The names Astrophil and Stella mean Star-lover and Star‚ suggesting the impossibility of their union because of the distance between them The sixteenth century was a time of scientific‚ historical‚ archaeological‚ religious and artistic exploration. More attention was being allotted to probing into the depths of the human psyche and it was up to the artists and poets rather than the priests and scholars to examine and mirror these internal landscapes. The ’little world of man’ [1] was reflected
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it in a similar manner. Anna Bradstreet’s “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and Kim Addonizio’s “First Poem for You” share the theme of romantic love‚ and the authors go about elucidating the theme in similar ways‚ regardless of their opposing views. Anne Bradstreet’s poem‚ “To My Dear
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Hello Friend‚ I have decided to write a letter to you about drinking‚ which I didn’t think I would have to do. Anyway let’s start. Drinking is very dangerous if you consume a lot. You can have liver damage‚ brain damage and many other problems that will eventually lead to death. When you drink you could get into a car with a complete stranger and they could start driving under the influence of alcohol‚ which can result into a car crash which could take your life. Anything could happen when you’re
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The Art of Loving “The art of loving”‚ written by an American psychologist Erich Fromm in 1957‚ mainly discusses about three aspects: the reasons of love being an art‚ the theory of love‚ and the practice of love. He thoughtfully explains that an art of loving requires many effort and knowledge‚ comprehensively analyzes the theory of love‚ and specifically introduces the ways of practice the art of loving. Even if the work is done for about fifty years ago‚ there still have many remarkable
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You‚ My Dear Alphonse: Racism is being prejudiced towards another group of people who are distinguished differently to you. The most common way to spot the differences between to races is by the colour of the skin. The story “After You My Dear Alphonse” is written by Shirley Jackson. They story shows us how in the 1940’s racist attitudes were influenced by children’s parents‚ and how stereotypical their view was regarding and towards African American’s. The setting of “After you‚ my dear
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Alice Munro published “How I Met My Husband” in her book Something I’ve Been Meaning to Tell You (1974). Told from the first-person point of view‚ the story layers the voice of the fifteen-year-old Edie‚ working as a “hired girl” in the house of the comparatively wealthy Peebles family‚ with that of the adult Edie‚ now happily married and wiser than she was as a teenager. Edie’s voice is colloquial and friendly‚ keenly aware of its audience. In this way‚ the story celebrates the art of storytelling
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Racism and prejudice is a thing of the past. A new generation is well on its way‚ with new ideas and new opinions. Or is it just as racist and bias as the previous generations? “After You‚ My Dear Alphonse!” by Shirley Jackson‚ 1949‚ is about two boys; Johnny‚ a white boy and Boyd a black boy. The short story takes place in Johnny’s kitchen. Johnny invites Boyd inside for some lunch. Mrs. Wilson‚ Johnny’s mother‚ has no knowledge of Boyd being a black boy‚ and does not know how to react when
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The Art of Loving is a slim volume of only a little over a hundred pages yet it packs one hell of a punch. Written some fifty years ago‚ here is a more damning indictment of modern society than anything the existential crowd of Bertrand Russell‚ Albert Camus or Jean Paul Sartre could cook up. The Art of Loving is a very concise and pithy read‚ it is written in the terse lucid style of gospel‚ each word in each line serving a critical function. This is not a writer’s style nor is a critic’s but that
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When I was a little girl‚ my grandmother told me a lot of interesting legends with handsome and kind princes that were always in my mind‚ so I had a dream of marrying an ideal husband like them. Now‚ I would still like to marry a charming prince‚ I always believe that one day‚ I will meet my ideal lover and build a happy family with an ideal husband. Some women say that a husband is impossible to find‚ but an ideal one may be easier to find. The qualities of the ideal husband are probably different
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Midterm Questions * English 101 * Fall (2014) 1‚ The primary theme of the story concerns the mindless adherence to rituals‚ and that is symbolically represented most by the black box. The black box is a physical manifestation of the villagers’ connection to tradition and also the focal point of the lottery. The current black box is not the original one‚ though pieces from the old box have always been used to make the new one until the time of this box. When it gets too worn or dilapidated‚ it
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