... sea With their breasts they pushed the waters ofthe sea before them They were pushing the waters out ofthe basin ofthe sea.‖ (The new Englander, 1921) The perception of air in terms of a sea ... different their philosophies are, the characteristics of American culture are still thrown into sharp relief in the short stories ofthe20thcentury 1.4 Vietnamese short stories ofthe20thcenturyThe ... important that the language resemble what they are studying, while still maintain the sophistication of language Stories ofthe20thcentury or the beginning ofthe 21 st century are of good choice...
... Components of metaphor 1.1.3 Types of metaphor 1.2 Metaphor in literature 1.3 American short stories ofthe20thcentury 1.4 Vietnamese short stories ofthe20th ... TABLE OF CONTENTS iv PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1 Rationale for the study Scope ofthe study Objectives ofthe study Methods ofthe study ... 2.3.1 The description of strong emotions 23 v 2.3.2 The creation of imagery 32 2.4 Summary ofthe chapter 36 PART THREE: CONCLUSION 38 An overview of the...
... distinguished feature of literature Therefore 30 American stories and 30 Vietnamese stories of all stages ofthe20thcentury are randomly picked out as the database for this paper Objectives ofthe study ... objectives: To explore the use and formation ofthe metaphors of water and fire in the linguistic perspective, basing on the data from American and Vietnamese short stories ofthe20thcentury To compare ... provides the theoretical background ofthe study regarding major concerns in the area of metaphor and literature, and brief information about American and Vietnamese short stories ofthe20th century...
... one ofthe most famous Hollywood icons ofthe Joe DiMagg io was an American baseball legend Bonnie and Clyde were wellknown robbers and criminals who traveled the Central United States with their ... robbers and criminals who traveled the Central United States with their gang during the Great Depression The Beatles The Beatles were an English rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960 Yoko Ono is...
... name the Romans gave to the Iberian Peninsula, which itself had been given the name “Iberia” by the Greeks After the fall ofthe Roman Empire, the Visigoths took over the peninsula in the Vth century ... This, of course, brings us back to the original question: What is Spanishness, then? Spanishness in the Spanish Novel and Cinema ofthe 20th- 21st Century is an exploration ofthe general concept of ... in the late 1930s, Sephardic Jews sent to Auschwitz from the Greek isle of Rhodes in the 1940s, and African immigrants making their way to the southern shore of Spain during the 1990s On the other...
... real, and America stayed out of it until the Japanese directly attacked Pearl Harbor Once the full extent ofthe horrors ofthe Holocaust became known at the end ofthe war, a staggeringly powerful ... society, the reasons he gave for the war were the liberation of an oppressed people and the threat of WMDs – even if the latter had to be pulled together on shaky evidence In the absence of a clear ... unwilling to deny their own personal needs for the good ofthe group They rebelled against authority — the man” — and the idea that a common good should be dictated In the absence of a shared honor...
... data on the total amount of outstanding bond issues listed on the NYSE, often dating back to the first half ofthe20thcentury It does not, however, categorize the bonds by type of issuer The Federal ... dramatically in the boom ofthe late 1920s The increase in stock trading activity raised the profits ofthe members ofthe Exchange Figure shows that seat prices (which reflect the expectation ofthe capitalized ... equities The reallocation of resources to stocks is reflected in the minutes ofthe Committee on Arrangements ofthe NYSE through the early part of 1929 In the minutes of January 3, for example, the...
... matter how the earth moves with respect to the background of distant stars, the speed of light remains the same This mystery ofthe speed of light and the existence, or nonexistence, ofthe ether was ... involved— the speed ofthe ball, the speed ofthe wheel, the precise angle at which the ball hits the wheel, and so on the laws of chance dominate the game As with life insurance, chance is another ... and it explained everything from the orbits ofthe planets to the times ofthe tides, the fall of an apple, and the path of a projectile What’s more, during the preceding decades James Clerk...
... Black's view ofthe20thcentury starts with the War, identifying it as the demarcation between the Highlands ofthe 19th century and the Highlands ofthe 20th, and from this he traces the multifarious ... individual lives ofthe conflict as the division between the old world ofthe 19th century and the new one ofthe 20th. 64 In An Ribheid Chiùil, an anthology ofthe poetry ofthe First World War ... individual memories ofthe20thcentury from across the Isle of Lewis, the centrality ofthe First World War to the lives ofthe various communities on the island, particularly the common perception...
... equivalent to the thinnest layer of skin on the outside of an onion The mantle has a total thickness of 2885 km and comprises more than 80% of earth's volume (the upper part has the composition ofthe ... the strong similarity ofthe shapes ofthe western edge of Africa and the eastern edge of South America (the idea originally came from an American named Snider-Pelligrini in 18582) and the ... later, the existence of this partially liquid layer is important to the mechanics of plate tectonics The low-velocity zone makes up part ofthe asthenosphere5 that is a relatively mobile part of the...
