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    Money is a very important aspect in a school system. In fact‚ I think that the more money a school has‚ the better off it is. There will be more technology‚ more supplies‚ and overall‚ the building will be in good shape. Besides the school being well built and having safe physical conditions‚ the students have a better opportunity to learn. With money‚ the school will be able to buy books‚ computer programs‚ and other sources of learning that enables students to get a good education. Neuqua Valley

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    In chapter four in Renegade Kids‚ Suburban Outlaws the section based on low self-esteem really jumped out to me. It is clear and appears more in more in headlines every year that American teenagers struggle with having low self-esteem‚ which then leads to these teens getting involved in negative activities. These issues could be resolved if schools focused on how to improve and recognize each students strengths and self-esteem. By teaching these students to understand themselves and be able to empower

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    Catholic University in Ruzomberok Faculty of Arts and Letters Howards End: Role of the Estate within Suburban Life in the early 20th Century Novel Bc. Martin Preťo Subjects in combination Eng – His 1st year of MA programme Mgr. Janka Kaščáková PhD. 6.6.2013 I have chosen the topic of estates` role in early 20th century society‚ because Forster (apart from others) made its function and symbolism very eminent and recurring throughout his work Howards End (as even title of work made

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    unpredictable. In the poem “Suburban” by John Ciardi‚ the author approaches the reader with humor and irony. When Mrs. Friar phones Mr. Ciardi‚ saying: “The fact is your dog has just deposited – forgive me – a large repulsive object in my petunias‚” can be interpreted as irony‚ because of the need of all living beings to eliminate solid‚ semisolid or liquid waste from our bodies‚ but the way she was saying it‚ sounds almost like she has no need to defecation. Mr. Ciardi does not respond the way he

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    studied Dante’s works. Robert Durling was recognized by the Modern Language Association along with the Aldo and Jeanne Scaglione prize for his work on the translation. He was a well-respected professor‚ and his translation was very well received. John Ciardi was a pretty well known American poet and he also came from an Italian background. He begun translating Dante for his class at Harvard and then continued with the work throughout his time there‚ there are mixed opinions on his

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    the carnal and the gluttons. Both circles are filled with people who take pleasure in their sins‚ and in doing so‚ are damned. The perfect example is Francesca‚ who says‚ “And the double grief of a lost bliss is to recall its happy hour in pain…” (Ciardi 39). Francesca shows how she is to suffer in the tempest even more so due to the happiness she has had –having sex and being in love with Paolo. She obtains this happiness in lust and adultery‚ thus causing her suffering. Her happiness is what ultimately

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    of your people from possible threats is in all truth a protection of religion and a virtuous pursuit‚ and should not be considered sinful. Evil counseling‚ according to John Ciardi’s interpretation‚ was the use of God’s virtues for low purposes (Ciardi 210). Dante did not slander God’s teachings‚ or give bad advice; he didn’t trick his men into fighting a war nor did he make false promises as the strategy did lead to a military success. With the military victory and the justifying that war stratagems

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    poets used various writing techniques to illustrate their ideas on the marriage theme they have written about. In “Most Like an Arch This Marriage”‚ poet John Ciardi uses symbolism‚ similes‚ metaphors‚ and imagery when comparing his marriage to an arch. The theme illustrates that marriage can be an ideal‚ happy‚ blissful union. Ciardi shows how he and his spouse are “two weaknesses that lean into a strength” (5)‚ and how‚ when partners act alone‚ “what’s strong and separate falters” (10). When

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    is a detailed description of sin and its relationship to degrees of punishment. As stated in the text‚ "...for the face was reversed on the neck‚ and they came on backwards‚ staring backwards at their loins for to look before them was forbidden." (Ciardi‚ pg. 175) This quote describes the punishment for fortune tellers. In life the fortune tellers foresaw the future. In death they are doomed to exist with their heads on backwards and their eyes overflowing with tears so that not only could they not

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    Deceit and Sexual Women’s Sexual Sins in Dante’s Inferno Dante’s representations of women and feminine sexuality in the Inferno show contrasts within the various natures of women and their sexuality. His era’s vision of the perfect woman one that idealized beauty‚ passiveness and purity is represented by his life long love Beatrice. This ideal and its representation in Beatrice are contrasted with the dark depictions of women‚ their sexual sins‚ devious devices‚ and evil act‚ which Dante

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