death of his father and the swift remarriage of his mother to his father" ’"s brother. In Act I‚ scene iv‚ his father" ’"s ghost appears‚ urging Hamlet for revenge over his untimely murder (committed by his own brother). Taken aback by shock‚ Hamlet agrees with to revenge‚ ’" ’...with wings as swift / as meditation or the thoughts of love ’" ’ (I.iv.29-30). After this visitation however‚ many critics proclaim Hamlet procrastinates action for various reasons. Some relate his delay to his high intellect
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In the short story His First Ball written by Witi Ihimaera an important event that occurred near the end of the text is Tuta learning that he should be himself and not a “carbon copy”. To start with I will describe what happened‚ where it happened‚ who was involved‚ also why and when it happened. Secondly I will explain how this event helped me understand the key idea to be yourself. Lastly I will conclude my thoughts on the true meaning and my understanding of the event that shows us to be yourself
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had suffered though difficult and troubling childhood. His father was a shoe salesman and a sensitively absent parent; while his mother was a daughter of a minister of Southern Episcopal. His childhood had changed since his family moved from a small Southern town in Mississippi to St. Louis in 1918. He took third prize in a national essay contest “Can a Good Wife Be a Good Sport?” by The Smart Pet magazine at the age of 16 (GradeSaver‚ 1). His career started at this point. He first enrolled in University
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This excerpt from “Johnny Got His Gun” by Dalton Trumbo analyzes the relationship between a growing young boy‚ Joe‚ and his father. The author tells us that every summers since Joe was seven‚ he and his father would come to this same place to camp and fish. Joe is now fifteen and his friend‚ Bill Harper‚ is coming tomorrow and for the first time Joe is wanting to fish with Bill instead of his father. Through third person point of view‚ short‚ simple sentence structure and purposeful selection of
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he was afraid of flying. His parents taught his sister and two brothers how to fly and dive for fish into the sea. They strove their level best to teach the young seagull to fly but in vain. One day his parents thought a plan to teach his flying. All the members of his family flew away to another rock and left him alone. They did not give him anything to eat. Twenty-four hours passed. The young seagull walked to the edge of the rock. He stood there on one leg and closed his eyes. Now he was very hungry
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also conveys his opinion about a declining quality of life; “But being spent‚ the worse‚ and worst/ Times still succeed the former.” He states that as time passes‚ life becomes worse than it was before. The images of the poem also help to create this tone‚ such as the image of the dying flower‚ on lines 3 and 4. The speaker’s prediction at the end‚ “For having lost but once your prime‚/ You may forever tarry.”‚ adds to this pessimistic tone. The poem “To His Coy Mistress”
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Attila and his Hunnic Empire Who was Attila Attila was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire‚ which stretched from Germany to the Ural River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. During his rule‚ he was one of the most fearsome enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire. He invaded the Balkans twice and marched through Gaul (modern France) as far as Orléans before being defeated at the Battle of Châlons. He refrained from
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"What he hath lost‚ noble Macbeth hath won"‚ who has received great honours for his loyalty‚ his courage‚ his bravery and his nobility. At the end of the play the only respect he has is because of the fear that his subjects have of him. "Great Dunsinane he strongly fortifies // some say he’s mad‚ others that lesser hate him." I will go through Macbeth’s soliloquies and chart his character as it changes. A soliloquy is a speech made only to oneself‚ or even only thought
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MAN HIS COSMIC ENVIROMENT Before proceeding on this discussion the definition of the key words like cosmic‚ man and environment are necessary. Man- this is a word usually use for human race. Cosmos- this refers to the outer space or a part of universe other than the earth. Environment- this is all the external factors affecting an organism. The factors can be living organism (biotic) or non-living (abiotic factors) such as temperature‚ rainfall e.t.c Man and his cosmic environment constantly interact
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Dickens and his structure Of Hard Times "On every page Hard Times manifests its identity as a polemical work‚ a critique of Mid-Victorian industrial society dominated by materialism‚ acquisitiveness‚ and ruthlessly competitive capitalist economics" (Lodge 86). The quotation above illustrates the basis for Hard Times. Charles Dickens presents in his novel a specific structure to expose the evils and abuses of the Victorian Era. Dickens’ use of plot and characterization relate directly
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