Miranda Lucas L.A. Per. 2 June 5th‚ 2012 Social Commentary in Literature Characters in pieces of literature are often influenced by the societies that they live in‚ and many authors do this to comment on certain social ideas. The story‚ “The Bass‚ the River and Shelia Mant”‚ the author focuses on how people in society should be able to take pride in who they really are and not feel the pressure to be something they are not. The author of “The Handsomest Drowned Man” wrote this story to show
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Composed Upon Westminster Bridge – Wordsworth Wordsworth’s poetry was generally typical of the romantic period‚ and although being a romantic poem‚ Composed Upon Westminster Bridge not only portrays the poet’s love for nature‚ but also his appreciation of the City of London. He makes it out that the city and nature cannot be separated; even a concrete jungle is beautiful as it is part of creation. The opening line to the poem‚ “earth has not anything to show more fair”‚ is a hyperbole which shows
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As both The Abbey and PAINAD scales are subjective tools‚ where assessment is something that is based on personal opinion or knowledge‚ the lack of training and guidance provided could cause results to be interpreted differently depending on who was undertaking the assessment (Buffum et al.‚ 2007). It was recognised that results were also dependent on prior knowledge of the individual themselves. A clinical study undertaken by Helfand and Freeman (2009) suggested that nursing staff involved in the
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uphold high standards with strong morals as well as pureness in both body and mind. Jane Austen depicts the main characters of her novels as being strong individuals in the midst of these societal standards. These significant morals in Northanger Abbey‚ influence the characters‚ such as Catherine and Isabella‚ in how they make their decisions. Additionally‚ the main character Catherine Morland‚ a young lady‚ learns the ways of presenting herself in the best light possible. Plots of deception from
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Subject: English Format: Commentary “The Visitor” by Gibbons Ruark Through rich‚ sensory details with flowing‚ enjambed lines‚ “The Visitor” by Gibbons Ruark is an elegant prose poem which elaborates on the sensuality of music through the vivid experiences of the first person narrator instead of the visit of a piano tuner‚ the inferred visitor in the title. Utilizing the narrator’s impressions‚ Ruark portrays the ‘blind’ (l. 1) piano tuner in the first lines as a frail‚ vulnerable‚ dependent
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Montecassino Abbey is a Benedictine monastery or abbey located south of the Lazio region Rome‚ considered a protected location for its important strategic place; It located on a rocky hill about 130 kilometers south of Rome - Italy; one mile west of the town of Cassino and about 1700 feet above sea level. Montecassino is considered famous for being the place where Benedict of Nursia founded 529 around of his first monastery‚ home of the Benedictine order. Also‚ it is known to be a place where
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Argument # 1 – youth: Catherine is shown in situations common to teenagers. She faces frustration and peer pressure. Plus‚ there are several examples in which the adults comment on the young people‚ either laughing at their behaviour or criticizing it. Sub Argument # 1: Catherine faces new experiences and people in Bath‚ which helps her identify the significant difference people can have with one another‚ whether it is good or bad. Primary source quote # 1: “But‚ where youth and diffidence are
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William Wordsworth’s "Tintern Abbey" celebrates imagination and emotion over rationality and reason‚ and intuition over science. It is the beginning of English Romanticism in the 1800’s and Wordsworth was one of the leading poets of that era. He introduced the readers to grasp nature and fully appreciate all aspects of it. "Tintern Abbey" focuses on Wordsworth’s nostalgic experience on returning to the Abbey‚ but pays much attention to the poem’s theme of emotional beauty and nature. In this poem
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Commentary Sincerity When we hear the word sincerity‚ what is our first impression of the word? According to dictionaries this word is defined as freedom from deceit‚ hypocrisy‚ or duplicity; probity in intention or in communicating; earnestness. However‚ if we put it in our own simple words‚ the best definition to the term would probably be being true to what you say. It isn’t enough to tell someone what’s pleasing to hear‚ but the truth plays an important factor in sincerity as well. Why
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How TINTERN ABBEY evolves from beginning to end is in a truly reflective state upon the five years that had passed since he had last visited the ruins of the abbey. The ruin of the abbey‚ perhaps can be compared to the aging of man and the inevitably of aging‚ however‚ the abbey still stands as does natutre and its eternal splendor. The poem starts immediately with an adjective‚ "rolling" referring to the waters coming down from the mountain springs which do not disturb the "murmur" of the river:
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