Australia‚ our wide brown land‚ a place where acceptance and opportunities are possible. Where we are renowned for welcoming all cultures and ethnicities from around the world. It certainly sounds good on paper‚ or does it? "Nope‚ nope‚ nope" our prime minister declares‚ as he deters another decrepit vessel full of the wretched and needy desperately seeking asylum. We may proudly call ourselves a tolerant and accepting but migrants’ experiences tell a different tale. The migrant experience is often
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12 The small nation shouts‚ and the big one brags;13 Futile raids cease and global wars commence.14 And the rude son strikes the father – a sword!15 Commentary: Timothy Wangusa‚ a Ugandan professor‚ has written a fifteen line poem – ‘A Strange Wind’. In this poem‚ he addresses the growing rivalry between the developing and developed nations in the world and portrays the differences between the two. Professor Wangusa is looking at the world after the process of globalization from a developing
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Jorge Luis Borges’ short story‚ “Borges and Myself‚” and Julia de Burgos’ poem‚ “To Julia de Burgos‚” are two self reflective pieces about their respective authors. They both focus on a detachment between the author’s persona and self image. Not only do these literary works share similar themes‚ but they use many of the same poetic elements. These elements - tone‚ metaphors‚ and allusions - are a means to accurately communicate the internal struggle they share. Both pieces use tone. In “Borges and
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the tide rises‚ the tide falls. The morning breaks; the steeds in their stalls Stamp and neigh‚ as the hostler calls; The day returns‚ but nevermore Returns the traveler to the shore. And the tide rises‚ the tide falls. Pee Paragraph : I think this poem is trying to tell us that when you have got ups or downs in life‚ you can’t do anything to change what has happened and you just to just carry on. I thought this because when he uses ‘The tide rises‚ the tide falls’‚ it makes me think of something
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A soldier’s suffering holds no refrain from anyone‚ no matter what title or identity they have. In both the worlds of soldiers in those in the poem entitled “losses” by Randall Jarrell and at Devon school in “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles‚ there are several relationships that they share. Both center around the lives of soldiers and soon to be soldiers during the cruel time of the second World War which was happening in Europe. Jarrell experiments with multiple identity in the combination of several
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they are based on how they both abandoned their culture behind to help shape a better one for themselves. They also did not leave their culture so they can shape a better one but they also abandoned their native people meaning their families. In the poem by “Sherman Alexie” talks about how a man left his culture and grew distant from his native culture just to find a culture that suits him better. For example‚ the text says “ Indian women‚ forgive me. I grew up distant” (11-12). The quote explains
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In 1814 Francis Scott wrote the poem that is recognized as our National Anthem. The poem‚ originally titled “The Defence of Fort McHenry‚” was written after the Maryland fort was bombarded by the British during the War of 1812. In 2013-2014 there was an estimated 98‚000 public schools in America. Many of these schools start their day with the National Anthem. In the past couple of years there has been controversy with people in the limelight sitting out during the National Anthem. Many people believe
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interpreted meanings that most would look past without proper analyzation. I believe that this famous poem has more in-depth meanings other than just the concept of giving and receiving‚ and that we should take into account the various messages the author could have portrayed with this impactful piece of poetry. “Focus more on what you need than what you want‚” is a very important concept in this poem. As the piece states‚ the boy is constantly asking the tree for things he desires‚ but in the end he
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In this letter to the “Charleston Gazette”‚ Pat Conroy defends English teachers and their choice to use realistic novels with explicit details. He uses rhetorical devices and his own life examples as to why writers write what they do‚ and how these books help readers connect. He uses harsh words‚ describing the suppressors of these novels‚ his own novels‚ and uses different tones to get each point across. Conroy uses metaphors such as “I’ve enjoyed a lifetime love affair with English teachers” explaining
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The poem also paints the pool players as revolutionaries by its use of ambiguous meaning. The term “strike” has various meanings including violence and pool playing‚ but it also denotes a strike‚ a demonstration against something. Since the poem was written during the height of the Civil Rights Movement‚ such acts would not have been uncommon. Brooks’ own writings say that she wanted to bring attention to the plight or urban African Americans‚ and the Civil Rights Movement was a significant step
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