Passage 7. The Mountain of the Sun1 ーSomma‚ the Snow Dessert Sunny I have visited Mount Chokai three times. The first time from the Yunodai entrance‚ the second time Fukura-Guchi and lastly from Nakajimadai entrance. As it was going to be backcountry‚ we started our way with 3 professional guides. (7:00) We each rode on the snow mobile that the guide’s drove. Riding it was far more exhausting that I imagined‚ but it was an ultimate experience. There were several times in a day that we had lost
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Chapter 3: The Achievements of Venice (written by BS) Venice had many achievements by the 15th Century‚ mainly‚ building a maritime empire‚ social transformation and also economic prosperity. The most significant achievement‚ would be building a maritime empire‚ followed by social transformation and economic prosperity. Firstly‚ the most significant achievement would be building a maritime empire. As a maritime empire‚ Venice possessed territories along important trade routes‚ especially around
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Essay on the tone and the language of the text "Italy" First of all‚ this reading text is a from a woman’s experiences when she was in Venice‚ Italy. She describes lots of Venice’s attractions‚ atmosphere‚ and also about her own feeling as she travel. As for the tone of this text‚ I can say that it is in a positive tone. Words that I uses to describe this positive tone are amazed‚ joyful‚ enjoyable and also mysterious. Even if this text is in positive tone there are lots of words and quotes that
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Chapter 1 1. The parrot says “Allez vous-en! Allez vous-en! Sapristi! That’s all right!” (Chopin 5). It means “Get out! Get out! Damn it!” The words foreshadow something tragic to occur in the end of the novel. The parrot is also caged and also speaks a language in which only the mockingbird can understand. The parrot symbolizes Edna Pontillier who seems to only be understood by some but not all and seems to be beside herself because her husband doesn’t seem to notice her. 2. Leonce Pontellier
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DEATH IN VENICE Thomas Mann Context One of the most important figures of early 20th-century literature‚ Thomas Mann (1875-1955) is famous both for his fiction and for his critical essays. Mann was born in 1875 in Lubeck‚ Germany‚ to a distinguished merchant family that had a literary lineage‚ as well; Mann’s older brother‚ Heinrich‚ also became a famous novelist and playwright. Mann took a keen interest in the German philosophers Arthur Schopenhauer and Friedrich Nietzsche‚ and their theories
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Geography P. 3 February 24‚ 2011 Venice‚ Italy Introduction Venice is a city located in the northern part of Italy that is known mostly for its tourism and it’s very interesting physical geography. What makes Venice a city of geological interest is the fact that it is filled with waterways and canals‚ which are replacements for the conventional cobblestone streets commonly found in Europe. The city of Venice has one major waterway called the
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The Culture of the Venice Carnival The Venice Carnival first started in the 14th century. The word carnival‚ in Italian carnevale‚ Latin meaning means to take away or remove meat. Carnival takes place just before Lent‚ the forty days that mark a season of sorrowful reflection‚ fasting and abstinence from fruit‚ eggs‚ meat‚ and dairy products. Carnival has so many different meaning for not only the Venetian people but to people all over the world. There are different variations of carnival all around
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EXAMINE HOW SHAKESPEARE PRESENTS THE TREATMENT OF PORTIA BY MEN IN THE MERCHANT OF VENICE Written in the late 16th century‚ The Merchant of Venice’s Italian setting and marriage theme are typical of Shakespeare’s earlier comedies. The characters‚ however‚ raise this play to new heights‚ especially that of Portia‚ Shakespeare’s first great female protagonist. Her character often contradicts that of the typical subservient Elizabethan woman as Shakespeare develops her into the most dominant character
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Shakespeare Coriolanus Journal 1 "I sin in envying his nobility;And were I any thing but what I am‚I would wish me only he. AufidisAct 1 sc. 1 page 230 I think this quote describes the love of Coriolanus. Coriolanus longs to encounter Aufidius man-to-man. Aufidius‚ on his end‚ welcomes Coriolanus to his side He goes so far as to say that his passion for Coriolanus is as great as his love for the "maid I married". Whether Aufidius loves Coriolanus in this passionate sense is problematical
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painter‚ Kees van Dongen‚ in the early twentieth century‚ created fauvist portraits for the French upper class. In his painting The Quai‚ Venice‚ Kees depicts a simple abstract portrait of Marchesa Luisa Casati waiting along the Venice Grand Canal. Kees van Dongen takes advantage of elements of contrasting colors‚ rich color‚ and the style of Fauvism. The Quai‚ Venice elegantly portrays the Italian woman‚ Marchesa Luisa Casati‚ who is quite familiar to the art world. Marchesa Luisa Casati is said to
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