The poem “my last duchess” by Robert browning‚ a 19th century English poet‚ is based on historic events in 15th century Ferrara (contemporary Italy). The speaker‚ is actually Alfonso the 2nd‚ who entertains in his house his future wife’s‚ from Tyrol (current Austria)‚ negotiator (the servant). Alfonso married his late wife‚ Lucrezia from the Medici family‚ when she was only 14 years old. Unlike him‚ whose noble family origins dates back a centuries (“as if she ranked my gift of a nine hundred years
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may have originated in China. The earliest accountable occurrence of piñatas points to China. The man who discovered piñatas name is Marco Polo. Piñata’s started out in the 14th century‚ in the shape of cows‚ oxen’s‚ and buffaloes celebrating the Chinese New year. Piñata’s became popular in North America in the 16th century by Spanish missionaries‚ using them to attract people to their ceremonies. We may never know exactly how‚ where or when the piñata came to be because in every region of the world
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They used it during the battles‚ had ceremonies in honor of smb or smth‚ to show smb’s importance in society. Different instruments spread around to different cultures and countries. This brought on a new way of looking at music. Around the 16th century people started to collect music. A person’s hands and feet were the first of all the instruments and is still the most common‚ thought now there exist a great variety of instruments that don’t use people’s hands.. Ancient musicians made
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Diction From The General History of Virginia by John Smith‚ there is a confusing kind of diction. The words used in this passage is commonly spoken in the 16th century. I think John Smith’s goal was to use colloquial vocabulary. This thought came to mind because back then everyone used those words. This whole passage has confusing vocabulary but in reality its simple when you brake it down. John Smith himself is a pilgrim and when he speaks of them he refers to them as pilgrims instead
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Compare how Estella and Othello are presented as victims of circumstance Great Expectations is a novel written by Charles Dickens in London in the early 1860’s. The novel is set in the mid-nineteenth century in early Victorian England‚ a time when great social changes were sweeping the nation. Estella is one of Dickens’ most quoted female characters and is portrayed as cold‚ cynical‚ and manipulative. However‚ despite her cold behavior and the damaging influences in her life‚ Dickens nonetheless
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societies became more urbanized‚ the general role of women steadily improved from early 1400 to the late 1500 in England and Saudi Arabia. In Saudi Arabia and England‚ there were certain things that women were not expected to do before the 15th century. This includes enfranchisement‚ the right to have jobs outside their houses‚ and the right to political arguments. They also were not allowed to write or get education. In England‚ however‚ when the coming of industrialization and factories and open
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Little did we know‚ when we were sent on a field trip to the Ayala Museum‚ what we would see there. All that we were told was that it was an "educational field trip" and something to do with Filipiniana.net’s advocacy of anything and everything Filipino. So‚ we were really in for a treat when we set foot on the fourth floor of the museum and a short film started to play the moment we stepped inside the sliding doors. "Gold of Ancestors: Crossroads of Civilization"‚ it began‚ and went on to show some
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Judith beheading Holofernes 1. Painted by the Italian artist Caravaggio‚ in 1598 around the 16th century. During the art movement of Baroque period. 2. It is a history painting 3. The media: Oil on canvas / The method: The lighting in this painting is dramatic‚ as though a single flame is illuminating the entire scene‚ causing the shadows to recede far into the background and the highlights to protrude outwards. This is most evident in the red curtain behind Holofernes. The techniques:
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Voyages of Discovery The initial voyages that took place in the late fifteenth century and early sixteenth century are the most important events to understanding the modern world. Although humans had been migrating to different areas since they could walk‚ it was these voyages that opened up the entire world to all people. Trade‚ globalization‚ intermingling of races‚ science‚ technology‚ religion‚ and people discovering new lands are all a product of these initial voyages. Christopher Columbus
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this won’t be a new challenge if it exists. According to him‚ multiculturalism in the past was always combined with bad manners like ‘a sword in the belly’ (l.31) in the age of the Vikings or ‘bonfires‚ stakes and heretics’ (l.32) in the sixteenth century. 2. Analysis Examine the style of the text - think about *tone and *irony. Describe the effect on the reader. The author makes use of formal language but also incorporates colloquial elements. He is distinguished by his eloquence
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