MURCIA http://revistas.um.es/ijes The Art of Balance: A Corpus-assisted Stylistic Analysis of Woolfian Parallelism in To the Lighthouse MINGZHU ZHAO Minzu University of China Received: 5 February 2012 / Accepted: 6 July 2012 ABSTRACT This study has a two-fold objective: 1) to examine the density and variety of parallelism in Virginia Woolfs landmark novel To the Lighthouse through a sample-based comparison between this novel and other representative modernist novels; 2) to discuss the specific lexical
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Gatsby was great. Not so because of all his wealth‚ but because of his persistence in fighting for his American Dream‚ which witnessed his pure love towards Daisy. Gatsby can be viewed as a tragic figure in the story. When he is first introduced‚ he seems to be surrounded by people and wealth. However‚ as the story progresses‚ we identify that everything in his life is fabricated. The true Gatsby‚ Jay Gatz‚ came from a humble background. When Jay Gatz fell in love with Daisy that came from a well
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by the name “great.” He was a conqueror‚ which means that he took over places and named himself ruler of all he had taken captive. In this case‚ Alexander was hoping to unite Greece‚ as well as conquer Persia. He is very well-known among historians today‚ and he has also accomplished a lot in his time period. However‚ the name “great” may have been given to him too easily and without careful examination of how he truly treated others‚ not just how he saw himself. Alexander the Great has accomplished
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List types of roles: In this performance‚ Roger Ly‚ Reid McManus‚ Kate Morris and Alexandria Murry take on the roles of individuals belonging to a manipulative‚ family business. What was the theme we were exploring? This piece examines a variety of themes such as manipulation‚ guilt‚ and shamelessness. Brought together under unfortunate circumstances‚ a group of individuals with longing for success soon create Infinity crop‚ the greatest advertising company in the world. They take advantage of the
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mean to be great? In the novel‚ The Great Gatsby‚ by F. Scott Fitzgerald‚ the author introduces a character known as the‚ “Great” Gatsby‚ but is this character truly great? I think that the character‚ the Great Gatsby truly is great because of the following reasons. The Great Gatsby’s born name is James Gatz. He was born poor‚ in poverty in which he knew he didn’t belong. He always knew he was destined for greatness and power beyond anyone’s imagination. However‚ despite his great poverty stricken
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The Great pyramid The first of the 7 wonders of the ancient world is the Great Pyramid. This impressive structure is the oldest and largest of all of the 7 wonders it stand for 481 feet ‚ also the only one to remain largely intact. The Great Pyramid can be found in Egypt more specific in Giza‚ in modern-day city of Cairo. It is believed that the pyramid was built as a tomb for the Pharaoh Khufu‚ one of the great Kings of the Fourth Dynasty in Egypt. The Statue of Zeus The Statue of Zeus is the next
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do to acquire the label “great”? Of course‚ one could simply go by the definition of the word and deem the leader “above average”. Did the great ones of ancient times exceed these standards or were they just above average like a standard dictionary would have us believe. Let us focus on two “great” leaders of our past by the names of Alexander and Cyrus. Both of these kings were famous for the way they ran their empires but were they both‚ so called‚ great? Cyrus the Great was the first king of the
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stuff. Scientific geniuses have to pull off a tricky balancing act before they’re even born. Great minds like Albert Einstein or Isaac Newton were born at precisely the right time for their ideas to be really revolutionary - just far enough ahead of their time to be trailblazers‚ but not so far ahead that people had no idea what they were talking about. Hero of Alexandria Hero‚ or Heron‚ of Alexandria‚ on the other hand‚ had the astonishing bad taste to be born around 10 CE‚ which made his inventions
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Hi‚ today I am going to talk to you about Alexander the Great. Wait‚what did you say? You don’t know who Alexander the Great is? Where do you live‚ under a rock? Anyways‚ I am going to tell you some things about him and why he was a great leader. Alexander the Great WAS as great as he seemed because he had the key characteristics of an amazing leader which are courage‚ concern for others‚ strength and intelligence and he also left his mark on the world with his amazing achievements‚ like conquering
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A. Castillo III-Lavoisier Presented to: Mrs. Vanessa H. Acuzar Social Studies III Date Presented October 4‚ 2008 Setting .. • Library of Alexandria– Shepperton Studios‚ London‚ England • Pella/Babylon/Indian palaces and myths cave– Pinewood Studios‚ London‚ England • Alexandria (effect back plate)– Malta • Temple of Pallas Athena‚ Mieza and Macedonian horse market– Essaouira‚ Morocco • Gaugamela– desert near Marrakech‚ Morocco • Babylon gates– Marrakech
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