Evocation

Introduction One of my favourite churches – one that I visit almost every time I go to Rome - is Santa Maria sopra Minerva. This church of the Dominican Order of the Roman Catholic Church is located very close to the Pantheon (about 150 metres). It is considered to be the only Gothic church within the walls of ancient Rome (Sokolov, n.d.). I will briefly describe the history of this church before describing relationship between its appearance and layout and its religious uses; and highlighting…

In “Sonny’s Blues”, by James Baldwin, Sonny sets himself in a problematic situation with drug addiction and a loss of communication with his brother. Sonny’s hometown in Harlem causes him to set himself in a dangerous atmosphere, making it impossible to escape from which in Sonny’s situation, is his addiction towards drugs. Not only does Sonny’s habit with drug use causes him a downfall in his life, but it also makes him lose a connection with his brother. Sonny finds a solution to communicate…

Some people take dancing more seriously than others. There’s people that dance for fun at parties, there’s people that like dancing a lot so they join a dance team, and there is people that love dancing so much that they even want to major in it. Also, there’s people that are born to dance; they don’t have to try that hard to be about to perform a dance move, and there’s people that have to practice a lot to be able to do a dance move. Well, I am in the middle. I like dancing a lot that I’ve…

The British South Asian theatre and Indian theatre in English: Natyashastra and Theatre Production Analysis constitutes a major study of the diasporic and contemporary Indian theatre in English and investigates the Natyashastra text, a treatise on Indian performing arts, to create a model of theatre production analysis. It is also an important contribution to the Natyashastra studies in general. Examining this treatise and some recent debates in theatre studies, the proposed book argues that a…

Edgar Allen Poe: His Works, Life, and Impact Edgar Allan Poe was an interesting American writer of poetry and short stories that changed the way many people viewed short fiction. His stories are read by millions of readers everywhere. His psychiatric touch to his stories are what made them so unique. In particular his story, “The Raven,” is a classic Edgar Allen Poe poem that is worth taking a closer look at. Edgar Allan Poe was born in Boston, in 1809 with his father David and…

Sophocles’ Antigone: An Athenian Male’s Judgement of Antigone The presence of gender defined societal spheres within Ancient Athenian society promoted the creation of misogyny. Consequently, misogyny’s presence played a role in influencing a man’s perceptions of a women’s actions. Considering this, Sophocles’ raises a highly polarizing argument within his tragedy “Antigone” through motivating his audience to question their ideals. His audience can either support the upholding of burial rites or…

WRITER’ S VOICE Group Discussions/Writing Write in complete sentences, answering each question fully. 1. What is the tone of the novel? How do you know it is the tone of the novel? Find at least five examples/quotes from the novel that demonstrate the tone, and explain why these quotes develop the tone. In the first part, the tone of the novel is neutral and a bit mystery. The author does not make much opinion or equivalent towards the slavery’s situation. She sets a tone of frightening…

PS 331 Participation Exercise Edelman 1. The Political Spectacle a. Edelman defines the political spectacle as, “Accounts of political issues, problems, crises, threats, and leaders now become devices for creating disparate assumptions and beliefs about the social and political world rather than factual statements. The very concept of ‘fact’ becomes irrelevant because every meaningful political object and person is an interpretation that reflects and perpetuates an ideology. Taken together,…

Divorce is the most dreadful word for all of us. It breaks many relations at a time without any delay. It is right that in America the divorce is increasing day by day and they government and nation have not found any solution to reduce or even to denounce the divorces from the country. According to my view divorce is the most furious and damaging aspect of relations and nation peace and prosperity. The rate of divorce in the United States refers to the number of divorces that has been occurring…

slave practices and the brutality of them, so she aimed to bring that to the public eye, even if some of the information was indeed almost too hard to swallow. New knowledge birthed outrage in the North. However, logic played a minimal part in the evocation of sympathy…