THE DAY MILLICENT FOUND THE WORLD By William Stafford The title “The Day Millicent Found the World” is about the day a young girl named Millicent discovered the world around her. The title is significant as well as symbolic. The title gives the poem a deeper meaning and gives the readers deeper insight into what they should expect. In this poem‚ the author‚ I believe is an older male and a transcendentalist. The tone of the poem suggests this because a woman would be hysterical about Millicent’s
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Initiation recounts the events of five days of “initiation antics” (143) which the protagonist—by name Millicent—has to go through. Sitting in a cellar with her hair sticky from crushed eggs Millicent weighs the pros and cons of joining the sorority. Finally she emerges from the darkness of the basement room realising that “her own private initiation had just begun” The basement room was dark and warm‚ like the inside of a sealed jar‚ Millicent thought‚ her eyes getting used to the strange
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UNIVERSITY OF MAKATI J.P. Rizal Extension‚ West Rembo Makati City College of Education Creative Writing Eng M-6 The Day Amelia Found the Ring Ma. Theresa A. Fuentes January 22‚ 2013 The Day Amelia Found the Ring “Amelia! Hurry and help me prepare our dinner‚ your Father might be home anytime and will be mad not seeing his dinner ready‚” Aling Delia shouted anxiously at her eldest and only daughter while cooking at their slightly roofed extension kitchen
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cliquey‚ like Millicent‚ status and ego can turn people’s personalities and friendships upside down‚ for the worst. Through the sparrows‚ heather birds‚ basement‚ Millicent emerges from this hole and understands who she wants to be. Symbolism in “Initiation” represents the growth of Millicent’s character‚ from unassertive‚ to her sorority initiation changing her into a confident‚ non-conformist who realizes the power of individuality. The look-alike group of sparrows that Millicent imagined represent
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organized labor was unsuccessful. If unions were going to work‚ striking would have to be effective‚ but they weren’t. In the 1860’s‚ the National Labor Union or NLU was formed by David Davis to unite workers in fighting for higher wages‚ an 8 hour work day and better working conditions‚ this set the stage for many failing unions to come. In 1877‚ railroad workers in this union took part in an enormous strike‚ The Great Railroad Strike‚ that resulted in mass violence across the country with not much impact
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A short Speech on: World Environment Day Good morning my dear friends and respected teachers. I hope all of you know today is World Environment Day. So‚ that our school has kept this program. Today I am going to deliver a short speech on World Environment Day. It gives me great pleasure to address you on this World Environment Day 2011. World Environment Day is commemorated worldwide each year under the direction of the United Nations to heighten public awareness of the environment. In recent
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International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer is celebrated. This date has been designated by the United Nations General Assembly in its resolution 49/114‚ to commemorate the signing of the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. | This commemoration around the world offers an opportunity to focus attention and action at the global‚ regional and national levels on the protection of the ozone layer. All Member States are invited to devote this special day to promotion
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Is there a limit to the number of human beings the Earth can sustain? And if there is‚ are we getting close to that number? It’s a sensitive topic for many people and nations‚ but the growth of human population may also be the most important topic facing the future of the human race. Energy consumption and water are major concerns as our population continues to rise. “The top-three grain producing countries of the planet‚ India‚ China are the United States‚ all have unsustainable pumping
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World Water Day History The United Nations General Assembly designated 22 March of each year as the World Day for Water by adopting a resolution. World Water Day is celebrated every year on March 22. ‘World Water day’ proposed in 1992 in Agenda 21 of United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in Rio-de-Janeiro‚ Brazil. Each year more than 1 billion of our fellow human beings have little choice but to resort to using potentially harmful sources of water. This perpetuates a
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Celebration of World Population Day at IIPS The World Population Day was celebrated at the International Institute for Population Sciences Mumbai on 11th July 2012. A debate on ‘Abortion: Pro-life vs. Pro-choice’ was organized in the institute premises to celebrate the World Population Day. Mr. Rajan Kumar Gupt (PhD student)‚ Ms. Garima Dutta (PhD student)‚ Mr. Castor Valbum Badstue (short-term course participant)‚ Ms. Shraboni Patra (PhD student)‚ Mr. Mayank Prakash (PhD student)‚ and Ms. Kshipra
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