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Chapter Five The impressive Schlosskirche (palace church) is in the north wing of the Mannheim Palace, where the wedding ceremony was being held in the early evening of February 23, 1843. The Dowager Duchess Stéphanie was beaming as her daughter walked down the candlelit aisle arm and arm with the Grand Duke, Grand Duchess, and the groom, impressive in his new uniform adorned with ribbons and medals especially for the occasion. The bride was resplendent in the same gown her mother wore when she…

Chapter 13: Cunégonde paid her respects to the old woman. Arriving at Buenos Aires Candide, Cunégonde and the old woman are brought to meet Don Fernando, the governor. Don Fernando took interest in Cunégonde and he asked if she was the captain’s wife. Candide answers politely to Don Fernando, and asks if he would perform the ceremony of his marriage with Cunégonde. Don Fernando sends Candide away to go drill the soldiers and Don Fernando confesses his passion to Cunégonde and proposes to her,…

one during its first week and sold more than one million copies during that same period (Billboard). While it is entertaining to watch these celebrities blossom in their careers, their success does not come without stipulations. One can assume that these three pop artists will work toward the good of those that do not have such an influential grasp on the nation’s people. It is true that they have completed philanthropic duties; there is a long list of supported charities between the three…

Have you ever heard of the Smurfette principle? As discussed in a New York Times article by Katha Pollitt in 1991, the Smurfette principle is when “a group of male buddies will be accented by a lone female, stereotypically defined” (Pollitt). It was named after the comic franchise The Smurfs, a story about a colony of blue characters, all notoriously male with the exception of one female, Smurfette. The Smurfs isn’t the only place we find this disparity between men and women. In the first…

Commentary After reading H.P.Lovecraft’s The Rats in the Walls, I was inspired to write this trilogy of short horror stories. It was the ending sentence that fully made me want to write thrilling and intense short stories, “the rats they can never hear; the rats, the rats in the walls.” – (The Rats in the Walls). I used prose-fiction as my literary form for Didn’t I, Click and Answer. These stories are for young adults and older because of the gory content the horror stories contain. My…

Pride & Prejudice When we hear the word Prejudice we only think it refers to the color of one’s skin be it dark skin or light skinned. However it’s much more than that Prejudice can be between genders, religion, cultural and geographical background. This drawback has been around for hundreds of years and has affected our way of reasoning. Prejudice is a preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience. Back in the 1600’s blacks and whites couldn’t share bathrooms, use…

were related to themselves as well, but not enough to understand at first. Some instances within the novel where this occurs include Mrs. Hubbard, real name Linda Arden, Countess Adrenyi, and Edward Henry Masterman as Daisy’s grandmother, aunt, and valet (Christie 300-301). Another example includes Ratchett, real name Cassetti, who as written by Christie “He changed his name and left America” (84). Cassetti changed his name and left so no one would recognize him just like Christie did when her…

decided to sell a horse to get to their destination. They set out for Cadiz where an army was being assembled. Candide showed the Bulgar military exercises and the new army honored him as their new captain. They sailed with the two horses and two valets, thinking about how they are destined for better. Cunégonde spoke about the misfortunes that happened to her, but the old woman finishes them with great curiosity to what could be her story. The argument in this chapter is that after all good…

In Shall We Tell the President? by Jeffery Archer Andrews is put into several situations that determine his fate. It should have been his skills to problem solve, however it was pure dumb luck that saved his life and job. As an author and a member of the British Parliament from 1969-74, Jeffrey Howard Archer’s career is reflected in his fiction and his fiction has influenced his career (“Archer” 21-2). In 1959 he trained to be an Army Officer and held a police officer position for five months…

Picture Perfect? Hi I am Arabella is a junior in high school, and a varsity cheerleader at Siesta Key High School. I am four foot eight inches, and a flyer on the cheer team. I am dating the star football at SKHS, and his name is Tom. Tom was not only a star football player, but he was also very good at soccer, basketball, baseball, and volleyball. He was a liar, and a cheater too. Anyways, people just call me Bella. I love sports and loved spending my days off at the beach. I especially love…