William Shakespeare – 23 April 1616) He is often called England’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". Shakespeare was born and brought up in Stratford-upon-Avon. At the age of 18‚ he married Anne Hathaway‚ with whom he had three children: Susanna‚ and twins Hamnet and Judith. Between 1585 and 1592‚ he began a successful career in London as an actor‚ writer‚ and part-owner of a playing company called the Lord Chamberlain’s Men‚ later known as the King’s Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford
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HUM 112 Quiz two 1. Why does the vase in "Ode on a Grecian Urn" fascinate John Keats? The eternal beauty of its art 2. Why did Frederick Douglass eventually break away from the Anti-Slavery Society? Concern that their doctrine would dissolve the Union 3. Why did the philosophes alienate themselves from the Church? Intolerant of hierarchy and ritual 4. Why does Fragonard paint the young lady in The Swing as losing a shoe? To symbolize virginity loss 5. Why do many of Fra
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The end of World War II brought with it the rise of beatnik poetry. A group of poets interested in the “sex‚ drugs‚ and rock and roll” aspect of poetry; beatniks were often rebellious in their writing and challenging of the “bourgeoisie” suburban culture that was dominant in post-war America. Of these poets‚ Allen Ginsberg used poetry to critique what he saw to be deficiencies of post-war America. These deficiencies are illuminated through his poetry in a way that shows how mainstream society sees
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Chapter 1: Only A Theory? In the first chapter of The Greatest Show On Earth‚ Dawkins discusses the acceptance of evolution as fact. He says that even with the insurmountable evidence to prove that it is a fact‚ evolution is still considered to some degree to be just a theory. In a survey of Americans‚ 40% of people oppose the idea of evolution. They instead believe that humans were created independently from all other living organisms. The percentage is only slightly lower in Britain. He argues
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food sources Hunter-gatherers: Nomadic groups whose food supply depends on hunting and collecting plants Neolithic Revolution: Agricultural revolution Slash & Burn Farming: Cutting trees & grasses and burning them to clear a field Domestication: Taming of animals I – Early Advances in Technology & Art a) Tools Needed to Survive People of OSA were nomads; Cro-Magnons were hunter gatherers Technological revolution: Stone‚ bone‚ & wood used to create tools b) Artistic Expression in the Paleolithic
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A Short History of English Literature Chapter I. The Anglo-Saxon Period (the earliest time---1066) 1. Social background: the making of England; the invasion of Roman Empire in 4th AD ; the attacks of Danish Vikings‚ etc 2. Literature: Beowulf ‚ the earliest literature‚ the national epic of the Anglo-Saxon‚ one of the striking features - the use of alliteration *epic------a long narrative poem in elevated style presenting characters of high position in a series of adventures which form an organic
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Literature in Italy Italy is in many ways viewed as the cradle of western civilisation. It comes as no surprise then that Italy has a vastly rich history of which literature has always been an important part throughout the ages. Here we’ve highlighted some of the most important contributors to literature in Italy according to different literary periods. Classical Italian literature Ancient Rome was the military and cultural centre of the world for centuries. Literature was a well developed discipline
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INTRODUCTION TO MAMMALS OF SOUTH ASIA Mammals are thought to have evolved from the class Reptilia particularly within the order Therapsida of the subclass Synapsida or “mammal-like reptiles” (Novak 1999). Adelobasileus cromptoni from the late Triassic of Texas about 225 million years old was said to be the earliest known mammal (Lucas and Hunt‚ 1990). However‚ with respect to several important characters‚ Adelobasileus shows an intermediate condition between cynodonts and mammals and its status
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flouts me‚ and I’ll be revenged. (Flies after Bianca)’. The stage direction describes Katherina as flying‚ a verb that implies extreme rage and spontaneity and representing a distinct lack of self-control‚ something common of the comedic Elizabethan ‘shrew’ stereotype. However‚ Katherina continues: She is your treasure‚ she must have a husband;/I must dance bare-foot on her wedding day.’ The word ‘must’ demonstrates that Elizabethan women had no other option than marriage;
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Language is a very powerful element. It is the most common method of communication. Yet it is often misunderstood an misinterpreted‚ for language is a very complicated mechanism with a great deal of nuance. There are times when in conversation with another individual‚ that we must take into account the person’s linguistic genealogy. There are people who use language that would be considered prejudicial or biased in use. But the question that is raised is in regard to language usage: is the language
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