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    Impression de Voyage

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    This poem “Impression De Voyage” by Oscar Wilde is in the sonnet form ABBA-ACCA-DEFFED. All in all though it really is just about the voyage‚ the poet took everything into account. The 14 lines stanza of the poem is composed in iambic pentameter and with a complex rhyme scheme. The Poet uses sounds in the sestet at the end. The imagery is nice (sapphire/opal/red sun upon the sea). There is the imagery of nature‚ sea and ship. Wilde presents ship imagery through various images like; steep prow‚ hoisted

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    My Impressions of Sapa

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    Full name: LÊ THÀNH ĐẠT Class: 557AT01 Room: 16/TTNN Topic: write a paragraph about your first impressions of another new place you have been‚ focus on things that surprised you. TASK My Impressions of Sapa My recent trip to Sapa in 2012 brought unforgettable impressions in my mind. Sapa made me surprised by the climate‚ the scenery‚ the people and the activities. Sapa was a small‚ quiet and poetic town in Northwest of Viet Nam. The climate was cool and fresh all year‚ there were four seasons

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    complex character of Crooks is introduced in the novella as a paradox‚ he is extremely intelligent yet he has such a low status‚ generally someone with intelligence is higher up in society but because he is coloured‚ he is below the uneducated people and the women. The women were considered to have a low status but on the ranch as Curley’s wife is considered to be quite powerful. He is also a paradox because he is lonely but doesn’t want company At the beginning of the novella‚ Crooks is described as

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    his dog have with each other demonstrates companionship. Crooks‚ the African American stable buck‚ shows the importance of having someone to talk to‚ even if they don’t really understand what you’re saying. The characters George Milton and Lennie Small show the importance of friendship and companionship throughout the novel. Candy and his dog’s relationship show true companionship in the novel. In chapter two‚ Candy is

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    First Impression of Iago

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    My first impression of Iago is that he’s a manipulative and hypocritical man who tries to make up for the lack of success and happiness in his life by destroying that of others. In Iago’s first appearance in the play‚ he’s seen manipulating the wealthy but foolish Roderigo into giving him money. He claims to be taking this money to buy extravagant gifts to woo Desdemona on Roderigo’s behalf‚ but he keeps the money for himself. “Iago‚ who hast had [Roderigo’s] purse/ As if the strings were [his]”

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    CONTROLLED ASSESSMENT Crooks lie motionless on his straw filled box‚ staring up at the cracked ceiling of the stable. His light is flickering in the opposite corner of the cramped room. Moonlight shines through his small‚ square‚ four paned window- the only view of the outside world. Gleaming stars twinkle above in the American sky and the misery on Crooks’ face is indescribable. All is silent. Crooks: Guys like me‚ we ain’t treated the same (frowns with anger and frustration) as the other

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    Impression in Red Badge

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    impressionism is exemplified by the author Steven Crane through the novel‚ The Red Badge of Courage. In reference terms‚ impressionism means: "a literary style characterized by the use of details and mental associations to evoke subjective and sensory impressions rather than re-creation of objective reality" (dictionary.com). In the essay‚ Impressionism in The Red Badge of Courage‚ James Nagel suggests a focus on impressionism while reading the novel. An understanding of many organic features of impressionism

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    character of Crooks‚ in the novel ‘Of Mice and Men’ In the novella ‘Of Mice and Men’ written by John Steinbeck‚ the author presents and develops the character ‘Crooks – The stable buck’ to highlight one of the major themes of Racism and Discrimination in the novella which was a problem that troubled American Society in the 1930’s‚ during the great depression. Steinbeck explores the character Crooks by examining the nature and effects of the racism and the horrible treatment towards Crooks on the ranch

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    The Character of Crooks is shown as a seemingly minor character in John Steinbeck’s “Of Mice and Men”‚ however being the only black man in the novel and through all the attitudes shown towards him‚ he plays a major role in representing how ‘coloured’ men were abused and discriminated during the Depression-era by racism. Due to the racist behaviour towards him we are shown that he is the lonliest of characters. Also‚ throughout the novel we are shown different sides of him by the author to develop

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    Impressions of Renaissance Art Art has gone through many phases throughout history. As times have changed‚ so have the manner and style of artists and their art. During the Middle Ages‚ Europe suffered a widespread horrific disease called the Black Death which killed one-fourth to one-third of the population. After the Middle Ages came a period of change called the Renaissance‚ which means the "rebirth"‚ came to life in Florence and eventually spread throughout the rest of Europe. The Renaissance

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