Comparison of “Hitcher” and “The Laboratory” Despite being written almost two centuries apart both ‘The laboratory’ and but Robert Browning and ‘Hitcher’ but Simon Armitage deal with themes of jealousy‚ resentment and violence as well as many other similarities and differences. ‘Hitcher’ is about a depressed man who is deeply angered and takes his frustration out on an innocent hitch hiker spontaneously. ‘The Laboratory’ is about a woman who‚ driven by jealousy‚ wants to poison her husband’s
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‘Education for leisure’ was written in the 1980s by carol Anne Duffy during the time when Margaret Thatcher was the prime minister of Great Britain. The aims that were pursued by her government were to encourage an individual pursuit of wealth‚ very much a capitalist aim. The country’s economics were not in a great state during this time. Especially the more underprivileged parts of the country did not fare well under her government. The schools faced severe cuts to their budgets which was mainly
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presented in ‘The Laboratory’‚ ‘My Last Duchess’‚ ‘Hitcher’ and ‘Salome’. Mood is a state of feeling stimulated by a particular apparatus or situation. It can also be a distinct emotional characteristics/ theme of a particular item. Mood is reflected in the four poems by the different poets utilising various devices and techniques such as the diction‚ language‚ alliteration etc‚ in order to display a certain message to the audience. The poem ‘Hitcher’ refers to the environment in order to set up
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A leisure education program will best suit the group goals and reinforce the AA 12 step program this mental health facility incorporates into their philosophy. The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12 Step program “is concerned solely with the personal recovery and continued sobriety of individual alcoholics who turn to the Fellowship for help” (What is AA‚ 2016). From this philosophy‚ leisure education sessions with a CTRS will play a very important role in personal recovery and sobriety. “Recreational
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Compare how Duffy and Armitage write about violence in ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ both use a first person persona and with that‚ give us insight into their feelings and the theme of violence throughout both poems. In ‘Salome’‚ Duffy’s character uses a nonchalant tone with no remorse when depicting her actions‚ which is also present in ‘Hitcher’ too. Salome had ‘done it before’ and will ‘doubtless do it again’ but is oblivious of the repercussions of what she has just stated
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are ‘hitcher’ and ‘gooseberry season.’ The poem ‘hitcher’ gives us a hint that the poem may be about a hitch-hiker. The title is suitable for the poem because its called ‘hitcher’ who is short for a hitcher-hiker‚ which is presented in the poem‚ also in the poem another male is also in the poem. The speaker of the poem is the male inside of the car‚ this is obvious because throughout the poem the speaker refers himself as ‘I.’ A quote to prove this is “I let him have it.” The poem ‘hitcher’ is about
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Candon National High School Leisure Reading Report By: Guy de Maupassant Submitted by: Peechess Pascua IV- Michael Faraday Submitted to: Mrs. Lynette Josefa M. Angeles Subject Teacher Date: Dec.4‚ 2012 LEISURE READING REPORT I. Title: “The Bell” Author: Guy de Maupassant II. Setting: In their village III. Characters/Characterization a. BELL- a beggar‚ his shoulders up to his ears‚ his head looked as if it were squeezed in between two mountains. b
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In the first stanza of ‘Hitcher’ shows the reader that the narrator is seeking a more relaxed lifestyle‚ and is unable to deal with the arduous tasks of everyday life. He states that he had been ’tired‚ under/the weather’‚ but not especially ill‚ and therefore should not be taking time off work. He ignores all calls from work‚ and says that the answerphone ’screaming’ that he will be fired if he continues to behave unprofessionally. He himself hitches a lift to the place where he has a hired car
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Leisure in classical terms is defined as spare time for contemplation‚ self-enrichment and personal growth. Leisure is important in modern life‚ because people need to free themselves from fast paced and stressful lifestyle‚ as well as satisfying their recreational needs. One ’s leisure experience is often influenced by a variety of factors such as gender‚ age and status. Gender in particular is one of the most commonly discussed issue effecting on different leisure behaviours of men and women. This
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DEFINITIONS OF LEISURE 1. Read carefully all these definitions of Leisure and select the meanings you prefer; then make up your own complete definition and write it down. After reading the definitions of Leisure carefully‚ the two that I believe are most complete and representative of the concept we nowadays see as Leisure are: “Leisure is a state of mind which ordinarily is characterised by un-‐obligated time and willing optimism. It can involve extensive activity or no activity. The key ingredient
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