Spoils of War In the poem “Next to you god of course america” by e.e. cummings figurative devices and sarcasm are used to reveal the hate some people have towards World War I The poem starts with a man speaking of how honorable and fascinating America in the war is. He sings parts of songs and questions anyone who thinks war is distasteful. This‚ at first glance‚ may be seen as love toward the great country but with the use of diction‚ similes‚ and line spacing the truth is revealed. The speaker
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Katrina Chen Professor Sun Shakespeare Paper One 2 May 2013 Malvolio‚ the Party Pooper in Twelfth Night In Shakespeare’s comedy‚ Twelfth Night‚ we can see the romance among several couples. For instance‚ Viola with Orsino‚ Olivia with Sebastian and Maria with Sir Toby Belch‚ they are all ended up with a joyful relationship with each other. It is a convention that endings of the comedies are always combined with happy elements. Even if not falling in love with anyone else‚ the clown
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lead a mature‚ balanced and suitable life. In ‘As You Like It’ Shakespeare takes different aspects of love between lovers and between the friends. Shakespeare has borrowed the cliché of “love at first sight” from Marlowe’s ‘Hero and Leander’ (“whoever loved who loved not at first sight”). Rosalind is banished by her uncle. She comes to the forest of Arden. Here all lovers are united. Before this‚ when Orlando fights a wrestling match‚ Rosalind is one of the onlookers. Spontaneously she offers him a
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take risk‚ stand up‚ and walk down your own path is what shapes your relationships with the people who affect you the most. The Lottery and What of this Goldfish‚ Would you Wish? portrays the idea that people around you influence the way you interact with one another. The Lottery shows the reader how important it is to not blindly go down a path that others have set for you because it can lead to unknown decisions. In What of this Goldfish‚ Would you Wish‚ the author shows the complexity that comes
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In December of 1777 to 1778 George Washington made a camp called Valley Forge‚ it was 18 miles outside of Philadelphia. Valley Forge wasn’t the best place for you to live it was very hard‚ but the sacrifices were worth it. If you were in Washington’s army would you quit? I wouldn’t quit Washington’s army because it says that there is a high chance to get sick but a low chance to actually die from sickness‚ also Washington is getting supplies from the Congressman because the supplies are low‚ Dr.
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SOMEONE LIKE YOU 1. I heard that you’re settled down That you found a girl and you’re married now I heard that your dreams come true Guess she gave you things I didn’t give to you Old friend‚ why are you so shy? Ain’t like you to hold back or hide from the light 2. I hate to turn up out of the blue‚ uninvited But I couldn’t stay away‚ I couldn’t fight it I had hoped you ‘d see my face and that you’d Be reminded. That for me‚ it isn’t
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In February 2012‚ President Aquino has reiterated the Philippines’ commitment to achieve the Millennium Development Goals in 2015‚ and vowed to work double time in order to fulfill the different targets under the MDGs with only 4 years left (“Aquino:PHL...”‚ 2012). The Millennium Development Goals‚ or MDGs‚ is an effort launched by the United Nations in order to improve the living conditions in different nations‚ by seeking to battle different social and economic problems such as hunger‚ poverty
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Assessment 3: Text Analysis- “The One Day of The Year” “The One Day of The Year” was set in Australia‚ in the 1960’s. It explores the universal theme of Father- Son conflict against the background of the beery haze and the heady‚ nostalgic sentimentality of Anzac Day. It is a play to make us question a standard institution‚ but it is the likeability and genuineness of the characters that give the play its memorable qualities: Alf‚ the nobody who becomes a somebody on this day of days; Mum‚ the
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Personality: What makes you the way you are? - Science News - The Independent At some point in your life‚ you ’ve probably filled in a personality questionnaire ("Do you see yourself as....?")‚ and wondered as you ticked the boxes if there can really be any validity to such a simplistic way of assessing people. Surely the scores just reflect your mood on the day‚ or what you want the investigator to think. Surely everyone gives the same answer‚ which is "it depends". Or even if the scores measure
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If you could change one thing about your childhood‚ what would it be and why? Kristie Garmon 10/6/2013 There are many things that I wish I could change about my childhood but one thing in particular stands out when I recall some of my childhood memories. The one thing I would change is not to become a mother at the age of fifteen. Although‚ at such a young age I thought I was ready for the responsibility‚ I quickly found out that I in fact was not. What I didn’t bank on
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