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Evidence of Animosity in Browning’s “My Last Duchess”: A Psycho Analyst's Approach to Poesy - Onyeji Nnaji

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Browning’s dramatic poem, “My Last Duchess” reveals to us the callous mind of Alfonso II, the duke of Ferrara.   The poem is based on the incidents in the life of Alfonso II, duke of Ferrara in Italy, whose wife, Lucrezia, a young woman died in 1561 after three years of marriage. Following her death, the duke negotiated through an agent to marry the niece of the court of Tyrol. Browning presented the duke as addressing this agent here. The poem includes such characters as Lucrezia; the duchess, Fra Pandolf; the artist, the niece of the court of Tyrol and the court agent. It was all about the death of Lucrezia whose demise was necessitated by the duke’s personal feelings to eliminate her. The event in the poem reveals the duke’s mind, his neurosis resulting from a long time repressed feelings for the duchess. This feeling was never a good type. He kept repressing the feeling, and suddenly became discharged after he had executed his wish, decapitating the duchess. Two factors had necessi
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Sudan war: Army chief Burhan claims he's ready for peace talks

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  Publishe IMAGE SOURCE, AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES Image caption, Gen Abdel Fattah al-Burhan (centre) says he is "definitely" confident of defeating the RSF rebels The head of Sudan's army has told the BBC he is willing to talk to the commander of rebel forces whom he is battling for control of the country. General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan said he was ready in principle to sit down with Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, leader of the Rapid Support Forces (RSF). The two men have been fighting a brutal internal war since April, which the UN says has left more 5,000 people dead. It says that more than five million people have been displaced. Gen Burhan - who seized power in a coup in 2021 - was speaking to the BBC in a rare interview after addressing the UN General Assembly in New York. He heads the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and is on a global diplomatic tour seeking international support and some kind of legitimacy for his leadership, despite his failure to hand power to civilian authoriti
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Georgia Man Exonerated 22 Years After Being Wrongfully Convicted Of Murder

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(Photo Via The Georgia Project) After 22 years in prison, a man from Floyd County, Georgia, has been exonerated following a wrongful conviction for murder.  Advertisement On Thursday, Joey Watkins was exonerated of murder, aggravated assault, possession of a firearm, and stalking. Watkins, now in his forties, was sentenced to life in prison back in July 2001 over the 2000 murder of 21-year-old Isaac Dawkins.  BREAKING NEWS!!   With this order Joey Watkins is OFFICIALLY EXONERATED 22 years after his wrongful conviction! More info on how to support Joey as a free man coming soon!  pic.twitter.com/a4KYwacaZF — Georgia Innocence Project (@GaInnocence)  September 21, 2023 For the past 22 years, Watkins had been behind bars while continually fighting for his innocence. “I didn’t think it was real at 19. I knew I was a suspect, but I didn’t really take it serious because I didn’t do this. I didn’t commit the crime. When the conviction came through, it was the worst day of my life,” Joey Watki
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Warner Bros Announces Plans To Expand British Studios

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HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JUNE 07: Warner Bros CEO David Zaslav in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) Warner Bros Discovery announced its plans to considerably expand its Leavesden studio lot, creating 4,000 “direct or indirect” jobs across Britain. Advertisement The growth surge is also expected to increase the studios’ contribution to the United Kingdom economy by more than £200 million. The ambitious plans include the creation of 10 new sound stages and 400,000 additional square feet of production and support space, according to a press release.  The expansion will increase the production capacity in Leavesden by more than 50%.  “Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden is globally-recognized for its exceptional soundstages and facilities,” Simon Robinson, COO of WBD Studios declared.   “With this planned expansion adding significant capacity and capabilities, it will be home to even more incredible storytelling for both film and television projects. We are proud to not
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Biafra Represented at the World Peace Summit - Pictures

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The Biafran nation, last week, recorded representative in the global summit of peace held at South Korea. This was succeeded by the the peace agreement signed by the Biafran nation and the South Korean government. The wind of nationhood is ravishingly blowing at a high speed. Nations of the world that failed to allow corruption to eat into their fabrics have and are still recognising the Biafran nation. Israel, North Korea and many other nations have shown their readiness to welcome the resuscitating nation after the dreaded three years war and the continuous killing by the fast-collapsing nation called Nigeria. United Kingdom has failed all round because of the corrupt money that the zoo nation has been pumping to them. US too is lackadaisical because of her funding of the Islamic agenda in the northern Nigeria, the very sponsorship that allows them access to Nigerian oil. It does not end there. The nation's football federation is already warming up for FIFA world cup.  Follow us
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Flames destroy landmark tower as Sudan war enters sixth month

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One of Sudan's main landmarks, a skyscraper that towered over the River Nile and housed the headquarters of a major oil company, has been reduced to a smouldering wreck amid heavy fighting between rival military factions in the capital. The Greater Nile Petroleum Operating Company head office, a glass-sided tower with curved sides topped with a coil of metal, was built during an oil boom before South Sudan declared independence in 2011, and was one of Sudan's most costly constructions. Advertisement · Scroll to continue Flames and smoke rose from the building in a financial district of Khartoum, close to the confluence of the Blue and White Niles and to areas fought over by Sudan's army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). It is unclear what caused the fire that burned through the tower from Saturday. The RSF accused the army of targeting it along with other important buildings amid efforts to dislodge paramilitary fighters from positions they occupied across th
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Conservatives praise McCarthy for grilling reporter until she 'admits' GOP has evidence of Biden wrongdoing

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Video McCarthy grills reporter over allegation there’s no evidence for impeachment inquiry House Speaker Kevin McCarthy listed several examples of possible impropriety after the AP reported the impeachment inquiry is being launched 'without evidence.' (ABC) House Speaker  Kevin McCarthy  set social media ablaze on Thursday after he pushed back against a reporter’s assertion that he launched an impeachment inquiry "without evidence." "AP reported that McCarthy's impeachment inquiry was launched ‘without evidence,’"  GOP operative Arthur Schwartz posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Thursday. "Here’s McCarthy forcing an AP reporter to admit that there was lots of evidence to support an impeachment inquiry." In the clip, Associated Press reporter Farnoush Amiri asked McCarthy about fellow Republicans who have said that the investigation into President Biden has yet to show an impeachable offense at this point. "Is that an assessment you
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