Dear Mother and Father‚ I am writing to tell you how I feel about the fight that we had over my betrothal to Count Paris. I felt that I have always been I very obedient and loving daughter to both of you‚ although the Nurse has treated me more like a daughter then either of you have. I respected you so much that when you asked me if I liked Paris I didn’t say no because I did not want to contradict you‚ but instead said that I would try to like Paris. I even went as far as to say that I
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Dudley Randall’s Ballad of Birmingham Dudley Randall’s Ballad of Birmingham gives a poetic account of the bombing of a Birmingham church in 1963. The poem was written in ballad form to convey the mood of the mother to her daughter. The author also gives a graphic account of what the 1960’s were like. Irony played a part also in the ballad showing the church as the warzone and the freedom march as the safer place to be. Writing the poem in ballad form gave a sense of mood to each paragraph.
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“Ballad of Birmingham” No‚ baby‚ no you may not go. We’ve all probably heard this once in our life times. Our moms always think they know best and they always say the decisions they make are for our own good. In some cases that’s true but in others it isn’t. In the “Ballad of Birmingham” by Dudley Randal it’s what the mother tried to protect her daughter but it wasn’t what she was expecting. It actually turned out to be a whole different story. This poem has a strong tone to it; it also has a
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Dear Father‚ The situation in Ithaca is not one that I am proud of. I wish as prince of this beautiful country I could do something about it‚ but I am still a boy and cannot accomplish the great things that you have. Suitors have invaded our palace. Mother and I have tried our hardest to show hospitality but it is starting to become quite difficult. They continue to eat our food and drink our wine. They all want Mother as there wife. I do not believe it is because those vile creatures love
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Birmingham Furniture Company: Suggested Problem-Solution Case Report 1. Statement of Problem After its establishment in 1982‚ the Birmingham Furniture Company (BFC) expanded significantly‚ and achieved continuous growth in profits until 2009 when turnover reached a peak of £15‚000. However‚ since then the company has encountered a number of setbacks. Staff have become increasingly dissatisfied and some have resigned. In addition‚ a new competitor has started operating nearby. It is likely
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these laws and establish civil rights for all Americans‚ protests‚ demonstrations‚ and marches took place across the country. However‚ as not everyone supported this movement‚ substantial backlash was inflicted upon many by those opposed to change. Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ a city of the south‚ became a focus for the civil rights movement and several marches and protests took place in its streets – where even children marched for equality. But when four young girls died in a church bombing by white supremacists
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A Historical Look into the “Ballad of Birmingham The “Ballad of Birmingham is a shocking poem that was written by Dudley Randall about a bombing of an African American church in Birmingham‚ Alabama in 1963. The bombing of the church was racially motivated and resulted in the death of four innocent African American girls and was the turning point in the United States 1960s Civil Rights Movement. In Dudley’s poem he has taken such a sad event and turned it into a poem showing the racially motivated
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Dudley Randall -- Ballad of Birmingham(1966) Response The Ballad of Birmingham resembles a traditional ballad in that it tells a story in a song-like manner. The didactic tone seeks to teach us something; in this case it’s the theme of needless destruction. There are many devices the author uses to create such a tone and to tell such a story. First of all‚ the most visible element of importance is the irony. A kid dying in a church where his mom told him to go to be safe is very ironic
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believes in President Roosevelt fixing things‚ but we all have our doubts that he is any different than Hoover. When we lost all of our money with what Jim had invested from his boxing earnings into what we thought was safe in the stock market‚ we lost everything. We had to move to a poor neighborhood‚ crammed in with everyone else from the community. I should be thankful though; at least we haven’t been forced to move into a Hooverville! I don’t think I could survive there‚ let alone bring Jay‚ Howard
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night we had parties that sometimes led into the day. On September 1‚ 1781 we arrived in Philadelphia. I suppose British General Cornwallis was a little busy with the constant French attacks and for a second in this battle‚ he forgot about us. From what I had heard the French had blocked Cornwallis’s supplies and were preparing to attack. Once we heard the news we immediately celebrated (even though we had not even begun the battle). However‚ the French did not seem to be as jubilant as the
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