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    This man locked between four walls‚ has all the time to relive the crime‚ his horrible mistake that sent him to jail. Deprived of liberty‚ he remembers what life was like when he was free. Every second he spent outside those walls. All the people who cared for him. He was never grateful for the life he was living. It used to be no bars‚ no chains‚no guards to wake you up in the morning. Now that time has changed as they even tell him when to bath. Sitting in the dark‚ watching miniature

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    10 Interpretation of Jose Rizal’s Poem 1. Mi Ultimo Adios He adores the beautiful country that he and others are fighting for. He wants his fellowmen to pray for others who also have died and suffered for the country. In the last part of Mi Ultimo Adios‚ he said “In Death there is rest!” which means that he‚ being ready to be executed‚ is happy to die in peace. 2. Himno Al Trabajo He states that the Lipeños will always be willing to work hard for the country. The men encourage others to

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    The poem “Good Times” was really moving. It was a fairly short poem‚ but in the eighteen lines it was full of emotion. The author was talking about how her family had hit a good patch in their life after an apparent rough patch. She speaks about her father getting the power turned back on‚ her uncle winning the small lottery‚ and her family coming to celebrate. It seemed to me that this was coming from a child’s perspective. I researched the author‚ Lucille Clifton‚ and learned that she was

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    Paramount 1994 1.) On December 14‚ Paramount’s board dropped the merger agreement with Viacom and agreed to hold an auction for control of Paramount. The implication of this move was that although Paramount would endorse one of the two bids‚ the shareholders’ tender decisions ultimately would decide the winner. 2) 3.) (Refer Chart “Stock Price Movements” in appendix.) Before the announcement‚ (on September 7)‚ Paramount stock traded at $55.875 per share. From that point‚ Paramount stock reached

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    As Lucille grew up‚ nothing stopped her from dreaming of being a famous actress. Although money was tight in her family‚ they scraped together what little money her family could spare to enroll her in drama school in New York City (Hoz). Losing all of her confidence she came back home‚ still wanting the spotlight. Before her journey in New York tragedy crossed over the Ball’s. In 1914 in the middle of a winter storm‚ Henry Ball‚ Lucille’s Father‚ went to fix the telephone wiring. In the process

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    authors‚ such as Lucille Clifton‚ used poetry to document the most major times in history in which they lived‚ such as the Feminist Movement in the 1960s. During this time‚ women experienced a significant amount of gender discrimination and harassment‚ which inspired Lucille Clifton to incorporporate metaphors‚ similes‚ and symbolism in many of her poems to raise awareness about the power of women. Named after her great-grandmother‚ Thelma Lucille Clifton was introduced to the

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    PARAMOUNT 1994 CASES IN CORPORATE FINANCE July 12‚ 2013 Board of Directors Paramount Re: Acquisition Dear Board of Directors: In order to make our recommendation to the Board‚ we must address the following questions: Acquiring Paramount Communications‚ Inc (PCI) was important for Redstone as it would enable Viacom to obtain a stronger position in the communications industry. His initial offer was designed to show that Viacom was a better strategic

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    “Poetry is a matter of life‚ not just a matter of language.” By Lucille Clifton. Poets‚ Langston Hughes and Maya Angelou wrote poetry based on their experiences in life and during their own time period. Langston Hughes was a social activist and a poet‚ he wrote about his personal experiences and is the author of “Dreams” and “Mother to Son.” Maya Angelou‚ the author of “I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings” and “Still I rise” was a civil rights activist and her poetry was mainly about autobiography‚ in

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    parents have the power to haunt us till the end of time? “Forgiving my Father” by Lucille Clifton illustrates a character‚ whose parents have passed away‚ whom is being haunted by unresolved anger filled arguments.  The poem is used to portray the unimaginable complications that poverty puts on family relationships. The disputes that were constantly had with her parents were broken down by speaker throughout the poem resulting  in the end her realizing that the multiple factors played a role in the

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    through literature. Lucille Clifton is an example of a woman who resists those ideas through her works. In a male-dominated world‚ the males make the decisions for the females that does not have a say in those decisions. However‚ Clifton explains in her poem “Homage to My Hips” that her hips “are free hips‚/ they don’t like to be held back./ These hips have never been enslaved‚/ they go where they want to go./ They do what they want to do./ These hips are mighty hips” (Clifton 5-11). The way she talks

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