eighteenth century and not only in the novel form‚ but it has influenced writing‚ poetry‚ and even film making up to the present day. It introduced the term "gothic romance" to the literary world. Due to its inherently supernatural‚ surreal and sublime elements‚ it has maintained a dark and mysterious appeal. However‚ the roots of the Gothic‛ precede the Gothic‛ works of Horace Walpole. The focus on the grotesque in the medieval period (visible especially in the paintings and architecture of
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Throughout Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein‚ we are presented with various views of women‚ and their role in society and family. Here‚ I will explore the similarities of and differences between the female characters in the novel. The first female encountered in the novel‚ Caroline Beaufort‚ becomes a model around which many of Shelley’s other females are based. Frankenstein’s father first encountered her while she was tending to her dying father "with the greatest tenderness‚" and thus it is apparent
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The art of portraying a female nude has come a long way since 24‚000 B.C.E. when a small‚ female figure was carved by our ancestors. Venus of Willendorf was a first step in a long history of artists‚ styles and conventions that brought us to what art critics named the first truly modern painting: Olympia. Great milestones were accomplished along the way: Praxitales’ Aphrodite was the first Greek female nude. The Sleeping Venus by HYPERLINK "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgione"Giorgione‚ was
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completely negating all of Cooper’s Indian story‚ Twain says‚ “This scow episode is really a sublime burst of invention; but it doesn’t not thrill‚ because the inaccuracy of details throw a sort of air of fictitiousness and general improbability over it. This comes from Cooper’s inadequacy as observer.” Twain draws the the reader in with a quick bit of positive lingo when he says the writing is a “sublime burst of invention‚” but then he immediately contradicts his words and proposes that the whole
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highlights his use of gestural marks‚ combined perspectives‚ and color to explore the awe inspiring grandeur of this natural landmark. In addition‚ he uses strong gestural marks combined with straight color application create a sense of emotion and the sublime‚ while capturing the immensity of the canyon. His composition is large scale and uses long diagonals and short quick strokes to strengthen the rock formations. There is a prominent use of complementary colors that makes everything pop in contrast
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Chm235LL 2/18/14 Caffeine Isolation Lab I. Abstract Solid crude caffeine was extracted from tea and purified via sublimation. The melting point was experimentally found at 215.9-218.7oC. II. Introduction Caffeine is the most dangerous substance being used in lab this semester‚ but it’s also one of the most favorite chemicals commonly ingested among college students. The main purpose of this lab was to extract caffeine from a beaker of about 20 ml of tea. Sublimation was an effective and convenient
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1. Take 5 tea bags and record the weight on the 3decimal place balance. 2. Take a 500 ml beaker add 200 ml of 20°C distilled water to it. Now place 5 tea bags in this beaker. 3. Boil the content in a beaker‚ in a 40°C hot water bath for 5 minutes. 4. Pour the mixture into a new beaker. 5. Gently squeeze the tea bags (you can use a teaspoon to help when using high temperature of water) to make sure that all the water is in the beaker. 6. Cool the aqueous solution in an ice bath‚ use a thermometer
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THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENT IN ENGLISH LITERATURE Romanticism is a complex artistic‚ literary‚ and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe‚ and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution. In part‚ it was a revolt against aristocratic social and political norms of the Age of Enlightenment and a reaction against the scientific rationalization of nature‚ and was embodied most strongly in the visual arts‚ music‚ and literature‚ but had a major impact
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Neoclassical and Romantic movements cover the period of 1750 to 1850. Neoclassicism showed life to be more rational than it really was. The Romantics favoured an interest in nature‚ picturesque‚ violent‚ sublime. Unlike Neo_classicism‚ which stood for the order‚ reason‚ tradition‚ society‚ intellect and formal diction‚ Romanticism allowed people to get away from the constrained rational views of life and concentrate on an emotional and sentimental side of humanity. In this movement the emphasis was
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Annotated Bibliography Robey‚ Molly K. “Poe and Prophecy: Degeneration in the Holy Land and the House of Usher.” Gothic Studies 12.2 (2007): 62-69. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson). Web. 31‚ Oct. 2015. Molly Robey‚ Assistant Professor of English at Illinois Wesleyan University‚ explains Poe’s use of “Hebrew” and “Arabesque” as descriptions of Roderick and the House. She points out that when Poe was describing Roderick when he was young‚ he used the word Hebrew. Yet when he described him when
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