...the “Quinquereme of Ninevah.” The author evokes the senses using multiple kinds of imagery in each stanza of the poem. The poem encompasses the past and the future of the changing ships and cargoes throughout various periods of history. John Masefield was born in 1878 in Ledbury, England. He married his wife, Constance, at the age of 23 and had two children, a boy and a girl. He suffered tragedies early in his life such as his mother’s death when he was 6, both of his grandparents’ deaths at the age of 7, and his father having a mental breakdown five years later and then dying when John was 12 years old. His Aunt and Uncle took on the responsibility of raising him and at the age of 13, his Aunt sent him to the sea-cadet ship the HMS Conway to train for a life at sea. It was aboard this ship that he developed a love for story telling. Sea life did not suit John and on his second voyage he deserted his ship in New York City and began to travel the countryside, taking whatever odd jobs he could find, often sleeping outdoors and eating very little. After 3 years, he was ready to return to England. John became a very big admirer of William Butler Yeats and after many letters to him, Mr. Yeats became John’s friend and mentor. This brought John into the inner circle of Mr. Yeats’ poet friends and publishers. Subsequently, John went on to have many of his works published that were met with praise and positive criticism. In 1930, he became the Official Poet Laureate until his...
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...RULES & REGULATIONS 1) Members are assigned to classes based on their level of exposure and experience in the art. A combination of factors including movement coordination, knowledge of technique and fitness determines the member’s placement. Classes are held as per the schedule issued by the BaSiS Director(s) each term. 2) Members must adhere to the rehearsal attire set out by the Director(s). Dancers are required to wear black leotard, tights and skirts/pants with jazz shoes/slippers. Black, Dark Blue or Grey clothing is allowed for other arts forms. Members wearing incorrect gear may be taken out of class. Members are expected to be punctual for rehearsal sessions and must request Instructor’s permission before joining a class if they arrive late. Once in class/rehearsal, members must remove all jewelry. This includes watches, rings, necklaces, bracelets. Only small stud/knob earring is allowed. Females must comb their hair away from the face and rolled in a bun for all classes. Long fingernails are not allowed. Cellular phones must be turned off (or put on the silent mode) and secured in bags once has begun. No Shoes excepting the approved dance footwear is allowed on the dance floor. Dance footwear should not be worn outside of the dance room. Absolutely no food will be allowed in rehearsal. Food must be consumed outside, and wrappings/containers must also be disposed of in garbage bins provided. Only drinking water or energy drink will be allowed inside the dance centre...
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...The interrogation of Eric, which begins this act, is the last in a chain of interrogations which have structured the play since the Inspector’s arrival (in order: Birling, Sheila, Gerald, Mrs. Birling, Eric). Each of the Birlings has played a part in Eva Smith’s death, and each of them must take part of the responsibility for what happened to her and for her final, sad choice. This motif, as well as the structure of the play and of Eva Smith’s life (though, to get the order of events right, Mrs. Birling was the last, not the penultimate, character to affect Eva in reality), points to two of Priestley’s key themes: the interrelationship of cause and effect and, more generally, the nature of time. The “chain of events” that the Inspector outlined as leading to Eva Smith’s death in Act One is a key idea in the play. The chain of personal and social events is not simply a metaphor for the way the class system holds people like “Eva Smiths and John Smiths” firmly in their subservient positions in society, but it is also a neat encapsulation of the Inspector’s key moral: that everyone, contrary to what Birling explains, is indeed bound up with everyone else “like bees in a hive.” As much as we like to think of ourselves as individuals, we are also social beings. The Birlings and Gerald Croft are chained together by Eva Smith’s death. Birling sets off the chain which makes possible Sheila’s bad deed against Eva, which in turn throws Eva into the path of Gerald and then Eric and, finally...
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...Priestley initially introduces Sheila Birling as ‘a pretty girl’ although she’s in her early twenties. These early descriptions suggest immaturity; the fact that she is in her early twenties yet is still referred to as a girl. At the beginning of the book, she is presented as shallow and naïve. This allows for the audience to make premature judgements. However, this naivety and immaturity isn’t apparent at the end of the play. Sheila matures over the course of the play and her change is much more dramatic than other characters in the play. As the play is set in 1912, it could be argued that Priestley uses these changes to suggest the forthcoming changes after the war: before WWII, everyone was rather ignorant but the catastrophes of the war acted as an eye-opener for the general public; just as the Inspector’s visit was an eye-opener to the Birlings. At the beginning of the play Sheila’s joy and cheerfulness seems slightly excessive. This is a subtle hint to the audience that there’s an oncoming turnaround. Sheila is very materialistic (“…who has put on ring admiringly”) and very superficial (“Pretty?”). Similarly to a child, she enjoys attention and is definitely enjoying the attention that comes with the engagement. Another very childlike attribute Sheila possesses is her lack of seriousness; she seems to take everything as a joke (“with mock aggressiveness” “half serious, half playful”). Sheila doesn’t just act like a child, but is also treated like one (“Now Sheila…”...
