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Stephanie Lyon Lucille Rossbach 5-3-2-1 Response Paper Febuary 11 2016 Vocabulary Words ( pg 216) Assonance- A sound that is similar with vowels and consonants that are not the same. ( pg 212) Eugenics- Humans becoming better with the cloning of genetics. ( Pg 258) Tone Color- a certain sound from a voice or instruments. ( pg 260) Aquatints- A print done by engraving with tone. ( pg 269) Dynamics-loud or low music. Concepts Main Concept 1: Interior of Tintern Abbey- J.M.W.

Representations of Time: Wordsworth and Constable I do not know how without being culpably particular I can give my Reader a more exact notion of the style in which I wished these poems to be written, than by informing him that I have at all times endeavored to look steadily at my subject; consequently, I hope that there is in these Poems little falsehood of description, and my ideas are expressed in language fitted to their respective importance. Something I must have gained by this practice

British archaeologist Howard Carter and his team (under the control of Lord Carnarvon, the archaeologist who funded the search) were the first to discover the steps leading to the tomb of King Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt on November 4, 1922. Carter landed in Egypt in 1891, determined to find one of the remaining ancient Egyptian tombs; Tutankhamun’s. However, there was doubt the tomb even existed. Carter stated that there were several pieces of evidence - a faience cup, a piece

In his novel, East of Eden, John Steinbeck presents Cathy Ames with human motivations, despite her character representing pure evil, to emphasize humanity’s potential of evil. When Cathy is first introduced, the narrator calls her a monster, but in chapter seventeen, the narrator begins to doubt his claim, pitying her “waiting for her pregnancy to be over, living on a farm she did not like, with a man she did not love” (138). By including a statement discussing her unhappiness gives Cathy a human

US His Valley Forge DBQ Winter camps may sound like a lot of fun, but Valley Forge is not one to be attended. A few years into a losing war against the greatest army in the world, George Washington decides to settle down and make a camp called Valley Forge in order to train men and turn the tides of the war. An idea that sounds great on paper, but will soon crumble under the forces of mother nature. Now after 200+ years, the question whether or not to remain at Valley Forge still lingers. If I were

Valley Forge Essay In the Winter of 1777, Washington created a winter camp 18 miles outside of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania called Valley Forge. This camp was for his army, the Continental Army, to stay over the Winter and it was a very difficult place to live in. If you were here as part of Washington's army, would you have quit on Washington and your fellow troops? I would not have quit on Washington because Washington is getting help, I'm not going to be a “Summer Soldier,” and there is still

In the short story “The Chrysanthemums” John Steinbeck portrays feminism through the protagonist Elisa Allen; a women who desires more then she possess. Despite Elisa’s intelligence, being a women in Salinas Valley meant living a diminutive and cruel life. She was trapped inside a chamber where she cowered in her own loneliness and sought for freedom but instead became a victim in her own home. Due to social repression that she was forced to overcome, Elisa Allen views a very limited scope of the

John Steinbeck’s short story “The Chrysanthemums,” is about a woman by the name Elisa Allen, who’s unhappy with her life. Her irritation comes from not being able to bear a child of her own, but also her husband never acknowledging her as a woman. In Elisa’s past time, she loves planting and, caring for beautiful chrysanthemums in her garden. Steinbeck symbolizes the chrysanthemums as Elisa’s inner peace, as like anyone else. First, the chrysanthemums symbolize Elisa’s want for children. Therefore

the need for sexual contentment. John Steinbeck uses symbolism throughout his story in different objects, places, and characters. Some of these symbols were the chrysanthemums, the Salinas Valley, and Elisa herself. Steinbeck uses the chrysanthemums to symbolize Elisa’s sexuality and femininity, the Salinas Valley to symbolize her dull and emotional life, and finally Elisa’s manliness to show how no one has appreciated her feminine side. The first symbol that Steinbeck uses to put more emphasis on

On March 7, 2018, at the University of Texas Rio Grande Distinguished Speaker series, Daymond John an American investor, businessman, motivational speaker, and founder of FUBU conveyed an inspirational message with key points for anyone to achieve success. Daymond John speech is targeted towards every single person in the community that is willing to make a change and be successful, but most importantly high school and college students on achieving their dreams. The presentations goals were to inspire