In [fig 1] it is described as a bronze statue of a man it is a dark metallic bronze color.This imposing figure, approximately one- and a half times life sixed, probably once held a spear in his right hand. His pose clearly depends on the iconography by iconography I mean the visual images and symbols used in a work of art or the study or interpretation of these ,of nude Hellenistic ruler portraits in the tradition of the famous late fourth-century B.C. statue by Lysippos of Alexander the Great holding
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Stephanie Says- The Velvet Underground Song Analysis The writer of the song seems to be talking about a girl who’s looking for answers; she’s confused and doesn’t really know what’s happening around her. Although this is not wrong there seems to be more to this girl- Stephanie – than meets the eye. Stephanie feels like she has wasted her life doing what people told her to do and following others without acknowledging her desires. This girl just wants to be herself but doesn’t know how. She
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Englishman, who is a friend of President Roosevelt. James Thurber set the tone for Character Walter Mitty by his actions of day dreaming, escaping reality Tone is more than merely an author’s attitude toward his/her audience and characters; it is the stylistic means by which an author conveys his/her Attitudes in a work of literature. Tone is an integral part of a work’s meaning because it controls the reader’s response which is essential to fully experiencing literature. (banner, n.d.) The tone the
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In linguistics, code-switching occurs when a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or language varieties, in the context of a single conversation. Multilinguals—speakers of more than one language—sometimes use elements of multiple languages when conversing with each other. 1. Carol Myers-Scotton : Studies on codes witching, the use of two or more languages in the same conversation. 2. John J. Gumperz : On code-switching, as a speaker’s use of more than one language within
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I'm going to analyze an extract from a play "The man of destiny" by George Bernard Shaw, an Irish playwright, who was mostly talented for drama. He wrote more than 60 plays. Nearly all his writings are devoted to the social problems, but have a vein of comedy which makes their stark themes more palatable. The fact of his being the only person to be nominated both a Nobel Prize in literarture and an Oscar proves him to be a very talented person. "The man of destiny" is a drama and drama is a kind
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The ten Avaters In Hinduism, an avatar from Sanskrit "descent") is a deliberate descent of a deity to Earth, or a descent of the Supreme Being (e.g., Vishnu for Vaishnavites), and is mostly translated into English as "incarnation", but more accurately as "appearance" or "manifestation". The phenomenon of an avatar is observed in Hinduism, Ayyavazhi, and Sikhism. Avatar is regarded as one of the core principles of Hinduism. The term is most often associated with Vishnu, though it has also come
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Kayla Stinson Elaine Knight English 1101 10 September 2013 One of England’s greatest poets, John Keats was a key element in the Romantic Movement. Known especially for his love of the country and sensuous descriptions of the beauty of nature, his poetry also resonated with deep philosophic questions. He published only fifty-four poems, in three slim volumes and a few magazines. Keats was born on the 31 of October 1795 in Moorgate, London, England. On the night of the 15 of April 1804 Keats
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Interpretation Arrowsmith (By Sinclair Lewis) Sinclair Lewis is a famous American short-story writer and playwright. He was the first among American writers to receive Nobel Prize in literature “for his vigorous and graphic art of description and his ability to create, with wit and humor, new types of characters." His satirical method is largely based upon grotesque, on a revealing detail, overstatement, understatement, paradox and irony, the works of his pen are known for their insightful
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It’s a Matter of Humor and Laughter Ethics and Psychology of Humor in Popular Culture June 26, 2014 Instructor Marcy Goodfleish Have you ever heard of the phrase “Laughter is the best medicine?” Well believe it or not laughter and humor have helped people all around the world to get through some of the hardest times of their lives. Famous scholar Herbert Paul Grice born March 15, 1913 and died August 28, 1988 (http://www.plato.stanford.edu) felt that humor is expressed through five rules
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phenomena and tries to provide reasonable explanations to them. Sociolinguistics has two major concerns. On the one hand, sociolinguistics pays much attention to the relationship between language and society so the relevant language phenomena include stylistic variation, social variation, idiolect variation and regional variation, because those language variations have their own process of developments and linguistic values. On the other hand, sociolinguistics centers on the relationship between language
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