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    like” (“Forward Quotes”). Tzu explains how life is a long series of changes‚ ups and downs‚ and that people should accept the changes they face rather than resist and struggle against the path that was set for them. In Emily Dickinson’s “Because I Could not Stop for Death”‚ the speaker enters into a carriage with Death‚ heading towards their final resting place. Instead of seeing Death as an enemy‚ the speaker sees him as a friend‚ and gracefully accepts their death. Acceptance of an inevitable situation

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    Analysis of "Because I Could Not Stop for Death" The poets of the nineteenth century wrote on a variety of topics. One often used topic is that of death. The theme of death has been approached in many different ways. Emily Dickinson is one of the numerous poets who uses death as the subject of several of her poems. In her poem "Because I Could Not Stop for Death‚" death is portrayed as a gentleman who comes to give the speaker a ride to eternity. Throughout the poem‚ Dickinson develops her

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    This poem is one of Dickinson’s most popular poems and just like "I heard a Fly buzz — when I died‚" the speaker tells her story from beyond the grave. For example‚ in the first stanza the theme of death is already revealed and the speaker presents an apparently positive view of a dark subject‚" Because I could not stop for Death – / He kindly stopped for me – / The Carriage held but just Ourselves – (lines 1-3)". From those lines it can

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    Because I Could Not Stop for Death” by Emily Dickinson gives insight on mortality from the perspective of the immortal. Death is personified as a gentle man who eases the speaker into the afterlife. The poem is full of intricate and subtle symbolism revolving around mortality and the world in which the speaker is leaving. Death is introduced early in the poem‚ in lines 1-2. It is used as an extended metaphor throughout the poem. Death is first personified when it shows “him” stopping for someone

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    death (Heller). In her poem numbered 465 “I heard a Fly Buzz When I Died” was no different her poem has a simple writing format but her use of symbolism are what characterize the aspects of life after death. Dickinson’s poem “I Heard a Fly Buzz When I Died” is four stanzas long each four verses long and each stanza is a symbolic step to death from the narrator who is speaking from the grave. The first stanza starts with the line “I heard a fly buzz when I died;” then is followed by the lines “The

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    If I Could Go Back In Time Well‚ this is my true story and my true experience. If I could go back in time‚ I really want to go back when I was a little girl and 10 years old‚ 8 years ago. With a happiness in my life at that time‚ when I still have my complete parents‚ my beloved mother and my beloved father. I was born in Balikpapan‚ Kalimantan Timur and grow up in Balikpapan. In march 2008‚ suddenly my father got sick‚ he said that his neck was painful. My mother asked him to go to the hospital

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    If I Had To Live My Life Over I would think of how I could impact the world I would start by following my heart Just listen to what my heart tells me‚ whether it’s good or bad Live in the moment‚ have fun‚ live love and laugh Dance in the rain and sing out long I would go out more often and stop thinking negative or who’s out there to get me I would listen to my parent and siblings more often Take all the advice given to me‚ turn it around and use what applies to me I would have a

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    Froom‚ Boom‚ Shake. 2017 was my favorite year‚ since I not only met great teachers‚ wonderful friends‚ but also enjoyed victories of my basketball‚ soccer teams and progress in my swimming team. Unfortunately‚ I have to leave them and come to VA. If I could go back to 2017 and re-enjoy these wonderful moments. I would go back to see these wonderful moments again. If I could go to the year 2017‚ the first thing is going back to school. I want to go back to see all my teachers‚ beautiful music

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    law. Therefore‚ for my experiment‚ I decided to break a social norm by bursting out in song on the shuttle to school. My song of choice was I Believe I Can Fly by R. Kelly. SETTING: The setting of my experiment took place on the shuttle bus from the park and ride parking lot to Duncan Hall on the SJSU campus during the day around 11:00am. There were perhaps around 8-10 people on the shuttle during the experiment‚ not including the bus driver. EXPECTATION:

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    If I could travel anywhere‚ I would go to... Egypt. The reason I would choose Egypt is to get a first-hand experience on the ancient method the Egyptians used to engineer structures. Their work was so exquisite and astonishing that it is crazy to think modern engineers find it nearly impossible to replicate them. Pyramids were the beginning of architecture and are considered to be the most precise structures know today. They had no modern technology and would generate the most precise masterpieces

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