If the mirror were not personified‚ the entire meaning of the poem would be changed drastically. The personification of the mirror allows the story to be narrated from the mirror’s perspective. There are several places in which personification is used to demonstrate the perspective of the mirror. In line 7‚ the mirror states‚ "... I have looked at it so long..." Mirrors can not look at other objects because looking is a characteristic of a living object. Mirrors can only reflect what can be viewed
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my teacher and H.O.D meena das gupta for giving me this bright opportunity to explore my creativity by giving this wonderful thesis topic on interior accessories . I gain lot of information on various interior accessories like candle stand‚ lamps‚ mirror‚ glassware‚ ceramic items‚ rug and drapery it’s uses through ages. It was really informative n interesting topic to work on and to increase my knowledge horizon. I am also grateful to my friends and people who supported me to work on this project
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"Mirror": Reflections of Truth In Sylvia Plath ’s poem "Mirror"‚ the reader takes a look into the messages presented and compares them with the reflections that are cast in a mirror and images in a lake. When reading this poem‚ we discover that the speaker is the actual reflection that gives the interpretation of its views. The first interpretation is shown as a mirror on the wall "I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions." (1)‚ second as the water in the lake because she states "Now
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Mirror and Magnification Equations The mirror equation expresses the quantitative relationship between the object distance (do)‚ the image distance (di)‚ and the focal length (f). The equation is stated as follows: [pic] The magnification equation relates the ratio of the image distance and object distance to the ratio of the image height (hi) and object height (ho). The magnification equation is stated as follows: [pic] These two equations can be combined to yield information about the
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Literature: Mirror of Society That literature is a reflection of the society is a fact that has been widely acknowledged. Literature indeed reflects the society‚ its good values and its ills. In its corrective function‚ literature mirrors the ills of the society with a view to making the society realize its mistakes and make amends. It also projects the virtues or good values in the society for people to emulate. Literature‚ as an imitation of human action‚ often presents a picture of what people
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examine every morning in the large mirror hanging above my desk. In some ways I do feel as if I know her‚ but only on a superficial level: the same way we think we know the actors in our favourite soap operas. We may know every explicit detail of the lives of the characters‚ but the true personality of the actor themselves is a huge mystery which we have little or no hope of ever solving.<br><br>A mirror’s sole purpose is to reflect. In my case‚ though‚ mirrors seem to reflect my persona rather than
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in Pablo Picasso’s painting "Girl Before A Mirror." For this second assignment‚ you will need to make sure you have read chapters 4 & 5 (pages 75 thru 137) of the 9th edition of the "Living With Art" textbook. This topic will also be covered in class during the 4th or 5th week of class. After reading chapters 4 and 5 of the "Living With Art" textbook‚ you should be able to carefully look at Pablo Picasso’s oil painting "Girl Before A Mirror" (shown above) and evaluate how some of the
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Media Portrayals of Groups: Distorted Social Mirrors While television may provide a distorted social mirror‚ there are programs which break down social stereotypes. This week’s programs were selected because they do not perpetuate stereotypes but they do show that it is ok that we are all different. Scrubs The NBC program‚ Scrubs is an offbeat comedy that has received numerous Emmys‚ Golden Globes and the prestigious Humanitas Prize which honors film and television writing that showcase humanity
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In Jorge Luis Borges’ “The Mirror & The Mask”‚ a court poet is asked by the High King of Ireland to create an ode to immortalize their victory against the Norwegians. Moving through the short story‚ we can begin to see a sort of evolution surrounding the ode as it appears to transform from what is perceived as a skillfully crafted literary masterpiece‚ to something much more silent and solemn. In analyzing this evolution‚ we’ll be assisted by Paul Gee’s article‚ “What is Literacy?” As well as a few
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Do Different Judgements Matter? Michael Jackson once sang the following lyrics in his song‚ Man in the Mirror: “I’m starting with the man in the mirror. I’m asking him to change his ways‚ and no message could have been any clearer. If you want to make the world a better place take a look at yourself‚ and then make a change.” When someone reads a book they often have a view about one or more characters. It is sometimes made before even knowing the person. In the book To Kill a Mockingbird many of
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