Bianca Richards 1st hour Title: A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man Author: James Joyce‚ Irish born (1882-1941) Date of Publication: 1914 Genre: Kunstlerroman (novel of artist)‚ Bildungsroman (novel of education)‚ coming of age Writing style: stream of consciousness‚ Hallmarks of modernism (perspectives‚ thresholds‚ and stream consciousness) structure of epiphanies (1. Justice from rector (2. Idealization of sin‚ (3. Idealization of morality.)‚ The myth (Daedalus and Icarus)‚ structure
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Facts About Dr. Jose Rizal Jose P. Rizal‚ a man of exceptional talent and intelligence‚ is the National Hero of the Philippines. That’s a fact (and might be the only fact) that every Filipino knows about Jose Rizal. One might ask‚ “How about his name?” Well‚ that might be uneasy because his full name is José Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda. Let’s be honest that if we will be asked by some people about some things related to Rizal without the help of any references‚ we can only say
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upwards‚ but suspects she is only dust by now. “Do you really believe there is no joy in life? Perhaps couples who have children are not as hopeless as you. How long have you seen the world this way?” “Years ago‚ I had been reading Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo and I asked my brother what he would do if‚ like Danglars or Fernand‚ his raison d’être was snatched away by another man? To seize it back would bring upon a terrible vengeance‚ but to live without it would be devastating” “Why not ask him
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Since early childhood‚ Jose Rizal already loved books. His mother‚ Doña Teodora Alonzo taught him how to read a material in Spanish language and developed his mind and artistic talents by telling him wonderful and colourful stories and poems. Furthermore‚ his Tio Gregorio‚ a book lover‚ intensified his reading of good books. The favourite pastime of Rizal during his stay in Madrid was reading. Instead of gambling and flirting with women as many young Filipinos did in the Spanish metropolis
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Who is Santiago Nasar? How would it feel if everyone else knew about your death except you? This is what happens to Santiago Nasar in Gabriel García Márquez’s Chronicle of a Death Foretold. Santiago Nasar’s character is presented by reflections of members of his household and close friends on his actions as the narrator interviews them. The reflections Márquez gives the reader to analyze and interpret allow them to create their own perception of Santiago Nasar. Three of Santiago Nasar’s household
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Many people aspire to be fully content with their lives‚ but fail to realize the effort that it takes to reach the idealized state of happiness. Some believe joy shall fall upon them so long as they wait patiently for it. However‚ those who are truly gleeful can give credit to their hard endeavors of understanding the nature of happiness‚ overcoming their fears‚ and accepting others. By having a realistic view on happiness and comprehending the unreliable trends of human emotion‚ one is kept from
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Promethean Man: Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage The Myth of Prometheus: The ancient Greek myth of Prometheus is a tale about philanthropy‚ strength of character‚ moral truth and the willingness to sacrifice oneself for the good of others. It has stayed one of the most influential Greek myths throughout the centuries‚ and has inspired numerous works of art from literature to paintings and sculputres. In Greek mythology‚ Prometheus (derived from the ancient Greek word meaning "forethought") was
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The Diving Bell and the Butterfly is written from the point of view of Jean-Dominique Bauby‚ a French journalist and former editor-in-chief of ELLE magazine‚ in Paris. Bauby suffered a severe stroke on December 8‚ 2005‚ leaving him with a rare condition known as locked-in syndrome‚ in which the brain continues to function normally‚ but the body is completely paralyzed. Jean-Do retained some movement in his head and left eye‚ and wrote his memoir through a tedious method of blinking. An interlocutor
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Sandra Bullock in Miss Congeniality was a satire on conceptions of beauty; Daniel Day Lewis and Madeline Stowe in Last of the Mohicans‚ depicted rites of passage‚ as does Kevin Costner in Dances With Wolves. James Caviezel and Guy Pearce in The Count of Monte Cristo
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Once upon a time‚ under a sumac tree in Bingle Bog‚ a frog sang the night long‚ every night‚ in a horrendous voice. The forest animals were distraught and at their wits end. They tried stopping his crass ‘Minstrelling’ with sticks and stones‚ insults and bricks but to no avail. In sheer dismay they cried for divine intervention. To all this‚ the frog remained impassive and resolute‚ intent on airing his heart’s glad ‘elation.’ One night‚ when in the sky hung a pale moon‚ a nightingale perched on
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