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...Mr. Macomber English 3 AP Syllabus 1.5 English 3 AP Course Overview Students in this introductory college-level course read and carefully analyze a broad and challenging range of nonfiction prose selections, deepening their awareness of rhetoric and how language works. Through close reading and frequent writing, students develop their ability to work with language and texts in order to establish greater awareness of purpose and strategy, while strengthening their own composing abilities. C16 Students examine rhetoric in essays, images, movies, novels, and speeches. They frequently confer about their writing by conferencing in class. C 14 Feedback is given both before and after students revise their work to help them develop logical organization, enhanced by specific techniques to increase coherence. Rhetorical structures, graphic organizers, and work on repetition, transitions, and emphasis are addressed. I comment on individual drafts, and I write memos to the class in a blog about whole-class concerns such as specificity of quotations, parallelism, and transitions. C13 Simultaneously, students review the simple, compound, complex, and compound-complex sentence classifications. We examine word order, length, and surprising constructions. Loose and periodic sentences are introduced. We examine sample sentences and discuss how change affects tone, purpose, and credibility of the author/speaker. In addition, feedback on producing sentence structure variety...
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...Whether Aereo’s Transmissions to Individual Subscribers is “Public”? Strategic Issues and Problems According to the case, Hearst is appealing that its competitor Aereo poses a threat to over-the-air broadcast services by using contrived technology to free-ride on WCVB’s substantial investment in its copyrighted programming. At the first of glance, the argument appears to be somewhat convincing, but further reflection reveals that Hearst’s appealing is not consolidating as it stands. There is no solid evidence that can proof the current strategy of Aereo using is unlawfully distributing its signal. Evaluation and Analysis The essence of the conflict between Aereo and Hearst is whether Aereo infringes copyright by publicly performing television shows without a license. Hearst sued that Aereo retransmits performances of copyrighted programs to members of the public through internet and mobile device streaming which infringes Hearst’s copyrighted programming. Consequently, Hearst will be deprived of existing and potential revenue streams from advertising and authorized retransmissions. On the other hand, Aereo argued that its streams are not “public” performance, because Aereo captures the content from the airwaves through thousands of tiny antennas in local warehouse. In addition, Aereo doesn’t transmit anything but it is instead their subscribers who are doing it. Therefore the transmissions are not public performances and so do not infringe Hearst’s copyrights. Alternatives ...
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...Ana Bolena – Anne Boleyn 1501(1507)-1536 Queen of England 1533-1536 Mother of Elizabeth I Information about the early years of Anne Boleyn is almost non-existence; her birth has been dated from 1501 to 1507. Although information about her parents is abundant. Her father, Sir Thomas Boleyn, was named Sir in 1503. He was fluent with the languages, which allowed him to travel through Europe under the King’s orders and be part of important meetings. He was one of the bodyguards that took the Archduchess Margaret to Scotland, and he participated in various meetings with Charles V. Her mother, Isabel Howard, came from a family of Dukes, although the title had been taken away in 1485, it was given back in 1514. At age 12, Anne was sent to the court of the Archduchess Margaret to be a fille d’honneur. Here she learned French and how to be part of the court. The Archduchess wrote a letter to Sir Thomas telling him what a wonderful daughter he had, and how graceful she was of having her in her court. In 1514, Anne went to France to be part of the court of the Queen Mary, the sister of the King of England. But Queen Mary soon returned to England and Anne stayed in France being part of the new Queen’s Court (Queen Claudia). In France she was educated as a French girl, she learned and love their poetry, music, clothes; she was considered one of them. In 1521 Anne returned to England, because she was getting married. While her marriage was arranged, she became part of Queen...
