The Role of “Ayens” Within the Digby Mary Magdalene The word “ayens” appears nineteen times within The Digby Mary Magdalene and has two specific connotations that correspond to ambiguities between God and authority within the play itself. Now in order to understand how this word resonates within the play it is crucial to explore one of its most frequent connotations‚ “in opposition to right (the law)” (MED). The earliest transcription of the Middle English word is within MS Laud 636‚ where it displays
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Bessie Smith was born in Chattanooga‚ Tennessee on April 15‚ 1894. Bessie was one of seven children. Her parents were William and Laura Smith. William was a Baptist minister and died soon after Bessie was born. Furthermore‚ in 1906 her mom died along with two of her brothers. After this happened‚ she was raised by her aunt. Bessie’s childhood transformed her into the person she became. Bessie’s family was poor‚ so Bessie and her brother‚ Andrew‚ performed on the streets of Chattanooga. They performed
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merely depends on the type of audience you are addressing. I wrote two letters to two people explaining whether or not I would donate my body to science after reading the book Stiff written by Mary Roach‚ that went into depth about cadavers. My first letter‚ Letter 1‚ was directed towards the author herself‚ Mary Roach‚ someone who I have never met or know. Naturally‚ my tone towards her would be formal and respectful. My other letter‚ Letter 2‚ was written to my best friend‚ April‚ who I am extremely
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Critiques on B.O Smith‚ Teaching & Learning One of the descriptive definitions of teaching suggested by B.O Smith is‚ ‘Teaching is Success’ where “teaching is that which results in learning.” Although it is considered as a drawback‚ in which students are only here (at schools or in classes) to learn and teachers are fully responsible in the teaching and learning processes‚ we should realise that teaching is a social process because the teaching are swayed by the political and social backgrounds
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Image of Nature In the Mary Oliver poem “Singapore”‚ she speaks about how some people expect all poems to only be about nature and obvious happiness. However‚ she shows that with imagery they can be found in the least likely of places. She talks about this woman she sees in a Singapore airport restroom cleaning an ashtray in the toilet and she compares this image to a vision of nature. In this poem‚ the author uses a collaboration of imagination‚ nature imagery‚ and what she physically sees to
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Personal Study Notes – Jason Fee – Home by Iain Crichton Smith QUESTION: What techniques does the author use to show what the word “Home” really means to the main character? Introduction A short story I have read and thoroughly enjoyed is “Home” by “Iain Crichton Smith” I chose this short story because I found the authors’ style of writing interesting and the way he showed the characters’ experiences and emotions. The short story is based around the main characters’ understanding of home and
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The Virgin Mary; to some she could be identified as the mother of all beings‚ she could be described as divine‚ uplifting‚ powerful‚ pure‚ humble‚ compassionate‚ selfless‚ and she holds many other attributes that make her a great mother. However‚ Mary was not classified by just her attributes and characteristics‚ the reason she is described as such is because of her experiences with the world and how they perceived her through these acts. In my eyes my mother is not a “mother Teresa” or a “virgin
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Book Review US History 1302 Dr. Ross-Nazzal April 29‚2012 Winning the West for Women: The Life of Suffragist Emma Smith DeVoe. By Jennifer M. Ross-Nazzal (Seattle: University of Washington Press‚ 2011). xv + 256 pp. Reviewed by Zeeshan Ali‚ April 29‚2012. Life of Emma Smith DeVoe In early American history‚ the right to vote was considered as an important part of liberty‚ but only men had that power. On the other side women consider as second-class citizen‚ who has no rights and
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Most genres such as Drama and Action show what people want to see in the story. For example‚ Drama shows a situation where it could be happened in real life while Action shows a lot of dynamic movement through the story. However‚ horror does not want to show what people want to see like other genres. Horror is a genre that shows the story that people do not expect to see and controls fear in a negative way. Horror has used a lot of same subjects such as psychopath murderers and mysterious monsters
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He was heartbroken. He was not necessarily looking to remarry‚ and he had given up after the first few years. But when Mary Maloney explained that she was very lonely and needed someone to help her with her future family‚ he was willing to remarry her. Not only was she in need‚ but they were very close. After a few months‚ they were happy together and planning to get married. Mary soon had a son‚ Adam‚ and they were
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