It was going to be an ordinary afternoon‚ the 7th of July 1916. Ever since it was declared that war had begun on the 28th of July‚ the whole country had been busting and screaming at the thought of the combat. Most men were jumping at the idea of volunteering‚ bragging about their strength and how it will all end by Christmas. I would have liked to have thought that‚ but I simply didn’t have the luxury. My father was 47; too old to be enlisted. He was married anyway‚ so he couldn’t. The war had been
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In the poem Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy‚ who is the 1st female poet Laurate‚ destructive power of jealousy is described from Medusa’s point of view. Duffy also explores the physical effects of emotional distress when her suspicion‚ doubt and fear transform into a filthy snakes. Duffy displays these by using a powerful language‚ effective tones and different text structures. Carol Ann Duffy uses language very effectively to enhance the understanding and fluency of the poem. She uses alliterations
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short monologue like poem: “Medusa”. How do metaphors‚ symbols and allegories contribute in clarifying the meanings of the poem? Primarily‚ they emphasise Duffy’s feminist ideals‚ Medusa’s emotions and aging difficulties. Medusa‚ the protagonist‚ uses the myth metaphorically in order to create a modern and reliable tone‚ allowing a wider audience and switching the focus from her actions to her feelings. The poem rehabilitates the bad image methodology gave Medusa by making her go from a stoned
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Formal Analysis Theodore Géricault’s breathtaking composition‚ The Raft of the Medusa‚ is extraordinary: exhibiting an intensity that sets it apart from all other works to date. Upon viewing this piece‚ it becomes immediately apparent that there is a tense struggle being depicted by Géricault. When one lays their eyes on this piece‚ they are guided along a fading beam of light shining upon the raft‚ from the bottom left of the painting to the top right. This guide‚ of sorts‚ occurs naturally
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‘Uprising’ is a song composed and performed by an English alternative-rock band called MUSE. Uprising comes from their fifth studio album ‘The Resistance’ and was released in September 2009. The music video that accompanies the song was directed by Sam Stephens and John Hobs. The main story or meaning of the song was inspired by the 2009‚ G20 protesting in London. The lead vocalist of the band‚ Matt Bellamy‚ commented in a ‘German Music’ interview that the lyrics were based around a book he was
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to be created as engaging political and social commentaries. For the first time‚ artwork created an influence rather than simply illustrating a preexisting one. Both Jean Louis David’s work Oath of the Horatii and Theodore Gericault’s Raft of the Medusa exemplify this. David’s Oath of the Horatii‚ painted in 1794‚ was one of the first paintings that broke from the idea of illustration and provided ideals that helped influence the public. The scene is of three brothers swearing an oath to their
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Ellen Olenska as a Mythological Muse in The Age of Innocence Long ago in ancient Greece‚ mythology was used to explain our world‚ our lives‚ and most importantly‚ our interpersonal relationships. Still today Greek mythology is infused into the literature of almost every influential and lasting author‚ one of the more effective authors being Edith Wharton‚ author of The Age of Innocence. The relationship between Newland Archer and Madame Ellen Olenska‚ two protagonists in Wharton ’s novel‚ is
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The Raft of the Medusa was an oil painting with Gericault’s interpretation of what happened when a French naval ship Medusa was wrecked and survivors were forced onto a raft. The painting shows the dead bodies that were used as food for the surviving group. It also seems like this is the point when they are calling out
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pleasant one. Our everyday lives are punctured with graphic images of sex‚ violence and apathy. Unfortunately‚ people tend to ignore the holes in the social fabric all around them. As Bukowski wrote the poems that were compiled into Betting on the Muse‚ he realized this‚ and incorporated it into his poetry. In his narrative works he creates a living‚ breathing world. He tends to concentrate on the low points of life‚ though. The world is a dark one‚ where personal rotting begins with an all-too-early
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10 under the Instructor’s Emphasis Medusa‚ American culture generally imagines Medusa being born as snake headed monster whom Perseus destroyed with the assistance from the gods. Another theory says that Medusa was once a mortal woman that Poseidon raped in the temple of Athena. Athena made Medusa suffer because of her jealousy by altering her beauty and isolated her as a Gorgon because of the defiling her temple. Another theory is that Athena punished Medusa because she claimed her beauty surpassed
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