This five stanza poem is steeped in the extended personification of the books as articulate individuals. The title‚ The Secret Life of Books suggests there is something hidden below the superficial purposes (covers) of the books‚ that there is a hidden agenda that we don’t know about‚ as is also suggested in line 11 and 12 (stanza 2). The ambiguity of the poem stems from the themes of the poem which regard the power of books and language and‚ in a metafictional sense‚ the poem draws attention to
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The title ’The Secret Life of Books’ personifies books. Not only do they have ’life’ but it is secret. This tells us that humans are ignorant towards books‚ that we don’t really look into them‚ that we don’t appreciate them and that in a way books know more than us. The first stanza already brings up the main theme of the poem‚ the power books posses. Edgar tells us that they have ’stratagems’ and plans‚ and that "They have turned the world". This brings up an interesting paradox‚ even though they
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Analysis Harvey Milk “Hope” In June 2011‚ California became the first state to pass a bill requiring public schools to teach the historical accomplishments of gay men and lesbians. With this law all children‚ especially homosexual teens‚ in California are taught that they too have a chance to succeed despite their sexuality. An example of a historical gay leader would be Politician‚ Harvey Milk. After being elected into a public office he made the speech “Hope.” In the speech “Hope”‚ Harvey Milk uses
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Chelsea F. Obermann Mr. Michaud A.P. English Literature and Composition 19 April 2012 Amethysts of Hope Women‚ it seems‚ tend to consistently get the fuzzy end of the lollipop. Men sometimes feel the need to discriminate against women to feel like they have a sense of power. In Alice Walker’s novel The Color Purple‚ the female characters are continually oppressed. From the very beginning of the novel‚ the main character‚ Celie‚ along with the other female characters‚ is discriminated against
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Elizabeth Barret-Browning’s ’Sonnets from the Portuguese’ and F. Scott. Fitzgerald’s ’The Great Gatsby’ both reflect‚ in abstract style and varying contexts and elements‚ the experience of idealised love‚ hope and mortality. The elements employed by Barret-Browning and Fitzgerald‚ differ in their depictions of these themes through various literary devices‚ two of which are ’points of view’ and ’motifs/symbols’. Barret-Browning’s sonnet sequence illustrates a complex evolution of emotions as the poet
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Student Name: You can help improve your performance in physical activities by improving specific areas of skill related fitness. Please define a measurable physical activity goal related to a specific area of skill related fitness you would like to improve that relates to improving your performance in a specific activity. Goal: I aspire to practice my coordination for basket ball no later than June 25‚ 2013. I believe this will help learn how to not travel while playing and to learn how to run
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Aung San Suu Kyi: A Transformational Leader and A Symbol of Hope April 2‚ 2012: Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy (NLD) have won a landslide victory in Burma (BBC News Asia 2012). This signifies a new chapter in humanity which may improve the lives of millions of Burmese. An Incarcerated Leader Aung San Suu Kyi (ASSK) is one of the world’s greatest leaders in the struggle to fight for democracy (Ball 2004). The 1991 Nobel peace prize winner devoted her life to the
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recently the film has become known as one of the greatest movies of all time‚ it has inspired hope in many people‚ helping them to lose weight‚ leave abusive marriages and such like. The film is based mainly upon two convicts‚ and the idea of hope. Andy Dufresne is a ‘Hot Shot Banker’ imprisoned with two life sentences‚ for the suspected murder of his wife and her lover and ‘Red’ (Morgan Freeman) whom Andy redeems hope in‚ along with the other convicts‚ saving them from institutionalisation. One of the
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I searched the Esko High School on-line Card Catalog for hope as a subject and only one book came up. The fiction book is called Hobart‚ and the interest level is for children grades three through six. I then searched a related word (faith) as a subject entry‚ and it showed fifty-five results. I think more results came up for faith then for hope because faith is more commonly associated with religion than hope is. I then looked up hope as a keyword and over two-hundred results popped up; there were
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Night By Elie Wiesel Hope or despair? The book "Night" by Elie Wiesel is a first-person narrative about the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the genocide of over 6 million European Jews and others by the Nazis during World War II The book tells the story of the time when the author was taken to a concentration camp by the Nazis. At the time he was only 14 years old and lived in Sighet‚ Transylvania. He tells us all of his horrifying experiences as a Jewish prisoner. Even though he tells us this gruesome
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