The book I chose to read for my book report is called Spellbound by Janet McDonald. The plot starts with Raven living with her mother in the projects in New York City. Raven had a baby at sixteen and had to drop out of high school to take care of her baby boy‚ Smokey. She wants to be better than another high school dropout‚ project girl with few prospects. She wants to do it for her mother’s sake. Her baby’s sake. And for her own sake. She wants to show the ambition she has inside of her and to do
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mournful for eternity‚ which leads us into the theme of the poem: if you dwell on their grief for too long will be the cause of their own anguish. Poe primarily uses dialogue‚ rhythm‚ and repetition to communicate the theme to the readers. The poem is from the first person perspective‚ making the man the narrator. It is through his inner dialogues and his conversation with the Raven that we get the bulk of the poem. The progression of the poem is portrayed through the dialogue‚ with the beginnings of
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HOW DARE YOU – SISTAR Si-si-sistar brave sound (They’re back) [Bora] Why U play this game? [Soyou] (why?) [Bora] Why U play this game? [Dasom] (Fool) [Bora] Why U play this game? [Hyorin](Stupid! ) [All] Keep our head up‚ cuz we’re mighty Sistar You just blow your chance‚ I’m sorry-sorry mister Head up to the sky‚ cuz we’re mighty Sistar Hanbeon deo Sistar! Sistar! We’re mighty Sistar [Hyorin] Amureohji aneun cheokhaeboryeo aereul sseobwado Nae chingu deul eun nunchi chaego na reul
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Poem Explication: And Death Shall Have No Dominion Poem Explication: And Death Has No Dominion Since the publication of his first volume of poetry‚ Eighteen Poems‚ Dylan Thomas explored the relationship between life and death. The devastating effects of World War I‚ the crushing economic consequences of the Treaty of Versailles‚ and the self-described Great Depression shaped Dylan Thomas’s childhood and subject matter and caused him to cherish the delicate balance of life like few others‚ giving
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Sharon Olds’ poem "Late Poem to My Father" exposes the profound effect that childhood trauma can have on someone‚ even in adulthood. The speaker of the poem invokes sadness and pity in the reader by reflecting on the traumatic childhood of her father‚ and establishes a cause and effect relationship between the abuse he endured as a child and the dependence he develops on alcohol as an adult. The idea of emotional retardation caused by childhood experiences is not uncommon‚ especially in our
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My Anaconda don’t... My Anaconda don’t... My Anaconda don’t want none unless you got buns hun Boy toy named Garrett used to live in Detroit Big dope dealer money‚ he was getting some coins Was in shootouts with the law‚ but he live in a palace Bought me Alexander McQueen‚ he was keeping me stylish Now that’s real‚ real‚ real‚ Gun in my purse‚ Mason I came dressed to kill Who wanna go first? I had them pushing daffodils I’m high as heel‚ I only took a half of Ibuprofen I’m on some dumb spit By the
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The Script "Breakeven" I’m still alive but I’m barely breathing Just prayed to a God that I don’t believe in ’Cause I got time while she got freedom ’Cause when a heart breaks‚ no‚ it don’t break even Her best days were some of my worst She finally met a man that’s gonna put her first While I’m wide awake she’s no trouble sleeping ’Cause when a heart breaks no it don’t break even... even... no What am I supposed to do when the best part of me was always you? And what am I supposed
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Ill never get over you getting over you G-F Verse I G C/G I hear you’re taking the town again‚ havin a good time‚ G with all your good time friends. I don’t think that you think of me‚ C/G Bsus-B You’re on your own now and I’m alone and free
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Poetry Explication Just as poetry is a permanent mark of feelings that last forever on paper‚ tattoos are permanent symbols that last forever on the skin. Tattoos and poetry can easily be combined such as in Kim Addonizio’s sonnet‚ “First Poem for You‚” the speaker admires her partner’s nature themed tattoos in a darkened room. This may seem to be a simple poem‚ but by utilizing tattoos as symbols‚ including tactile and visual imagery in her poem‚ and using the sonnet as her structure‚ Addonizio
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Movie Review Spellbound The national spelling bee is a big thing and takes a lot of motivation to get to the final level. We watched eight students on their journey through the national spelling bee and I am going to talk about three of them and what their motivation was to get them that far. I have chosen to talk about Neil Kadakia‚ Emily Staag‚ and Nupur Lala. Now all of these contestants were in the top ten and Nupur Lala was the winner‚ and I feel that they all had great motivation to do
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