Shakespeare: The Most Celebrated Writer in World Literature
Born in April in Stratford-on-Avon, he went to London which was experiencing a great theatrical boom. He became an actor, author, and co-entrepreneur. He joined the company of Lord Chamberlain (which shortly after became a royal company), performed before the queen, and met the public favor. He settled in the Globe theater, premiered Hamlet, Macbeth, sonnets, The Tempest as a farewell play, died on April 23, 1616 (Cervantes). He was an English playwright, poet, and actor. Shakespeare is considered
Read MoreAnalysis of A Bird Came Down the Walk by Emily Dickinson
A Bird Came Down the Walk
A Bird Came Down the Walk is an extremely famous sonnet by Emily Dickinson. It focuses on a bird, a small animal. She describes the bird as it enters the garden, but the way she uses language makes the poem memorable. The poem focuses on the gap that exists between man’s & nature’s worlds., by including additional questions about struggle & fear, it further develops the theme of nature’s indifference.
Stanza I
Stanza I depicts a bird on its usual land walk arriving.
Read MoreImproving the Sensory Experience at Workout Gym
I listened to music in the morning. During that time, Tess rang: in the morning, Tess rang while I was listening to music. The end of the audio tour is at 5.00: by 5.15, the audio tour will have ended. Our plans for tonight! Having a spicy meal in front of the TV: tonight, we are going to have… The fridge started to smell bad a few days ago: the fridge is starting to smell a few… Tomorrow I’m going to listen to music all day: at this time tomorrow I will be listening to music. He ran all day.
Read MoreEnglish Expressions and Grammar Rules for Language Learners
We usually use HOW to reply to good or bad news:
| HOW + | ADJECTIVE |
|---|---|
| How+ | awesome! |
We use THAT’S also as a reply or to make a positive or negative comment:
| THAT’S + | ADJECTIVE / ADJECTIVE PHRASE |
|---|---|
| That’s + | great! really kind of you! |
When we want to express that something is always the same:
| WHAT + | A / AN + | NOUN PHRASE + SUBJ. + VERB |
|---|---|---|
| What What | a an | wonderful friend he is! amazing place this is! |
Direct and Reported Speech:
| Direct speech | Reported speech |
|---|---|
| “Go home,” she told me. | She told me to go home. |
| “Could you please |
Descriptive Adjectives for Personality and Behavior
BLUNT (reply/remark/refusal):
Sincere, sb that says what he really thinks, even if this is impolite and will hurt or offend someone. (cortante)
BRASH:
Annoyingly loud, overconfident and aggressive, arrogant. (Iudica)
CALCULATING:
Sb that gets what he wants by careful and clever planning, without caring about anyone else. (unscrupulous) (Hitler)
- SLY: dark side
CALLOUS:
Cruel, heartless, evil, insensitive, wicked. (ruthless) (Hitler)
CANTANKEROUS:
Bad-tempered and tend to argue with people about insignificant
Read MoreVictorian Age: Contradictions, Novels, and Social Injustice
Corresponds to Queen Victoria’s age (1837-1901).
There was economic development: growth of industry and manufacturing. Consequently there was a migration to the cities.
Believed that: The poor were poor because they were lazy people, and the rich were rich because they were hard working or talented.
The Victorian Compromise
The Victorian age was a contradictory era because on the one hand was an age of progress and on the other it was characterized by poverty and injustice. The Victorians were great
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