------------------------------------------------- Etymology The term tsunami comes from the Japanese 津波‚ composed of the two kanji 津 (tsu) meaning "harbour" and 波 (nami)‚ meaning "wave". (For the plural‚ one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s‚ or use an invariable plural as in the Japanese.[7]) Tsunami are sometimes referred to as tidal waves‚ which are unusually high sea waves that are triggered especially by earthquakes. [8] In recent years‚ this term has fallen out of
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Huxley explores the idea of escapism and pleasure. Support your answer with details from the novel. In the "old world" people had to deal with melancholy and abuse‚ and pleasure was received in different ways than in that of the new world. Huxley depicts this in his novel‚ Brave New World by establishing the idea of escapism and pleasure. He portrays some people as wanting to decamp from reality and explains that people in this utopian society get their pleasure from doing the same sort of activities
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Epicurus‚ the founder of this happiness believed that pleasure is a great good but that we can find much more goods if we search for them. Pleasure does not ultimately come our way meaning it isn’t something we need every day. We can have the pleasure of fame and you think that those people who are “celebrities” are happy but that isn’t everyone’s case. They are people who acquire everything they have ever wanted and yet there comes a point in their life that all the riches doesn’t fulfill who they
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Wordsworth’s Use of Literary Devices Related to Nature William Wordsworth’s frequent references to nature in his poetry shows that he paid close attention to the details of the physical environment around him. His poetry relates to nature by focusing primarily on the relationship between inner life with the outer world. William Wordsworth uses literary devices such as personification‚ similes‚ and the impressions nature makes on him to show the importance of the relationship that man should have
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Pride and Prejudice Analysis of Chapter 34: Austen presents Lizzie and Darcy’s relationship in chapter 34 as a complicated‚ and rather difficult. She expresses the pair as being in antithesis to one another. Elizabeth is surprised when Darcy declares his love for her and proposes. But while expressing his love he notifies her of the huge space between their social position‚ remarking that Elizabeth could hardly expect him to "rejoice" in her "inferior connections“ after showing raw emotion‚ as
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The Pleasures and Perils of Smoking in Early Modern England The beginnings of smoking in England constitute a new period in culture and history‚ linking smoking and drugs with medicine and pleasure. The main reason why smoking was so popular in Modern England was the health aspect‚ i.e. Englishmen believed that tobacco was medicine. Today this concept seems to be surprising because it is commonly known that smoking is dangerous to people’s health. However‚ smoking was one of the main drugs shipped
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Through William Carlos Williams’ story‚ “The Use of Force”‚ we can see a characters attitude and actions change abruptly. Through the story‚ we can not only draw a conclusion from the doctor‚ but from people in his position. The authority given to people in his position‚ provides the sense of power and dominance. The doctor was the sole reasons for the girl living or dying. His use of force can be justified by the parents because he was saving her life. But from the doctor’s perspective‚ he enjoyed
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William I became known as William the Conqueror through his will and determination. William gained power through his father and soon he climbed high enough to conquer England and become its new king. William was born in 1028 at Falaise Castle. He was the son of Robert the Duke of Normandy and Herleve‚ the daughter of a tanner in Falaise. Robert was said to have caught sight of Herleve while she was washing her linens in the castle moat. William’s father went on a pilgrimage in 1034 to release
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The pains and pleasures of being an adolescent in your country Adolescence is the conjugator of childhood and adulthood; indeed adolescence is a period of physical and psychological development from the start of puberty to maturity in a person. It is also one of the liveliest parts of our existence whereby in a certain way we write the first pages of our life. In Mauritius‚ adolescence is considered for people between the ages of 13 and 18 and comprises important factors such as education‚
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focused on connecting with their audience on a deeper level by writing about mundane topics. William Blake exemplifies this characteristic of Romantic Age poets with his use of animals‚ cities‚ and everyday jobs‚ such as the chimney sweeps. By using such relatable topics‚ Blake’s audience is able to better understand the comparisons included in his Songs of Innocence and his Songs of Experience. William Blake’s poems‚ “The Little Lamb”‚ from Songs of Innocence‚ and “The Tyger”‚ from Songs of Experience
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