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...Wolsey was a great servant to Henry VIII in government from 1514-1529, becoming one of the highest powers in the country. As he was given the title of Lord Chancellor, it meant his power was at probably its greatest point. Henry was said to be a very lazy monarch, and therefore Wolsey would have a significant amount of duties to run the monarchy. Wolsey changed areas of government such as the justice system and revised areas such as finances and parliament structure. His relationship with the King was significant, as he would be the higher power and would need to negotiate with the King and yet still get the correct decision. Wolsey managed his relationship with henry well, he tried to get the right outcome for the country but never forced it upon Henry, not damaging their relationship and keeping Wolsey in power. Wolsey had a poor approach with justice; in court he gained a poor reputation for taking bribes and his relationship with England’s nobility was poor to say the least. The financial approach was a tough period in finance; with a King that wanted to spend and go to war, and Wolsey had no choice but to bow to his majesty’s request. Wolsey was to follow on the financial policy of an extremely successful monarch with finances, in Henry VII. Wolsey’s balance sheet was a mixture of successes and failures; his aim was to manage the finances so that King’s policies were still affordable. He found a good source of income to raise funds for the French war. This was the largest...
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...Espinoza, Anita Stanford Searle English 102 Spring 2014 June 1, 2014 Paper 5 The Confessional Poet, Sylva Plath Sylva Plath was a pioneer who never got to see the results of her writings. She led a tormented life which was reflected in all her poems. She lost her father at age eight and never recovered from it. From the first to last of her published writings, Sylvia Plath what was later to be named as a confessional poet. This term did not exist while she was alive. Although she died at an early age, she has contributed much to the literary world. She had many confessional themes in her pieces. The main theme was resentment. The reading audience of her time was not a great change in which we looked at literature in a different light. No longer did it have to be fluff but literature could take a stance on current events or personal tragedies. People began to relate on a more intimate level. This sparked a new interest in literature. We will see how the term confessional poet relates to Sylvia Plath and how it applies to her poetry. A confessional poet by definition is a poet whose work lies in their own personal experiences. Sylvia used her life experiences to no so much relay her resentments about many of the injustices she felt in her life. She did not lay blame just expressed her emotions and opinions about certain times in her life. During the 1960’s, she was the first to do this and was not widely received at first. It was not until after her death that she was recognized...
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...The women writers from Norton Anthology remind me of a great deal about the women in today’s society. Women today and from the past had to face the same hardships. They had to rise up from their invisible constraints just to gain their equality. Women always had to fight to gain their gender liberation. I would like to compare my mom to Queen Elizabeth. My mom always reminded me of a military mom. She was very strict in her ways, even when it came to the dinner table. I remember she told me I could not have juice until I finished eating all my food. Even to this day I eat mostly all of my food, before I drink any kind of liquids. I tell people do not blame me, blame my mom. She made sure that she would not baby me in any way. My mom made sure to raise a man. When she saw me being picked on one day she made sure I would fight them no matter how big they are. She always told me life was hard. There will always be challenges in your life, but you do not run away from them. I guess she was talking from personal experience about when she found out she was pregnant. She did not run or hide from the fact she was having a child. She embraced it and acknowledged the fact that she was basically going to be a single mother. My father was always in and out of jail, so she knew she could not depend on him. In the same way I am like my mom. We are both realists. I hate when someone say they are going to do something, and they do not do it. My mom told me that...
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...Queen Elizabeth is a leader that possesses many great qualities. She had a vision that earned her people’s love through respect, understanding and being unprejudiced. As a leader, she accepted the opinions of her advisors but at the same time thinks rationally and decides on what is the right thing to do for her people and country. In the beginning, Queen Elizabeth and her ministers were discussing how Mary Stuart, a devoted Catholic, is the Queen of England in waiting. Her ministers advised her that all Catholics are traitors and their loyalty is to the Pope of Rome. It was right for Queen Elizabeth to say that she will not punish her people for their belief but only for their crimes. This showed that she understands that by allowing people to live freely, it creates joy and happiness among the people. This in return will allow her to earn the love from her people. She is able to show that she wants to maintain a good relation with her loyal Protestant supporters and her ministers; she made decisions for the good of her people and country even though some might not agree with her decisions. From this situation, it is clear that the she was able to adopt fairness and transparency. She was able to make practical decisions about issues, and treated everyone equally (Brimacombe 2000). During one of the greatest wars known in history – the English defeat of the Spanish Armada. Queen Elizabeth truly stands out as an organized, brave, honest yet motivating leader. Queen...
