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Brandy Intro to College English: March 2010
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Brandy Intro to College English. Monday, March 29, 2010. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen. 1 "Behind them, eager as greyhounds off the leash, black bitches filled the woods". (lines 118-119). Dogs are symbols of skilled hunters, so that is why they are chasing the souls. Dogs also traditionally symbolize loyalty and faithfulness. These souls are being chased by dogs because they were disloyal and unfaithful during their lives. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Eleven and Twelve. 1 "if any so...
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Brandy Intro to College English: Dante's Inferno, Cantos Twenty Three - Twenty Five
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Brandy Intro to College English. Friday, April 9, 2010. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Twenty Three - Twenty Five. 1 The snakes in this canto remind Dante of the previous monsters he's seen in Hell. This reinforces the idea that this level of Hell is the worst place he's seen so far. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Logan S. Weber AP. Intro To College English. TOo much to do. Intro To College English. Inferno: Circles 6 and 7. Intro to College English. Dantes Inferno, Cantos Twenty Three - Twenty Five.
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Brandy Intro to College English: November 2009
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Brandy Intro to College English. Monday, November 16, 2009. Canterbury Tales, Characters. Knight: Extremely respected because he's ridden everywhere fighting battles. Follows the code of chivalry to the letter. 1 "Truth, honor, generousness, and courtesy" (pg. 4). 2 "He was a true, a perfect gentle-knight" (pg. 5). Squire: Young and happy, not taking anything too seriously. He dresses nicely and owns fine things mostly because he really likes the ladies. 1 "Singing he was, or fluting all day" (pg. 5).
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Brandy Intro to College English: December 2009
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Brandy Intro to College English. Tuesday, December 15, 2009. Hamlet, Act Five. 1 The gravedigger's songs and riddles and the ease which with he sings them show that death is no big deal, just a natural part of life. This reinforces what Claudius said earlier in the play, and what Hamlet now seems to realize. 3 Hamlet is 30 because we learn that the gravedigger has been digging graves for thirty years, and that he's been digging graves since the young Hamlet was born. 7 Osric is sucking up to Hamlet in a ...
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Brandy Intro to College English: October 2009
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Brandy Intro to College English. Tuesday, October 27, 2009. Sir Gawain: Section 2. 1) Look at the progression of each stanza in this section and briefly list/discuss in order what every stanza is about. Even though Gawain has cut off the head of the Green Knight and must go receive his fate in one year, everything goes on as normal. This stanza describes the spring that passes while Gawain waits to embark on his journey. He has a dreary journey as it rains and he begins to go hungry. He cannot find a...
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Brandy Intro to College English: September 2009
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Brandy Intro to College English. Thursday, September 24, 2009. Lines 3006-3007 "He worked for the people, but as well as that he behaved like a hero.". Lines 3010-3012 "His royal pyre will melt no small amount of gold: heaped there in a hoard.". 3051-3057 "That huge cache, gold inherited. to open the hoard.". Line 3100 "his worth and due as a warrior were the greatest.". Lines 3114-3116 "Now shall flame consume our leader.stood his ground in the steel-hail.". Wednesday, September 23, 2009. Lines 2417-242...
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Brandy Intro to College English: Dante's Inferno, Cantos Seven and Eight
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Brandy Intro to College English. Thursday, March 18, 2010. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Seven and Eight. 1 When Dante enjoys seeing his enemy torn apart by other shades, it is an ironic moment. Dante was extremely religious, and he's in Hell by the will of God which shows that he's in God's favor. It is strictly against the Christian religious code to enjoy or take part in the misery of others. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Logan S. Weber AP. Intro To College English. TOo much to do.
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Brandy Intro to College English: Dante's Inferno, Cantos Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen
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Brandy Intro to College English. Monday, March 29, 2010. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen. 1 "Behind them, eager as greyhounds off the leash, black bitches filled the woods". (lines 118-119). Dogs are symbols of skilled hunters, so that is why they are chasing the souls. Dogs also traditionally symbolize loyalty and faithfulness. These souls are being chased by dogs because they were disloyal and unfaithful during their lives. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). TOo much to do.
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Brandy Intro to College English: January 2010
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Brandy Intro to College English. Friday, January 29, 2010. Wednesday, January 27, 2010. The Sheep Child by James Dickey. In the first part of the poem, the author tells of horrible, deformed creatures born of men sleeping with sheep. He speaks about how disfigured these children are and of how they came to be. The speaker talks about legends of these children, how one sits in a museum in Atlanta. He speaks about how this discourages boys from coupling with sheep. Thursday, January 21, 2010. 20 "ascended ...
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Brandy Intro to College English: April 2010
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Brandy Intro to College English. Friday, April 9, 2010. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Twenty Three - Twenty Five. 1 The snakes in this canto remind Dante of the previous monsters he's seen in Hell. This reinforces the idea that this level of Hell is the worst place he's seen so far. Wednesday, April 7, 2010. Dante's Inferno, Cantos Twenty through Twenty Two. 1 This is the place for people who sold public office. This is the crime for which Dante was banished from Florence. The punishment here enters co...1 "Li...