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    Salome Salome‚ the Daughter of Herodias (c. AD 14 – between 62 and 71)‚ is known from the New Testament (Mark 6:17-29 and Matthew 14:3-11). Her name means "peace". Christian traditions depict her as an icon of dangerous female seductiveness‚ notably in regard to the dance mentioned in the New Testament‚ which is thought to have had an erotic element to it‚ and in some later transformations it has further been iconized as the Dance of the Seven Veils. Herod’s lust for Salome is emphasized‚ which

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    OPTION 1 Life in New York Tenement Houses 1. What are the three distinct classes of homes in the tenement houses? In what ways does each reflect the needs and resources of the renters? There are three distinct classes of houses in the tenement-houses; the cheapest is the attic home. Three rooms is next and is usually for very poor people. The vast majority of respectable working people live in four rooms. Each of these classes reflects the needs and resources of the renters in that the attic

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    Chapter 12 Discussion Questions Salome Moon 2) What type of forces must be overcome when solid I2 dissolves in methanol‚ CH3OH? Induced dipole What type of forces must be disrupted between CH3OH molecules when I2 dissolves? Hydrogen bonding What type of forces exist between I2 and CH3OH molecules in solution? Dipole-Induced Dipole 4) What type of intermolecular forces must be overcome in converting each of the following from a liquid to a gas? a) CO2 London forces

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    In the early 1900’s many of those who immigrated to America experienced unfair wages and working/ living conditions. Tenement houses were crowded‚ dark‚ loud‚ hot‚ foul smelling‚ unhealthy‚ and there was no fresh air (Riis‚ 1999). The people living under these conditions‚ typically didn’t have a choice because it was the only thing within their budget. Workers within the meat-packing industry worked in unsafe and unhealthy conditions. Those who had a job at the Shirtwaist Factory also worked under

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    Julia Alvarez’s novel "In the Name of Salome" weaves together the life and spirit of Salome Urena‚ and her daughter‚ Salome Camila‚ through a journey of political turbulence in the Dominican Republic. Throughout her life‚ Salome describes the chaotic days of rebellions and the calmness of transitory peace between political powers. The book trails the history of the Dominican Republic through Salome‚ voiced through her daughter Camila‚ whose history weaves together her mother’s life and her country’s

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    Salome is a drinker and drug taker who was so immersed in her ways that she couldn’t even remember the name of the man she had ordered to be beheaded: ‘What was his name? Peter? Simon? Andrew? John?’ All these names are those of some of Jesus’ disciples – another religious reference towards Salome’s era (she features in the New Testament of the Bible). This also indicates to the reader that all of her victims (the people that she’s chosen to be beheaded) are men – this concept is used by the author

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    The poem "Tenement Room: Chicago" is simply about the same thing as its title says‚ a tenement room in Chicago. To show the mood of the room the poet uses imagery. When the poet uses imagery‚ he uses words to create mental images using the five senses of seeing‚ smelling‚ hearing‚ tasting‚ and touching. The poet here tries to show how the room and everything in it is broken‚ beaten‚ and old with visual imagery. In the second stanza the port goes on‚ object after object‚ describing each. In verses

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    Salome Theme: The themes first introduced are predominantly modern consisting of promiscuity and infidelity. The theme of feminism is first introduced towards the end of the piece when it becomes evident to the reader how much power Salome has over her male counterpart Duffy’s reference to the tale of John the Baptist shows her modernising of the tale as it is subverted to suggest that Salome has had a one night stand‚ thus showing the theme of promiscuity. The story reverts to the original

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    the trash can again and said‚ “So this is punk?” “No‚ you are a poser‚” said the punk. In this sense‚ The Green Room is a film about posing. The Ain’t Rights (the band) are a rough and tumble band that remind of punk squatters living in New York Tenements in the late 80’s. The squatter punks were creative collaborative who lived off the grid. Foraged and stole for food. The squatter punks saw surviving outside mainstream as a closer to an authentic life. Bastard children of Urban and Suburbanite families

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    I’m looking at a very objective piece of artwork. Yet even with it being such common two-dimensional shape it is still very unique and tells a lot about the artist. I believe that the “Seven Projection Designs for Salome 1986” heart is related to a sorrow or loss felt during the play. Jim Dine the artist is used diagonal lines. While he also used very unusual contrasting colors for a heart because ordinarily‚ the color of a heart is just red‚ but in here the artist used black‚ white‚ blue‚ gray

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