The Victory After reading several poems in my Backpack Literature textbook (Kennedy‚ X. J.‚ and Dana Gioia‚ 2008.)‚ I came across Anne Stevenson’s The Victory. Stevenson’s words hit me in the gut and made me feel her tension and conflict of becoming a new mother. Anne Stevenson portrays a mother’s feelings of pain during childbirth and mixed emotions of becoming a new mother. The poem contains a tone of conflict and anger. “I thought you were my victory/ though you cut me like a knife’ (Lines
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Elizabeth’s Golden Age Elizabeth was Queen of England from 1558-1603. During that time England was a strong country and she was a successful queen. Many people thought Elizabeth would not last long without a powerful husband but they were proved wrong. In fact Elizabeth was very clever in not choosing a husband. She didn’t choose a husband because she didn’t want anybody taking over her throne. There were four men that she could have married but said no to. The first man was Philip of Spain. Philip
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A queen once said‚ “The important thing is not what they think of me‚ but what I think of them.” Queen Victoria for the people‚ she was destined to solve the people problems. Queen Victoria was a kind woman. Throughout her troubled childhood‚ Victoria remained positive and focused. Several people considered Queen Victoria a proud queen who went out of her way to assure that her people were happy. Queen Victoria supported her people in great ways such as‚ giving woman petticoats; she built schoolhouses
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“.....as were to be seen in the reign of this queen Mary‚ whether we behold the shortness of her time or the unfortunate event of all her purposes....” The unforgettable regnant Queen Mary of England and Ireland did attempt to restore the Catholic faith during her short reign of July 6th 1553 to 17th November 1558‚ albeit failed at this mission. She is not remembered for her colourful reign with cacophony sounding triumphs nor peaceful approaches to English society. In fact she is established
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known as Mary Queen of Scots was born on December 8‚ 1542 at Linlithgow Palace‚ the only daughter of her parents James V of Scotland and Mary of Guise. Mary’s father died only six days following her birth‚ so as an infant she became Queen of Scotland. In 1548‚ Mary was sent to France for her protection against the English. At the age of fifteen‚ Mary married Dauphin Francis who would later become Francis II in 1559 in return crowning Mary the Queen of France‚ and also the Queen of Scotland. During
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Spanish Armada inches from England’s shore‚ Queen Elizabeth delivered a powerful speech at Tilbury. The Spanish and English had been enemies for years‚ and this was yet another battle. Queen Elizabeth shaped her argument to reinforce her right to rule as well as to invigorate the troops for a battle against the mighty Spanish Armada. The Queen’s use of diction and rhetoric successfully removed any doubt in her leadership and invigorated the soldiers. Queen Elizabeth’s use of diction was precise as
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history is defined as. Through collective and individual memory‚ one can perceive a greater insight. In developing such texts‚ composers utilize filmic and textual forms to achieve their specific point of view. The Queen (2006) by Stephen Frears‚ is a biopic which combines representations of the queens both as the regal monarch‚ and as the head of a family to connote the value of personal memory intertwining with recorded history‚ constructing powerful yet unknown responses from the audience. Similarly‚ the
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A Brave Woman Queen Elizabeth was an ambition and outstanding woman. She had amazing ideas for her speech for the troops. Everyone wonder how Queen Elizabeth became queen. She was very good with her commands and how to control her troops in the battle. Finally how everything ended in the outcome of Queen Elizabeth. She was the fifth and last of the Tudor Dynasty‚ daughter of Henry VIII. She was born as a princess‚ but her mother was executed after her second birthday. Her half brother Edward
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The biography that is being reviewed is Mary‚ Queen of Scots by Gordon Donaldson. Mary Stuart‚ was born at Linlithge Palace on December 8‚ 1542‚ sixs days later she became Queen of Scotland. Mary became Queen of France and soon her greediness grew and she wanted to take over England. Mary was unwilling to stay in France‚ so she went back to Scotland. There her second husband died and she was imprisoned in England for the suspicion of the murder. Mary had a bad ending to her life. Mary got caught
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In the poem "After Auschwitz" by Anne Sexton‚ the speaker talks about her feelings after touring a concentration camp. The speaker writes about what humans are able to do to other humans and how horrible this specific time was. The speakers tone is mostly angry. During the poem‚ the speaker’s tone becomes more and more angry and dark but at the end of the poem in the last two lines it also turns into a sad tone. These tones are created to confirm the bad things that happened in the concentration
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