history. Sexuality is only a surface desire though. What lies beneath the surface is where a person’s true beauty rests. The poets Sappho and Petrarch are two very early writers that often focused on the human body‚ sexuality‚ and desire but in different ways. Sappho’s body of work is a reaction and praise to the exterior beauty of many individuals. Petrarch’s sonnets are a repeated effort to unearth the root of divine beauty. Sappho’s poems were more direct and in a relatable way. The way the Greek
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The Number 42 The number 42 is a revered number in Major League Baseball. It has been worn by many legends of the game including Jackie Robinson and Mariano Rivera. While both Mariano and Jackie played during totally different time periods in baseball‚ both left an eternal mark on the sport. There will never be another player who wears 42 because the MLB has retired the number across the league. Jackie Robinson was the first African American baseball player in the Major Leagues. Many other
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Professor Dolinski English 112 2 April 2014 42 The movie 42 is a fairly new non-fiction movie describing the life history of Jackie Robinson‚ the first African American to play in the Major Baseball League (MLB) in the modern era‚ and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. 42 shows how hard it was in the 1940s to be a black man or woman‚ but Jackie Robinson and his team executive‚ Branch Rickey‚ did the unthinkable. The film 42 takes its audience on a journey through Jackie Robinson’s
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Petrarch learned from Virgil his introspection into characters and their use of dialogue to reveal inner struggles and connect. From Ovid‚ Petrarch learned a sense of fluidity and empathy‚ and from Dante‚ Petrarch used the ability to write about himself and how his own experiences shaped him. As summarized in the Norton’s Anthology: “Petrarch’s art; experience
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Leonardo Bruni and Francis Petrarch were two very eloquent and esteemed authors of their time; however‚ that is not to say that there was no opposition to their views. In fact‚ many disapproved of their attitudes toward classical authors and the time period but even then that opposition sometimes served to define their characters and reinforce their eloquence. Bruni and Petrarch revere certain authors for their eloquence‚ and wisdom while condemn others for their ignorance. Because of their ideas
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Introduction Sierra Capital Partners is an investment company in Albuquerque‚ New Mexico. They were organized in 1974 as a hedge fund‚ and quickly grew over the years with great success in private equity investments. Sierra focused primarily on the life sciences sector. In the early 2000’s‚ Sierra was burned by many young firms’ new discoveries that failed to work out. Their new motto for evaluating investments became‚ “NRDO: no research‚ development only.” Arcadian Microarray Technologies was
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Petrarch’s Influence on Shakespeare An excerpt from Petrarch and his influence on English literature by Pietro Borghesi. Bologna: N. Zanichelli. Shakespeare‚ even the great Shakespeare‚ could not escape the influence of the Petrarchists and therefore of Petrarch himself‚ but‚ as we do not want to be misunderstood‚ we say at once just what we said about Spenser: Shakespeare is not a Petrarchist and perhaps his poetical vein is more akin to Dante’s than to Petrarch’s. In order to show that he is
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A sonnet is a form of lyric poetry with fourteen lines and a specific rhyme scheme. (Lyric poetry presents the deep feelings and emotions of the poet as opposed to poetry that tells a story or presents a witty observation.) The meter of Shakespeare’s sonnets is iambic pentameter (except in Sonnet 145). The only exceptions are Sonnets 99‚ 126‚ and 145. Number 99 has fifteen lines. Number 126 consists of six couplets‚ and two blank lines marked with italic brackets; 145 is in iambic tetrameters‚
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Allusion “Sonnet” Sonnet by bill Collins is a great example of modern day sonnets. The sonnet has everything that a sonnet should acquire to be considered a sonnet. In this sonnet Bill Collins seems to criticize the sonnet form of Shakespeare. Also‚ in the sonnet of Bill Collins he puts many allusions in his sonnets. For example‚ in the beginning of the sonnet where he mentions in an alliteration form in line 3 where you get the allusion of the story troy; to launch a little ship on love’s storm-tossed
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Daniel Clavin 9/28/12 McGrath/D’Abramo 42 mile run The 42 mile run is from Buna to Gleivitz and it takes place during the Holocaust. It seems impossible especially since they are prisoners and they are skin and bon literally. They had accomplished it by being almost like a machine‚ also having a large pack of people contributed a large amount. The most important contribution was if you had family‚ if you had family you can use that as motivation like Elie Wiesel the
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