The characters in “Rip Van Winkle” are exaggerated and strange. For the most part‚ Irving uses Rip Van Winkle & Dame Van Winkle to show exaggeration in the characters. People in their town view Rip Van Winkle as someone who is friendly & loves to help everyone. His wife‚ Dame Van Winkle‚ only saw him as being lazy due to Rip not doing much work around his house. Dame Van Winkle spends most of her time in this story criticizing him and Rip just “….shrugged his shoulders‚ shook his head‚ cast up his
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were only the small hours of the night to go through. André was lying on the straw‚ the soft bloom of his cheek laid‚ uncaring‚ in the dung11. Jacob’s limbs were intertwined with his for warmth. The adults in the room sat slumped12 against the walls‚ wakeful and talking in lowered voices13. Somehow‚ the children were spared the last hours of the wait by their ability to fall asleep where they lay‚ to dream of other places14. It was still the low part of the night when Hartmann and the head of another
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in order to make their work appear life like‚ considering fifteenth century art‚ both Piero della Francesca and Jan van Eyck are masters for this. Piero‚ an Italian painter‚ mathematician‚ and geometer‚ fixated on presenting an accurate depiction of physical space and this is made obvious by his masterpiece‚ The Legend of the True Cross: Constantine’s Dream‚ c.1455. Opposed to van Eyck‚ a Dutchman‚ who prioritized furnishing his painting with a ride array of textures‚ as seen in his masterpiece
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Edna St. Vincent Millay’s life was limited to fifty-eight short years‚ but she clearly made a substantial impact in the literary world expressing lifestyle choices for women indicative of the societal changes precipitated during the Progressive Era. Millay and her two sisters were raised primarily by a divorced mother who was often forced to leave the girls alone as she traveled as a nurse. The marriage of Millay’s parents was destroyed by the financial recklessness of her father and it is likely
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The painter‚ Jan Van Eyck was “first Netherlandish painter to achieve international fame” and he uses oil painting (Gardner 221). First of all‚ his family was into art also including his family members. According to the ArtHistory.net‚ “he was taught art by his older brother Hubert van Eyck; later‚ the two brothers would collaborate on The Ghent Altarpiece (1425-1432) which Jan would be obliged to complete alone after his brother’s death” (arthistory.net). His brother started teaching him about art
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Gattaca Courage and Heroism: In Gattaca‚ courage and heroism is centralized around the rivalry of brothers Vincent and Anton Freeman. As Vincent’s name implies‚ he is a ‘free-man’‚ free to do and go whatever and wherever he wants or feels he need to‚ as long as he is willing to put in the hard yards. Freeman does not apply to Anton‚ because his destiny was almost predestined. Vincent’s courage and heroism largely comes to surface when he finally beats his Valid brother in a game they call ‘Chicken’
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n the early to mid-1900’s‚ a young poet‚ Edna St. Vincent Millay‚ released a poetry collection that won her a Pulitzer Prize. Millay‚ well known for her progressive‚ feminist views included the poem‚ “I‚ Being a Woman and Distressed”. This piece tells a story of a woman struggling with the expectations of women of that day and the sensual feelings that are a part of her human body. Millay uses diction‚ tone‚ and imagery to illustrate the dichotomy between the desires she feels and the disgust
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The Nightingale and the Rose | | The Nightingale and the Rose - Oscar Wilde Note: please take time to read the actual story before reading this analysis. There can be multiple interpretations for any one text and everyone’s opinions differ. This analysis is meant as a guide only. Links to text: on ZYLite online-literature.com A readable but tragic story at first glance‚ this particular story has deeper themes which mock people in society for being pretentious. A large part of the story
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BILL OF RIGHTs RIGHTS 1. a) This Bill of Rights is a cornerstone of democracy in South Africa. It enshrines the rights of all people in our country and affirms the democratic values of human dignity‚ equality and freedom. EQUALITY 1. a) Everyone is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and benefit of the law. 2. b) Equality includes the full and equal enjoyment of all rights and freedoms. To promote the achievement of equality‚ legislative and other measures designed
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A SCARY NIGHT It was an old and creepy house‚ my friends and I where on camping. The wind blew heavily that the tress where dancing and there was lightening. One of the girls was in the kitchen and another in the palour watching TV. Suddenly the lights went out‚ we were all scared. We heard screaming coming from the neighborhood which made us more frightened. Suddenly we heard a bang which made us run upstairs to the room. We all went under the bed as terrified as we were. We saw shadows and movements
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