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    Romantic Selections Multiple Choice Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. Comprehension The questions below refer to the selection “Dr. Heidegger’s Experiment.” ____ 1. In the beginning of the story‚ the characters are alike in every way except one. It cannot be said that they — |a. |are all unhappy with their lives |c. |are all old and frail | |b. |have all wasted their

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    and Ode to a Nightingale explore a world created by imagination‚ emphasising the importance of reflection and sustaining a relationship with nature. Northanger Abbey however‚ examines the interplay between reason and imagination. The related text Thanatopsis possesses tropes of Dark Romanticism‚

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    Nature in Romanticism The Romantic era of literature was an important part of the early 1800s. With a new country emerging‚ writers wanted to make a name for themselves and establish a uniquely American style. Many new ideas were put into the works of Romantic authors and became ubiquitous themes. As America was growing‚ the frontier was constantly changing and growing larger. On a daily basis‚ people were interacting with nature‚ discovering new plants and animals. This interaction with nature

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    The Romantics believed death was closely tied with nature. Primarily‚ in William Cullen Bryant’s “Thanatopsis‚” he describes with great detail what he believed happened after death. Bryant wrote‚ “And lost each human trace‚ surrendering up thine individual being‚ shalt thou go to mix forever with the elements…‚” which says that when a person dies‚ they

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    Is honesty the best policy even if the truth disturbs many people? Kurt Vonnegut bluntly relays his opinion on the war between science and religion and other controversial topics concerning life though his novel‚ Cat’s Cradle. Consequently‚ it was banned by the Ohio School Board in 1972‚ but “without stating an official reason”(Indianapolis Monthly). The debunking of the validity of religious and scientific beliefs‚ along with the harsh truth embedded within his work has earned Vonnegut a spot

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    Tree” William Blake “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” Christopher Marlowe; and “ The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” Sir Walter Raleigh “Dover Beach” Matthew Arnold; and “The Dover Bitch; A Criticism of Life” “Ozymandias” Percy Bysshe Shelley “Thanatopsis” William Cullen Bryant “Death‚ be Not Proud” John Donne “Pity Me Not Because the Light of Day” Edna St. Vincent Millay “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes” William Shakespeare “Invictus” William Ernest Henley “The Road not Taken”

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    Tourism 7 4.4. Slavery-Heritage Tourism 7 4.5. Prison tourism 7 5. Motivation factors vary from person to person. 7 5.1. Belonging to a particular community and education 7 5.2. Concept of Schadenfreude 8 5.3. Condolence and Valediction 8 5.4. Thanatopsis 9 6. Motivation and Influencing factors towards visiting Alcatraz 9 7. The island Alcatraz and its development 10 8. Alcatraz‚ the transformation from a high security prison to a tourist destination 11 9. Conclusion 12 10. List of references 13

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    What did American Romantic poets use as a literary model? a. Poetic traditions established by European Romantics 7. What did Dark Romantics explore? a. The psychological effects of sin and guilt as well as the conflict between good and evil “Thanatopsis” by William Cullen Bryant 1. In the beginning of the poem‚ who/what does Nature speak to? a. The person who thinks about Nature 2. According to the poem‚ what should people do when they feel afraid? a. Go into Nature and listen to what Nature

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    American Romanticism 1798 - William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge publish Lyrical Ballads‚ a landmark of English Romanticism (traditionally considered the beginning of the English Romantic Movement) 1817 - William Cullen Bryant publishes Thanatopsis 1828 - Noah Webster publishes a landmark dictionary of American English 1833 - John Greenleaf Whittier publishes Justice and Expediency‚ in which he calls for the abolition of slavery 1841 - Ralph Waldo Emerson publishes his first collection

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    forefront of nineteenth century literature. William Cullen Bryant sees death through an organic lens in his “Thanathopsis;” on the other hand‚ Edgar Allan Poe focuses on the horror of death in his short story “The Masque of the Red Death”. In “Thanatopsis‚” Bryant meditates on the topic of death as an organic process and conveys to the reader that death is not to be feared. “Ashes to ashes‚ dust to dust” is a common saying at funerals. What the saying means is from the earth people came and to the

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