‘King Sugar’ as the late Trinidadian Prime Minister‚ Eric Williams put it‚ is what the poem ‘Gasparillo Remembered’ by Anson Gonzalez is about. The economic and personal loss coming from the rise demise of the sugar industry is the central theme of the poem. The title of the poem suggests a duality of reminiscence and loss for an industry that is ‘gone’. The poem is told from the point of view of an old man reminiscing years connected with the sugar industry; fond childhood memories‚ hardship and
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System of 1896 with McKinley and Teddy Roosevelt. After World War I we had an era focusing on domestic progress that consisted of both the New Deal and the Great Society under FDR‚ and LBJ. Lastly‚ the latest era the United States has seen is the Reagan Revolution. The eras cited above consisted of similar patterns. This pattern in the presidencies included control by a single political party; each period featured
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American people elected Ronald Reagan as President of the United States of America. Many people claim that Reagan was one of the greatest presidents of all time‚ while others believe that the country would have been much better off had Reagan never been elected. Regardless of their political preferences‚ it is undeniable that Ronald Reagan changed the world in the 1980s and his work as president will be forever remembered in the countless books of history. Ronald Reagan ran as a Republican and was
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The poem entitled “Gasparillo Remembered” by Anson Gonzales is a pantoum about an ex-slave reminiscing about the past and the experiences he has had on the sugar plantation and how they have changed. Anson uses imagery and figurative language to highlight the theme of change in his poem. The theme is developed gradually as Anson takes the readers on a step by step journey of life working on the sugar cane plantation to life free of the plantation and the experiences good and bad faced by the people
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A Day That Will Never Be Forgotten It was the morning of what was about to be a one the most significant days of my life‚ the date was December 11‚ 2010‚ my wedding day. I was still tired and jetlagged from the flight home from my deployment overseas just a couple days prior. It was about to be a busy day due to the fact that I had returned home a week later than planned and everything was going to have to be done at the last minute. Both my wife and I had a lot to do before we were
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A mole is just another common mark on the body‚ which everyone has‚ so what’s the big deal‚ right? Well‚ some are just common markings‚ while others can be life threatening. My family learned this all too well back in February of 2014. It’s never a perfect visit to the dermatologist when you get a mole removed from your head‚ only to find out after testing that it was positive for melanoma. I remember a minor surgery was performed on the neck and two lymph nodes were removed to be tested. Great news
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The Reagan Doctrine Stephen Holifield Dr. Mickey Crews HIS 1112 July 8‚ 2012 As Ronald Reagan came into office‚ he was considered apprehensive of the Soviet Union. Throughout his presidency‚ he remained centered on the perceived threat to the safety and security of the United States from the Soviet Union and its Communist system. President Reagan rejected how most leaders in Washington perceived the cold war and how it should be handled. First
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Ronald Wilson Reagan was born on February 6‚ 1911‚ in Tampico‚ Illinois‚ to John Edward "Jack" Reagan and Nellie Wilson Reagan. His father nicknamed him "Dutch‚" saying he looked like "a fat little Dutchman." During Reagan’s early childhood‚ his family lived in multiple towns‚ finally settling in Dixon‚ Illinois‚ in 1920‚ where Jack Reagan opened a shoe store. In 1928‚ Ronald Reagan graduated from Dixon High School‚ where he was an athlete and student body president and performed in school plays
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Ronald Reagan was a president that no matter who you are or what political party you belong to he was revered. His way of using the power he obtained was unlike any other president past or present. He handled thing in a gentle way‚ but was also one that was not to be messed with. He was a man of many talents and gifts‚ but he could not have imagined that in his lifetime‚ he would change American politics and set a new precedent of how to run the United States. Ronald Wilson Reagan was born in
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A birthday remembered essay Love is very complicated‚ not just butterflies in one’s stomach‚ but it also involves a lot of pain. The pain is not easy to drain. We have to confront ourselves with the pain and get over it‚ but that’s easier said than done. We restrain our feelings and try to forget them. This only causes an even bigger pain. That is the situation for Ellen‚ the main character in this short story. Ellen’s love life has been complicated‚ she is a lesbian and obliged to listen to people’s
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