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    The Last Song - Review

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    The Last Song Nicholas Sparks 405 pages (including prologue and epilogue) Grande Central Publishing September 2009 Plot The Last Song revolves around a seventeen-year-old Ronnie Miller‚ who is sent by her mother to spend the summer after graduation with her ten-year-old brother‚ Jonah‚ visiting her father‚ Steve. Steve‚ a former Juilliard professor‚ had divorced Ronnie’s mother‚ Kim‚ three years earlier and left New York City for his childhood home‚ Wrightsville

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    In "My Last Duchess"‚ Robert Browning uses point of view‚ diction‚ and imagery to achieve a powerful effect‚ underlining the attitude and personality of the Duke. In a dramatic monologue‚ character development is based on what the speaker says‚ and how he says it. In "My Last Duchess"‚ the speaker of the monologue addresses a fictional audience‚ and the reader is seen as an unnoticed third party. It is because of this viewpoint that the reader is able to analyze the words and actions

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    My Last Duches

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    My last duchess The poem “my last duchess” by Robert browning‚ a 19th century English poet‚ is based on historic events in 15th century Ferrara (contemporary Italy). The speaker‚ is actually Alfonso the 2nd‚ who entertains in his house his future wife’s‚ from Tyrol (current Austria)‚ negotiator (the servant). Alfonso married his late wife‚ Lucrezia from the Medici family‚ when she was only 14 years old. Unlike him‚ whose noble family origins dates back a centuries (“as if she ranked my gift of

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    My Last Farewell

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    my Last Farewell” Rizal’s most important poem is “My Last Farewell.” It has 14 5-line rimed stanzas; each stanza has the rime scheme: ABAAB. Charles Derbyshire translated it from the Spanish; the Spanish title is "Mi Ultimo Adios.” Derbyshire kept the original rime scheme when he translated from the original Spanish to English. “Farewell‚ dear Fatherland‚ clime of the sun caress’d” José Rizal was in prison waiting to be executed when he wrote this poem as a final statement to his fellow

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    My Last Duchess

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    The poem "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning is often anthologized as an illustration of dramatic monologue. It initially appeared in the year 1842 in the Dramatic Lyrics of Browning. The verse is written in the 28 rhymed couplets of the iambic pentameter. This verse is loosely supported on historical incidents relating Alfonso‚ the Duke of Ferrara‚ who used to live in 16th century. Theme The central themes are influence‚ power‚ marriage‚ egotism and aristocracy. It is likely to utilize blanket

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    The Last Story Teller

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    The Last Storyteller Before the Europeans colonized America different tribes of Native Americas appointed storytellers to keep the tribes history alive. In “This Is What It Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona”‚ by Sherman Alexie an odd boy named Thomas Builds-the-Fire holds the title of storyteller. This short story is about a journey Thomas takes with his old friend Victor to claim Victor’s father’s ashes from Phoenix‚ Arizona and bring them back to their reservation in Spokane. The story ultimately

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    Last Min.Com Strategy

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    Analysis18 STRATEGIC SELECTION19 STRATEGIC IMPLEMENTATION19 STRATEGIC ISSUES21 REFERENCES25 APPENDIX26 INTRODUCTION Lastminute.com is a Europe’s leading travel and leisure website. Based on the idea of matching supply and demand‚ it offers consumers last minute opportunities to acquire airline tickets‚ hotel rooms‚ package holidays‚ entertainment tickets‚ restaurant reservations and home delivery‚ speciality services‚ gifts and auctions. Due to the diversification of sectors the company is operating

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    Man's Last Commercial

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    Nicholas Jens Sorensen Man’s Last Commercial “Man’s Last Stand” was a commercial advert that first aired in 2010 during the Super Bowl. This advert was released by Dodge to promote their newest model of Dodge Chargers. By targeting such a small‚ select audience – which is thankfully getting smaller and smaller by the day – Dodge ended up having to make apologies instead of selling cars. This commercial ended up becoming so controversial‚ that it could be said to be “visual rhetoric gone

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    My Last Duchess

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    For the duration of ‘My Last Duchess’ the Duke reveals his need to exert dominance over others. In the monologue he leaves no time after his questions for the envoy to answer‚ this quickly creates rhetorical questions which control the envoy’s speech revealing the Duke’s very egotistical persona. For example ‘Who’d stoop to blame this sort of trifling?’ . Furthermore the Duke calls ‘that piece a wonder‚ now’ the caesura before the lexical choice ‘now’ gives the line an ominous and sinister feel and

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    Last Chance in Texas

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    Hubner‚ John. (2005) Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth. New York‚ NY. Random House Inc. Last Chance in Texas is an eye opening look into the efforts of the juvenile justice system to rehabilitate youth offenders and integrate them back into society. The book chronicles the research of author John Hubner who heard about a facility in Texas that ran an aggressive and one of the most successful‚ treatment programs in America for violent young offenders. He was particularly

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