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    William Avery Bishop‚ byname Billy Bishop‚ born in February 1894 in Owen Sound‚ began as a cadet at the Royal Military College in Kingston in 1911. As the First World War broke out he enlisted and was sent as an officer to England. In September 1915‚ he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps and was sent to France (“William Avery Bishop”). The following year‚ he successfully completed pilot training and‚ in 1917‚ he joined 60 Squadron at the front lines in France. He soon became a successful Ace Fighter

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    Poetry Essay ENGL 102: Literature and Composition Fall B 2013 Jane S. Ciucevich ID# L25513950 Writing Style Used APA September 15‚ 2013 Professor Mary Dixon I) INTRODUCTION A. Frost has presented a literal and metaphoric fork in the road to a traveler. He must choose between the two roads all the while knowing that by choosing one he must forgo the other. B. “The Road Not Taken” is all about choices. The road the traveler is walking on has split. He must decide which direction

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    Erica Spigelmyer English II Essay #1 Poetry I love poetry. I believe that in one of my past lives that I was once a poet. I have written poetry since I was able to pick up a pencil and write. Putting words together as art has always been very dear to me. Though writing an essay can sometimes be a challenge when describing art. Poetry to most people are words that rhyme‚ but to me they are delicate descriptions of love‚ emotions and experiences. I pride myself in being able to “read between

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    Introduction Cattle fattening has gained prominence as an important business project of the livestock industry in the Philippines. It gives the farmer year-round work and provides him with extra income. He can make use of cheap‚ plentiful farm by-products such as corn stoves‚ rice straw‚ copra meal‚ rice bran and sugarcane tops‚ which ordinarily go to waste. Most importantly‚ it helps meet the urgent demand for high-protein foods in the Filipino diet. Backyard cattle fattening or on a large scale

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    The Power of John Donne’s Poetry Louis Hunt John Carey’s description of Donne’s “power” is laudable‚ and to a certain extent‚ accurate. Carey captures the masculine nature of Donne’s tone; the vividness of Donne’s imagery; the subtle coercion of Donne’s metaphor. Carey also notes Donne’s application of syntax and rhythms‚ writing that Donne’s words‚ “are packed into the poems like boulders… Inversions and interjections fracture the run of the lines‚ necessitating a strenuous advance.” Carey

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    and rejection of his abundant general revelation to mankind. Vivid and descriptive language permeates the entirety of the poem “God’s Grandeur.” Hopkins employs imagery to magnify the splendor of God’s earthly creations. Hopkins’ use of clever diction informs the reader that God has made His power and majesty obvious to humans through creation. Therefore‚ man has no excuse to ignore what is obvious to his or her eyes. The first lines of the poem intensely describe the manifestation of creation’s

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    washing clothes in a tub. The child has written a poem for her mother and gives it to her as she is washing. The mother scans the poem but rejects it as not being ‘all there is to life’. She feels that there is much more to life than reading or writing poetry. Despite her protest‚ the mother glances at the poem while she continues to wash clothes. Stanza 1 The mother obviously has given her life to hard work and struggle and seems to have lost interest in life. She does not seem to appreciate the effort

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    INTRODUCTION On the job training or and OJT is one method by which students is given a chance to apply the theories computations that they have learned from the school. It also helps the students to acquire relevant knowledge and skills by performing in actual work setting. Colleges and universities require their students to undergo such training within a specific number of hours as part of the curriculum. For the students‚ an OJT or internship program provides opportunities togo through the actual

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    Youth and Poetry Poetry by definition is the art of writing that shows more imagination and deep feeling that ordinary speech. Poetry is a set of sensual words with deep meaning‚ but for some reason young people do not appreciate it. Hugh Maclennan states‚ "For without poetry these youths were poor.” He was referring to a group of teenagers he encountered‚ but this statement can be directed to the majority of youths today. Poetry is dead in our lives‚ and without knowing what it is

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    HOMEWORK: POETRY ASSIGNMENT: THE COLLECTED POEMS OF YOU Your marks for the Poetry unit of work will be derived from an assignment and from a short test. The test will be in Week One of Term Four. To revise‚ simply read over the poetry documents you have already read in Term Three. The test will ask you for definitions of some of the words from our terminology list. You will be asked to respond to a poem‚ using some words from the terminology list. You will be asked to answer some short questions

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