Within Shakespeare’s poem “My Mistress’ Eye Are Nothing Like The Sun”‚ Shakespeare essentially describes his mistress as an ugly abomination‚ with “wired” hair and dull lips‚ compared to the rest of society. Basically‚ Shakespeare make it seem as if the speaker’s mistress has no redeeming qualities that any other women could have. The speaker compares her physical attributes to the ‘beauty’ of nature‚ but rather than providing imagery for the audience that allows them to picture a beautiful woman
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“We Are All Like This” to my sister-in-law‚ Gabi; this chapter talks about boundaries. Why did you choose this topic? The reason why I selected this topic is because my sister-in-law is in a relationship right now‚ and I assumed that this topic could be something of her interest because it focuses on the boundaries of sexually. Also‚ she does not have kids at the moment and discussing about this topic could provide her with some tools. How did the person you read the topic to react? My sister-in-law
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Shakespeare’s Mistress Was Only Human In William Shakespeare’s [My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun] he talks about his mistress as being less then all the things that he compares her to. In some ways this is a good thing‚ but yet again it is a little hurtful and actually a bet cruel. However in the last few stanzas he states that if this woman was not a human‚ they would not be able to love each other. Even though Shakespeare is in a way insulting his mistress it is more heart felt
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One of the themes discussed in class was beauty. One poem we read was “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing like the Sun” by William Shakespeare. He is describing the love he has for his mistress. A play called “Beauty” written by Jane Martin shows society definition of beauty. Both poems are showing ugliness masked by beauty. Shakespeare wrote his poem about a mistress who is not beautiful but he finds beauty in her flaws. Shakespeare uses metaphors to describe his mistress. “If hairs be wires‚ black
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Marriage Is Like A Prison Marriage is like a prison. It is a lifelong commitment that will hang on a persons shoulders forever. It can never be erased‚ and never be forgotten. Upon entering marriage‚ the crime is falling in love‚ the punishment is getting married‚ and the freedom is stripped from a person’s very being. Falling in love is never considered a crime‚ but it is. Love is a rush of emotions that are felt about a person‚ just like the rush of emotions one feels before a crime is committed
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Although it may seem as if Frontline’s “Generation Like” provides a solid argument to the current generation’s social networking habits‚ the argument falls short when addressing the generation as a whole. When describing the social networking habits of various teens‚ the documentary proved only a skewed‚ narrow view into the true habits of the generation as a whole. The documentary does not accurately represent the entire generation as the teenagers showcased could be viewed as internet extremists
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Analysis of “A Pace Like That” by Yehuda Amichai In the poem “A Pace Like That” by Yehuda Amichai‚ it uses metaphors and similes about how he wishes that time were slower. Yehuda also makes references to his own life and how it relates to his wish. I believe Yehuda is trying to convey how and why he wants a slower pace. At the beginning of the poem Yehuda mentions his lemon tree. This lemon tree symbolizes the things he missed and wishes he could have experienced. He states how he wanted
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King Lear: Like Father Like Daughter? The statement “Like father‚ like son/daughter” is a statement which can often be difficult to prove. However in the case of several characters in Shakespeare’s “King Lear” the statement is especially evident. After examining the personalities and relationships of the main characters‚ one will discover how similar many of the characters are to each other‚ specifically comparisons between parents to their children. King Lear‚ with three diverse daughters surprisingly
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Soga Fajimi Dr. Matos 15 October 2010 English 101 Working Like an Elephant‚ Eating Like an Ant Where there is no law there can never be sin. In the same scale where there are two or more witnesses the truth shall be established‚ Human rights describe equal rights and freedom for everybody by the fact of being human and without distinction of any kind of race‚ color‚ sex‚ language‚ religion‚ political or other opinions. However‚ many people have always suffered from the lack of them throughout
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LIFE ISLIKE A MENU Life is like a huge Menu---Full of choices at each stage to choose from. So many different items and so many choices to make and so much confusion.The Only difference is that the choices are not listed out systematically as in a menu card. We get what we order. Whenever we go to a restaurant‚ we order meals of our preference and avoid what we dislike and so relish the meal. Life is the same. If we choose what we like to do‚ we will enjoy our life . Sometimes we may be influenced
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