... Swift- the greatest satirist ofthe 18th century English Enlightenment Table of content Acknowledgement Part I Introduction I The reasons of choosing the thesis II The aims ofthe thesis III .The ... thesis III .The objectives ofthe thesis IV .The scope ofthe thesis V The methods ofthe thesis Part II Contents Chapter I: Background I: England in the 18th century and the English Enlightenment ... Jonathan Swift- the greatest satirist ofthe 18th century English Enlightenment V The scope ofthe thesis In the thesis, we only concentrate on studying about: - The background ofthe English Enlightenment...
... Preparing the Western Cape for the Knowledge Economy ofthe 21st Century 3.1 The economy ofthe Western Cape is woven tightly into the global economy Almost two-thirds ofthe output ofthe private ... prepare the people ofthe province for the knowledge economy ofthe 21st century; To contain the spread of HIV/AIDS and TB; To empower the poor people of our province through the provision of basic ... prepare the people ofthe province for the knowledge economy ofthe 21st century; To contain the spread of HIV/AIDS and TB; To empower the poor people of our province through the provision of basic...
... Capital Challenges ofthe 21st Century mix of students in terms of fields of study or professional specialties Reforms targeting training institutions were another area of focus, whether the programs ... illiteracy is the number one challenge Many other ofthe region’s countries have addressed the basic education needs of their populations, overcoming the problem of illiteracy and the gender gap ... Arabic (the first of their kind) The standards encourage critical thinking and problem solving as part of their learning tools Another part ofthe education reform is a system for evaluating the progress...
... philosopher ofthe Graeco-Roman world ofthe first century, and devoted the major part of his long life to the purification ofthe many cults ofthe Empire and to the instruction ofthe ministers ... Lucian, the witty writer ofthe first half ofthe second century, makes the subject of one of his satires the pupil of a disciple of Apollonius, of one of those who were acquainted with "all the ... date ofthe death of Pythagoras, in the reign of Dareius, son of Hystaspes, at the end ofthe sixth and beginning ofthe fifth century before our era, we hear ofthe expedition ofthe Persian general...
... indeed, one ofthe "empty" things which the sons of men, crafty in their own generation, allow themselves to say when they speak of spiritual things The unrestrained power ofthe city of God on ... dismayed the Milanese, who were ignorant ofthe fate in store for them, but they had learned to appreciate the energy and courage ofthe Emperor, and they began to estimate the necessity of strengthening ... "The German bands have passed the Alps; let their first exploit be the capture of Milan." "Naturally; and their second?" "The overthrow ofthe present status of Italy, and the installation of...
... course on 20thcentury sculpture artists The focus on this lesson should be the sculpture artists and their many different styles throughout thecenturyThe way the artists addressed the elements ... the previous lesson This is the artist they will be researching throughout the rest ofthe unit They will also be making a sculpture, in the style ofthe artist that they, drew for lesson three ... students a chance to share what they made with the rest ofthe class It allows them to talk about their artist, and how the sculpture that they made resembles their artists style Before class:...
... 30 degrees The staircases on either side ofthe platform come together—one on the left from the background to the foreground, and the other remaining mostly in the foreground I took the image ... top/bottom ofthe frame), he did make an effort to place subjects/objects off center in the frame In his image of Yosemite Falls, he placed the waterfall just to the right ofthe center ofthe frame ... extending about a sixth ofthe way from the bottom ofthe frame Parts ofthe sky are the same shade of black and white as the snow-covered ground Smoke as a harmful ingredient of nature is one way...
... proved whether these habits were consistently embodied in the design ofthe buildings.9 The Gothic age, as has often been observed, was an age of vision The supernatural manifested itself to the senses ... being there It is possible that architects, who were 'abstract' thinkers in their own right, may occasionally have absorbed some ofthe habits of thought ofthe philosophers In the absence of written ... image ofthe Celestial City as evoked in the Book of Revelation The essence of Gothic style was most fully developed in its conquest of space and its creation of a prodigious, visionary scale in the...
... on the effectiveness of these reform programmes In the case of Cameroon, note the personal implication ofthe highest authorities ofthe State: the President ofthe Republic formally approved the ... From the experience ofthe most recent century came many ofthe institutions, regional and global, that are in the front line ofthe conflict for peace today Unlike those ofthe 19l century they ... adopted the idea ofthe need to reform the structures ofthe State in line with the idea ofthe "Lean State" All call for or have undertaken to reduce the size and weight ofthe State, either directly...