Anna Leonowens

Michaela’s journey from being a war orphan to a ballerina is a very interesting one with many ups and downs.. I first became interested in Michaela because her book said “War Orphan to Star Ballerina” on the bottom. I wanted to know about her journey there. I then learned that she, went through many challenges and overcame them. Michaela is most known for her book Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina and Bess Kargman’s film called First Position. Michaela went through a lot during her

In Leo Tolstoy’s “War and Peace”, the relationships of Andrei Bolkonsky and Pierre Bezukhov are Penguin to the theme of love and the search for peace. Even when Andrei says he loves someone, his actions rarely reflect his words, and Pierre, despite having a slightly better understanding of love, never chooses someone that he honestly loves. Unknowingly, they are both searching for peace. Although they grow in their understanding of love, they have a much harder time obtaining peace. Tolstoy uses

Shadow Tsarina : Anna Dalassena Athletes are born to play. Musicians are born to play. But, a leader? A leader is born to lead. Anna Dalassena, the mother of the Emperor Alexius, possesses traits that make her suitable for the position of a fit ruler. Anna of Byzantium, written by Tracy Barrett is a novel describing the life of Anna Comnena through her point of view; she describes how her grandmother, Anna Dalassena, had changed her life--from the royal palace to the ramshackled convent. Dalassena

Independent Novel Study Questions - Looking For Alaska What are the three religions that are being studied in the Old Man’s course? The three religions are Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism. Does Pudge have true feelings for Lara? Pudge certainly likes Lara, he thinks she’s cute and nice. But there isn’t real feelings there for her, not the way he has for Alaska. It seems that Lara is almost never in Pudges mind, but Alaska is. Once Alaska passed, he ignored Lara which kind of proves that he doesn’t

Regaining Control in Anna Karenina Anna Karenina features significant clusters of scenes, all of which describe notable moments in the development of the novel's major figures. One of the most important clusters is when Anna travels to see Vronsky. On her way her perceptions change; she throws her "searchlight" upon herself. Arriving at the next station she sees the rails and knows what must be done. Anna has had control over her own life taken away from her, due to the societal limitations

The War Experience in Italian Film The experience of war as it is presented throughout the history of Italian cinema is a uniquely composite display of historical reverence and cultural consecration. An analysis of this experience in all of its manifestations can be discerned from the evaluation of one or several works from the post-World War II period within the corpus of the Italian cultural signification. It follows from this approach that the essence of the results of this analysis

in the major works of Tolstoy. In War & Peace the marriage of Pierre to Hélène is later contrasted with that of Pierre's later marriage with Natasha (among others) and in Anna Karenina, the novel is in some ways two separate stories of two separate marriages. On one hand is the union between Levin and Kitty and on the other is Anna Arkádyevna and Alexéy Karenin. One is a marriage coming together, while the other is one breaking apart. Based on the characterization of the players involved, coupled with

The 19th century literature depicts the bodily desire largely rather than being enunciated explicitly. The forms of love and desire in this era has philosophical, historical and aesthetic contexts. Visual arts and literature has shaped love in this time. The Victorian period on one hand where publicly used to have a respectable discussion on sexuality, on the other hand had undeniable modesty in matters of speech, gesture and clothing. There was once a society which is still held above all others

In the Russian Revolution period, where censorship, famine and restrictions limited most forms of expression, Anna Akhmatova’s plight was captured by her poetry. In her poetry, she skillfully weaves poetic devices throughout. Her arsenal of different poetic devices immerses the reader in her circumstances and while other poetic devices are used, by primarily utilizing imagery, allusions, comparisons, and diction, Akhmatova engrosses the reader into her situations. By appealing to a majority of

The book Black Beauty by Anna Sewell tells the story of a horse named Black Beauty by a few of his owners. He grows up with good owners: a farmer, then the Birtwicks, but then gets changed into the hands of owners who are more cruel, who get worse as time goes on. He then finds a good owner in Jerry Barker, who treats him well yet must work him hard as a cab-horse. Eventually, Jerry has to sell him, where he finds the worst of his owners, until being bought and recovered, then finally sold to people