“Vacillation” is a poem by William Butler Yeats that explores the source of joy and how it can only be achieved if one understands what grief is. The poem begins with the speaker using extremities to question what exactly joy is. In the second stanza of the poem Yeats introduces a mystic tree that is half burning in flames and is half abounding with foliage. In the third and fourth stanzas the persona advises the readers to gather all possible materialistic wealth‚ destroy it‚ lament over it‚ and
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Newsela Central Idea Report The central idea of the article entitled "The clever thing one Dutch town is doing to protect "smartphone zombies"" written by Amy B Wang‚ is that a Dutch town is going to launch a way so phone addicts‚ that are looking down at their phones while walking‚ are safer. If you didn’t know‚ walking in towns while looking down at your phone is very perilous. You could easily get hit by a car or run into something. The article states that "For whatever reason — whether scrolling
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Next‚ this unit taught me that there’s something to be learned from every experience. The story “Star Food” is about a young boy‚ named Dade‚ who works at his parent’s grocery store. He spends most of his time daydreaming on the rooftop‚ avoiding work. His father does not encourage him to miss work‚ while his mother supports him. In the story we are introduced to a character‚ a woman‚ who steals something some bread from the store. Dade watched it all happen but‚ he didn’t try to stop her. He had
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Data Commentary of Fear Mongering on Body Image Literature Review Fear is an emotion that is stimulated by danger‚ evil‚ pain‚ etc.‚ whether the threat is real or imagined. Everyone is born with fear. As a child you are afraid of many things such as going down a big slide or riding a two-wheeler for the first time. These fears change and people begin to overcome the small ones in life but continue to develop more throughout their life. Fear has changed over the years and people are becoming
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An investigation into the relationship between ADHD‚ Dyslexia and academic performance in undergraduate students Researcher: Kerry Woolvine Supervisor: Judith Smith From: Psychology Ethics Sent: 07 November 2012 09:34 To: Smith‚ Judi Subject: RE: PSYC-1213-002-Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptomology in a normal population and its links with a variety of behaviours/traits e.g. fatty acid intake‚ learning styles‚ dyslexia‚ academic performance‚ recreational drug use‚ persona
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Percy Jackson/ADHD Does Percy Jackson have ADHD? I think Percy Jackson has ADHD because he is always doing something‚ or blurting something out. When he is doing something‚ he is doing something else the next minute. First‚ Percy Jackson is always doing something and not ever just sitting down. ADHD is when you always have to be doing something. If you go up to Percy and tell him not to do something‚ he always will probably do it. In the book The Lightning Thief it says “He is never
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“The Need of Being Versed in Country Things” Commentary “The Need of Being Versed in Country Things”‚ by Robert Frost‚ illustrates the scene of a useless barn on abandoned land that nature has unexpectedly welcomed. Through effective use of concealed conceit in combination with personification of the farm elements and the inconsistent rhyme scheme‚ Frost exposes the nostalgic human yearning to control and impose meaning in life and conveys that nature holds more power over the will of mankind
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WD Commentary Emily Dickinson’s main purpose in poem 355 is to describe an indefinable depression. She creates a melancholy persona to depict the chaos and despair she feels because of her condition. Her poem is structured around her uncertainty towards her mental state. Dickinson‚ in the first two stanzas‚ eliminates possibilities to what she may be feeling. She analyzes that “it was not death”‚ “it was not night”‚ “it was not frost”‚ “nor fire”. The poem appeals to the human sense of touch‚ as
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Commentary on ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ In the novel ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams‚ a scene that often catches the attention of readers is the poker scene. It begins when Blanche and Stella return from seeing a show too early‚ not wanting to have been a distraction or a nuisance while the men played poker. Stanley rudely dismisses the ladies making sure they know they aren’t welcome to join in‚ the tension escalates as does the banter and Stanley whacks Stella’s thigh to end
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Commentary on my Speech: The importance being healthy and knowing what health is. I wrote a speech directed at college students persuading them to think about the importance of being healthy. I was inspired by the use of rhetorical questions used in Tim Ryan’s ‘Draft’. For example in the first paragraph I say ‘so is that all? Is that the definition of health? This causes the listener to think about what I’m saying which links to my target audience as young people can often lose interest during
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