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    Death Poems

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    ------------------------------------------------- Throughout most of Japan’s history poetry played a large part in the process of death. A jisei is a death poem‚ a poem that any person on their deathbed was encouraged to write. While if you were a samurai‚ according to the bushido code of honor‚ if you wanted to die with honor and not at the hands of your enemy‚ if you had dishonored yourself or fellow samurai‚ or if your master had died you would commit the ritual of seppuku. Seppuku is a ceremony

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    Peter Kocan‚ "Disabled" by Wilfred Owen and "Dear..." by Paul Cameron all express the idea of loss in relation to war. Kocan’s poem‚ set in World War 1 involves the death of a soldier whose life is remembered through a photograph and similarly‚ “Disabled” recalls the existence of a soldier confined to a wheelchair after losing his legs in battle. In contrast‚ “Dear...” focuses upon the Vietnam War and expresses the far reaching impact of death in the form of a letter. All three war poems explore the

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    poems   NEUTRAL TONES by: Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) E stood by a pond that winter day‚ And the sun was white‚ as though chidden of God‚ And a few leaves lay on the starving sod‚ --They had fallen from an ash‚ and were gray.   Your eyes on me were as eyes that rove Over tedious riddles solved years ago; And some words played between us to and fro-- On which lost the more by our love.   The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing Alive enough to have strength to die; And a grin of

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    Wilfred Owen in his poem "Disabled" uses lot of poetic techniques to heighten the sense of an antiwar theme through his writing. He portrays the story of a young individual who has gone to the war due to the misleading propaganda at the time The first technique that we can pick out from the poem is antithesis. We can see that in the way he lived before he attended compared to the way he lived after he experienced war. Antithesis can be found in many aspects of these two experiences. First he presents

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    The Disabled

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    The Disabled Social definition A person is disabled when some part of the mind or body does not work in traditional ways. They only become handicapped when they confront overwhelming barriers that are by architectural design or prejudicial attitudes. When most people think of the word "disability" they instantly picture someone in a wheelchair. But there are many different types of disability. They include: * people who are blind or partially sighted * people with learning or intellectual

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    DISABLED POET (BACKGROUND) WILFRED OWEN ANTI-WAR POET WROTE THE POEM WHEN JOINING THE WAR WAS CONSIDERED A HEROIC ACT SOLDIER ENLISTED DURING WW1 AND SUFFERED THE BRUTALITY OF THE WAR HAD ENLISTED FOR THE WRONG REASONS MISUNDERSTOOD WAR FOR GAME SETTING WHEELED CHAIR‚ IN AA HOSPITAL IN A COLD PLACE WITH DARK IMAGES STRUCTURE IRREGULAR STANZA PATTERN (REFLECTS THE INNER STATE OF MIND) IRREGULAR RHYME SCHEME THEME DECEIVING PROPAGANDA OF WAR. YOUNG PEOPLE ARE MISLED ABOUT

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    3 Mr. Medina November 8th 2012 Society’s View of the Disabled Discrimination against people with disabilities is one of the greatest social injustices in our country today. Unfortunately it is also one of the least publicized and most neglected social issues in recent history. People with disabilities are generally looked at and talked about in a negative way‚ and are subsequently treated differently than people who are not seen as disabled. It is hard to pinpoint the very source of many stereotypes

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    Comparative essay between the poems “Out‚ Out-” and “Disabled” Wilfred Owen and Robert Frost both use their poems “Out‚ Out-” and “Disabled” to portray the destruction of youth and how it can be cut short by a lack of maturity and wisdom. This creates a sense of loss of innocence within the reader. In “Out‚ Out-” the subject or character has a very quick and short death which contrasts to “Disabled” as death would be a merciful release to the veteran described. Frost and Owen also both use a third

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    Disabled

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    disabled Key sentence/phrase Thema Ongeziene littekens is een terugkerend thema in Owen ’s oorlog gedichten. In ‘Disabled’ beschrijft hij hoe de soldaat niet de pijn van zichzelf heeft‚ maar de pijn van anderen omdat deze namelijk niet erg begripvol reageren op zijn situatie. Ook al is hij van buiten namelijk niet gewond‚ van binnen zal hij nooit meer worden zoals hij was voor de oorlog. Titel Disabled‚ betekent verminkt. Hij heeft dit als titel gekozen omdat een soldaat die terug keert

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    Public Policy

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    Florida for aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult were too lenient. Because of these concerns there was a change in Florida law to solve this problem. On July 1‚ 2008 Florida law was changed to ease the worries of those seeking justice for their loved ones. Bill 825.102 redefined the severity of first and second degree charges. The changed bill states that “A person who commits aggravated abuse of an elderly person or disabled adult commits a felony of the first degree…” and “A

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