barbaric societies into each individually modernized nations‚ social hierarchy proved to be inevitable. In the short story‚ “Geraldo No Last Name” by Sandra Cisneros‚ a fellow named Geraldo was killed in a fatal hit-and-run tragedy (though he could have been saved if the surgeon had no neglected him)‚ however‚ his background was a mystery‚ and no one knew his last name or his existence except for a girl he encountered at a dance‚ Marin. Marin knew little about Geraldo and yet‚ she was his only acquaintance
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My Last Farewell (Mi Ultimo Adios) Farewell‚ dear fatherland‚ clime the sun caress’d‚ Peal of the Orient seas‚ our Eden lost! Gladly now I go to give thee this faded life’s best‚ And were it brighter‚ fresher‚ or more blest‚ Still would I give three‚ not count the cost. On the field of battle‚ ‘mid the frenzy of fight‚ Others have given their lives‚ without doubt or beed; The place not matters—cypress or laurel or lily white‚ Scafold or open plain‚ combat or martyrdom’s plight‚ ‘Tis
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"My Last Duchess" is one of the most understood sonnets composed by Robert Browning. Browning is still recalled today because of the dramatic monologue of "My Last Duchess". The setting of the lyric is the living arrangement of Duke of Ferrara. The "Duke" is the speaker/storyteller in this sonnet‚ it’s a discussion between the duke and a hireling of the Count. The fundamental graceful gadgets in this lyric is: imagery‚ representation‚ and similar sounding word usage. In this sonnet imagery was
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Many a great warriors emerged throughout the course of human history‚ Spartans‚ Vikings‚ and Apache warriors. Throughout all of human history these warriors had glorious and heroic tales‚ however there was one that stood out vastly from the others: The Samurai. Samurai are noble warriors whom emerged during the Edo period of Japan‚ they first began as a hired guard for the rich‚ landholding nobles. The word “samurai” means “the one who serves” in the Japanese language‚ as more noble families appeared
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experiences with Generation Y‚ I do not believe that many men and women of our generation share this important aspect of truth. For instance‚ over the past few years‚ there has been more talk about a quarter-life crisis amongst 20-somethings because they are frustrated with things not manifesting the way they had planned in high school and college. In another article that I read about in reference to the Generation Y worker‚ I found that many men and women of Generation Y not only love instant gratification
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The Last Judgement by Michelangelo Painted on the altar wall of the Sistine Chapel is Michelangelo’s The Last Judgement. It is considered to be one of the greatest masterpieces of religious art. The work of art took over four years to complete and was finished in 1541. The painting incorporates all of the primary elements and principle of designs as it portrays the end of the world. Michelangelo uses lines of various width‚ length and texture to emphasis the complexity of all
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the cards we are dealt‚ just how we play the hand.” -Randy Pausch The Last Lecture can teach a lot about the importance of life. Randy Pausch found out he only had so long left to live and through his last lecture and this book he shows how important it is to live every moment as it is the last because it just might be. He was asked to give a last lecture as many professors are‚ except he wouldn’t need to pretend it was his last because he was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Throughout the book
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"My Last Duchess" is a poem by Robert Browning‚ frequently anthologized as an example of the dramatic monologue. It first appeared in 1842 in Browning’s Dramatic Lyrics. The poem is set during the late Italian Renaissance. The speaker (presumably the Duke of Ferrara) is giving the emissary of his prospective new wife (presumably a third or fourth since he Browning could have easily written ’second’ but did not do so) a tour of the artworks in his home. He draws a curtain to reveal a painting of
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Later in “The Last Night of the World‚” the wife gets out of bed and states‚ “Wait a moment…I left the water running in the kitchen…I turned the faucet off‚” followed by a thought from the husband’s point of view‚ “Something about this was so funny that he had to laugh” (Bradbury 4). The amused characters symbolize the acceptance of their death. The anticipation of death is typically not responded to with laughter‚ however‚ this response could be represented by the feeling of carelessness or why
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