"[I‚ being born a woman and distressed]" by Edna St. Vincent Millay Edna St. Vincent Millay’s sonnet‚ “I‚ Being Born a Woman and Distressed‚” serves as an excellent example of a multi-faceted piece. From one angle‚ it is simply a Petrarchan sonnet‚ written with a slight variation on rhyme scheme – but that variation‚ taken deeper‚ reveals new layers of meaning. Added to Millay’s choice of meter and end-stop‚ along with a background of Millay’s person‚ this sonnet seems not so “simple” after all
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If I had been born a girl This topic could be interesting or some people believe that could be embarrassing‚ however‚ what I can see girls life nowadays is very worrying‚ the clothe they wear‚ the way they want to get attention from men‚ sometimes it’s not quite obvious what effect are they trying to achieve‚ are they trying to look hot and sexy or simply silly and funny? Both cases most of time are wrong. First at all‚ If I had been born a girl‚ I would have liked to make the difference among
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Whenever I write an essay‚ I constantly suppress myself under an obsession that must be perfect. And the only few words are written of the paper. I am confined to such feelings for what‚ I can not know. I’m exhausted while I’m suppressing. And I ask in prison that imprison myself. ’What is writing for who.’ However it is not be changed even if I ask again and again. Always I can’t answer. To say ’for myself’‚ I do not like too suppression of this prison‚ it is not be changed. I can’t answer again
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“Before I was‚ There Were...” I have so many relatives and all of them have done so much for me. My mom’s parents who are Kathey Sigmon and Jerry Carrigan are my grandparents‚ but they divorced and my grandma remarried to Bob Sigmon. My mom had a sister named Emily Sigmon and brother named Nick Carrigan. My grandma Kathey had two sisters name Faye Shew and Sue Robinette. My great grandmother Faye Carrigan is the mother of Jerry Carrigan‚ she has a sister named Nell-Rose Stafford but she passed
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President If all wishes were horses‚ then I would wish to be the president of the United States of America. My wishes to be the United States president are not self-centered but are based on the need to make America a better place for generations to come. In the eyes of the world we are limitless but‚ I believe there are things that are necessary to change to reflect the fame and superiority associated with America in the eyes of the world. If I was president‚ I would strive to accomplish three major
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So i have to do a 5 minute speech on what belonging is and stuff. I need a book/movie etc. that has something to do with belonging or not belonging that i can use for examples and relate my speech to. And i for the life of me can’t think of anything good!!! which is really annoying cause i know i have probably come across thousands of worthy choices in my life. \ So any book or movie or even poem that has themes of belonging/not belonging would be really helpful. (the only one i can think of at
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Most Embarrassing Day in My Life When I was in Form four‚ my school held an English elocution contest. I was really horrified when I was chosen as one of the participants. For the next few days‚ I searched model essay books for a suitable topic to speak on for I could never had written my own speech even if my life depended on it. Eventually‚ I chose a topic on pollution because at that time‚ everyone from the man in the street to the top ministers were talking about it. After that‚ I memorized the
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A day I will always remember City had made it into the cup final. As a family we all loved football‚ but this was a special match as my partner Max would be in the starting line up as the goal keeper. My daughter Sarah and I had been to many of his matches but this was a special one‚ this was a final. There was a real buzz around my house that morning. We all got up early to help Max prepare for the match. I felt very proud as I helped him do up his tie. He looked so handsome in his suit
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The novel starts off with Grant Wiggins saying “I was not there‚ yet I was there” (Gaines‚ 1). What Grant means by this is that he is physically not at the trial‚ but he knows everything that is going to occur at the trial. That one line already shows what Grant thinks of the society he lives in. The society Grant lives is in a racist community. He does not like the white people and thinks they are awful people. It also characterizes Grant and shows what his views are throughout the book. Another
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Ruby Bridges was born on September 8‚ 1954 in Tylertown‚ Mississippi. At the age of four‚ she moved with her parents to New Orleans. When she was only six years old‚ her parents answered a call from the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People‚ volunteering Ruby as a student to participate in the integration of the public school system in New Orleans. She is the first black child to attend William Frantz Elementary School‚ as well as the first African American child to go to
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