...Compare Contrast Paper How is it that things so different can be so similar at the same time. Its really quite an amazing thing if you look at it. One of these amazing comparisons is the one between night and day. Such simple things constantly flying by use but rarely admired for what they hold. They have many clear differences but they are more alike than you might think. Day is beautiful full of the light and warmth from the sun. The world is full of brilliant bright colors that draw you attention.The sky above is an amazing blue bright and inviting. The day is warm inviting bright and busy with everything going on. It's noisy everyone has a place to be something always has to be done. The world moves quickly through the day. Night on...
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...When there is the joy of life, there must also be the sorrow of death. The realization that we will never be able to touch, see, or even be with our loved ones once Death has claimed them as one of their own can come in many different forms; a song that the person loved, the smell of their favorite food, or the meeting with a raven who only says a single solemn word: “Nevermore”. For the speaker in Edgar Allen Poe’s beautifully morbid and grief stricken poem, “The Raven”, their attitude towards the raven’s sad words of truth changes from fear to confusion to finally grief and anger; illustrated through Poe’s word choice, allusion, and tone. At the start of Poe’s tragic poem, the speaker’s attitude towards the Raven (then the unknown knocker)...
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...the place we know and love and we’ve become numb to the beauty all around us. There is a beautiful city littered with magnificent works of art and history that we do not even realize we succumb to on a day to day basis. In the city that never sleeps, I resonated with her when she spoke about privacy. In the suburbs it is hard to lose yourself in a world where everyone knows each other. You see the same people every day and you see the same things every day. As Nina said, “she didn’t want to live in a place where the streets were empty, the adults walled inside their homes, the kids fenced inside backyards.” There is a sense of the looking glass. Looking into everyone’s lives and peering into their worlds in which we do not normally get a chance to see. As Mirvis said, in the suburbs you need curtains to shield those around you from an invasion of privacy; however in the city we happily invade each other’s privacies because we are all strangers. I find the beauty in resolute ideologies Mirvis refuses to let go of. Mirvis speaks of being a mother and having unequivocal desires, yet she struggles with trying to figure out whether or not she should allow her children into that part of her soul. That feeling of freedom is something Nina, Leon, Claudia, Emma and Jeremy all sought after in this book. Each character had a deep desire within that they refused to let go of, in fear of losing themselves in the process. This...
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...Murder, rape, and family division are part of what you'll find in this thrilling and stunning novel. The novel Montana 1948 written by Larry Watson is a story that allows its readers into the life of David Hayden during one of his most life changing events. This book, narrated by David himself in his 12 year old self perspective, opens up about the tragic moment him and his family went through, and the impact it had on his life forever. David's uncle named Frank Hayden, who is a doctor, is accused of raping women from the Indian reservation while they went on their doctor checkups and of murder as well, when he eventually kills the Indian lady named Marie Little Soldier, who accused him. She was also the babysitter of David. Wesley Hayden, David's father, is the County Sherriff and must carry out the law. Even if it means against his own brother. The whole Hayden family is extremely affected by the event and witness their lives change forever. Often times, family members can be greatly affected by other relatives' poor decisions....
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...Text Analysis “The Talented Mr Ripley” The Talented Mr Ripley directed by Anthony Minghella is a movie about the life of Tom Ripley, an outcast who is motivated by the need to fit in. Through the use of film techniques such as cinematography, mise-en-scene, juxtaposition and symbolism Minghella positions the audience to understand and sympathise with Ripley, without endorsing his unacceptable actions. Through the use of cinematography Minghella directs the audience to empathise with Ripley because of his role as an outsider. Ripley’s need to fit in is shown in the scene where he is working at the recital. The camera shows Ripley pulling back the curtain and peering into a world where he doesn’t belong. By lingering on a close up of Ripley face the audience clearly sees Ripley’s longing to be accepted into the upper class. The fact that Ripley won’t be accepted is presented through Minghella’s camera work which shows the audience an upper class lady looking disapprovingly at someone of Ripley class daring to look into their world. This is further emphasised in the next scene where the audience sees Ripley removed from the stage despite his clear musical talent. Minghella also uses mise-en-scene to demonstrate Ripley’s position as an outcast. When Ripley first arrives in Italy his pale white skin and his scrawny build are in stark contrast to the bronzed and muscular men that surround him. Furthermore he stands out because of his fluorescent yellow bathers which are mocked...
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...On the 1st of December, it poured. Curtains of rain were drawn around the bus as it fell heavily, flinging sharp needles in its wake upon the slick ground, before pattering down the sides of the window panes as if they were droplets racing to see who would dissipate first. Outside, ripples were forming on the ground as the bus rolled on by. Some were big circles resembling the spirals of oversized lollipops and some were as small as the size of my palm as they undulated, a pretty sight of monotony. I glanced towards the passing ripples before looking back to my book as I caught myself. With the much-dreaded exams just a few days away, I just had not got the time to lose. A few minutes later, I glanced up again, checking whether I had missed...
