Walt Whitman is a poet with a strong sense of mission‚ having devoted all his life to the creation of the “single” poem‚ I sit and look out. In this giant work‚ openness‚ freedom‚ and above all‚ individualism are all that concerned him. His aim was nothing less than to express some new poetical feelings and to initiate a poetic tradition in which difference should be recognized. Whitman is almost as blatant as this in his pacing of current experience because in the short poem “I Sit and Look Out
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In the poem‚ Whitman describes various people suffering horrible misery in different forms. However‚ as he describes them‚ he doesn’t judge‚ get involved‚ make commentary‚ or pass some sort of overall moral or lesson to be learned. This is what he means when he says he is "silent". He simply opens a window for everyone to see what he sees‚ and lets the reader make their own interpretations and judgments. For example‚ he describes the misery that exists‚ "the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited
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I sit and look out” by Walt Whitman echoes all miseries and atrocities of life that rose to the surface in the wake of capitalism. 19th century witnessed a sea change in the lives of people as rat race for materialistic possession became more prominent and principles were relegated‚ concerns and emotions were sidelined from inside of human beings. The poet pen pictures such a sad tale of human life by attempting to pose as onlooker who watches everything but does nothing to alter situations. In
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‘I Sit and Look Out’ describes a dark‚ sad‚ corrupted‚ sorrowful world and shows the realism of the world. It talks about a man who sees evil in the world but does nothing to stop it or extinguish it. He leaves all of the misery and bitterness alone and acts as though he does not witness it. Whitman argues that no one stands up to the injustices of the world‚ to make things right. He is urging us‚ not just to see and hear the meanness and the agony of people suffering in the world‚ but to correct
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If‚ ‘I Hear America Singing’ depicts a brighter and more up-beat society; ‘I Sit and Look Out’ describes a dark‚ sad‚ corrupted‚ sorrowful world. Walt Whitman uses sad words describing emotion and just all sorts of corruption imaginable. In this sense the entire poem is a poignant criticism of life‚ with the speaker acting as a detached observer‚ finally leaving it upon the reader to react and judge against the malady of life that the poet shows within the framework of just ten lines. To begin
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I SIT AND LOOK OUT Walt Whitman‚ a prominent American anti war poet‚ who lived during the times of civil war witnessed the condition around him with his own eyes and transformed it into literature which still stands relevant to our lives today. The advent of capitalism during this time and its rapid proliferation brought with itself several ramifications. Human concerns were relegated and principles were sidelined. In response to all the atrocities‚ the people looked around and turned a blind
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Strayer University Bus 340 Tactics To Look Out For Nancy Wilson-Walker Professor Gary Reinke Contract Negotiations Week 8 Assignment 4 June 02‚ 2013 Strayer University Bus 340 Tactics To Look Out For Nancy Wilson-Walker Professor Gary Reinke Contract Negotiations Week 8 Assignment 4 June 02‚ 2013 References Dawson‚ Roger. (October 10‚ 2011). Top Twenty Power Negotiating Tactics. Home Business Magazine‚ 3rd Edition. Retrieved from http://www.homebusinessmag.com/marketing/how-guides/top-twenty-power-negotiating
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ng Other People’s Business Shopping for the humble bathing soap has now become an arduous task for the tiny tot’s mother. She now has to choose not just among proven national brands like Johnson & Johnson or Himalaya‚ or for that matter Wipro’s Baby Soft; time permitting‚ she has to examine the benefits of picking a Doy Kids versus a Woodwards or a Mysore Sandal baby soap‚ and carefully evaluate the pros and cons of deploying shapes such as elephant‚ lion and bear and many others that grace the
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Whitman’s Poem "Out of the Cradle‚ Endlessly Rocking‚" is not‚ at first glance‚ an obvious love poem. Most readers would probably consider this a tragic poem about death and love lost. In spite of the fact that the poem is about intrinsically sorrowful events‚ or perhaps because of it‚ Whitman is able to capture a very unique and poignant portrayal of love. There are three major perspectives to examine how Whitman develops the theme of love in Out of the Cradle‚ and by examining each reoccurring
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Whitman The “I exist as I am”‚ Whitman is talking about his perceptions of his grander self‚ his “I AM”. The I AM is the compilation of all that he feels he is or has been or could potentially be. I exist‚ therefore I am‚ I am all those things I have experienced and even things I have yet to experience. I am female‚ I am male‚ I am child‚ I am adult‚ angry‚ happy‚ wise and foolish. He is viewing the grander picture of how he has been responding or reacting to his environment with different parts
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