found the poem “When I Heard the Learn’d Astronomer” by Walt Whitman interesting. The poem was straightforward for the most part so I found it easier to read than many of the other poems. First‚ I found the use of the word gliding in the poem very strange. The speaker was in an astronomy lecture hall and he stood up and left in the middle of the lecture. When I imagine an individual standing up in the middle of a hall‚ I think of it being disturbing‚ loud and annoying. The choice of the words rising
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Azmeena Hussaini Kathryn Harrison English 1101 29 September 2014 Second Chances Carl Band once said‚ “Though no one can go back and make a brand new start‚ anyone can start from now and make a brand new ending.” Growing up‚ I’ve learned to believe in second chances. Throughout my lifetime‚ I have noticed that every person makes mistakes at various points in their lifetime. As humans‚ we tend to hold grudges‚ but what we really need to try is to forgive and forget. Giving people second chances
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The America I believe in When you get home from school or work‚ most of us tend to just relax or not think of much. In the year “1918” it was the middle of WW1‚ people‚ living in fear‚ always wondered when they’d see their dad or husband. “The America I believe in” is not what most people think of. I think about what happened back in the year of “1918.” Yes‚ I understand‚ why would I think of that? Well‚ like I said‚ when we get home‚ we relax‚ we don’t go into a BLOODY battle or have to witness
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540110031 A View on the Moment of Dying in “I heard a Fly buzz ---when I died” in Dickinson’s “I heard a Fly buzz --- when I died” is a poem written by the well-known American poet‚ Emily Dickinson. It is a poem that presents the moment of dying in Dickinson’s way which begins with the peaceful moment of a dying person on her deathbed and then there is a strange fly which interposes and changes the whole atmosphere. In Dickinson’s “I heard a Fly buzz --- when I died”‚ the speaker describes the moment
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In the poem “I Heard a Fly Buzz‚” Emily Dickinson describes her death in a way that makes her death seem insignificant. She says in the poem‚ “I willed my keepsakes‚ signed away what portions of me be assignable” (Dickinson). In this passage‚ Dickinson describes the last thing she does before her death. She says that she signs away all her belongings to others. This passage tells that she gave away only material and that she wanted to give away something more valuable. Dickinson did not care about
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“The America I Believe In” The infamous Emmet Reilly often says “It is a great day for America” .“The America I Believe In” This quote makes me think how free I am everyday in America‚ everyday‚ those words are in my head when thinking about America. I am proud‚ strong‚ and thankful which is today and everyday. In 1944‚ my great grandpa departed America to go to Africa. He encountered many great feats like hot deserts‚ huge rats‚ and many other things. Then‚ he went to France and after that‚
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This I believe I believe in the power of love. Love is the most powerful tool in the world. It has‚ and can heal many of the deepest wounds we hold in to ourselves. The idea of love can be quite abstract; The love could be of a hobby ‚pet ‚ person or a group. I was quite scarred socially. When I was younger I was bullied heavier for my weight‚ and naïveness. When I was getting older this all scarred me; I was cured ‚by a love affair. This all began in Richmond Virginia; The old confederate
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Kayla Annerino Final Exam 12/9/13 C.S. Lewis once said‚ “I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen not only because I see it‚ but because by it I see everything else.” I think this is an extremely insightful quote to live by‚ especially if you are of the Catholic or Christian faith. I think what Lewis is trying to say is that we all know the sun exists because we see it rise every day‚ but because of the sun it is possible to see everything else on Earth. This relates back
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who would be there for you if something tragic happened? When something bad happens to you‚ you think all of your friends are going to be there right next to you. I unfortunetaly learned the hard way that is not the case. I did learn that my family will be there no matter what happens in my life. Parents are there to put food on the table‚ take care of the kids‚ and make sure they are doing the best they can for their child/children. I believe that family loves you no matter what: if you mess up‚ get
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Cholpon Kurmanalieva Why I believe in God I often used to ask myself in the past‚ “who created all conveniences for human existence? Why is the distance between the Sun and the Earth comfortable for living? Why is there a good proportion of water and land; why do we have mountains‚ beautiful nature‚ animals and plants? Why do we have brain‚ 2 eyes‚ 2 feet‚ and 2 hands? Sure‚ there’s somebody who regulates all these processes on the Earth to make people live. And His name is God. Blaise
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