A Made World: Anthropocentricity in the Works of Auden and MacNeice In his 1941 poem “London Rain‚” Louis MacNeice writes “The world is what was given / The world is what we make.” In “London Rain” itself‚ MacNeice does not emphasize the latter sentiment‚ ultimately hinting at the difficulty of trying to “make” anything in his concluding description of his “wishes…come[ing] homeward / their gallopings in vain.” Yet for all the suggestions of impotence in “London Rain’s” final stanza‚ in MacNeice’s
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Louis MacNeice (1907-1963) was a friend and contemporary of W. H. Auden and Stephen Spender at Oxford and his poetry has often been linked to their own. Whilst sharing certain characteristics with them‚ including a sharp political awareness‚ in recent years MacNeice’s poetry has been re-evaluated on its own terms‚ particularly by a new generation of Northern Irish poets such as Michael Longley and Paul Muldoon who’ve acknowledged him as a major influence. MacNeice’s family were from the West of Ireland
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After analysing the poems The Pylons‚ The Express‚ Slough and The Wiper written by Stephen Spender‚ John Betjeman and Louis MacNeice (respectively)‚ a clear picture of poetry in the 1930s was formed in my mind. All four poems speak of new inventions in the industrial sector‚ each in their own‚ way‚ but all referring back to the general industrialization of the 30s. Even though they all discuss roughly the same theme‚ they do not all discuss it in the same way‚ some welcome the change‚ some are
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Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong‚ arguably the greatest entertainer‚ and trumpet player during the renaissance era. Louis Armstrong was inspired by people such as Joe the king Oliver‚ Lil Hardin‚ and Peter Davis. Louis Armstrong was one of the most famous and influential performers in the entire history of jazz. Louis Armstrong began to be noticed by important people in the 1920’s and the early 1930’s. Louis Armstrong was born august 4th 1901 in the ghettos of New Orleans. He learned
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Louis Pasteur Louis Pasteur was born in Dole on December 27‚1822‚ the only son of a poorly educated tanner. Louis Pasteur grew up in the small town of Arbois. Louis was not an outstanding student during his years of elementary education‚ preferring fishing and drawing to other subjects. Louis Pasteur’s father‚ however‚ did not see his son becoming an Artist‚ and Louis‚ himself‚ was showing increasing interest in chemistry and other scientific subjects. The highest wish that father Pasteur had
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Topic:Joe Louis I. Introduction A.Background - Joe Louis Barrow‚ the seventh child of Monroe and Lily Barrow‚ was born May 13‚ 1914 in a cabin in the cotton fields of Lexington‚ Alabama. While Joe was still a young boy‚ his father suffered a mental breakdown and later died.His mother later married Pat Brooks‚ a widower with many children of his own‚ and the combined family moved to Detroit when Joe was ten. B.Thesis Statement- Joe Louis was a professional boxer during the great
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“LOUIS BRAILLE A LIGHT IN THE DARK” In this world today tons of people are blind‚ like Louis Braille. Today some of the blind kids are poor that cannot go to school and some of them are that can go to blind schools. In this story Louis Braille struggles rigorously to create new system of reading for blind people. and how his system is received at the the first and second time and the differences between them. Louis Braille’s dot system received at first .for example “In 1824 he made his reading
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Principles of Vaccination? Louis Pasteur ‚ he was a French Chemist And microbiologist who is well known for microbial fermentation and pasteurization. He also reduced morality from puerperal fever‚ he created the first vaccine for rabies and anthrax. He is mainly known for treating milk and wine to stop bacterial contamination‚ also known as Pasteurization. Pasteur is known as “the father of microbiology”. Louis Pasteur was one of the most important
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Angulo ELA Honors 24‚ April 2012 Life of the King of Jazz “My whole musical success goes back to the time I was arrested…”(Old 28). Louis Armstrong started off as a normal kid who lived in a poor family and environment‚ but ended up as one of the most influential entertainers in history all because of one mistake he made as a child‚ which changed his life. Louis Armstrong’s life was filled with events that built his musical skills‚ fame‚ and his well-being even though he did not start off very
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THE PEOPLE FIGHTER article called‚ “The Right to Privacy” Louis stated that Americans have the right to be left alone and as a result‚ he defended citizens when this right was violated. Due to his dedication to defending the Constitution and the citizens of the United States‚ Louis was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Wilson. Louis believed that monopolies were dangerous and that big corporations were a threat to the well-being of Americans. Therefore‚ he believed that these monopolies
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