different. Andrew Marvell’s “To his Coy Mistress” from the 1600s was wrote in the traditional lens. While A.D. Hope’s “His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell” from the modern times took the feminist route in his reply to Andrew Marvell. Marvell uses exaggerated metaphors to persuade his beloved woman. Instead of the normalcy of respectful adulation‚ he offers lustful invitation; rather than anticipating rejection‚ he assumes sexual dominion over the eponymous “mistress”. Meanwhile Hope uses Marvell’s words
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130 Author: William Shakespeare (British‚ 1564-1616) A My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun; B Coral is far more red than her lips’ red; A If snow be white‚ why then her breasts are dun; B If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head. C I have seen roses damask’d‚ red and white‚ D But no such roses see I in her cheeks; C And in some perfumes is there more delight D Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. E I love to hear her speak‚ yet well I know F That
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an essay written by Mr. Frederick Douglass. The essay is about a young boy in the age of the slaves. Mr. Frederick Douglass was a slave that had begun to be taught how to read by his mistress‚ his mistress was directed by her husband to stop teaching him how to read. At this point it was very difficult for his mistress to treat him like chattel‚ but with given time her tender heart became stone‚ even though she was the one who had started teaching Mr. Frederick Douglass how to read nothing made her
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goddess go‚ / My mistress when she walks treads on the ground.” (lines 11-12). No woman will ever be a goddess even if they are compared or contrasted to one. Goddess are very beautiful but even if they do not look like one they can and still have beauty. When he says she walks treads on the ground what he means is she is heavy footed. The word choice he used such as “goddess” and “treads” have an effective meaning as to why he does not compare her as how others compare their mistress’ beauty to the
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and whiter than the moon now. But looked back on after thirty years on a rough road‚ the best of moons is apt to be tinged with sadness. The moonlight reached the side of Feng-hsiao pillow. She was a slave girl brought by the bride‚ the new Third Mistress of the Chiangs. She opened her eyes to take a look and saw her own blue-white hand on the half-worn blanket faced with quilted Korean silk. "Is it moonlight?" she said to herself. She slept on a pallet on the floor under the window. The last couple
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is rare. The change in tone tells us that the poet in the first eight lines are not discontentment but truth. Shakespeare ends the sonnet by proclaiming his love for his mistress despite her lack of beauty. The poet clearly intends the couplet to "undo" the negativity said to his reader’s and that he indeed loves his mistress by the degrading negative words the poet said in the previous twelve lines. Therefore‚ he begins the couplet with a coordinating conjunction‚ followed by a contrastive adverb
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Adam’s Rib‚ a 1949 film features Spencer Tracy and Katherine Hepburn in a comedy with a twist where there almost seems to be an anticlimax. The main theme throughout the movie remains shedding light on gender inequality (which in the context of 1949 is very much relevant) as well as the importance of following the letter of law as these two appear seemingly conflicted in the beginning‚ but in the end it is established that the law should be unbiased and no one should have the right to injure/harm
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Willy Loman‚ in the play Death of a salesman‚ believes that being physically attractive and well liked by people‚ are the only necessary ingredients to attain the American dream. Willy works his entire adult life trying to become an astounding salesman‚ such as Dave Singleman. In Willy’s mind‚ Dave is the epitome of a successful salesman and “thus‚ the dream has shaped in Willy’s mind. All his life has been spent trying to imitate this person” (Danqing 27)‚ until he finally realizes that his hard
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far have mass media undermined respect for the police? How far has the rise of ‘celebrities’ undermined respect for authority figures? Another chance for you!! • Despite the fact that your last pathetic attempt failed to adequately test me‚ I am willing to give you one last chance. • Please take it. You can ask me up to 10 questions. • Due to internet issues there are no pictures to accompany this P/P. How things change! • Profumo affair had a big effect on this. • Authority figures increasingly
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is left out. A white woman‚ the plantation mistress‚ was often responsible for management of the estates‚ and was expected to provide for her husband’s slaves in four important areas: food‚ clothing‚ shelter‚ and medical care. Although the plantation mistress was to appear just for decoration‚ in reality she was the living symbol of her civilization‚ for holding her household together. Since many families could not afford an overseer‚ the mistress performed tasks such as growing herbs‚ planting
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