RELIGION AND IRISH MYTHOLOGY IN THE BALLAD OF FATHER GILLIGAN This poem takes a ballad form - a traditional form‚ usually sung‚ with regular‚ short stanzas that tell a story. It has a more overtly religious content than most of Yeats’s poems. As a protestant who turned to theosophy and mysticism‚ Yeats usually stays away from Catholic themes. Yeats also usually stays away from the Irish language‚ which he uses in this poem when he writes‚ "mavrone!" which is the Irish‚ "Mo bhron‚" a cry of grief
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to desire chocolate. American and Russian space flights have always included chocolate. American chocolate manufacturers use about 1.5 billion pounds of milk -- only surpassed by the cheese and ice cream industries. Americans consumed over 3.1 billion pounds of chocolate in 2001‚ which is almost half of the total world’s production. Aztec emperor Montezuma drank 50 golden goblets of hot chocolate every day. It was thick‚ dyed red and flavored with chili peppers. Bittersweet chocolate is what is
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Mowing There was never a sound beside the wood but one‚ A And that was my long scythe whispering to the ground. B What was it it whispered? I knew not well myself; C Perhaps it was something about the heat of the sun‚ A extra syllable Something‚ perhaps‚ about the lack of sound— B And that was why it whispered and did not speak. D extra s. / emphasis It was no dream of the gift of idle hours‚ E emphasis Or easy gold at the hand of fay or elf: C emphasis Anything more
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Nikki Giovanni’s "Poem for Black Boys" is a poignant literary work that addresses several issues concerning the young black male in America and the conflicting views taken by members of the African-American community during the Civil Rights Movement with an inclination towards the peaceful movement perpetuated by the likes of Dr. Martin Luther king‚ Jr. and his non-violent contemporaries. Giovanni’s use of allusion‚ imagery and the sardonic humor of the speaker blend effortlessly to denounce all
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Heartbreak From Alfalfa’s letter in The Little Rascals‚ “Dear Darla‚ I hate your stinking’ guts. You make me vomit. You are scum between my toes. Love‚ Alfalfa‚” to the song Love Stinks by the J. Geils Band‚ it is apparent that heartache is felt by everyone. It can be experienced and dealt with in countless ways‚ but its universally-felt agony is what allows poets‚ singers‚ and writers to connect with their audiences in such a personal manner. In the poem “Getting Through‚” Deborah Pope
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This poem by A.E Houseman is an eight-stanza poem with a rhyme scheme of ABCB. It is about a man struggling with his uneasy conscience. The narrator/speaker has a conversation with his dead friend‚ where he imagines what his friend would ask him‚ and then gives his response. The punctuation of the poem indicates who’s speaking. In every odd stanza‚ which are surrounded by quotation marks‚ his deceased friend is asking him questions. Conversely‚ In every even stanza‚ which do not have quotation marks
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Como Agua Para Chocolate (Like Water for Chocolate) was originally a novel-turned-movie that depicts and foreshadows the Mexican Culture during this era. One of the major contributions of the film and the book is the introduction of Magical Realism to Mexican literature. Magical realism is the exaggeration of a certain aspect of an otherwise normal setting‚ making it seem magical. The first scene with the element of Magical Realism in the film is in the event when Tita was ordered by Mama Elena
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Verbal and Visual Representation of Women: Como agua para chocolate / Like Water for Chocolate By MARÍA ELENA DE VALDÉS Como agua para chocolate is the first novel by Laura Esquivel (b. 1950 ). Published in Spanish in 1989 and in English translation in 1992‚ followed by the release of the feature film that same year‚ the novel has thrust this Mexican woman writer into the world of international critical acclaim as well as best-seller popularity. Since Esquivel also wrote the screenplay for director
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even get in this mess!” Ten minutes ago‚ I was eating my chocolate pretzels in my second grade classroom‚ trying to solve this complex problem. I looked around‚ I see all my friends struggling as well. My snack had cause me to have a sickening feeling‚ “Stupid chocolate pretzels‚ I am trying to focus.” I thought. After asking for permission to use the restroom‚ I reached out to twist the knob of the bathroom‚ and little did I know‚ those chocolate pretzels had given me a real problem. I was using all
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Report of the UK chocolate industry CONTENTS Introduction.......................................................................................3 Findings.............................................................................................4 • Social Factors............................................................................................5 • Technological Factors................................................................................7 • Political/Legal Factors...
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