Exalted Beauties The Venus of Willendorf vs. the Barbie Doll Kristin Groth Chamberlain College of Nursing HUMN 303: Introduction to Humanities January‚ 2015 Exalted Beauties: Venus of Willendorf vs. the Barbie Doll The Venus of Willendorf is known for her voluptuous figure‚ and is often regarded as an icon of fertility‚ health‚ and abundance. Barbie is known for her blonde hair‚ big blue eyes‚ and her size zero figure‚ she is often regarded as an iconic representation of beauty (The icon
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Tension in Poetry John Orley Allen Tate Many poems that we ordinarily think of as good poetry -- and some‚ besides‚ that we neglect -- have certain common features that will allow us to invent‚ for their sharper apprehension‚ the name of a single quality. I shall call that quality tension. In abstract language‚ a poetic work has distinct quality as the ultimate effect of the whole‚ and that whole is the “result” of a configuration of meaning which it is the duty of the critic to examine and
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Be Near Me In this excerpt of Alfred Lord Tennyson’s “In Memoriam A.H.H”‚ the speaker is pleading for comfort. The two main questions I asked myself were “who is he pleading to?” and “what does he need comfort from?” In life‚ whom do we go to most for comfort? God‚ parents‚ family‚ and close friendsNot a complete sentence. In the section I entitled “Be Near Me”‚ Tennyson addresses the people asked to comfort‚ and the circumstances that require the most comfort. The first stanza starts with the
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The Beauty “In November” By: Emilie Parsonage Have you ever seen something that at first glance may look like nothing‚ but when you dig deeper and deeper into it‚ you are able to see the true beauty shining through? In the poem‚ In November by Archibald Lampman‚ the true beauty of a burned forest is masked by broken ground and charred trees and bush. At first glance‚ there appears to be nothing remaining but wreckage. However‚ through the use of personification‚ visual and kinesthetic imagery
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A Poison Tree By William Blake I was angry with my friend: I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told it not‚ my wrath did grow. And I waterd it in fears Night & morning with my tears; And I sunned it with smiles‚ And with soft deceitful wiles. And it grew both day and night‚ Till it bore an apple bright. And my foe beheld it shine‚ And he knew that it was mine‚ And into my garden stole‚ When the night had veiled the pole; In the morning glad I see My foe outstretchd beneath
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It seemed somewhat difficult to read through a poem and try to “get” how a poem got a tone from its diction and imagery. It sounded easy to think about‚ but the hard part got to be articulating how it worked and what made me actually feel a certain way over a poem. For that battle‚ I read “Common Ground” by Judith Ortiz Cofer. At first‚ I read the title and thought it’d be something for pro-equality and how people are essentially created equal. By the second stanza‚ with the line‚ “when I look
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The poem “Acquainted with the Night” was written by Robert Frost and was published in the collection‚ The West Running Brook. A common interpretation of the poem is that the author has experienced depression. Frost himself was said to have experienced depression‚ and mental illness is unfortunately prevalent throughout his family. He had to commit his sister to a mental hospital and his own son committed suicide. Using the “night” as a metaphor the reader can experience what the world around them
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Society’s focus on materialism and consumerism has lead to the shift in our value system‚ which in result has lead to the degradation and neglect of the environment. In his poems‚ Robert gray forces us to consider and reflect upon our involvement on the issues presented- being our priority of material and superficial value which in result has implicated on the natural world‚ provoking its decline and also the degradation of Australian society itself. Furthermore‚ we have lost the values that make
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Types of Poetry Examples Learning about the different types of poetry is often easier when you review examples of the different types. Each example gives you the opportunity to see the differences between the style and tone of each type. Ads by Google Spiritual Healing. Visit John of God. Send photos to John of Godwww.MiraclesOfJohnOfGod.com/ Examples Highlight the Poetic Types Each type of poetry is characterized by its own style. By understanding the various styles‚ you are better able to
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Winters are cold‚ but it is the coldest when people are suffering from loss. Most of Kanye’s songs have a hidden message and in this song his message may be unclear unless you know about his life. In all the song in the album Kanye’s lyrics have a deeper meaning than what the average music lover can read or listen to. Coldest Winter is actually a depiction of the singer’s relationship with his mother and his fiancee as depicted through the themes of loss‚ loneliness‚ and doubt. Kanye’s lyrics
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