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    Mark Twain

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    print shop in Hannibal. After his father died in debt in 1847‚ Twain went to work for a newspaper and printing firm. In 1851‚ he began assisting his older brother Orion in the production of a newspaper‚ the Hannibal Journal. Twain contributed reports‚ poems‚ and humorous sketches to the Journal for several years. Like many American authors of his day‚ Twain had little formal education. Instead of attending high school and college‚ he gained his education in print shops and newspaper offices. Travels

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    Shakespeare's Sonnets

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    Shakespeare’s Sonnets William Shakespeare (1564- 1616) is one of the greatest writers in the English language. He was a poet and playwright whose works have been translated into every major language and whose plays are still performed more often than the works of any other playwright today. His surviving works include 38 plays and 154 sonnets‚ which are often regarded as the greatest romantic love poetry ever written. Although Shakespeare’s Sonnets are widely believed to be the greatest romantic

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    Nature in Shakespeare’s Sonnets In Shakespeare’s fair youth Sonnets‚ the speaker uses imagery and metaphors from nature to describe man’s life cycle. While reading the Sonnets‚ it may seem at first that the main point of the Sonnets is that life’s purpose is to reproduce. However‚ after reading the fair youth Sonnets‚ it becomes clear that imagery from nature is used to prove that death is inevitable and should be accepted. The fair youth Sonnets are ordered in a specific way to resemble the

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    Love as an Entity

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    Love as an Entity There are different varieties of love‚ each with its own capabilities to invoke powerful emotions. An idealistic love is a form of love which in many ways is quixotic and lacking essential attributes‚ proof of which can be found in the works of Christopher Marlowe and Sir Walter Ralegh. Another potent form of love is pure love which is unconditional and timeless as expressed by Shakespeare and Elizabeth Berrett Browning. On a different note‚ a twisted love is flawed and bound

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    my last farewell

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    My Last Farewell (Mi Ultimo Adios) Farewell‚ dear fatherland‚ clime the sun caress’d‚ Peal of the Orient seas‚ our Eden lost! Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life’s best‚ And were it brighter‚ fresher‚ or more blest‚ Still would I give three‚ not count the cost. On the field of battle‚ ‘mid the frenzy of fight‚ Others have given their lives‚ without doubt or beed; The place not matters—cypress or laurel or lily white‚ Scafold or open plain‚ combat or martyrdom’s plight‚ ‘Tis

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    Jenkins‚ Lauren IIA. In order to differentiate between program music‚ symphonic poem‚ concert overtures‚ grandiose‚ or miniature compositions‚ we first need to go over each one individually. Each type has its own unique characteristics. Program music is a term for instrumental music written in accordance with a poem‚ a story‚ or some other literary source (Kerman‚ Tomlinson‚ 233). Program music was not new in the Romantic era but it made music even more expressive because it

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    Parallels Between the Works and the Life of Yukio Mishima Throughout Yukio Mishima’s career as a writer he wrote in a variety of different styles and genres including poetry‚ waka poems and death poems as well as short stories‚ essays‚ magazine articles and novels (“Man of Words‚ Man of Actions”). Kimitake Hiraoka was born January 14‚ 1925 and later became known with the pen name of Yukio Mishima. Mishima created a career for himself as a successful author‚ poet‚ playwright‚ actor‚ director and

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    used in Shakespeare’s assigned sonnets‚ Herrick’s “To the Virgins‚” and Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress.” Although their images differ‚ what do all these poets seem to be saying about time? Be specific when referring to the poems. The imagery is very different‚ but all of the poems and poets seem to be saying time is important in life. In Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 he says‚ “And every fair from fair sometime declines‚” when explaining the inevitable decline in appearance of his friend (Line 7). In Shakespeare’s

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    Mi Ultimo Adios Isinalin ni Nick Joaquin Land that I love: farewell: O land the sun loves: Pearl in the sea of the Orient: Eden lost to your brood! Gaily go I to present you this hapless hopeless life: Were it more brilliant: had it more freshness‚ more bloom: Still for you would I give it: would give it for your good! Enchantment of my life: my ardent avid obsession: To your health! cries the soul‚ so soon to take the last leap: To your health! O lovely: how lovely: to fall that you

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    rizal writings

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    THE INTIMATE ALLIANCE BETWEEN RELIGION AND GOOD EDUCATION As the climbing ivy over lefty elm Creeps tortuously‚ together the adornment Of the verdant plain‚ embellishing Each other and together growing‚ But should the kindly elm refuse its aid The ivy would impotent and friendless wither So is Education to Religion By spiritual alliance bound Through Religion‚ Education gains reknown‚ and Woe to the impious mind that blindly spurning The sapient teachings of religion‚ this Unpolluted

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