Through “My Last Duchess”‚ Browning exposes the innermost characteristics of the Duke of Ferrara. The Duke is the speaker of the poem and is hashing out the details of another marriage with an emissary from a Count when he draws a curtain to reveal a magnificent fresco of the Duke’s Last Duchess. The emissary voices a question about the expression on her face‚ an “earnest glance” of “depth and passion” (line 8)‚ prompting the Duke’s monologue. Looking upon the artwork‚ the Duke praises “Fra Pandolf’s
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último adiós" (Spanish for "My Last Farewell") is a poem written by Philippine national hero Dr José Rizal on the eve of his executionon 30 December 1896. This poem was one of the last notes he wrote before his death; another that he had written was found in his shoe but because the text was illegible‚ its contents remains a mystery. Title Rizal did not ascribe a title to his poem. Mariano Ponce‚ his friend and fellow reformist‚ titled it Mi Último Pensamiento (My Last Thought) in the copies he distributed
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Robert Nguyen Professor Remsburg-Shiroishi English 099 7 October 2014 Nice People Finish Last “Who do you have to kill to get a beer around here?” If you want something‚ you have to be loud and aggressive about it. I agree with the saying “Nice people finish last” because being too nice can negatively affect a person’s career‚ relationship they’re in‚ and sports they play. People might think that being nice is a good thing but at time a person needs to be aggressive if he or she wants to advance
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Compare Last and Lover (An Analysis of Robert Browning’s Poems) Have you ever read two different things and connected them together in a type of way? If so‚ that is exactly what we were supposed to do when it came to Robert Browning’s works. In “An Analysis of Two Poems”‚ by E.E Cummings he describes how two poems can be completely different‚ yet still connect to each other. This goes along with the way that we are looking at the two Browning poems. In the poem “My Last Duchess”‚ the speaker
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Introduction Personally‚ I am a big fan of future dystopian stories that explore questions about ourselves as humans. The Last City of America delivers in both regards: it is set in a ravaged America and it follows all sorts of characters‚ constantly challenging you to ask yourself what it means to be good or evil. Summary The Last City of America is a dystopian epic set in future America. A virus called Hephaestus has swept the nation and made conception difficult. In 2025‚ birth rates declined
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Mao’s last dancer written by Li Cunxi published in 2003 is an autobiography set in China; that recounts the journey of Li from early childhood. He describes his life of growing up in extreme poverty to being chosen for Madame Mao’s prestigious dance academy. In between he overcomes hardships to be a world-famed dancer through his use of inner strength‚ whilst battling cultural barriers of Mao’s communistic rule. My brilliant friend written by Elena Ferrente published in 2011 depicts the journey from
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Robert Brownings poem My Last Duchess‚ is a great poem about a very colorful character and his trials with jealously‚ control‚ and marriage. Throughout the poem the reader is able to gather that it is about a Duke who is entertaining an emissary who has come to negotiate the Dukes next marriage. As the Duke is entertaining the emissary‚ the he takes the opportunity to show a portrait of his late wife‚ or as the poem titles says his last duchess. The Duke upon showing the portrait‚ almost immediately
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The topic of this paper will be over the book “The Last Days of Socrates”. The author of the book is Plato. Plato was born in Athens his father was named Ariston and his mothers name was Perictione. Plato became a pupil of Socrates when he was young. Plato attended his trial but he did not attend the execution of Socrates.(onelittleangel.com) The story describes how Socrates is being taken to trial for being accused of putting “wrong” thoughts into the minds of young men. Socrates goes to trial and
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Tintoretto – the “Last Supper” The European renaissance era started its early manifestations in Italy reflecting on different topics such as architecture‚ dance‚ literature‚ music‚ philosophy‚ science‚ technology‚ warfare and fine arts. One of the renaissance era artists‚ Jacopo Tintoretto depicted the “Last Supper” several times during his artistic career when a work of his final years 1592-94 presents a drastically unconventional compositional formula. What makes of Tintoretto’s “Last Supper” an unconventional
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I shoot my first shot and the ball flies through the air. After what seems like years‚ it sinks in the rim with a loud swoosh‚ and the crowd erupts with loud cheers. My teammates rush up to me‚ high-fiving and telling me to end the game with this last shot. The game is tied and I have one more shot. The referee tosses me the ball and the gym falls silent. Adrenaline pumping through my veins‚ I shoot the second shot. It rolls around the rim and falls in. The gym is alive with excitement.With 1 sec
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