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    Many authors have had a lasting impact because of their literary work. During the Elizabethan time period, William Shakespeare began his remarkable career as a playwright changing/impacting blank. William Shakespeare’s life and work transcends time because of their relative relatability. William Shakespeare’s childhood was privileged in some ways. In “William Shakespeare; Life of Drama,” a documentary produced by by Rod Caird, Shakespeare was christened on April 26th in the year 1564. According

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    Is it Possible to Construct Moral Principles that Transcend Time, Culture, and Context? As we look for a new way to live our lives, we constantly look back to remind ourselves of the way things used to be. Western culture as we know it today, did not start off as it is now, and it certainly is not going to remain the same for very long. Many years ago families had moral values that served a purpose in their lives. Women stayed at home and took care of the children while men’s went to work to provide

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    Mississippi River. the novel contains a collection of themes which transcend time and cultural boundaries. It tells of a poor white buy running from a brutal parent, and an African-American man attempting to escape and free his himself from slavery. The main character, Huckleberry Finn, spends much time in the novel floating down the Mississippi River on a raft with a runaway slave named Jim. Before he does so, however, Huck spends some time in the fictional town of St. Petersburg where a number of people

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    known idiom, “Stand the test of time”, is used to describe something that works well over a period of time. In his essay, ‘The Test of Time,’ William Gass explores this idiom in the scope of literature, where he induces that the test of time is infinite and merciless. Works of art that take the test find themselves struggling through the vicissitudes of history, along with compositions that are more intune with the “present.” It is because of this gauntlet of time, where artworks outshine one another

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    the time he was captured by the white Canadian men and taken to St. Jerome’s Residential School. From the appalling abuse as a child to the ruthless racism as a young adult, Saul’s majestic Ojibway life that

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    demonstrated when she comes back to town to the murmurs of the ideal townspeople. Yet, this book has an interesting twist with the function of the past in novels. Janie Crawford was able to conquer her past. After living in the past for such a long time, feeling captive, Janie lives life with no rules, just for a little. Then she recounts her tale and is satisfied. Janie is able to observe her path and become a woman of her own destiny, unlike the other Black protagonist and main characters discussed

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    Thus, just as in music where the combination of the various parts creates something that transcends the individual elements, the relationship between the different members of a loving family creates something that surpasses the sum of the individuals; that although “being many”, together as a family they seem “one”. Therefore, by comparing the harmony of notes of a basic chord in music with that achieved by the union of father, mother, and child, the poet tries his best to encourage and convince

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    got bigger in scope, ambition, theme, budget, promotion and cultural presence. Art became an extension of one's success or power (Gallery, The 80’s). In Asterope he uses bold neon colors clearly divided by lines to symbolize the bold and flamboyant times that were the 80’s. However in Of Beauty, Of Joy, Of Stillness, Of Love, the viewer can see a much more gradient and shaded look in the colors. Even though these two painting are very different, they both convey symbolism as a key role. In Asterope

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    When we separate ourselves from our families and friends, our ignorance becomes increasingly worse. We begin pushing towards technology, chasing it like a stray puppy. Waiting for our favorite show to come on becomes an accessory to our everyday life. Counting down the seconds until the commercials are over, thirty, twenty-nine, twenty-eight, twenty-seven… It seems agonizing, even though we have been watching the same episode over and over for the past four days. Touchable pages and recognizable

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    Walt Whitman´s poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry” uses the theme of time to communicate a sense of Trancendentalist unity. Whitman's Transcendentalist speaker enters the "appearances" and "usual costumes" of the universe of wonders keeping in mind the end goal to find the truth that ties each and all together in one The speaker, as The title already indicates taking a ferry in New York,does not waste any time before presenting the idea that all humans are united in their common experience. The narrator

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