Raymond Mejico Mejico 1 Mr. Schmidt AP English 3‚ Period 2 17 April 2012 More Than Just a Children’s Story Gulliver’s Travels took Europe by storm as it circulated through the general public. The story captivated the imaginative minds of both children and adults as it detailed a man’s journey through many fantasy worlds‚ containing tiny dwarves‚ intimidating giants‚ floating islands‚ and talking horses. Although the story entertained countless families‚ Swift had a larger
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Line 1: No worst‚ there is none. Pitched past pitch of grief‚ For an overworked and alienated priest‚ Gerard Manley Hopkins was able to exert an immense amount of creativity during and memorable lines into his poem ‘No worst‚ there is none.’‚ as its named in short. Let’s begin the analysis right away at the first half of the first line. Immediately‚ Hopkins uses assonance with the “o” in “No Worst‚…None”‚ and also alliteration with the “n” in no and none‚ the first and last words in the opening
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achievers? | | A survey by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has revealed that women in developed countries have overtaken men at every level of education.According to the report‚ girls are now more confident of getting better-paid professional jobs than their male counterparts.One of the main reasons given for this success is that girls tend to be ahead of boys in literacy skills which gives them an advantage when it comes to university admission.What makes girls high achievers
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without a ticket?” says one man… “Watch and learn‚” answer the women. When they board the train‚ the three men cram themselves into a toilet‚ and the three women cram into another toilet just down the way. Shortly after the train is on its way‚ one of the women leaves her toilet and walks over to the toilet in which the men are hiding. The woman knocks on their door and says‚ “Ticket‚ please.” I am Syeda Nashra Raza and I am here to speak about Women are smarter than men. Now you all must be
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Relations are more important than wealth A relationship is normally viewed as a connection between two or more individuals. The most important thing in our life is relations. It’s neither achievements nor wealth. The most important thing people need is love. We all need to love and be loved. Unfortunately‚ sometimes we are so obsessed with other things that we forget how beautiful it is to love and be loved. . Feel how wonderful it is. Get a taste of love through relationships. This is the only
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Pablo Picasso once said that‚ "Action is the foundational key to all success". In some ways I must agree with Picasso. To succeed in something of importance and value you must take action and not idle away as action speaks louder than words. Though knowledge is important because in some aspects as you cannot be illiterate about your cause if you wish to succeed. Knowledge is a key aspect of human beings. In order to advance in our society you must gain knowledge. Therefore to take action you must
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Antigone | Quote | Comments | Analysis | 1. "And now what is the proclamation that they tell of made lately by the commander‚ publicly‚/to all people? Do you know it? Have you heard it?/Don’t you notice when evils due to enemies/are headed towards those we love?"Line 8-12 | Antigone speak to Ismene about their brother Polyneices‚ that it is unfair to unbury him. Also she refers to the situation of the evil‚ cursed their father Oedipus who had been expelled outside from Thebes. | | 2
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self-destruct themselves? It could have been a family tragedy. In Sophocles Antigone Antigone buries her brother‚ which is against the law‚ but she still does it and gets sent to a cave to be killed. Creon‚ the leader‚ must make a big descion to keep his authority. Through Koryphaios’s conversation with Creon he convinces him not to kill Antigone. Leaders need to enforce laws to keep a country alive. Haimon‚ Creon’s son‚ is engaged to Antigone. Haimon talks to Creon and he gives supportive reasons not to kill
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As stated by Sophocles in Antigone‚ "Numberless are the world’s wonders‚ but none More wonderful than man" (Ode 1 1-2). Landscapes like the grand canyon‚ the wide expanse of oceans‚ weather‚ tall mountains are all magnificent features‚ but none as great as Man. Man is the only thing in this world‚ that has free will to think about anything or do anything whenever they want to. If one wants to dance‚ he or she is free to do so‚ if one wants to sing he or she can do so. Man can also feel emotions such
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"A man more sinned against than sinning" How far do you agree with this statement? King Lear is one of Shakespeare’s more complex plays and within it many different themes are addressed and explored. King Lear is the somewhat unfortunate vehicle that Shakespeare uses to explore many of these themes creating a complex character including the roles of a father‚ king‚ friend and adversary. As Lear is not a simple character he cannot simply be classed as all good or bad; it can be argued he is a bad
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