How does Carol Ann Duffy achieve the satirical tone evident in ‘Mrs Midas’? The Oxford English dictionary defines ‘satire’ as “The use of humour, irony, exaggeration or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices”. In Carol Ann Duffy’s poem ‘Mrs Midas’ we are told the story of the mythological Greek figure King Midas, from his wife’s perspective. The ancient legend tells of King Midas of Pessinus who had a wish granted by Dionysus, god of the life force. His wish was to have everything he touches turn to gold but this was to have a fatal consequence.
TECHNIQUE Leonardo's method of working on the Last Supper was unprecedented. The Last Supper is not a fresco. Leonardo's intense concentration and hesitant manner of execution did not suit the commonly used medium for mural painting, in which the pigment had to be applied quickly before the plaster dried, precluding any changes during the course of execution. Instead of fresco, Leonardo devised his own technique for mural painting, a sort of tempera on stone. The wall was first coated with a strong base of some material which would not only absorb the tempera emulsion but also protect it against moisture.
The poster for Los Lunes al sol (Mondays in the Sun) proclaims, "This film is not based on a real story. It is based on thousands." Inspired by a major layoff at the boatyards of Gijón which led to the rioting shown under the opening credits, writer-director Fernando León de Aranoa transplants the story to contemporary Vigo, in northwest Spain, where the toll of unemployment rings as credibly today. That the filmmakers score the riot sequence to tender guitar and accordion music suggests the unconventional style of this low-key film, one both heartbreaking and funny. The film's most valuable player is Javier Bardem, the central figure in a group of middle-aged friends laid-off from a shipyard.
Simge Güzelel Güzelel 1 HCIV101/13 Elvin OTMAN Written Paper Assignment Topic: Was Alexander the Great a brutal warrior or genius? Analyze the state ideals and actions of Alexander the Great, his wars, conquests and socio-cultural program in details. Alexander was born on the sixth of Hecatombaeon (20th July 356 BC) and at the same time the temple of Diana at Ephesus was burned, because, as Hegeias assumed, goddess Diana was busy with the birth of Alexander. While at Ephesus the fire in temple was perceived as a misfortune by seers and magi; Philip and his fortune tellers were celebrating three victories of Philip and the birth of Alexander. And fortune tellers were saying that Alexander who was born in the midst of three victories, must become invincible.
“The Great Gatsby” may be read as a condemnation of 1920s Society • Introduction: • Nick’s initial recollections of the east in Chapter 1 show how Gatsby with his ‘extraordinary gift for hope’ is o “preyed on’ and how ‘foul dust floated in the wake of his dreams’ o By using Gatsby as a symbol of hope in the novel & allowing his dreams to be crushed and his life snuffed out mainly due to Daisy’s rejection of him, which draws parallels with the candles Daisy ‘snapped out with her fingers’ o Fitzgerald shows how the American dream of a classless society did not exist in the 1920s, nor does it today. Diane Roberts expresses this sentiment well when she states how ‘The Great Gatsby’ ‘fed the paradoxical sense that anyone could succeed like Jay Gatsby... and everyone again... would ultimately fail’ • The ‘new woman’ plays major role in GG o However, Daisy and Jordan are first presented ‘in white’- symbolising purity and move ‘slenderly, languidly’ both of which show how, at least in the presence of Tom both women still act demure and pure: the stereotypical expectation of the ‘old woman.’ o Main woman in novel is Daisy Buchanan, wife of Tom Buchanan & socialite hostess Her husband, Tom cheats on her and was ‘God knows where’ at the birth of her daughter Mere mention of this mistress compels Nick to want to ‘telephone the police’ as he sees the immorality of the situation However, in this God- less society, watched only by ‘the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleberg, Daisy is happy to stay with her husband, contented with being ‘enormously wealthy’ and of excellent social status Shows how ‘new women’ are still very much forced to abide by societal expectations She hopes her daughter will be ‘a beautiful little fool’ as she feels ‘that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world’ Shows the concept of the ‘new, liberated’ woman is a myth: probably they
Lesson 09 Sir Gwain and the Green Knight: A Look at the Language |Identify unknown word: |What is the context? |Meaning seems to be... |Dictionary definition is... | |Treachery |“After the siege and the | Going against someone that you| Violation of faith: treason, or| | |assault has ceased at Troy, the|pledged you wouldn’t go |faithlessness. | | |city had been destroyed and |against. | | | |burned to brands and ashes, the| | | | |warrior who wrought there the | | | | |trains of treason was tried for| | | | |his treachery…” | | | |Mirth |“The King lay royally at | Amusement. | Amusement or laughter.
The Old Man of Crete was a mythical statue on the ancient Greek island. The statue demonstrates the decline of humanity. “"A devastated land lies in midsea, a land that is called Crete," he answered me. "Under its king the world once lived chastely. "” (Canto 14 Lines 94-96) When humanity was at its prime, we were closest to the gods.
The discovery of the Chinese secret was due to the collaboration of a member of the Saxon court, Count Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus (1651 – 1708), with the assistance of the alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger (1682 – 1719). Experimental porcelain was produced in 1708, and by 1710, after the death of von Tschirnhaus, Böttger was producing true porcelain body and glaze as well as red stoneware known as Böttgersteinzeug. Figures during the Böttger years [pic] Arlecchino modelled by Balthazar Permoser. Böttger stoneware, c. 1710-12 Figure production during the Böttger period was generally undecorated but examples do exist of Italian Comedy figures in both red stoneware as well as white porcelain with enamel decoration. However, the main inspiration was the Chinese porcelain figures being imported on a large scale into Europe.
He states that there is no critical thinking involved with creating such vague and inconsistent “jargon” in texts because the over-complexity of the words involved with modernized English leaves the intention of the writing unclear. From the perspective of George Orwell, the modernized English style of writing is nothing more than a set of equivocal standards that we all adhere to. I agree with his essay regarding politics and English language. The lines between critical writing, professional, and political language have been blurred. We may attribute the deterioration of English writing with political language.
“He settled down some way from the ships and shot an arrow, with a terrifying twang from his silver bow… day and night, packed funeral pyres burned” (RAEH 29). Just as the ancient Greek gods the ancient Roman gods determined the destiny of mortals. The ancient Roman gods did not share the same names as that of their Greek predecessors but their purposes were similar. Virgil’s Aeneid is very similar to Homer’s Iliad in that you can see how Jupiter, who is the same God as Zeus, upholds the destiny of the Roman’s and either their success or failure. The Goddess Venus displayed similar characteristics of Apollo by intervening in Aeneas’ affairs because of her dislike of Dido and the people of Carthage.