They always spent a lot of time together discussing art and building design. Hitler captured his imagination and was very conceited with his architectural work, and by mid – 1943, Speer was at the height of his power and reputation. He enjoyed Hitler’s unquestioned trust and he was the only civilian to take part in military situation conferences. With this came the pressure of the war, there was less time to talk about architecture and the relationship became more formal. After Speer was promoted to Minister for Armaments, he found it very difficult to maintain his
Brandi Martin October 4th, 2011 Humanities I Professor Asher Essay #1: The Odyssey Homer is arguably one of the greatest ancient Greek poets in history and his works have been strategically analyzed and debated in classrooms everywhere. For example, a great discussions lies in The Odyssey questioning whether or not Penelope recognizes Odysseus before Book XXIII. Some argue that she is clueless, but it is my opinion that Penelope knew Odysseus was disguised as the beggar the whole time. I believe she didn’t say anything because she is clever like her husband (e.g. in Book II when she tricks the suitors by weaving the funeral shroud all day and unweaving all night so no progress could be made and more time could be given to Odysseus to return home) and realized the importance of his disguise.
Albrecht Durer was born in Germany on May 21, 1471. The son of a goldsmith, Durer was trained as a metalworker at a young age. Later, he applied the same meticulous, exacting methods he learned in his apprenticeship to his woodcuts and engravings, notably the Four Horsemen of his Apocalypse series (1498), and his Knight, Death and Devil (1513). As a result, Durer was renowned for his detail and precision, and became one of the most influential painters of his time. Durer frequently traveled to Italy; most of his works were inspired by Italian artists such as Leonardo da Vinci.
Johnny Tremain, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in the danger and excitement of Boston in the 1770’s just before the Revolutionary War. Johnny can’t help being swept along by the powerful currents that will lead to the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington. But even more gripping than living through the drama of Revolutionary Boston is the important discovery Johnny made about his own life. The character of Johnny is very complex. Before a tragic accident, preventing him from doing what he loved to do, working with silver, Johnny was prideful and unforgiving.
Odysseus and his Leadership Skills Odysseus and his abysmal leadership and decisions are what plunges he and his crew into a downward spiral that leads to death and disappointment. This story of the descent, then rebirth of the hero Odysseus is told in Homer’s epic, The Odyssey. Odysseus shows throughout the novel that he still believes he is the bright, young, and omnipotent miracle worker he was back in the trojan war. However, this mindset is destructive, and incapacitates him. Making Odysseus take every risk he is able to take, whether it’s necessary or not.
The author does this to give Henri a new level of respect from the reader after him being ambushed for painting horribly. Steinbeck writes these two paragraphs as one huge juxtaposition.“Also he was not really a painter... But as a boat builder he was superb.” (Steinbeck 3,18). The two paragraphs have two different tones toward Henri, one making him seem like he had no talent for painting and that he was even too busy to paint, but the other with much more respect and appreciation. This makes reader understand the character more in depth with two different sides to the
The story begin in medias res and never really has a climax. As readers we are intrigued, not because the plot is complicated or ground breaking, but because the situation and the way it's presented is uncommon. We long for Tim to get up, but this never happens. The structure consists of many repetitions fx, which is used to show how utterly chocked and traumatized Tim is. When looking at the wounds he realises what he's done and what great power he had and used against a much weaker opponent.
The book that corrupts him further is described on page 104. "It was a novel without a plot, and with only one character, being indeed, simply a psychological study of a certain young Parisian, who spent his life trying to realize in the nineteenth century all of the passions and modes of that belonged to every century except his own, and to sum it up, as it were, in himself the various moods through which the world-spirit had ever passed, loving for their mere artificiality those renunciations that men have unwisely called virtue, as much as those natural rebellions that wise men still call sin." This book absorbs Dorian to the point of him obtaining a dozen copies of its first edition and telling Lord Henry on the last day he sees him on page 180 "Yet you poisoned me with a
sm contributes work Swing Set Image Credit: Brittany T., Ocean Shores, WA An English teacher once diagnosed me with Tortured Writer’s Syndrome (TWS). In spite of hyper-scrutiny over every letter of every word, despite an alleged eternity restructuring sentences and paragraphs, and regardless of receiving a high grade on compositions, I am never satisfied with my work. While I acknowledge this compulsion in my writing, I do not embrace TWS. To me, this restlessness is entirely a side effect of my super powers. I acquired them when my dad set in place the last pole of the swing set.
Victor could be looked at as the real monster in the novel because of his heartlessness. He spent two years creating this creature that he ends up not liking or loving. Even his devotion is deceiving because, he worked so hard on this creation; reading the novel one would think that he would take care of him like a son”….the beauty of the dream vanished and breathless horror and disgust filled my heat-Victor”( pg42Ch5). Is it possible to reject and call your own son, family or friend disgusting? That was the heatless & monstrous heart of Victor.