Anthem to Dead Youth What passing bells for you who die in herds? - Only the monstrous anger of the guns! - Only the stuttering rifles’ rattled words Can patter out your hasty orisons No chants for you‚ nor balms‚ nor wreaths‚ nor bells‚ Nor any voice of mourning‚ save the choirs‚ And long-drawn sighs of wailing shells; And bugles calling for you from sad shires. What candles may we hold to speed you all? Not in the hands of boys‚ but in their eyes Shall shine the holy lights of long
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Entry for Week 1 -- Critical History of “The Dead” I found it interesting that the city of Dublin could be thought of as a major character of Dubliners and/or of The Dead. From everything I have read so far‚ it definitely is obvious that Joyce was struggling with Ireland’s apparent unwillingness to define itself‚ either as Roman Catholic or as Protestant. And also‚ he feels that religion is too much the focus of the country‚ too strict‚ too regimented. Schwarz writes on page 67 that Gabriel
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Andrey Koptelov English Composition I Compare and Contrast Essay 3 December‚ 2014 Living alone vs living with people There is a significant difference which can affect people’s lifestyle‚ when they choose to live alone or with other people. It is one of the most important decisions in life. There are many factors that can influence one’s decision‚ but the three major differences between living alone and living with people are in cost‚ socializing and independence. One of the most common factors
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Trần Thị Hà ID: 1111120089 TOPIC: Advantages and disadvantages of living in a city and in the countryside. The rapid economic growth in many countries has led to widening gap between cities and rural areas. One of the most controversial issues rising today is which place is better to live. I think everything has 2 sides‚ both the city and the countryside have the advantages and disadvantages. It isn’t deniable that living in such a big city has a lot of convenience. People can approach the modern
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“Dead Man Path” The short story‚ “Dead Men’s Path‚” by Chinua Achebe‚ in the short story Achebe addresses the cultural conflicts that exists between Michael Obi’s the central character “European” ideas verses “old” African customs. Obi has a total disregard for the people of the village and his colleagues. The story is set in 1949‚ a rural village in southeast Nigeria. Obi is willing to do anything to ensure that his educational mission is satisfied. He makes every effort to change everything
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Mr. Enrico Mantoli found merciless death while walking on the highway of Wells. Officer Sam Woods had found Mantoli’s body lying down on the pavement motionless‚ around 2 am just last night‚ while he was on his midnight patrol. Suspect is nowhere to be found‚ our respected man Mr. Mantoli has been struck from the behind of his head by a blunt instrument‚ leaving him to his death. Mantoli was the host of the upcoming music festival‚ which many of us know and heard of. But franticly Mantoli‚ was left
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Is the American Dream Dead? Tamás Jámbor Advanced Writing & Composition Éva Kardos May 20‚ 2014 Is the American Dream Dead? The notion American dream is a fundamental part of the American society and culture‚ dozens of books‚ articles and songs deals with this topic‚ politicians often mention it in their speeches. Though the phrase has different meanings to different people‚ it suggests an underlying belief that hard work pays off and that the next generation will have a better life
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The play twelfth night‚ mainly a comedy‚ presents the challenges faced by the characters throughout the play. During the play many relations those were already going on were broken while the new ones started. The most interesting relation that developed was between Duke Orsino and Viola. The love between them never started as a normal love because Viola always met Duke in the disguise of a male named Cesario and Duke found Cesario a trustworthy person and uses him as an intermediary to confess his
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moonlit night. Nowadays‚houses and buildings in a city or town are mostly lit by electricity public roads are well lit at night. Therefore‚town people do not seem to notice the moon shinning in the night sky.There is no electricity in villages and resultm country folk have to do things by the light of the moon. They usually get a chance to admire the beauty of the moonlit nights. I still remember a beautiful moonlit night night that
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viewers for a future apocalypse or prevent one. In the television show The Walking Dead‚ a plague has swept across the world killing off or turning a majority of humans into mindless‚ shambling zombies and leaving only a few remnants of humanity left to survive in a new world. Governments have fallen across the world and `most remnants of humanity have banded
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