The Renaissance‚ the revival of classical art‚ literature‚ and learning which took place in Europe in 15th and 16th centuries‚ sparked imaginations and made people eager to explore. The promise of new riches‚ such as the spices as silks of the Far East‚ and the potential discovery of the fabled Northwest Passage were the primary objectives‚ which fueled the exploration of the New World. The age of exploration was filled with courageous voyagers and conquistadors from all over Europe‚ much like today
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1. Tayag vs. Benguet consolidated INC 26 SCRA 242 Facts: Idonah Slade Perkins died in New York on March 1960‚ the domestic administrator in New York refused to give the Stock Certificates owned by Perkins in the Benguet Consolidated Inc. to the Ancillary administrator here in the Philippines for the purpose of satisfying the legitimate claims of local creditors. The Court of First Instance of Manila decided that the Stock Certificates was considered lose because of the refusal of the domestic administrator
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captains etc. The main idea is about how some and most people only do things for money. The “Ballad of Worldly Wealth‚” is a depiction of how money can bring pride and corruption into our society. The form of this poem is a ballad. A ballad’s contents include 3 stanzas‚ at least 8 lines in each stanza‚ and a refrain (a repeated phrase at the end point of a poem) a refrain in example of the Ballad of Worldly Wealth is “Youth‚ and health‚ and Paradise” The author used artificial imagery to characterize
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opposes the other. The poems I have chosen question this definition of nature and put it to humankind to answer the question‚ are we one with nature‚ or merely manipulating it to our own advantage‚ giving little back to our heritage? Oscar Wilde’s ‘The Ballad of Reading Gaol’ explores our own humanity and how easily two conflicting emotions become each other; whilst Charlotte Mew’s ‘The Trees Are Down’ examines human ignorance and through use of language she unravels the ever changing connections with
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emulated that of the earlier poet of Persian epics Nizami Ganjavi. His work was considered to be one of the great classics of Persian poetry during the Timurid period in Transoxiana. He wrote primarily in Persian and Hindustani. He also wrote a war ballad in Punjabi. In addition‚ he spoke Arabic and Sanskrit. His poetry is still Ab’ul Hasan was a Sufi musician‚ poet and scholar. He was an iconic figure in the cultural history of the Indian subcontinent. He was a mystic and a spiritual disciple of
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where loads of death-pale noblemen appeared. All were warning him from “La Belle Dame Sans Merci” (stanzas 9-11). The poem ends how it started‚ the knight lies close to a lake even though no life is around (stanza 12). Formal understanding Form Ballad with 12 stanzas of 4 lines Rhyme scheme a-b-c-a The first three lines have generally eight or nine syllables but the last line has only four or five syllables. Tone Melancholic‚ dramatic‚ love-sick‚ mysterious Language Simple Early Modern English
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Langston Hughes Throughout many of Langston Hughes’ poetry‚ there seems to be a very strong theme of racism. Poems such as "Ballad of the Landlord"‚ "I‚ Too"‚ and "Dinner Guest: Me" are some good examples of that theme. The "Ballad of the Landlord" addresses the issue of prejudice in the sense of race as well as class. The lines "My roof has sprung a leak. / Don’t you ’member I told you about it/ Way last week?" (Hughes 2/4) show the reader that the speaker‚ the tenant‚ is of a much lower
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influx of precious metals made European prices skyrocket (inflation). 3. Ponce de Leon – touches and names Florida looking for legendary Fountain of Youth 4. Montezuma – Aztec king‚ thought Cortez might be the god Quetzalcoatl who was due to re-appear the very year. Montezuma welcomed Cortez into Tenochtitlan. 5. Christopher Columbus - discovered the Islands of the West Indies and was convinced he had reached India‚ or at least part of Asia and therefore mistook the people as "Indians
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Colonisation by European Empires had a Significant Impact on Africa‚ America and Asia. Colonisation by European Empires had a significant impact on Africa‚ America and Asia. In the 16th century the colonisation of these countries brought on powerful and important changes which had a definite impact on the future of their country. These changes proved to have both negative and positive impacts. The colonisation by European Empires had a significant impact on Africa in the 16th century. Before
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Poe’s poem tells a story and has anywhere between 6-8 lines per stanza‚ a ballad has four poetic lines (quatrain) per stanza. The refrain in Poe’s poem is the repetition of “by the sea…me…Annabel Lee.” It is Poe’s rhyme scheme which is different than a ballad. The ballad rhyme scheme is ABAB versus Poe’s rhyme scheme of ABCBDB which creates the music of the poem. The poem does not have consistent metrical patterns but
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