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    This assertion is clearly expressed through ‘September 1‚ 1939’‚ ‘Refugee Blues’ and ‘The Lesson’. Auden’s early poetry‚ influenced by his interest in the Anglo-Saxon language as well as in psychoanalysis‚ was sometimes riddle-like and clinical. Auden was clearly intrigued in discovering how the mind works and the impact it has on society as a whole. ‘The Lesson’ examines the prejudice‚ unacceptance and isolation that an individual may face when differing from normal social boundaries. Taking

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    The Chronicle Review October 3‚ 2010 What Are You Going to Do With That? Katherine Streeter for The Chronicle Review By William Deresiewicz The essay below is adapted from a talk delivered to a freshman class at Stanford University in May. The question my title poses‚ of course‚ is the one that is classically aimed at humanities majors. What practical value could there possibly be in studying literature or art or philosophy? So you must be wondering why I’m bothering to raise it here‚ at

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    Student: Hassan Mohammad Hilles. Instructor: Prof. Dr. Kawther Mahdi Course Title: Modern English and American Poetry Wystan Hugh Auden Wystan Hugh Auden was born in York‚ England‚ in 1907. He moved to Birmingham during childhood and was educated at Christ Church‚ Oxford. As a young man he was influenced by the poetry of Thomas Hardy and Robert Frost‚ as well as William Blake‚ Emily Dickinson‚ Gerard Manley Hopkins‚ and Old English verse. At Oxford his precocity as a poet was immediately

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    ATOM Atoms are the basic building blocks of ordinary matter. Atoms can join together to form molecules‚ which in turn form most of the objects around you. Atoms are composed of particles called protons‚ electrons and neutrons. Protons carry a positive electrical charge‚ electrons carry a negative electrical charge and neutrons carry no electrical charge at all. The protons and neutrons cluster together in the central part of the atom‚ called the nucleus‚ and the electrons ’orbit’ the nucleus. A

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    Analysis:W.H.Auden’s “The Shield of Achilles” 01. Analysis of W.H.Auden’s “The Shield of Achilles” .“The Shield of Achilles” belongs to W.H.Auden’s collection The Shield of Achilles published in 1955The classical myth of Achilles is employed by Auden to exemplify the contrast between the valiant past and unheroic present. The myth of the past is juxtaposed with the reality of the present. The classical world is set against modernity. Monroe.K.Spears asserts that the shield symbolizes images of

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    The Unknown Citizen Wystan Hugh Auden (To JS/07/M/378 This Marble Monument Is Erected by the State) 1. He was found by the Bureau of Statistics to be 2. One against whom there was no official complaint‚ 3. And all the reports on his conduct agree 4. That‚ in the modern sense of an old-fashioned word‚ he was a saint‚ 5. For in everything he did he served the Greater Community. 6. Except for the War till the day he retired 7. He worked in a factory and never got fired‚ 8. But satisfied

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    “The Odyssey and O’ Brother Where Art Thou Music Role: How the Music Did More Than Just Develop the Film” The Odyssey and O’ Brother Where Art Thou both shared the same themes and personalities of characters‚ but what differed was the music. In the movie The Odyssey‚ the music was very drastic‚ or it had a very strong effect to it‚ and the music changed as the people’s feelings did. In O’ Brother Where Art Thou the music had a diverse tune‚ there were multiple songs with a happy meaning behind

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    O’ Brother Where Art Thou O’ Brother Where Art Thou (2000)‚ was nominated for two Academy Awards for best cinematography and best screenplay writers/directors/producers Joel and Ethan Coen. The folk-infused adventure comedy film takes place in the 1930’s. During a Mississippi summer‚ Delmar and Pete become Ulysses Everett McGill’s accomplices after escaping prison. The film highlights Ulysses goal of getting back to his family. On their adventure‚ the three fugitives attempt to search for hidden

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    Jamie maher 14530483 W.H Auden villanelle is a beautiful piece of poetry which holds true to that of a villanelle. His use of imagery ‚ language‚ form and various themes show us a true great 20th century poet at work. Language This poem was written in 1940 during the second world war. This becomes evident through Audens language. In the first stanza he talks about the “price we have to pay”. This is in retrospect to the damage a war can cause‚ the poet wonders will he have to pay in damage or maybe

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    Where You Come from

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    part of having memory. We should always remember where we come from as a part of our history. Remembering where you come from identifies the meaning of who you really are. “Remember the sky you were born under‚ know each of the star’s stories” (Harjo 802 L1). The first line is this poem symbolizes the whole poem’s meaning to remember where you were born and the stars are each problem that may have occurred in your life. It is important to know where we come from because the world was living before

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