The quality of mercy is not strain’d. It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath. It is twice blest It blesseth him that gives and him that takes. Personalities:Wise‚ loyalty to her dead father‚ thoughtful‚ she has a jolly nature (joke with the ring‚ comment towards some of the people came for her)‚she has a care bear stare (give chance to everyone‚ even to shylock) she has a jolly nature (joke with the ring‚ comment towards some of the people came for her)
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Walter Podbielski Professor Harris HUMN 420 Week 3 assignment 01/26/08 For week 3 assignment I chose the Van Gough painting and the corresponding poem “The StarryNight” by Anne Sexton. The poem references death rather frequentlyand I think that night in some way goes hand in hand with death. In contrast morning and daylight give way to life‚ the flowers opening up to the sun’s warmth and birds awaking; the day begins. The painting shows a town at night‚ which is asleep‚ quiet and peaceful. During
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living with another family you have never met. As difficult as this may seem to believe‚ this is exactly what the Frank family and the Van Pels family had to go through‚ along with many other restrictions on their daily life. After the innocent killing of Jews during the Holocaust began‚ thousands of Jewish families were forced into hiding just like the Franks and Van Pels. Miep was one non-Jew who helped these families stay hidden by providing them with food‚ information‚ and many other items. They
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and nuance of people in society. One of his popular short stories is named at Rip Van Winkle. It focus on the people in society at that time‚ he was successfully in describe the character in the story. This story first appeared in The Sketch Book in 1819 but soon it became the legendary. It talked about the man named Rip Van Winkle. He’s represent for the people live in two different times: past and future. Rip Van Winkle story has a lot of miraculous details like: the spirit‚ magical alcohol and
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William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice shows many ideas and values that are still relevant today. Gender inequality‚ one of the main themes throughout the play‚ one of the most talked about topics in the country. Marriage in The Merchant of Venice left women with no freedom in choosing who they wanted to marry‚ while marriage now has given women the choice. Women did not have a say‚ their thoughts were never taken into consideration. Shylock makes a deal with Antonio who doesn’t fulfil his
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Characters/Characterization Pieter Van Vlaanderen Dynamic character because he is becoming more loving towards his wife‚ yet is still “mad sickness came over” him and it is getting worse. (Pg. 127) Protagonist Jakob Van Vlaanderen Dynamic character because he plays a critical role in Pieter’s life and originally is not willing to change. Jakob is accepting of the book about the birds from Pieter and shows change‚ but is still very reluctant to accepting the change. Nella Van Vlaanderen Static because she
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admired for courage‚ outstanding achievements and noble qualities. Elizabeth Van Lew was a courageous woman living in the confederate South‚ yet saving the lives of Union soldiers. However‚ some people might argue that she is better described as a traitor. In Elizabeth Van Lew‚ is a hero because she saved lives‚ her heroic actions came at a great personal cost‚ and she was recognized for her extraordinary efforts. Elizabeth Van Lew is a hero of her time. She would provide prison soldiers with food and
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In his argument‚ Van Inwagen explains that if determinism is true‚ then our acts are just a consequence of the laws of nature and events in the remote past. And since it’s not up to us what went on before we were born nor what the laws of nature are‚ the consequences of
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Each piece showcases each artist’s skill. Jan Van Eyck’s painting; “The Arnolfini Portrait” depicts Giovanni di Nicolao Arnolfini and his wife. Arnolfini was a merchant from a city in Tuscany‚ Italy‚ called Lucca. The Arnolfini family was very powerful. People often say that the woman in the painting is pregnant‚ but that is not the case. In fact‚ she is holding her full-skirted dress to her stomach‚ because that was the contemporary fashion. Jan Van Eyck was really interested in the effects of light
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Anti-Semitism and the desecration of the Jewish population have been in existence for nearly five thousand years. In the Elizabethan era‚ a question of anti-Semitism invariably arises. In William Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice‚ we find that one of the characters is the embodiment and expression of anti-Semitic attitude that is pervasive in Elizabethan society. "Anti-Semitism was an intricate part in Shakespeare’s years. Jews were considered vile and scorned upon. Shakespeare presents
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