down upon all who view him. The frown and cold command also do not add to the melody of the poem because they do not rhyme with any other verses. For example‚ the end word of the verse “Who said—“Two vast and trunkless legs of stone” (Shelley line 2) does not have a corresponding syllable sound to another verse; “Half sunk a shattered visage lies‚ whose frown‚” (Shelley line 4). Shelley wrote the ballad with a rhyme scheme of a traditional Shakespearean sonnet so line 2 and 4 of the poem should have
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interpret the glass figurines to represent Amanda disdain toward her daughter. In the second scene of the play‚ Amanda finds out that Laura has been skipping her typing classes. While Amanda is lecturing Laura‚ Laura goes and fiddles with her glass menagerie. Amanda also finds herself disappointed in her daughters in ability to find a so-called “gentleman caller”. Because the menagerie pulls Laura like a magnet and causes her to betray her mother‚ the menagerie represents the disappointment of the mother
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static image the hatched swan eggs represents how Billy has struggled throughout his childhood‚ but now has hatched into a beautiful adult swan. The idea of the swan came from the end of the movie when Billy performs a swan in the Royal Ballet Swan it shows Billy has accomplished his dream to dance. The childhood toys and boxing gloves inside the swan eggs represent the obstacles Billy took to make his dream come true. The boxing gloves stopped him from because of what his father believed “boxing is
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Laura’s “glass menagerie” or collection of glass animals has symbolic reference as well. The fragile nature of the glass is a direct representation of Laura’s fragile state‚ which is one of the many reasons why Tom stays at home for as long as he does. There is also symbolic reference to the Bible when Amanda‚ Tom’s mother‚ tells Tom to “rise and shine” in the morning and get ready for work. This symbolic reference can be traced to the resurrection of Jesus from the dead‚ freeing humanity from
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What does the fence mean? In reality‚ people have certain things that they carry around or have in their homes that will give them what they need to be in a comforting state of mind. In the play Fences by August Wilson‚ this item happens to literally be a partially built fence around a dirt yard with a raggedy looking house in the center of it. Each family member sees the fence a little differently and provides a certain symbolic perspective on what it has to do with their family. Cory‚ who is
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and described what each belief was. To represent Brahman I chose a picture of Brahman looking down on a women working because it represents how he is the Supreme power of the universe and how he watches over the people. The next symbol‚ represents Deities and shows a picture of a lightning and thunderstorm because thunder and lighting goes together‚ and the god of thunder used lighting as weapons and is loud‚ fierce‚ and warlike. I chose a picture of a woman harvesting crops to represent Dharma because
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sharper. And the result was she hardly knew what she was saying." (Fitzgerald 159) is a quote made by Jay Gatsby‚ the main character of the novel The Great Gatsby. This character is best described as being infatuated. He is madly in love with the narrator’s cousin but can not find a way to get to her. Now‚ if Gatsby were to ever need a theme song that reflected upon his best (or rather worst) trait the song “Say You Like Me” by We The Kings represents him perfectly. The song describes Jay Gatsby
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How well does federalism represent the people? There are many different forms of government in the world and of those‚ there are several forms of democracy including the unitary system (where the national government has all the power)‚ the confederate system (where the states have all the power)‚ and federalism. Of these‚ it is my opinion that federalism supports democratic government better than the others. With federalism‚ there is a balance between the power of the state and national government
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nailed him into a coffin and he got out of the coffin without removing one nail’" ( ). Like the magician‚ Tom feels as if he is in a coffin‚ but he does not know how to escape "the coffin without removing one nail"; therefore‚ it is impossible for Tom to escape without hurting his sister. He is aware of Laura’s dependence upon him‚ and this is what traps him. To the very end‚ Tom is consumed by guilt because of his desertion of Laura. Even when he breaks free of her dependence‚ she haunts him
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continues to influence the way we watch films today (T‚ Whitney‚ 2011). Two themes that have stood the test of time come from one man – John Williams. His brilliance in manipulating musical techniques have been part of the reason film culture has become what it has today. His use of melody and rhythmic techniques in two particular scores – ‘Hedwig’s theme’ (Harry Potter) and ‘Jurassic Park’ (from the film of the same name) have become influential even years after their composition. Manipulation of melody
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