In Robert Browning’s poem--“My Last Duchess”--the speaker (presumably the Duke) is giving a servant of his prospective wife’s family a tour of his home. He draws a back a curtain to reveal a concealed painting of a woman by Frà Pandolf‚ explaining that it is a portrait of his late wife. The Duke invites his guest to sit and look at the painting‚ and as they look at the portrait of the late Duchess the Duke describes her. Throughout the whole explanation of his late wife’s actions‚ one may get the
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Bus HomeThe Last Bus Home Rain was always a sign of tragedy‚ something bad didn’t happen every time it rained‚ no‚ but everything bad that happened to me in my life had happened on a day when it was pouring. Alight sprinkle never phased me‚ it was also raining that day. As I woke up in my warm & cosy queen sized bed‚ I remember feeling a cold shiver going up my back through my pink silky pyjamas. It was a typical December morning‚ it wasn’t snowing yet but it was cold and foggy. As I got ready
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This article explains how portion sizes grew over the past centuries through different versions of paintings of The Last Supper. On March 23‚ 2010‚ an article by Melissa Healy was released that explained portion control over the years. She researched and realized that in different depictions of The Last Supper the amount of food grew. She gathered most of her research from two brothers. They found fifty-two different paintings of the meal. They figured out about how much food they ate by the
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Text: Mao’s Last Dancer I chose the autographical novel ‘Mao’s Last Dancer’‚ composed by Li Cunxin‚ as it has several themes that convey the idea of a journey. It is physical in the way Li Cunxin had to work hard to be a professional ballet dancer and it is also mental as it is a road to self-discovery. The autobiography is also extremely inspirational and inscribed in first person‚ therefore this allows the reader to see the personal journey of Li. I believe this text also relates to Shakespeare’s
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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 Last Judgment of Hunefer In the Egyptian time period‚ art was used as a method of telling stories about previous rulers and providing religious information and guidelines to the citizens. The Last Judgment of Hunefer is a painting that had quite a large impact on the Egyptian people and their thoughts and actions in society‚ as well as a piece of art that when looked at‚ creates a lot of interest in discovering the meaning behind it. The large amount of curiosity in the eyes of the observer
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Air Force‚ every mission was extremely dangerous and many planes crashed into enemy territory. In the story The Last Mission by Henry Mazer‚ the author writes a fictional depiction of the Air Force in World War II that accurately represents real events that occurred. The reader is shown how dangerous missions were and how many underage men enrolled into the war. While the story The Last Mission by Harry Mazer is a fiction book‚ it is an accurate portrayal of events that occurred in World War 2. In
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Nick Carlone 2/20/12 Last Supper – Jacopo Tintoretto The painting I have selected for my second project is the Last Supper made between 1592 and 1594 by Jacopo Tintoretto. I picked this piece of art for many reasons. When I first saw this painting I was immediately attracted to it because of the detail that went into every person. Every person seems to have their own personality and emotion. Although you are immediately drawn to Jesus Christ in the middle of the painting because of
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have found ourselves in a predicament‚ and this is why this will be the last letter you will EVER receive from me. We were once lovers entangled in each other’s love‚ but now we have grown to hate each other‚ me hating you more than ever. You tried to take my virginity without my consent‚ a very unspeakable and horrendous act to perform on your ex-fiancée who had loved you to the best of her abilities. You don’t deserve this last letter‚ but my guilty feelings refuse to pass unless I get these words
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A Tainted Perception of a Beautiful Duchess In Robert Browning’s dramatic monologue‚ “The Last Duchess”‚ the Duke portrays himself as a prideful‚ eloquent‚ man who is impassioned by his art. Throughout the poem‚ the reader soon learns and observes his jealous‚ possessive nature that is concealed within his character. The Duke subtly reveals characteristics of “ruthlessness‚ cynicism‚ contempt for human life” within himself and has an uncontrollable “lust for power”. (Joshua Adler‚ 223) Art possesses
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