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the roles were reversed, “I would have spit in his face and not have taken his hand”. This shows she would have considered Cousin Kate’s feelings for the Lord, which we get the effect Cousin Kate did not do towards the cottage maiden. “To wear his coronet” almost…

Mindy Ramos Milhan English 102 6 November 2015 A Midsummer’s Night Dream vs. Oedipus the King What role does irony play in literature? Irony is a figure of speech in which what is intended by the author is not exactly what is being said. It makes for an interesting turn of events which we see is used by many of the greatest authors, including the infamous William Shakespeare and Ancient Greek writer, Sophocles. Both Shakespeare and Sophocles are known to this day as two of the best…

renowned “Father of Jazz”, was thought to be one of the greatest brass players of all time. He inspired many other famous musicians, soloists, and jazz players. Additionally, he was one of the causes of the Harlem Renaissance. Through his work as a coronet and trumpet player, a jazz soloist, and an inspiration, Louis Armstrong will be forever be famous. His music profession changed the course of music history. In New Orleans, Louisiana on August 4th 1920, Louis Armstrong, or “The…

by the Allies to bring an end to the Second World War was a full-scale land invasion of Japan, known as “Operation Downfall”. Downfall itself consisted of two smaller operations, "Olympic", the invasion of the southernmost island of Kyushu, and "Coronet", the invasion of the Japanese…

worship of Apollo-- the red sun which always bring harvest. That's why red color in Chinese become a symbol of good luck, health, honor and happiness. At traditional Chinese wedding, everything is red, the bride wears an embroidered gown, a Phoenix coronet shawl on bead and a red scarf. Phoenix patterns on the clothing are indispensable in China's culture. It symbolizes female and indicates auspicious. For the red scarf, it should be uncovered by the bridegroom until…

patterns and distributions are different than those for other bony fish. They have no pelvic fins, small pectoral fins, and one dorsal fin (Zubi, 2004). The pectoral fins turn the Seahorse and aid in steering, while the dorsal fin moves it forward. The coronet of the Seahorse is its most distinctive feature, helping in identification as the thumbprint does for humans (Zubi, 2004). Seahorses are similar to chameleons in that each eye can move independently of the other. The ability of independent…

Antigone and Medea are both strong women who end up in conflict with the law. These two Greek plays, Antigone by Sophocles and Medea by Euripides, are centered around two women fighting back and responding in a manner they think is right. Antigone and Medea take place in ancient Greece, Thebes and Corinth, respectively. Antigone will do anything possible to achieve her goal, regardless if it hurts those she loves or breaks the law. By comparing and contrasting these main characters, we are able…

In Hamlet, a play, by William Shakespeare there is various deaths that occur as the play progresses. First is the death of King Hamlet, then the death of Ophelia and the death of Queen Gertrude. Gertrude is the queen of Denmark the mother of Hamlet and is recently remarried with her brother in law Claudius. King Hamlet is assassinated by his own brother Claudius, who is now married to Queen Gertrude. Ophelia is Hamlet’s lover who died by drowning in a river. Shakespeare portrays Gertrude as a…

‘calls down wicked curses on’ him and his daughter at the first place. It even turns out that he is ‘no tyrant by nature’ when he allows Medea to stay another day due to the professed parental love. However, as Medea’s anointed embroidered gown and coronet devour the princess in fire, ' Creon ‘[tearing] old fresh off his bones, ' the Gods proves that the ‘powerful’ paternal love which Creon upholds towards his daughter is not as powerful as to sway the Gods’ emotion. The Gods demonstrate…

Wynton Marsalis, a modern jazz musician stated, “Through improvisation, jazz teaches you about yourself. And through swing, it teaches you that other people are individuals too. It teaches you how to coordinate with them.” Though Marsalis was not alive during the Harlem Renaissance, his statement could not have matched its motif more fully. Jazz was a language that both white and black Americans could speak. It was an intersection that allowed insight into the reality of segregation. During…