Last Man argument You are required to contribute to a discussion by contributing two postings. At least one of your posts should be a reply to a previous comment made by one of your fellow classmates. A simple ‘I agree” is not enough—you must explain your reasons for agreeing or disagreeing with the posting you have chosen to reply to. (This means at least one paragraph for each answer to the questions below) In your posting‚ you must answer the following questions: 1. Based on the ‘Last Man
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In The Last Samurai protagonist Nathan Algren grows fond of his Bushi captors sympathizing with their supposedly “simple” ways like the Natives he had fought in the Great Sioux War. The film’s message is clear‚ like the Natives the Bushi were a relic doomed by industrial modernization and the triumph of western norms. This Eurocentric and sentimentalist understanding of the emerging Meiji period results in a portrayal of the samurai as rusticated and anti-modern‚ fundamentally misrepresenting Bushi
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of this sequence (840) 3. The 3rd term and the 7th term of an arithmetic progression are 11 and 27 respectively. Find the sum of the first 20 terms. (820) 4. The first term of an arithmetic sequence is -5 and its last term is 40. If its common difference is 3‚ find: a) the number of terms in the series (16) b) the sum of all terms (280) 5. The 6th term in arithmetic series is 23 and the sum of the first 6th terms is 78.
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The Last Town on Earth The Last Town on Earth in it of itself is an interesting read because unlike most historical fictions‚ the author does not drag the story with too many details‚ but captivates its reader with re occurring themes such as the irrational behaviors during a crisis‚ the American reluctance to enter World War I‚ the attitude towards war – which keeps the plot from fading away. Thomas Mullen brings the setting of his first novel in a mill town called Commonwealth in the
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Thesis: High School students should not take a year off high school before going to college because you end up not wanting to go back to school‚ you forget stuff you learned in high school‚ and you lose time you could be spending to get your college degree. The idea of recent high school graduates putting off college for a year may seem ludicrous and impulsive‚ but this European tradition is catching on in America‚ which is not exactly a good thing. Seniors may find it daunting to continue on with
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Gossip girl here‚ your one and only source into the scandalous lives of Herzliah’s elite. Top story on my page: The 2010 graduates 20-year reunion. The reunion was held at Hannah Finestone’s house. Surprisingly enough‚ the first to arrive was Leora Syne. Shortly after‚ the Shochet Ariel Dahan showed up‚ providing smoked meat for everyone! Once the house was all set up‚ people gradually made their way in. Jason Schenk and Julianna Sitrit-Libovitch‚ happily married‚ arrived in a sweat after having
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there was gold found on the land‚ you can bet that people would be there to mine it even if they didn’t own land. That is how the battle of the Little Bighorn in Montana of 1876 started‚ then was later made into painting called “Custer’s last stand.” Custer’s last stand was painted in 1943 by Thomas Hart Benton‚ is now in the Albrecht-Kemper museum in St. Joseph Missouri. It is a large painting that is at eye level to the viewers in the museum. The oil painting really describes what is happening in
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The Teenage Years Growing up is a hard process‚ especially for those who are experiencing their adolescent years. Everyone who has gone through this process agrees that these years have been some of the most awkward and strangest years of their lives; the ‘teen years’ is a period of time in which the majority of people tend to have rebellious and irresponsible behavior‚ where it’s easy to feel isolated and where everything bad that happens is the “end of the world”. Teenagers seem to hate everything
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The Last Judgment‚ by Leandro Bassano 16th century Venetian Artist‚ religious painting of Christ Finished in 1596‚ currently residing in the National Museum of Western Art; Tokyo‚ Japan (Ueno). Visited on 11/2/09 from 10:15-11:30 Bassano’s The Last Judgment Painted by Leandro Bassano‚ a 16th century Venetian artist‚ The Last Judgment is a stunning work of scared art that takes one’s breath away upon first sight. Finished in 1596‚ the oil painting stands 73 x 51 cm tall and currently
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Explore the ways Robert Browning uses symbolism and figurative language in “My last Duchess” Robert Browning’s “My Last Duchess” was written in 1842; one of the first of his many dramatic monologues. This poem largely focuses around one narrative voice who we suspect as the Duke of Ferrara; giving the emissary of his prospective new wife a tour of the artworks in his home. He draws a curtain to reveal a painting of a woman‚ explaining that it is a portrait of his late wife; he describes her flirtatious
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