The L Word

In the Orchard Miranda slept in the orchard, lying in a long chair beneath the apple-tree. Her book had fallen into the grass, and her finger still seemed to point at the sentence “Ce pays est vraiment un des coins du monde où le rire des filles éclate le mieux…” as if she had fallen asleep just there. The opals on her finger flushed green, flushed rosy, and again flushed orange as the sun, oozing through the apple-trees, filled them. Then, when the breeze blew, her purple dress rippled like

close reference to the text and to historical, social and literary background compare Blake’s “London” to Wordsworth’s “Composed upon Westminster Bridge”. The poems “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth (1770-1850) and “London” By William Blake (1757-1827) have the same subject: London. Although both poems cover the same subject, the subject’s approach is totally different: while Wordsworth shows the appearances and gives a positive view of London, Blake shows the hard reality and

Paper for the Seminar "Elizabethan Poetry" Submitted by Simona P Contents Contents 2 Introduction 3 Laura, another myth? 4 Symbolism of Laura’s name 7 Conclusion 8 Literature 9 1. Introduction In this paper I am going to, at least try to; give an overview over the different hypotheses which argue with the existence of Petrarch’s Laura and the symbolism of her name. I have to start by saying that Petrarch is the creator

Following the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914, the then superpowers of Europe decided to carve up France because Germany wanted it for themselves, and Britain and its allies opposed this idea. In September of 1914 German commander General Erich von Falkenhayn ordered the construction of defensive trenches to ensure that the Allied forces couldn't overrun his own men. The Allies responded in kind and two long trenches were dug from the coast of France to Switzerland, which was soon dubbed

Kennedy This text is an extract from “the Pursuit of Happiness” by Douglas Kennedy published in 2002. Actually it is mainly a dialogue between the main character Eric Smythe who works for a TV network and an FBI agent who accuses him of being a communist.We should mention that the dialogue is set against the back-drop (toile de fond) of the Mc Carthy witch-hunts in the 50s. During the cold war, many US politicians were afraid of communism because the USSR represented a big threat to American

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déficitaires (19). • L'administrateur central intervient également dans le contrôle général de l'action, avec notamment une inhibition des réponses surapprises et automatiques lorsque la situation l'exige. Un premier exemple est celui de la partie Color/Word du test de Stroop, où le sujet doit dénommer la couleur de l'encre d'impression de mots qui, eux-mêmes, décrivent une couleur différente (par exemple le mot "bleu" est imprimé en rouge) ; il faut donc inhiber la réponse la plus automatique qui est

Affect and Retail Shopping Behavior: Understanding the Role of Mood Regulation and Regulatory Focus Mark J. Arnold a,∗ , Kristy E. Reynolds b,1 a Department of Marketing, John Cook School of Business, Saint Louis University, 3674 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO 63108, United States b Department of Management and Marketing, The University of Alabama, Box 870225, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0225, United States Abstract Two studies investigate the relationship between promotion and prevention focus,

Short Story” by Ernest Hemingway is about the love affair of an ordinary soldier ”he” and an Italian nurse “Luz” during a war (which is probably WWI); and how they disintegrate after the war, how their relationship ends. Although the text is really short, it contains a lot of events. It begins from the first paragraph. In little words, Hemingway instals the background and the characters of his short story : "Luz", an italian forename, "He", "Padua", on the roof of a building. He implies that they

Poly 3:44am Paola I found the Battisti song that I love! You know battisti. Nobody knows battisti in france! but you're not french... and , yes è bellissima Dreams Poly Pasht? 3:45am Poly Pacht si e bellissima 3:46am Paola poly pacht, can you stay up all nights, and all days, just because you want to eat life? 3:47am Paola I don't want to loose all we have written one to each other tonight. How can I save it? 3:49am Paola So Real, the way he sings, it is so .... so...