1.1. Geological and geographical setting Ras El Hekma area is a part of NW coast of Egypt‚ it lies on the Mediterranean Sea west of Alexandria City for about 220 km‚ it seems as triangle headland extending into the Mediterranean sea for about 15 km‚ it covers about 230 km² (Fig.1). Fig.1: Location map of the study area and selected field surveying sites The major geomorphic features of Ras El Hekma area are oriented in E/W direction‚ parallel to the present shoreline. The geology of the study
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao focuses less on its title character and more on the history and contemporary diaspora of the Dominican Republic. Oscar Wao is the midpoint that allows Junot Díaz to explore multiple themes of sexuality‚ hyper masculinity tangled with identity‚ and the effects of diaspora. Similarly‚ the Heart of Darkness‚ by Joseph Conrad‚ delves into the effects of post-colonialism in Africa; proving the novel is less about its main character‚ Kurtz‚ and more about the horrendous
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promotion of virtue and reproach of vice. Sloughing off from such a hackneyed‚ yet widely used frame of thought‚ the novel ‘The Happy Prince’ (1888) by Oscar Wilde connects heroism with compassion. With a subconscious reminiscent between ‘courage’ and ‘hero’‚ compassion is generally not a primary association with a strong image of a hero. Oscar Wilde however‚ through utilization of ‘the happy prince’ as a mechanism‚ conveys the idea of compassion and sacrifice which consists of happiness and beauty
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Introduction El Nido has a total land area of 465.1 square kilometers or 179.6 sq mi in the northernmost part of Palawan‚ located in Bacuit Bay. The borders in the north is the Linapacan Strait‚ in the east is the Sulu Sea‚ while the South China Sea in the west. There are 45 islands and islets around El Nido‚ with different land formations. Cadlao Island is the highest peak above the sea level with a height up to 640 meters (2‚100 ft). El Nido becomes popular because of island tours. The island
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The Importance of Being Earnest By Oscar Wilde In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ Oscar Wilde uses word play in reference to the word “earnest.” Throughout his play‚ Wilde focuses on the matter of who is the most sincere or “earnest” and who is actually the person whose name is Ernest. The two main characters‚ Algernon Moncrieff and Jack Worthing‚ both claim to be Ernest for deceptive reasons. Wilde develops his characters Algernon and Jack in order to portray them as hypocritical to the definition
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El camino – Essay “El camino” is a Spanish novel written by Miguel Delibes where the main character is Daniel‚ the son of the town’s cheesemaker. He is eleven years old and his friends are Roque‚ “el Moñigo” and Germán‚ “El Tiñoso”. This novel is a bildungsroman because it focuses on Daniel’s progress as the story develops and how he interacts with the other characters. In the passage from “Entre ellos tres no cabían disensiones. […] Representaba una estimable cualidad‚ pero solo eso.” [Delibes
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What was the impact of the Oscar Wilde case on attitudes to crime and punishment? A negative view was held towards homosexuality going as far back as 1553 when ‘The Buggery Act’ came into place instructing that the act of buggery was a capital offence‚ it was thought of as a sin against nature and therefore should be banned from taking place in society. However‚ many people had a tolerant view to homosexuality in the idea that as long as it was behind closed doors then it could be ignore‚ but
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The Conflict Between Aestheticism and Morality in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde prefaces his novel‚ The Picture of Dorian Gray‚ with a reflection on art‚ the artist‚ and the utility of both. After careful scrutiny‚ he concludes: “All art is quite useless” (Wilde 4). In this one sentence‚ Wilde encapsulates the complete principles of the Aesthetic Movement popular in Victorian England. That is to say‚ real art takes no part in molding the social or moral identities
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setting of London a recurring theme of hedonism and thorough admiration for beauty and individualism reflect Dorian’s inner motives as well as his long sought self purpose. In this sense the most significant moral of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde is that the supreme task of the individual is to realize fully‚ and from within‚ one’s own identity. Dorian exemplifies the drama of his troubles on the rough journey to find his identity from influences of a conceited hedonistic friend‚ and
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Tuna Fishing with the Walrus The surrealist movement began in the 1920s‚ and many of its artists continued to do work well into the sixties and seventies. The most famous of these surrealists was Salvador Dali. In 1967‚ Dali painted what was regarded as one of his last masterpieces entitled Tuna Fishing. In the same year‚ the song “I am the Walrus” was written by the Beatles as a response to a fan letter they recieved. At this time in American history there existed a considerable resentment towards
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