Alfred Noyes (1880-1958) The Highwayman THE wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees‚ The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon cloudy seas‚ The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor‚ And the highwayman came riding— Riding—riding— The highwayman came riding‚ up to the old inn-door. He’d a French cocked-hat on his forehead‚ a bunch of lace at his chin‚ A coat of the claret velvet‚ and breeches of brown doe-skin; They fitted with never a wrinkle: his boots were
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called “The Man of Property”‚ it belongs to the pen of John Galsworthy. From the point of view of its structure it presents a piece of narration‚ which is an account of the main character’s actions‚ a piece of character drawing (a psychological portrayal of the main character) and an inner monologue which is Galsworthy’s favorite method of characterization. John Galsworthy was born in Surrey‚ England in 14th August‚ 1867 and died on 31st January‚ 1933 after six months’ of illness. He was 65 years old
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Boy‚ Ellen Kristine M. BMLS –1 BICENTENNIAL MAN A person’s idea of perfection is in his eyes. One may say that perfection is the ultimate goal of one but have you ever considered that being perfect can lead to a boring life? The story talks about a robot who wants to free himself from the life he has‚ a life that leads to nothing. He always wanted a life similar to humans and that is to experience the joy that robots couldn’t or will not have and that is to be a human person. He admired
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Joseph Wright of derby- an experiment on a bird in the air pump National gallery 1768 oil on canvas painting. 183 by 240 cm travelling scientist is shown demonstrating the formation of a vacuum by withdrawing air from a flask containing a white cockatoo‚ though common birds like sparrows would normally have been used. Air pumps were developed in the 17th century and were relatively familiar by Wright’s day. The artist’s subject is not scientific invention‚ but a human drama in a night-time setting
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The Puritans were a very opinionated people. They believed that every person was born evil and could never be good. They believed that good was something that only a chosen few could achieve. I disagree. I believe that all people have some amount of good inside them. I think people are generally good‚ but can become evil due to their surroundings. I don’t think any person wants to be evil. I think it just happens. My first argument against the Puritans’ beliefs has to do with the first responders
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The making of the writer‚ Richard Wright In Richard Wright´s autobiography Black Boy Wright describes his life from a very young boy to his early twenties. He gives us a good perspective on what it is like to be a black person in the 1920´s. But not only that‚ he gives us a very good perspective on what it is like to be an individual. How did Wright become a writer? What events in this book described why Wright became a writer? Wright discovers the power of words at a young age and is a rebellious
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Stan Musial was a great hitter in baseball. People also call him “Stan the Man”. He played for the St. Louis Cardinals for 22 seasons from 1941 to 1963. He missed the 1945 baseball season because he was in the Navy fighting in World War II. He was voted Most Valuable Player of the National Baseball League three times. Stan is 86 years old. Stan was born near Pittsburgh‚ Pennsylvania on November 21‚ 1920. His father was a Polish immigrant. When he was 17 years old he was a pitcher in West
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Mountain Man Brewing Company (MMBC) was found in 1925 as a family run business and “Mountain Man Lager” is its core product. MMBC was rated as “Best Beer in West Virginia” for years and was selected as “America’s Championship Lager” at the American Beer Championship. MMBC relied on his history and status as independent‚ family-owned brewery to create an aura of authenticity and to position the beer with its core drinkers – blue-collar‚ middle-to-lower income men over age 45. Because of the product
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Oliver Sacks’ novel‚ The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat‚ depicts the various histories of patients that have suffered with neurological disorders. Dr. Sacks is a professor of neurology at the NYU School of Medicine‚ and was able to work with the patients mentioned in the novel when he worked as a consulting neurologist. Some of the disorders that the patients suffer from include Tourette’s syndrome‚ autism‚ Parkinsonism‚ epilepsy‚ phantom limbs‚ schizophrenia‚ retardation‚ and Alzheimer’s disease
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Acting 1 The Whipping Man The first play I saw for our acting class was the Whipping Man at the Indiana Repertory Theatre. I’m not very familiar with the acting common in theatrical performances‚ so I may be judging it a bit harshly‚ but I felt that the acting was actually pretty underwhelming. I’ve become accustomed to more recent actors acting as naturally as they possibly can‚ so I felt a bit out of place watching these mediocre actors reciting their lines and occasionally raising their voice
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