Tension in Poetry John Orley Allen Tate Many poems that we ordinarily think of as good poetry -- and some‚ besides‚ that we neglect -- have certain common features that will allow us to invent‚ for their sharper apprehension‚ the name of a single quality. I shall call that quality tension. In abstract language‚ a poetic work has distinct quality as the ultimate effect of the whole‚ and that whole is the “result” of a configuration of meaning which it is the duty of the critic to examine and
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PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ACTIVITIES IN 1920s and 1930s The lifestyle of Canadians changed dramatically from 1920s to 1930s. In the 1920s‚ everybody was living happily until the stock market crash in U.S. which caused the great depression. Canada was greatly affected by the depression. In the 1920s‚ technology and inventions grew rapidly‚ entertainment was booming and sports were becoming very popular while in the 1930s‚ Canadians no longer had money to afford anything and had to live without home‚ food
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Alberto Nunez ID#: 2744829 George Washington ’s America 10/14/12 Tension City In this book‚ Tension City‚ Jim Lehrer is the interpreter for all the debates of the presidents‚ governors‚ and the nominees for the campaigns. I want to talk about the debate between George H.W. Bush and Geraldine Ferraro in 1984. Ferraro had reasons for not looking forward for the Vice President debate. Ferraro went to the Vice Presidential debate with her knowledge of world affairs. In fact‚ her talk about world
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ONE PERSON IN EVERY TEN THOUSAND met a violent death in the 118 leading cities of the United States last year. To Chicago went the doubtful distinction of having the most homicides—510; New York City‚ with approximately twice the population of Chicago‚ had 340. In twenty-eight of the leading cities the rate was 9.9 per 100‚000‚ as against 11.0 in 1925. "Slight as it is‚ the reduction is encouraging‚" observes the collector of these statistics‚ Dr. Frederick L. Hoffman‚ writing in The Spectator‚
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R L D V I E W when is different just different‚ and when is different wrong} ple in Denmark or Singapore who refuse to offer or accept bribes. Likewise‚ if Belgians fail to find insider trading morally repugnant‚ who cares? Not enforcing insider-trading laws is no more or less ethical than enforcing such laws. The cultural relativist’s creedWhen in Rome‚ do as the Romans do - is tempting‚ especially when failing to do as the locals do means forfeiting business opportunities. The inadequacy
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Erin Garcia Social Studies P6 Due: November 4 DBQ Progressive Era Essay Where will you put your milion dollars? Did you know that there is an underside to America that people do not talk about? During 1900’s to 1920 in America‚ there have been many troubles in which a reform movement called Progressivism is working to try and fixing these problems. Accordingly to Aunt Bessie where will you put your million dollars? is the task at
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SAMPLE DBQ. ESSAY As a nation coming out of a devastating war‚ America faced many changes in the 1920s. It was a decade of growth and improvements. As immigrants fled from Europe‚ the economy improved‚ and new machines offered convenience and luxury from the kitchen to the streets. However‚ with all change comes opposition. The 1920s revealed a conflict between traditional America and the new attitude and lifestyle through the changing role of women‚ continued dominance of Christian
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The 1920’s brought new inventions‚ a new economy‚ a new culture‚ new threats‚ and new laws which all influenced the nickname of the Roaring Twenties. The invention of the assembly line by Henry Ford in 1913 began the automobile industry in America leading to a boom in the industrial industries. The moving assembly line became a standard for most American factories allowing mass production of products including cars‚ appliances‚ furniture‚ and clothing. With the inventions of the electric motor‚ washing
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being bought) the 1920’s was called the “golden age twenties”. The 1920’s can also be referred to as the roaring twenties. The most iconic thing that comes to mind about the 1920 is the flapper; the flapper was a young woman who had short hair (usually a bob) who would wear short skirts and dresses and would smoke and drink‚ not all females in the 1920’s became flappers but all women in the 1920’s were given the freedom to vote for the first time and women were also
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History 103 WOMEN IN THE 1920S. A woman of 1920’s would be surprised to know that she would be remembered as a “new woman” even thou of all the significant changes that happened for her. In the 1920’s a women’s role changed in politics‚ in the home‚ and at the workplace. These changes where the results of the 19th amendment being passed‚ many resulted from newly developed technologies‚ but all had to do with changing the outlook toward women in society. During America’s early history
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