In life today‚ people tend to over exaggerate the phrases “happy as a clam” and “living the dream.” Dean Young‚ the author of “Clam Ode”‚ expresses how he relates to every other American struggling to find happiness in their life but in the end wishing to be comparable to a clam who is content with where he is in life. As humans we have the natural reaction to want more than we already have. We often focus on what is ahead of us or what we could have‚ rather than appreciating and accepting the pleasantness
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Tubotein Taylor 2/10/13 Humanities 2 Bastard Children In the story entitled “Desiree’s Baby” by Kate Chopin‚ Desiree and her husband‚ Armand Aubigny‚ were blessed with a beautiful child to whom they could call their own. They were very much in love‚ until the site of their child could not go unnoticed any longer. There was no place for two whites to paternally and maternally take care of a Negro child. Since this is a white male dominant society‚ he automatically assumed that she was at fault
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Statues are erected to reflect and / or represent an event or character that it depicts. The St. Catherines City Hall statue‚ erected in 1886‚ represents a militia member from the Winnipeg 90th division named Private Alexander Watson. The statue of Private Alexander Watson should be taken down as it does not represent what was once intended. Also‚ there are other concerns that support the removal of the statue‚ with the restoration price being one of them. As well‚ modern thinking about Louis Riel
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"Ode to an Orange" by Larry Woiwode took place in the winter of 1940s. It was "the winters of the forties" which I felt was very important in setting the background. It was a time of war‚ rationing of food‚ limited transportation‚ a difficult time to import items from other states and then adjustment from war of peace. Winter did not just represent cold‚ snow‚ wind‚ gray sky‚ limited sunshine‚ but a limiting of the senses. With this in mind it have also been difficult to obtain an orange that would
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The Ode to the Bitten Breast Whom can you find while searching a husband via Internet? How should a woman above 50 dress herself to make a peaceable dog bite her in breast? Author: Inna Petrova Issue: 15 Views: 2426 A funny and sad play with a good end entitled “Love.Dog.Dot.Ru”‚ performed in Smolensk by the actors of Israeli theatre “Matara”‚ was written by a practicing urologist‚ a famous writer-dramatist Leon Agulansky… We’ve talked to him after the performance. - Leon‚ you’ve mentioned
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Nilanjan Dutt Imagery in Shelley’s Ode To The West Wind Ode to the West Wind is a poem by Percy Bysshe Shelley that shows the correspondence between the inner and the outer world of the poet. It is among his famous poems. The major theme of the poem is the poet’s intention to become a force that may bring the change and rejuvenation in man’s life. This theme is metaphorically shown by the rejuvenation of nature through the west wind as an agent. It is described through his excellent use
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An ode to my sunglasses There is something about my golden aviator sunglasses that is more than sun protection‚ more than anybody else can ever imagine. Every time I put them on I instantly become happier. A lot of women around the world have the same pair‚ as they were mass-produced by the brand Guess‚ and so mine isn’t unique at all in that sense. Neither is my happiness triggered by a materialistic satisfaction by wearing a “brand”. I received them from a special person‚ when I
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A Black Man Talks of Reaping Figure of Speech In Arna Bontemps’ poem‚ “A Black Man Talks of Reaping”‚ he uses many figures of speech like metaphor‚ personification‚ overstatement and synecdoche. Metaphor is the tool Bontemps uses in his poem. For instance‚ “Wind or fowl” (line 3) metaphorically refers to white race who are every where and can take the profit of African American race away like a wind blows grains away or like a bird intends to steal seeds of a farmer by pecking them away. Therefore
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Theater Critique The play‚ “Frankenstein‚” by Philip Grecian based on a novel by Mary Shelley‚ is a drama because the story line was about a very serious scientist‚ Victor Frankenstein‚ who was extremely involved in making a life form. He spent most of his time in the lab‚ and neglected his other duties and his health to some extent. When he finally created life with the help of his colleague‚ Henry Clerval‚ it was not at all what he had expected. He created a monster‚ which was referred to as
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“Figures of speech are sometimes used to effectively convey a sense of place.” Explain and evaluate how this is achieved in text 22 and one other text of your choice. Text 22 and text 23 both use figures of speech to effectively convey a sense of place. Text 22 is a private diary in second person singular‚ this is a positive view on travel‚ the writer’s attitudes and personality emerges with exuberance‚ energy and enthusiasm for the people she meets and the landscape she sees. The audience of
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