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    http://writing.colostate.edu/gallery/phantasmagoria/bell.htm 27.10.2010 Yeats‚ Nationalism‚ and Myth by Matthew Bell   The poetry and plays of W.B. Yeats often take subject matter from traditional Celtic folklore and myth. By incorporating into his work the stories and characters of Celtic origin‚ Yeats endeavored to encapsulate something of the national character of his beloved Ireland. The reasons and motivations for Yeats ’ use of Celtic themes can be understood in terms of the authors

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    of the story‚ because of technology. Next let’s look at the story "A Sound of Thunder"‚ this story proves that technology may get so advanced we could change the history and the future. "Crushing certain plants could add up infinitesimally. A little error here would multiply in sixty million years‚ all out of proportion." (The Sound of Thunder) and "We don’t want to change the future. We don’t belong here in the Past" (The Sound of Thunder) Both these quotes have a vivid warning of what could possibly

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    The Sound of Music is a musical play that was written by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. Howard Lindsay was born in 1889 and died in 1968. He became an actor at nineteen and went on to become a successful writer. Russel Crouse was born in 1893 and died in 1966. He served in the Navy and after that he worked on New York newspapers‚ gaining his first renown through a signed column in the Post. In 1932 he became head of the publicity department for the Theatre Guild and in 1933 wrote his first Broadway

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    “The Sound of Silence” is a song that exhibits numerous images of the feeling of isolation‚ embellishing with the motif of silence. The first two stanzas of the song strongly correlate with the story of Ethan Frome which accurately describes the inner thoughts and emotions of Ethan. The song starts with the phrase‚ "Hello darkness‚ my old friend” (Simon l). The phrase seems to have been utilized as if it is meant to describe the character of Ethan since the very beginning of the book where Ethan

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    Pág.: 1/81 Review in Sound Absorbing Materials X. Sagartzazua‚*‚ L. Hervellab‚ and J. M. Pagaldaya a Ikerlan‚ Mechanical Engineering Area. Pº Arizmendiarrieta‚ 2. 20500 Arrasate-Mondragón. Spain. Tel: 0034 943 712400. Fax: 0034 943 796944 b Universidade da Coruña‚ Facultade da Informática‚ Department of Mathematics. Campus Elviña. Spain. Tel: 0034 981167000 (ext. 1325). Fax: 0034.981167160 * Corresponding autor. Email adresses: xsagartzazu@ikerlan.es (X. Sagartzazu)‚ luisher@udc

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    "A sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury In the story "A sound of Thunder" By Ray Bradbury‚ the central idea is how one little thing like touching your foot in the past time could affect the people of their current time. This short story shows lots of things people need to focus on in ever day life. In the story‚ Eckels falls off the path and this could change the whole world. This relates to the central theme of the story because stepping off the path is just a little problem‚ but

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    We have all listened to music that has lightened our spirit‚ excited and energized our body and perhaps even carried us off to relaxing far away shores. The power of sound to heal‚ and create relaxation has been known by ancient civilizations for centuries. Repetitive sound vibrations such as chanting‚ drumming‚ and toning have been used as part of spiritual practices to restore and rejuvenate mind‚ body and spirit. Everything in the universe is in a state of vibration。This vibration causes

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    problems because they exaggerate issues to get the viewer’s attention. By seeing where social problems can or will lead to in the future‚ people pay more attention to what is going on and they feel the need to do something about it. The song‚ “The Sound of Silence‚” by Paul Simon is about being revealed to the light. Seeing what one was never realized before. It relates well to the allegory of the cave by Plato and the book Fahrenheit 451‚ it was actually written as a response to this book by Ray

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    Science fiction is a genre based on future technological advancement and has been a very successful and influential; I’m going to compare “A Sound of Thunder” to “Nethergrave”‚ two selections of said science fiction‚ to answer the question of which ones better by looking at their use of science fiction elements. “A Sound of Thunder” by Ray Bradbury takes place in a future where time travel has been invented and a dictator has just been defeated in the presidential election. When the main character

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    As we grow on and on‚ all things we’ve done were left behind and slowly faded away. We could look back depending on our sound memories. Things that I believe memories of sound can influence our life are the impressive facts‚ such as accidents and tragedies‚ because those flashbacks always serve as lessons for me. Thus‚ I believe that our lives can be influenced by sound memories. About two years ago when I volunteered for china-town policing center‚ I discerned an extraordinary accident. And I

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