Otherwise Cilla McQueen’s poem Otherwise ponders over the distance‚ both physical and metaphorical; and the differences that that distance creates in the lives of two people: the speaker and her friend on the other side of the Pacific. The speaker day dreams about what would happen if they were together‚ then ends on the bittersweet note that despite the distance between them‚ they still neighbour the same ocean. The first stanzas shows the distance between the two people. The speaker states
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Love can be a great emotion full of joy though it is not the case in ’Otherwise’‚ Cilla McQueen seems to cut into one of the rather disheartening issues‚ a long distant relationship. The free verse structured poem written in first person tells the story of two lovers living on ’opposite’ sides of the world. The title indicates that otherwise expresses contrast between what is reality and what is hoped for. McQueen divided her poem to reflect this contrast‚ and uses it to symbolize an essential difference
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Amenhotep III Amenhotep III ruled Egypt for almost forty years. During that time Egypt enjoyed greater power and prestige that it had ever done before or since‚ prompting modern historians to call the reign of Amenhotep III the Golden Age of Egyptian history. Politically‚ Egypt was the dominant power in its part of the world‚ with influences extending from the Euphrates in the north to the Fourth Cataract in the south. Economically‚ Egypt surpassed its neighbours. Within its territories
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Ancient Greeks and Romans Contributed Ideas on Government The first societies to experiment with ideas on government that would later influence Americans were Ancient Greece and Rome. The Ancient Greeks and Romans developed the ideas of democracy and representative government more than 2‚000 years ago. A Democracy in Ancient Greece. The cities of Ancient Greece were organized into city-states‚ or small independent nations. Athens was one such city-state. For many years‚ Athens was ruled by a small
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Ancient Ritual Research Paper Ancient rituals have been around since prehistoric time. They have been a very important part of human life and were performed with the intention of improving the universe itself. Rituals are also a form of social bonding that contains spiritual meanings. Cultures have different rituals to celebrate important events. These rituals may be different in the sense that the rituals are performed differently but they both share the same idea which is to celebrate and become
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Ancient Israel & Ancient Egypt Olivia Nail Osan American High School Although ancient Egypt and ancient Israel are geographically close to each other‚ their religions are near polar opposites‚ and this affected their individual cultures immensely. Ancient Israel’s religion was a conservative monotheistic faith. The Ancient Egyptian’s religion was an opulent‚ polytheistic belief system. These two were similar in many ways‚ such as‚ the women of their cultures held similar rights; yet they
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The Behistun Inscription (also Bistun or Bisutun‚ Modern Persian: بیستون < Old Persian: Bagastana‚ meaning "the place of god") is a multi-lingual inscription located on Mount Behistun in the Kermanshah Province of Iran‚ near the city of Kermanshah in western Iran. Authored by Darius the Great sometime between his coronation as king of the Persian Empire in the summer of 522 BC and his death in autumn of 486 BC‚ the inscription begins with a brief autobiography of Darius‚ including his ancestry and
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7 Habits of Academically (and Otherwise) Effective BITSians Habits 1-3: Grades‚ tests‚ lectures; the usual academic fluff. One: Don’t fall for the branch transfer delusion You must have tried that before‚ but for purposes of demonstration‚ I insist you try licking your nose. There. A branch transfer‚ or a ‘verti’‚ as it is known in common parlance‚ is a secret ambition of every other starry-eyed fresher. That is just about as difficult as what the aforementioned activity‚ if you actually tried
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Ancient Egypt and Ancient China are two of the oldest continuous civilizations. Both Ancient China and Ancient Egypt made great contributions to future civilizations. Several similarities and differences exist between these two Ancient civilizations. Areas where similarities and differences exist are Religion‚ Afterlife‚ and Society. Ancient China has been around for about 1.7million years. Starting with the Xia Dynasty‚ in the 21st century B.C. China has been one of the oldest lost civilizations
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The Ancient Greeks and Their Impact on Ancient Rome Through epic poems‚ plays‚ literature‚ religion‚ philosophy and politics there is clear evidence of the ancient Grecian’s influence on the ancient Roman culture. Though there are differences to be noted in their way of life ancient Rome adopted many of its key ways of life from their Greek predecessors. It is safe to say that the ancient Greek culture had a profound impact on the development of the ancient Roman’s culture more than any other previous
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