlands. Van Gogh was a post-impressionist painter whose work‚ notable for its beauty‚ emotion and color‚ highly influenced 20th century art. He struggled with mental illness‚ and remained poor and virtually unknown throughout his life. Van Gogh died in France on July 29‚ 1890‚ at age 37

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    character whom is Edna Pontellier’s‚ is a wife that lives a life of luxury. In a Creole society that is upper-class that she’s lives with her husband and two sons. As the story takes off in Grand Isle‚ as the family is vacationing for the summer. The summer that begins Edna’s process of "awakening" and self-identify that soon lead to a selfish decision. However‚ the husband of Edna is so involved with work‚ he is constantly leaves Edna herself to the kids. While the absence husband‚ Edna spends much

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    The Awakening by Edna Pontellier takes place in the 1980s in Louisiana and is about a woman’s desire to live fully within her true self. At the beginning of the story Edna Pontellier is a devoted wife and mother who is vacationing at Grand Isle with her family. While there Edna meets a young man named Robert Lebrun. Before they act on their mutual romantic interest in each other‚ Robert leaves for Mexico. To her misfortune things did not work out with Robert but she then meets a new man shortly after

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    predominantly unquestioned‚ except in Kate Chopin’s The Awakening. In The Awakening‚ Edna Pontellier‚ a wealthy “mother wife”‚ tries to fight her gender role and become independent. Edna Pontellier’s strive for independence leads to struggles with the society’s gender role upon women. Edna’s independence causes familial tension. Edna’s resistance to her husband’s orders angers Leonce. For example‚ when Mr. Pontellier learns that Edna did not stay at home for her regular Tuesday reception‚ he screams and says

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    Sonnets 1-31 1. The author opens this first sonnet by explaining his motivation for composing the sonnet sequence. He believes that if his love were to read the sonnets‚ she would eventually return his affection. He argues that her pleasure in his pain would cause her to read his sonnets‚ and her reading of the sonnets would allow her to know the extent of his affection‚ which might make her pity the author’s situation-and this pity may transform into grace and love. The author also describes his

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    St. Andrew

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    stayed loyal to the Lord‚ even after Jesus died on the cross for us. St. Andrew spread the good news in many different places and gained the ability to speak different languages through the Holy Spirit. His symbol is a “x” that is also supposed to be a cross. He was a martyr since he died because of his beliefs. St. Andrew is the son of Jonah (John) and the brother of Simon‚ whose name had been later changed to Peter by Jesus. St. Andrew was born in Bethsaida‚ Syria located near the Jordan River

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    Self-Actualization of Edna Pontellier The plotline of the novel‚ The Awakening‚ occurs in the 19th Century. It is during the beginnings of feminism and female’s individualism. This can be seen through the protagonist of the novel‚ Edna Pontillier. What have been through by the protagonist‚ the readers are able to comprehend the need of being an individual. The readers are also able to identify how this need has created a type of prison for the women during the time. The protagonist‚ Edna Pontillier

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    Sonnets from the Portuguese Sonnet 1: The focus of the first sonnet is the poet’s hopelessness; she talks about the unhappiness of the both past and present and was willing to submit to death until she was conquered by love. The tone of the first sonnet is one of melancholy and depression. Sonnet 13: The focus of this sonnet is on the poet’s inability to express her feelings for her lover‚ by using the metaphor of a torch in rough winds. She describes how she cannot risk herself in expressing

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    The Classic Sonnet Classic renaissance sonnets are one of the most well-known poetry genres out there. Sonnets distinctive style and wording is classic and timeless. Although this genre was centuries ago‚ it still remains one of the most recognizable forms of poetry. The Renaissance took place from the 1500s to around the 1700s. During this time there were great advances in life. The poetry of this time is a direct reflection of the changes that around Europe. The form used during the renaissance

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    Shakespeare Sonnet 116

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    William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 found on page 1182 of The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Volume1B: The Sixteenth Century‚ The Early Seventeenth Centry‚ 2nd edition(New York: W.W. Nortion‚ 2000) is one of his most famous sonnets to conquer the subject of love. While there is much debate concerning the tone of this sonnet‚ Shakespeare’s words speak of transcendent love not very commonly considered in popular poetry at the time. He used the Petrarchan sonnet style in Old English popular

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