and suffered at the hands of church doctrine‚ the Islamic world was conquering lands from Persia to Spain. Building not only great cities and palaces but also libraries and centers of learning. These centers of study from Italy to Spain to the “House of Wisdom” in Bagdad‚ was where Muslim scholars were working doggedly advancing the fields of science‚ philosophy‚ astronomy‚ mathematics‚ alchemy‚ and medicine. (Lyons 156) Not only preserving the great works of Plato and Aristotle and translating
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THE BOARDING HOUSE The Boarding House is included in Dubliners‚ a collection of fifteen short stories by the Irish poet and novelist James Joyce‚ which was first published in 1914. This story of a boarding house‚ like the other stories in Dubliners‚ describes the lives of ordinary citizens of Dublin and illustrates their various qualities. There are three main characters - Mrs. Mooney‚ her daughter Polly and Mr. Doran. At the very beginning the author describes Mrs. Mooney‚ who relinquished
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This is a passage from the book “Doctor in the house” by Richard Gordon‚ a well-known English writer‚ the author wrote his “Doctor” series‚ which is noted for description of medical student’s years of professional training. The present extract touches upon the final examinations of medical students. The text under analysis belong to the psychological type and description type as it is concerned mainly with the emotional actions of the characters. The subject-matter of this text is about sitting
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Because of Nora’s appearance‚ she has been able to accompany and aid her husband’s voyage to the top of the social ladder. She has gained a personal nanny who essentially lives half of her live. She takes care of the children‚ cleans up and around the house‚ even cooks for the family. This profit would undeniably never been in Nora’s options if she had never married such a powerful man. Alongside her husband‚ Nora also rose to some degree of social dominance‚ being looked up on and respected because of
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Theodonia Marshall November 6‚ 2012 The World House The World House‚ a piece of literature written by Martin Luther King Jr‚ A great civil rights activist/leader‚ writer‚ and philosopher. In the passage‚ he talks about an idea from a famous novelist who died which was “A widely separated family inherits a house which they have to live together.” (J. L. Judith Nadell 597) (J. L. Judith Nadell 597)" \s "A widely separated family inherits a house which they have to live together.\"<>" \c 1
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Micro theme 3 In The Birchbark House‚ three characters had died. There was the visitor‚ a white man‚ Ten Snow‚ Omakayas’ friend‚ and Neewo‚ Omakayas’ youngest brother. In Waterlily‚ Gloku‚ Waterlily’s grandmother‚ dies as well as Sacred Horse‚ Waterlily’s husband. It all started in the beginning to middle of winter when the characters in The Birchbark House started dying off. One day‚ after the first snow and the lake had frozen over‚ a group of men dragged their sled of furs from the mainland
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Have you ever been in a relationship where only you think everything is going right when your friends tell you that it is not? The more you go further into the relationship the deeper you fall and the harder it gets to break free? A Doll’s House explicitly portrays a role and status of women in the 1900s. Ibsen uses clear characters and morals to support his ideas. Throughout the whole novel Ibsen uses a female character Nora‚ to perfectly contrast the social status of female to male. However I
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Kate Godfrey Professor Hynes 7 Feb 2013 Final Draft A Doll’s House Marriage: a bond between two loving people‚ who commit to each other through thick and thin‚ and for better or worse. This idea of love and happiness is a common and often desired wish for many people who seek to fulfill one of many life’s offerings. Although marriage is a sacred bond between to people‚ it is often abused and superficial‚ diminishing its purpose entirely. Marriage and love is a very centralized and
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Cleaning house is often looked upon as a boring chore. One that is usually pushed upon the women of the house. Most people hate cleaning‚ and will do anything to get out of it. My brother‚ for example‚ will waste more time and energy trying to avoid a chore than it takes to do the chore its self. Many people dislike cleaning house because its time consuming‚ the chemicals give off strong odder‚ and they often feel overwhelmed by the clutter. The best way to cut back on time consuming chores is
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as captives. She is the ocean‚ the essence of motherhood‚ and a fierce protector of children. This is an excerpt from the article Yemanjá from the Wikipedia free encyclopedia. A list of authors is available at Wikipedia. From the House of Yemanjá From the House of Yemanjá By Audre Lorde 1934–1992 Audre Lorde My mother had two faces and a frying pot where she cooked up her daughters into girls before she fixed our dinner. My mother had two faces and a broken pot where she hid
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