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...September 30, 2010 Brad Smith General Counsel Legal and Corporate Affairs Microsoft 21925 SE 51st Pl Issaquah, WA 98029-8328 Subject: Permission to Use Microsoft Copyrighted Content Dear Mr. Smith: We are contacting Microsoft because we are requesting permission for the right to use screen shots of your Office software application in the Slatco Office Thermal Binder Quick Start Guide User Manual. Slatco is in the business of manufacturing thermal binders. The user manual for our latest binder, the TB 660 Office Thermal Binder, is currently being written. We respectfully request your support as the copyright holder of the Office software application to allow us the right to use screen shots free of charge in our Quick Start Guide. We assure you that the full name of your product and the statement, “Used with permission from Microsoft,” will accompany each screen shot. In addition, in accordance with the requirements of Microsoft: * We will not alter any screen shot except to resize it. * We will not use portions of screen shots. * We will not include screen shots in our product user interface. * We will not use screen shots that contain third-party content. * We will not use screen shots that contain an image of an identifiable individual. We would appreciate your response by November 20. The manual is scheduled for completion no later than February 20. Would you please indicate your permission below and return...
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...The Claims of Elaine E. Whitaker Whitaker makes several interesting claims about the characters in Why I Live at the P.O. The three claims I found most insightful were that “Throughout the narrative, Sister views her own efforts as undervalued”(115), “Like her furnishings, Sister appears incomplete” (Whitaker 115), and “ Why I Live at the P.O. also bottles up knowledge itself through its deliberate repression by various characters” (115). Each of these claims allows the reader to contemplate different aspects of the story so they can gain a better understanding of the characters. I will examine theses three claims and try to find evidence in the story to support or disprove them. When reading Why I Live at the P.O. it is easy to see why Whitaker would make the claim that “Throughout the narrative, Sister views her own efforts as undervalued” (115) From the very start of the story sister expresses a sense of feeling unappreciated with her comment “There I was over the hot stove, trying to stretch two chickens over five people and a completely unexpected child into the bargain without one moment’s notice” (Welty 415). This comment shows that Sister believes no body cared enough about the effort she puts into making dinner for the family to inform her that there would be more people to feed. As the family sits down to eat the dinner Sister has prepared no one thanks her or even acknowledges the fact that she alone made dinner for everyone. Sister later tells how she was...
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...to a whole new level; her image building was so professional and elaborated that it has not been emulated until late 20th century. Elizabeth set the frame of her image right after she had acceded to the throne and during her reign she chiselled it into a true gem. Her behaviour during public appearances, her speeches, her make-up, dresses; that all helped her to in her effort to create image of a good semi mystic queen. Shall it be understood why Elizabeth paid so much attention to her image and why she chosen such an extraordinary one, it much be first understood why she needed one. As a daughter of Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth had to all her life face attacks concerning her legitimacy as well as her religion. She was constantly being treated by her cousin Mary Stuart, who claimed the English crown. Catholics naturally did not consider the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn valid; and after the death of Elizabeth’s half-sister Mary I (for them the only legitimate child of Henry VII) Mary Stuart was the hair apparent. Mary Stuart’s biggest supporter was Vatican; Henry did not get the obligatory papal agreement to divorce his first wife Catherine of Aragorn, but not only he did not step back, Henry created his own church and by the Act of Supremacy equalled himself (and all his protestant successors) to the Pope. This challenged and shattered the authority of Vatican to the core, so it is no wonder that Vatican was one of the biggest Elizabeth’s enemies. Mary accused...
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...English II Assigned Essay When Opposing Passions Merge In Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, dualities vie for the soul of an emerging American generation. The novel proves that opposing passions, such as love and hate, paradoxically coexist in the human spirit, and they dictate the actions of Hawthorne’s multifaceted characters. Although such emotions may be similar, one transcends the other. Hawthorne’s novel, on the surface, often teems with hatred; but love is at the root, both driving and transforming destructive social interactions. Hatred is a superficial passion that develops in the character’s souls, emanating from—often perverse, confused, and hidden—love. In the novel, Roger Chillingworth’s life and spirit are dominated by his fierce desire to destroy the man who had an illicit affair with his wife. Chillingworth “digs into the poor clergyman’s heart, like a miner searching for gold” (113), scouring Dimmesdale’s psyche for hints of dishonesty. He becomes obsessed with his secret plot for revenge, and before long, his malicious intentions distort his physical appearance. The physician transforms into a walking emblem of hatred. The town realizes: “Now, there was something ugly and evil in his face, which they had not previously noticed” (112). Behind Chillingworth’s gloomy countenance, however, lies a motivation deeper than his desire for revenge: his enduring love for Hester. As he says to Hester while visiting her in prison, “I drew thee into my heart, into...
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