Stand Your Ground is a self-defense law “in which an individual is legally allowed to defend his life against a threat or perceived threat against his life” (Long). This law can be used to protect yourself from the danger of another individual using deadly force. I believe that this law is a great way to defend yourself when put into a dangerous situation. This law also gives more power to the people of the United States‚ and I think that it promotes more thought before an individual will act.
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The Last Emperor is a movie about the last emperor of China. This last emperor was known as Henry Puyi‚ the final ruler of the Qing dynasty. The movie The Last Emperor follows the life of Puyi from the time he became emperor of China at the age of 3‚ to the time of his release from a Chinese communist prison. This movie presents the end of “old” China and what was being done to persevere its traditions and culture‚ in an interesting and dramatic way. Background In the 19th century‚ China was
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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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1997. For further information on his life and career‚ see CLC‚ Volume 7. Beagle is praised for his ability to develop characters‚ his use of incongruous humor‚ and his marriage of traditional fables with modern culture and settings. His novel The Last Unicorn (1968) is consistently cited by critics as a masterpiece in the fantasy genre. Biographical Information Beagle was born April 20‚ 1939‚ in New York City to Simon and Rebecca (Soyer) Beagle‚ both public school teachers. He grew up in a literary
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Discuss Browning’s ‘My Last Duchess’ as a Dramatic Monologue A Dramatic monologue is a form of poetry where the speaker in the poem gives the readers a deep insight into his thoughts. It is different from a soliloquy since a dramatic monologue always has an implied audience. Dramatic monologue although originated well before the 19th century‚ it was popularized by Victorian poets like Browning‚ Tennyson and Dante Rossetti. Browning has experimented with this form of poetry to such depths that dramatic
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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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finally dies. Upon his death‚ Kurtz’s facial expression causes Marlow to feel as though he may be seeing his entire life passing just before it ends; and finally‚ he murmurs his final words "The horror! The horror!" (Conrad‚ p. 64). Although these last words seem full of meaning‚ they can be interpreted as being so vague that they are devoid of any specific rationalization. In spite of this‚ they have several explanations‚ mainly relating to his life and the choices he made. As Kurtz succinctly
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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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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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as the man who had sculpted the "David" and the "Pieta"‚ which are two of the most stunning sculptures to come out of the Renaissance period. Although sculpting was the love of his life‚ his paintings of the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel‚ and "The Last Judgement" are considered by many his best masterpieces. Michelangelo ’s artistic career can be divided into two periods. In the early period he focused on realism. During this early period Michelangelo ’s works included the Pieta and the David. At
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