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...Les Demoiselles d'Avignon is a celebrated painting by Pablo Picasso that depicts five prostitutes in a brothel, in the Avignon Street of Barcelona. The controversial eye-catching painting now hangs in the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. Les Demoiselles d Avignon work represents a major milestone in the history of modern art. Picasso's controversial and powerful painting broke all traditional concepts and perspective of ideal beauty. It distinguished him from other artists and ushered in the new artistic movement of cubism. In the months leading up to the painting's creation, Picasso struggles with the subject -- five women in a brothel. In 19th century art, prostitutes played a significant role as they were regarded as subversive and disruptive to the social and sexual status quo . Picasso's awareness of this theme must be remembered when examining this work since it aided the painting in becoming the most important artwork of the century. The painting began as a narrative brothel scene on Avignon Street in the city of Barcelona where Picasso was a young up and coming artist. Here he created more than 100 sketches and preliminary paintings before his final design. Initially the painting had five naked prostitutes and two men, a patron surrounded by the women, and a medical student holding a skull, perhaps symbolizing that "the wages of sin are death. " The sailor seemed to be walking into this curtained room where the ladies stand and the woman on the far left now...
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...She leaned into the hallway, conferring with the nurses. Maybe he got lost. Did we give him the right ward, the right room number? I sat back down on the cot, legs trembling from overuse, and stared at the blank walls. I imagined what daddy looked like. He was strong and tall, like mama had told me, with a sloping nose and my grey eyes. He wore a military jacket and medallions lined his arms, jingling as he walked. The radio coughed before turning on. Same station. It has been a week since victory day, since the Jap surrender. The Japs- I didn’t know who they were at the time but I knew that they were bad and I hated them for taking my father away from me. I remember that day. I had been awaken by the noise. Peering outside with groggy eyes, I saw thousands of people holdings newspapers that ruffled in the wind. They wore smiles and kissed their mamas and papas, yelling “Peace at last!” I didn’t know what they meant, and I tried to ask. The nurses paid little attention to me as they danced down the halls. The radio was muffled by the sound of shuffling feet and murmuring. I eased myself from the bed and walked shakily down the hall. And standing by the door beside my mama was a man. Mama tapped him and pointed at me. I inhaled. It was my...
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...THE MOVEMENTS: ROCOCO THROUGH SURREALISM The Movements: Rococo through Surrealism Hum 100 Final At the end of the Baroque period the neo-classical style Rococo emerge in France. It dealt with elaborate ornamentation. The essence of Romanticism is particularly difficult to describe because it heavily focuses on emotion so you have to see, or hear it to understand it. Art in the modern era from 1860-1914 consists of Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Fauvism, and Expressionism. These movements are closely related to each other, instead of being a carful rendering like in Realism art was freer flowing and had looser lines. Between the world wars art took on new roles these movements were: Cubism, Futurism, Dada, and Surrealism. The old social stratification of classes was beginning to break down in Europe. The Rococo movement started in France in the early 18th century and is marked by elaborate ornamentation. The Rococo musical style is often viewed as an extension of the Baroque movement, ands characterized by a high degree of ornamentation and lightness of expression. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, born January 27th, 1756 in Salzburg began composing music at the age of five. In 1788 Mozart wrote his final three symphonies nos. 39, 40, and 41. He composed these symphonies for zero commission and at the time had no other source of income. Mozart composed these three pieces of work quite rapidly. Composing came easily to Mozart and he often said that he was a vessel and...
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...Term Paper ‘The Raven’ by Edgar Allan Poe verfasst von Maria Weber handed in on 16th of February 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction ……………………………………………………………………………........3 2. Poem…………………………………………………………………………………………3 3. Story…………………………………………………………………………………………7 4. External structure……………………………………………………………………………8 5. Complex phonological structures 5.1. Rhyme scheme………………………………………………………………………...9 5.2. Alliteration…………………………………………………………………………….9 5.3. Consonance……………………………………………………………………………9 5.4. Assonance……………………………………………………………………………10 5.5. Onomatopoeia………………………………………………………………………..10 6. Complex morphological and syntactic structures 6.1. Epiphora……………………………………………………………………………...11 6.2. Anaphora……………………………………………………………………………..12 6.3. Epanalepsis…………………………………………………………………………...12 6.4. Figura etymologica…………………………………………………………………...12 6.5. Synonymy……………………………………………………………………………12 6.6. Parallelism……………………………………………………………………………12 7. Complex semantic structures: Imagery 7.1. Personification………………………………………………………………………..13 7.2. Metaphors…………………………………………………………………………….13 7.3. Simile………………………………………………………………………………...14 8. Psychoanalytical approach…………………………………………………………………14 9. Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………...…….15 10. Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………16 11. Webliography……………………………………………………………………………..17 ...
