The Motif of the Journey in American Literature
The Journey
The journey is a very important motif in American literature (and indeed, in literature of all periods and cultures), understood not only as literal journey, but also as a metaphysical, introspective process of transformation. The motif of the Journey can be seen in many different works, such as Rip Van Winkle, Walden and The Scarlet Letter.
Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle
In Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle, the protagonist Rip, is the antithesis of the American hero. He is, so to
Read MoreAnalysis of William Wordsworth’s Poem Daffodils
DAFFODILS w.w (1807)
Loneliness-Imagination and memory-Nature’s beauty uplifts the human spirit. Lines 15, 23, and 24 specifically refer to this theme.
The speaker is the poet himself. His sister wrote in her diary the journey to Lake Ullswater which was Wordsworth’s inspirational landscape. The poem describes how when the speaker is alone he realizes the landscape that surrounds him. He goes on to say that the daffodils are like shining stars and how they all move in the breeze of the wind as if
Read MoreSubnetting Class C Networks: Exercises and Examples
Ejercicios Subredes Clase C
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1.- FILL IN THE BLANKS
⚫ If I were in your situation, I WOULD TELL (tell) him the truth.
⚫ There is SUCH a long queue for tickets that we won’t be able to get any.
⚫ I won’t forgive you UNLESS you apologise. If you don’t, there’s nothing to be done
⚫ Helen is thinking about INVESTING (invest) all her money in a new house
⚫ The mountaineers who were lost in the snow
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PISTON; LOSSES IN PISTON: -Cooling of cylinder body -Friction due to motion of piston -Energy carried out by exhaust gas -Radiation of heat -Improper valve timing. FACTORS AFFECTING POWER: -Thermal Eficiency -Volumetric Efficiency -Mechanical Efficienciy -Piston Displacement -Compression Ratio -lgnition Timing -Engine Speed -Specific Fuel Consumption. ADVANTAGES FUEL INJECTION: -Reduction in lcing -Better Fuel Flow -Faster Fuel Response -Precise mixture control -Better fuel distribution -Easier
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V O C A B U L A R Y
Chipping: cutting, strucking, or flaking off a small usually thin and flat piece (as of wood or stone) = flake off, flake out / desprenderse, romper / déchiquetage, ébréchure, écaillage, s’effriter. (ex. The painting was constantly peeling off the thin walls).
Disrepair: the state of being in need of repair = désolation / deterioro, en mal estado / délabrement, en mauvais état. (ex. The fence, the rail and the front door were in a bad state).
Redlined: to discriminate against