Leif Ericson was a Norse explorer who led what was probably the first European expedition to the mainland of North America. He was the son of Eric the Red‚ who established the first settlement in Greenland. Leif Ericson became the leader of this settlement after his father’s death. His life was recorded in long Icelandic stories called sagas. His name is also spelled Eriksson or Eiriksson. Ericson was born in Iceland‚ near what is now Budardalur. His family sailed to southern Greenland about 985
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------------------------------------------------- Stylistics (literature) From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia | This article ’s tone or style may not reflect the encyclopedic tone used on Wikipedia. See Wikipedia ’s guide to writing better articles for suggestions. (October 2010) | Stylistics is the study and interpretation of texts from a linguistic perspective. As a discipline it links literary criticism and linguistics‚ but has no autonomous domain of its own.[1][2] The preferred object
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In 2008 Tata Motors paid the Ford Motor Company $2.3 billion for UK-based automakers Land Rover and Jaguar (JLR). The deal came about as Detroit’s auto makers faced one of the worst business environments in decades. The Big Three posted losses in the billions of dollars; by2008‚ with the global recession and credit crunch causing a sharp decline in demand‚ executives from GM and Chrysler appealed to Washington for a bailout. Meanwhile industry observers called for Ford to shed some of its luxury
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“On the 20th of January 1960‚ President John Kennedy‚ the president at that time‚ delivered his notorious “Ask Not What You Can Do for Your Country” Speech. Kennedy not only launched “America’s Space Program” that sent men to the moon‚ but stood up to Russia when they threatened the free world during the missile crisis. During his Presidency‚ the Peace Corps was formed‚ the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed by the Soviets‚ and the Civil Rights Act was passed. He however stumbled in 1963 during a
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In this passage Shakespeare is talking about King Duncan and he uses imagery to create an image as to what will happen after his death. Shakespeare starts off this passage describing Duncan’s role as king. He talks about how Duncan was a humble ruler‚ “Hathe borne his faculties so meek”. He goes on to say that Duncan was no corrupt in his ruling; and as a result of his virtuous life as king will live on. Shakespeare continues with a simile‚ “his virtues will plead like angels‚ trumpet-tongued against
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Fraser Island Passage Analysis The author’s hatred for the wilderness on the island is expressed through literary devices throughout the passage. Having been rained on and in damp and smelly jeans‚ the author and his friend‚ Craig‚ journey into the interior of Fraser Island‚ where he describes it as being a “wasteland” and the “badlands.”The author uses descriptive similes and metaphors‚ cacophonous vocabulary‚ vivid imagery‚ and Craig’s contrasting positive outlook of just how terrible the visit
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Independent Reading- Fahrenheit 451 Passage Paper Neil Y A. The passage I chose comes from the beginning of the book Fahrenheit 451‚ in the section‚ “The Hearth and the Salamander”. This passage takes place in the early stages of the book when an alarm‚ Guy Montag‚ the protagonist‚ and the other firefighters to an old house owned by an old lady. The old woman refuses to abandon her home and insists that she wants to die among her books. She lights a match and burns herself along with all her books
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In E. M. Forster’s A Passage to India‚ the reader experiences multiple layers within the novel beginning with the structure‚ the focus on relationships‚ and the characters. The author makes a concerted effort throughout the novel to build a bridge between Western and Eastern societies by using the characters to demonstrate the deep differences in the cultures. For the reader‚ unfamiliarity with Indian culture may pose some issues in interpreting and understanding behaviors and roles within the
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A passage of Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein: Or‚ the Modern Prometheus (1818)‚ in which Victor Frankenstein witnesses his creation climbing the slopes of Mont Salêve‚ primarily functions as a spectacle of awe and terror‚ but is underscored by Shelly’s reflection on the complex nature of the division between good and evil. Two perspectives are presented to the reader‚ that of Frankenstein‚ who views his creation an unnatural monster of evil‚ and Shelly’s authorial voice‚ which invites the reader to question
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forward‚ thirty three centimeters an hour. In the red darkness glinted innumerable rubies” (Huxley 242). At birth‚ the embryos in the World State are bottled. The World Controllers continue confining the embryos as they grow. When I read this passage‚ I thought about how sometimes I feel trapped by how my grandparents treat me. Similarly‚ “Siddhartha spent his youth in great luxury. He was sheltered from the pain and suffering that lay just outside of his father’s court” (Hesse 5). All his
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