the speeches." (Hillary Clinton‚ March 2008) * "I had a teacher I liked who used to say good fiction’s job was to comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable." (David Foster Wallace) * "I flee who chases me‚ and chase who flees me." (Ovid) * Euphemism The substitution of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively explicit. * Dan Foreman: Guys‚ I feel very terrible about what I’m about to say. But I’m afraid you’re both being let go. Lou: Let go? What does that mean
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© Roger Cardinal‚ 2004 Giorgio de Chirico and surrealist mythology Roger Cardinal What is most modern in our time frequently turns out to be the most archaic. Guy Davenport It has long been a sore point in the history of surrealism that the poets of the early Paris group should have heaped praise on Giorgio de Chirico as the inventor of a revolutionary approach to painting‚ only to revile him as a traitor to their cause just a few years later. The deep disappointment caused by the artist’s
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Context: Shakespeare’s England In groups‚ choose one aspect of 17th Century England to research (each group should have a different topic). Your task is to create a brief‚ yet informative PowerPoint that explains your chosen aspect of 17th Century England (about 3 minutes). You should (in dot point form): - Provide an overview to educate your classmates. - Explain how this affected people and life in general during this time. - Try to make some connections to ‘King Lear’. - Ask if there are
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The Greeks had a similar concept of masculinity as the modern Western world‚ including traits such as dominance‚ strength‚ and virility‚ all of which were reversed for stereotypical femininity. However‚ men were not ostracized or considered inferior if they did not conform to these ideals or deviated from the norms of sexual orientation or gender identity. Greek men’s power‚ influence‚ and potential were typically derived from their abilities and family lineage. However‚ women were also required
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Bernini’s influence The era of baroque style played a big role in the art world and its development. This style started in Europe in 17th - 18th centuries. Baroque showed its worth in architecture (Gian Lorenzo Bernini)‚ music (Antonio Lucio Vivaldi)‚ painting (Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio‚ Peter Paul Rubens)‚ and literature (Pedro Calderón de la Barca). Until nowadays people admire a heritage of this period of time. A striking instance of a baroque artist is Italian artist Gian Lorenzo Bernini
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Society’s Expectation on Gender Roles A man coming back from work‚ expecting dinner to be served when he reached home and it’s taken as the wife’s responsibility to fulfill her husband’s expectation. This scenario is the common stereotype of the roles of husband and wife but in today’s society‚ it is slowly changing. The definition of gender role is the overt expression of attitudes that indicate to others the degree of your maleness or femaleness. Society has assigned gender roles that the two
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Myths tell us stories of the past including beliefs and cultures of people. There are many myths and stories that give us ideas of creativity and imagination. In the book The Metamorphosis of Ovid‚ the story of Phoebus and Phaethon particularly stood out to me. Even though it is short‚ the story is full of suspense and action that helps capture the reader’s attention. The two images below portray the same scene yet they have remarkably different impressions. Illustrations and visuals make it easier
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“Happy are those who dare courageously to defend what they love” quote from Ovid. For example‚ I was a shy and quiet kid in the past. After my friend was constantly bullied by other kids I found the courage to stand up for her. The story says “Teddy’s mother picked him up from the dust and hugged him‚ crying that he had saved Teddy from death” (para 34). From the result of that‚ Rikki saved Teddy from the dangerous Karait. Due to this action‚ does this prove that Rikki Tikki loves Teddy and his
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The Trombone The trombone is certainly the most recognizable wind instrument‚ being the only one with a true slide section. The trombone has been in existence for centuries under various forms and names‚ but has remained relatively unchanged for a majority of that time. In the 15th century‚ when trombones developed from the Renaissance slide trumpet‚ they were called trombone in Italian and Posaune in German‚ just as they are today. In English‚ however‚ they were known as sackbuts. The slide trumpet
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HIS 1010 Fall 10/21/12 Paper 1 Celsus‚ On The True Doctrine: A Discourse Against the Christians. (Trans. R. Joseph Hoffman) Romans were a highly skilled and educated lot and they demonstrated mild tolerance to religious sects‚ like Judaism. The goal of religion was to ensure the prosperity of the state‚ the people and the emperor under the protection of the gods. They honored this communal argument by preserving traditional ideology‚ moral conduct and religious responsibilities. But the rise
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