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...Once upon a time . . . a widow had an only son whose name was Aladdin. They were very poor and lived from hand to mouth, though Aladdin did what he could to earn some pennies, by picking bananas in faraway places. One day, as he was looking for wild figs in a grove some way from the town, Aladdin met a mysterious stranger. This smartly dressed dark-eyed man with a trim black beard and a splendid sapphire in his turban, asked Aladdin an unusual question: "Come here, boy," he ordered. "How would you like to earn a silver penny?" "A silver penny!" exclaimed Aladdin. "Sir, I'd do anything for that kind of payment." "I'm not going to ask you to do much. Just go down that manhole. I'm much too big to squeeze through myself. If you do as I ask, you'll have your reward." The stranger helped Aladdin lift the manhole cover, for it was very heavy. Slim and agile as he was, the boy easily went down. His feet touched stone and he carefully made his way down some steps . . . and found himself in a large chamber. It seemed to sparkle, though dimly lit by the flickering light of an old oil lamp. When Aladdin's eyes became used to the gloom, he saw a wonderful sight: trees dripping with glittering jewels, pots of gold and caskets full of priceless gems. Thousands of precious objects lay scattered about. It was a treasure trove! Unable to believe his eyes, Aladdin was standing dazed when he heard a shout behind him. "The lamp! Put out the flame and bring me the lamp!" Surprised and suspicious...
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...the Ice Skating Princess I wake up to the sound of shattering plates against the marble floor of the dining room, followed by a series of mumbled curses by the maid, Camilla. Shuffling across the room, her footsteps grow quicker and louder as she runs to get a broom. I sit up in my bed, rubbing my eyes and scratching the untamed sprawl of hair on my head as I walk towards the window and pull back the satin curtains. The sun has risen about an hour ago, merely pouring itself into every corner of my room. Snow is forming a light blanket over the town, which is only filled, at this hour, by men going to work and a few aimless townspeople, wandering around the quiet street in admiration of the white dusting over the kingdom. My room...
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...David Nicholls The Guardian, Friday 22 July 2011 23.01 BST Photograph: Charlie Surbey Every Good Boy "It's a piano!" The black lacquered monster loomed in the doorway, my father and Uncle Tony grinning from behind its immense bulk, red-faced from exertion and lunchtime pints. "They were going to throw it away so I said we'd have it." My mother looked as if she might cry. "Take it back, please, I'm begging you." "But it's free! It's a completely free piano!" "What are we going to do with a piano, Michael? You can't play it, I can't play it – " "The kid's going to play it. You're going to learn, aren't you, maestro?" At the age of nine I was remarkable for being entirely without ability. My sister was a gifted and influential majorette, my older brother could dismantle things, but at that time of my life I could – and this really is no exaggeration – do nothing well. Graceless, charmless, physically and socially inept, I lacked even the traditional intelligence of the nerdy. "But there must be something you can do," my father would sigh as I fumbled the ball, fell from the tree, bounced clear of the trampoline. "Everybody can do something." And what if this piano was the answer? Mozart was composing concertos at nine, and surely the only reason that I hadn't followed suit was because I didn't have access to the same tools. With the piano still on the doorstep, I lifted the lid and pressed a key. It boomed, doomy and industrial, like a sledgehammer striking a...
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...ACCUPLACER® Sample Questions for Students © 2012 The College Board. College Board, ACCUPLACER, WritePlacer and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board. All other products and services may be trademarks of their respective owners. Visit the College Board on the Web: www.collegeboard.org. Sentence Skills In an ACCUPLACER® placement test, there are 20 Sentence Skills questions of two types. • The first type is sentence correction questions that require an understanding of sentence structure. These questions ask you to choose the most appropriate word or phrase for the underlined portion of the sentence. • The second type is construction shift questions. These questions ask that a sentence be rewritten according to the criteria shown while maintaining essentially the same meaning as the original sentence. Within these two primary categories, the questions are also classified according to the skills being tested. Some questions deal with the logic of the sentence, others with whether or not the answer is a complete sentence, and still others with the relationship between coordination and subordination. 3. To walk, biking, and driving are Pat’s favorite ways of getting around. A. To walk, biking, and driving B. Walking, biking, and driving C. To walk, biking, and to drive D. To walk, to bike, and also driving 4. When you cross the street in the middle of the block, this is an example of jaywalking. A. When you cross the street in the middle of...
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...Most Americans nowadays like to think that they have the American Revolution pretty well figured out. Conventional wisdom starts the saga in 1763 when Britain, saddled with debt at the close of the Seven Years' War, levied new taxes that prompted her American colonists to resist, and then to reject, imperial rule. Having declared independence and defeated the British, American patriots then drafted the constitution that remains the law of the land to this day. With George Washington's inauguration as president in 1789, the story has a happy ending and the curtain comes down. This time-honored script renders the road from colonies to nation clear, smooth, and straight, with familiar landmarks along the way, from Boston's Massacre and Tea Party through Lexington and Concord, then on to Bunker Hill and Yorktown before reaching its destination: Philadelphia in 1787, where the Founders invented a government worthy of America's greatness. Those Founders are equally familiar. Washington and Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and James Madison, Sam and John Adams, Patrick Henry and Alexander Hamilton: in the popular mind this band of worthies, more marble monuments than mere mortals, guides America towards its grand destiny with a sure and steady hand. "[F]or the vast majority of contemporary Americans," writes historian Joseph Ellis, the birth of this nation is shrouded by "a golden haze or halo."(1) So easy, so tame, so much "a land of foregone conclusions" does America's Revolution...
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