Both poems use the word Planners in their titles and both deal with cities as their topic‚ focussing on the structures and organization of urban spaces. Kim Cheng uses the third person ‘they’ to create a sense of distance - of us and them‚ whereas Atwood uses the inclusive ‘we’‚ to suggest that this experience of cities is one that we can all relate to and share. Her attitude - and the narratorial tone of the poem - seems negative. She uses words like ‘offends us’‚ ‘discouraged’‚ ‘avoidance’‚ ‘sickness
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The Poems analysed are: The City Planners‚ Margaret Atwood and The Planners‚ Boey Kim Cheng. These are taken from the IGCSE Cambridge Poetry Anthology‚ but may be interesting for unseen poetry too. Question Set How do these poets use language and structure to get across their theme? I wrote this in about half an hour. Both poems are very similar‚ and have the same topic - City Planning - as shown in their titles. Structurally‚ they are different though‚ and the tone differs in places. I’ve
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The Planners : By Boey Kim Cheng They plan. They build. All spaces are gridded‚ filled with permutations of possibilities. The buildings are in alignment with the roads which meet at desired points linked by bridges all hang in the grace of mathematics. They build and will not stop. Even the sea draws back and the skies surrender. They erase the flaws‚ the blemishes of the past‚ knock off useless blocks with dental dexterity. All gaps are plugged with gleaming gold. The country
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The Planners By Boey Kim Cheng The poem ‘The Planners’ by Boey Kim Cheng‚ is remarkably very similar to the previous poem‚ ‘The City Planners’ in terms of the general theme and idea of the poem; perfection‚ uniformity‚ control over nature‚ and “Planners” who control and create everything. However it should be noted that there is a slight difference in theme of the two poems‚ the ‘Planners’ in this poem refer not to the actual city planners‚ but planners of a ‘higher power’‚ the planners of the
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Opportunities of the Planning Profession The challenges of the planning profession include providing for the entire spectrum of the citizenry as well as preserving the natural environment. The opportunities of the profession are numerous as planners hold in their hands the capability to shape the public and private spaces of the world. This power is tremendous and therefore entering into the planning process is a humble privilege. The responsibility of provision is equally tremendous
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Quezon City Polytechnic University 673 Quirino Highway‚ San Bartolome‚ Quezon City Propose System: Online Funeral Service Planner for Saint Yves Funeral Services and Corporation. Nowadays‚ Technology can control every business transactions. Saint Yves Funeral Services and Corporation offer different caskets and packages for funeral servicing. The company has two branches which is located at Kamias‚ Quezon City and Sta. Ana Manila. In their company they are using manual system in their transactions
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Event Planning To start with an event planner is a person whose profession is the planning of social events‚ as parties and fundraisers. To be an event planner you need to have patience because not everything you do will turn out the way you want it to. If you want to have a successful event‚ brainstorming is the key. To be an event planner you need to have developed some of the following skills; verbal and written communications‚ organization and time management‚ project management and multi-tasking
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give advice may be beneficial. Sitting down with a financial planner may be exactly what you need when you are unsure of what to do in your financial life. What is a Financial Planner? A financial planner is an individual who has extensive education in financial matters and can advise you on what to do with your finances. A financial planner will sit down with you and evaluate your situation from top to bottom. For example‚ a planner may look at your expenses‚ your income‚ your retirement planning
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Computerized Event Planner with SMS Technology for ITSC of STI College Caloocan A Project Proposal Presented to the Faculty of STI College Caloocan In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology by: Ang‚ Genghis Khan C. dela Cruz‚ John Carlo A. Lazaro‚ Julius D. Mr. Bernard Mendiola Project Adviser October 2013 STI College – Caloocan ADVISER’S RECOMMENDATION SHEET This Project Proposal entitled Computerized
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Role and Purpose This is an introductory course on financial planning and a course that has been recognized by the Institute of Financial Planners of Hong Kong (IFPHK) as a substitute for Module One in its education program (i.e.‚ those who have passed this course will not be required to take Module One of the education program for Certified Financial Planners). It contributes to the achievement of BBA Programme Outcomes by enabling students to understand‚ analyze and apply the elements and steps
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