“The Tragedy of Mariam” was set in an ancient context‚ but Elizabeth Cary uses this portrayal to condemn and analyze the suppression of women in a historically and typically patriarchal society. The play highlights how Mariam is restricted from having private space in a public realm. She is denied any private interludes with her husband and basically has no personal or clandestine relationships with any other individual. Mariam struggles with the idea of what is expected of her from society and her
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Strong of will and true to honor‚ Sen. Miriam attracts respect and commends obedience and embark on a continuous search for principles not to stop at every milestone. She has a high record of educational attainment and her numerous accomplishments manifest her sensational intelligence‚ fierce temper and sharp tongue. She received magna cum laude in Bachelor of Arts and earned Bachelor of Laws‚ cum laude from the University of the Philippines. Sen. Santiago studied in different universities abroad
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is a compelling novel written by Ernest Hemingway about a old man named Santiago who has been on an eighty four day streak without catching a fish. Santiago is a frail elderly man who is beginning to lose hope in his capability to even catch fish. As written in Huffington Post a hero‚ “is someone who “we” determine to have demonstrated behaviors and decisions that are ethically and emotionally worthy of our awe.” Santiago is not a hero. How can people call him a hero when all he does is lose
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The Alchemist‚ written by Paul Coelho‚ an epic story is told about an individual named Santiago that follows his dreams and defies all odds to find a treasure that might not even exist. He is accompanied by an ally which is also an alchemist. Throughout the story‚ a main part was the symbolization of Santiago’s heart. His heart symbolizes the good in the world and the most pure way to get what you want. Santiago had to learn to follow his heart throughout the novel and not listen to his sadness‚ thus
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William Handy makes a believable statement in his quote‚ “In the portrayal of Santiago in the Old man and the Sea …. Concerning the depiction of conflicting values‚” while on the other hand‚ it is difficult to agree that “in every situation‚ Santiago responds as a spiritually fulfilled man.”(Handy 2) Santiago was not spiritually grounded as seen in statements he voiced about recited prayers while fishing. He swayed back and forth as to the “sin” he may have committed by killing the marlin.
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Similar to the southern gothic settings found in the two stories that were examined above‚ this next story also takes place out of the American south. In Capote’s “Miriam”‚ out of his collection entitled The Tree of Night‚ we find our grotesque character living alone in a cold‚ desolate version of New York City. Similar to “Mr. Jones”‚ the setting is winter in an isolated city apartment. The streets are described as shrouded in “a pale but impenetrable curtain” which gives the feel of a setting
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Americans who are not widely recognized that made a sacrifice for what they believed in. Of all African Americans who have made significant achievements and contributions to our society‚ Miriam Makeba inspires me. Miriam Makeba‚ widely known as “Mama Africa”‚ was a civil rights activist and a South African singer. Miriam was born on March 4‚ 1932‚ in Johannesburg. As any other African born during this time‚ Miriam’s life was not all “flowers and daisies.” At 18 days old‚ she was imprisoned with
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this stadium comes alive when Real Madrid plays. The Santiago Bernabeu stadium is Real Madrid’s most important trophy. Santiago Bernabeu‚ who started playing for Real Madrid at a young age‚ later became president of Real Madrid. He was known for being a charismatic and caring person. Bernabeu wanted to build the best soccer stadium of all times. In 1944‚ his dream started to shape up; the construction of Real Madrid’s stadium began. Santiago Bernabeu named the stadium after his name. After its
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of the best authors at using symbolism in his books. Santiago is an old fisherman who fishes out of a small Cuban village in the 1940’s. Santiago has fished for a living his whole life and the past 84 days he has not caught a thing. 85 is his lucky number‚ so on the 85th day he thinks he will catch something. Sure enough he hooks up with a massive marlin and spends 3 long days fighting it. Hemingway portrays interesting symbolism between Santiago‚ the old fisherman‚ and the marlin that he catches.
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than us. In Ernest Hemmingway’s ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ 1952 novella‚ an old Cuban fisherman named Santiago‚ our protagonist has strongly elicited our sympathy toward him due to the harsh‚ lonely‚ poor and full-of-suffering life that he had have to experience‚ especially when he loosed the greatest catch of his life: the marlin. Despite that there are counter arguments which proposed that Santiago is in fact very successful in terms of achieving admirable qualities through his journey thus don’t
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