Hamlet: William Shakespeare biography: * William Shakespeare is the grand literary figure of the Western world. During England's Elizabethan period he wrote dozens of plays which continue to dominate World Theater 400 years later. Shakespeare handled high drama, romance and slapstick comedy with equal ease, and so famous are his words that his quotes, from "To be or not to be" to "Parting is such sweet sorrow," take up more than 70 pages in recent editions of Bartlett's Familiar Quotations.
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stairs, and in a moment the thickish figure of a woman blocked out the light from the office door. She was in the middle thirties, and faintly stout, but she carried her surplus flesh sensuously as some women can. Her face, above a spotted dress of dark blue crepe-de-chine, contained no facet or gleam of beauty, but there was an immediately perceptible vitality about her as if the nerves of her body were continually smouldering. She smiled slowly and,
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Looking at characterisation in Paper Towns Margo Roth Spiegelman: While she doesn’t appear in person for much of the book, there is no doubt that she is at its centre, the focus being the unravelling of her real identity as compared with others’ images. She comes to us through the Quentin, and is seen by her actions and reactions to what others say about her, and also in what she says about herself, although she may not always be right. Task: Create a mind-map for Margo. Some might
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Robert Johnson Robert Johnson laid the foundation for blues rock. After Eric Clapton, world-renowned guitarist, heard Robert Johnson for the first time he said, “I realized that, on some level, I had found the master, and that following this man’s example would be my life’s work.” It isn’t only Clapton that believes Johnson to be one of the best guitarists of all time. Spin magazine, Rolling Stone, and Guitar.com all rate Robert Johnson as one of the greatest guitar players of all time. He has
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Color Contrast of Social Classes The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, is a novel based in the early twenties in Long Island and New York City. In Long Island, there is the “West Egg” full of new money, and the “East Egg” full of old money. Jay Gatsby is a mysterious man who is driven to achieve his main goal in life, to be with his true love, Daisy. However, Daisy is married to Tom, who is having an affair with a woman named Myrtle. Nick Carraway, Gatsby’s neighbor and Daisy’s cousin, gets
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Elina Niyimpaye Ms.Lucas October 23,2012 Beyonce “For me its about the way I carry myself and the way I treat other people”(IMBD). This is a quote Beyonce had said . Beyonce is trying to tell people that she respects herself and respect her fans and other people around her. Shes a singer songwriter & actor film maker. In a way Beyonce is the most beautiful ,thoughtfull, woman I have ever I seen. She was a no stranger Apearing in front of a crowd. She was honered as the best Oustanding
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Gatsby’s greatness all depends on the perspective of other, meaning that some people might think he was great, but others might’ve not, but there are three people whose judgement is positive in all ways; those people are Nick Carroway (thinking that he is a very lavish, luxurious man), Daisy Buchanan (seeing him as her escape to happiness from Tom Buchanan), and F. Scott Fitzgerald himself (portraying himself as the protagonist of the story). The first example would have to be Nick’s perspective
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Augustan school for the blind - Ray charles got music exposure from the radio at school - He was able to hear stuff and play it on the piano - He was playing at BBQ and very low gigs - Ray chalres went to Seattle and could play jazz, and blues and was able to fit into any musical situation. - Ray charles never used a cane -He got a gig by luck with a group - He is not easy to get along with and he has to be the leader of the group - Ray charles always had problems with money
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Cultural Imperialism and the Attenuation of Ethnic Barriers Six soldiers, as immortalized in Rosenthal’s famous photo of the flag-raising on Iwo Jima in 1945, are seen working together to lift, not a flag, but a ‘G Clef’. The Good Rats’ 1981 album, Great American Music, featured this painting by Pasqual D'Angelo as its album cover. The band’s name, prominently displayed across the top in bulky, stenciled letters, gives this image a militaristic appearance, a characteristic that can have different
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Women of the “Blues” The last couple of days of class, we have heard several artists who sing the “Blues”. The “Blues”, from my recollection, sounded like, The Blues Brothers. A few things I can recall are a repeated tone and a harmonica added to a short story. The artists that we listened to were Saffire, Curtis Salgado, Cowboy Junkies and Leon Redbone. The “Blues” were described as being sad, mellow with a slow tempo, and tells a story. Instruments that are linked to the “Blues” are the harmonica
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