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    CHATSWORTH HOUSE – ADVENTURE PLAYGROUND DECISION Chatsworth House‚ the home of the 12th Duke and Duchess of Devonshire‚ is one of the finest and most palatial houses in the UK‚ set in over 1000 acres of parkland in the Peak England. The original house was built over 400 years ago and rebuilt starting in the seventeenth century. The house is vast‚ with 175 room lit by over 2000 lights bulbs‚ and with a roof that covers 1.3 acres. Chatsworth’s many rooms are full of treasure including famous

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    I. THEORY Negative Knowledge Model by Theodor Wiesengrund Adorno Adorno’s own view is that art and reality stand at a distance from each other and that this distance gives ‘the work of art a vantage-point from which it can criticize actuality’ (Adorno 1977:160). He said‚ this critical distance comes from the fact that literature has its own ‘formal laws’. The first law is the ‘procedure and techniques’ which in modern art ‘dissolve the subject matter and reorganize it’ (1977:153). Second

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    "Joan of Arc‚" was painted by the French realist artist Jules Bastien-Lepage in 1879. "After the province of Lorraine was lost to Germany following the Franco-Prussian War in 1821‚ The Frenchmen saw in Joan of Arc a new and powerful symbol. In 1875‚ Bastien-Lepage‚ a native of Lorraine began to make studies for a picture of her. In the present painting‚ exhibited in the Salon of 1880‚ Joan is shown receiving her revelation in her parents garden. Behind her are Saints Michael‚ Margaret‚ and Catherine

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    My Grandma’s House Some of the best memories of my life are from my Grandma’s house. When I was a kid my most favorite place to visit was always my Grandma’s house. This was the place I would go before and after school. I always loved going to her house because it made me feel safe since I knew I would not be alone. In the winter I was warm because she always had a crackling fire on those cold and rainy days. It seemed like there was always the smell of freshly brewed coffee. As a matter of fact

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    IFUGAO HOUSE OR ISKET It is a small enclosed structure‚ a one-room affair that serves as living and sleeping room‚ kitchen and dining room.  It is elevated above the ground by four posts made of sturdy tree-trunks with roots intact.  It has solid panels for walls and tightly thatched roofing. The two main base girders – the horizontal support (at the front and back) just on top of the posts are held to these posts by dowels.  No nails are used.  The Ifugao carve each part of the house as interlocking

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    Contemporary Book Essay Bringing Down the House Bringing Down the House is a non-fiction novel that brings you into the underground world of gambling. It is a page-turner that will keep your mind racing‚ and on edge. B.D.H is a relatively easy read‚ but has a few challenging parts consisting of the math that is behind it all. The most amazing part about this novel is that Ben Mezrich did not make it up‚ rather that he crafted this thrilling book based on a true story. This book is the type of

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    The Castle Madison Blenheim (Tony approaches Dale Kerrigan about his mothers’ passing out in front of Tony’s house). Tony - Yeah mate‚ last Thursday me mum passed away. I drove up to the hospital in ‘old betsie’ for me usual afternoon visit after a cracker of a day at work‚ only to find out the angels had taken her. Those nurse ladies told me it was just her time‚ but I don’t understand aye‚ she was such a trooper through the whole thing from diagnosis‚ right throughout chemo‚ the lot.

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    The Role of Setting in The Lottery Ticket The various types of setting used in “The Lottery Ticket” contributed to a greater fluency of the story’s plot‚ a push in the character’s action‚ and more importantly revealing the theme of the story. First of all‚ the time of day set in the story provided the two characters‚ Ivan and Masha‚ a more suitable chance to fantasize. Readers can find out in the introduction that the entire event occurred “after supper” (P198)‚ the time of day at which people generally

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    The Trifle Isolation Have you ever felt as though you were alone? Susan Glaspell wrote a play called Trifles. The story tells of the untimely death of Mr. Wright and the subsequent investigation. The investigation is being overseen by the county attorney‚ the sheriff and Mr. Hale who have brought their wives along to retrieve Mrs. Wright’s personal effects from the home. Everyone suspects Mrs. Wright of the death. The story has many themes but the one that stands out to me is isolation. This unfortunate

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    Rebecca: Scene Analysis Scene to analyse Plot development – what’s happening? Characterisation – who is in the scene? How is their character developed? Thematic concerns – (eg. Madness‚ obsession‚ isolation‚ death‚ love etc) Gothic conventions: Film techniques - Visual Film techniques – Verbal Diegetic + non diegetic Scene 1 Mrs Van Hopper finds out about ‘the girl’ and Maxim The girl is panicking because she is leaving and wants to find maxim while Mrs Van Hopper is

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