President Benigno Simeon “PNoy” Aquino III delivered his fourth annual State of the Nation Address in Batasang Pambansa Complex‚ Quezon City on July 22‚ 2013 with the theme‚ “Sa Gitna ng Daang Matuwid.” The midterm SONA marked his third year in presidency and opened the 16th Congress in a joint session of both houses. The annual address started at exactly 4:03 PM and ended at 5:46 PM. It was the longest SONA he had given so far‚ earning 88 rounds of applause from Senators‚ Congressmen‚ government
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In Edwin Arlington Robinson’s poem "Richard Cory" and T.R. Hummer’s poem "Glass Ceiling‚" they both show how in reality people are shielding themselves from their true emotions and this can lead to very bad situations as we have seen in real-life. When hiding your true feelings or emotions‚ you tend to put on this fake show for yourself and everyone around you. These two poets clearly reflect on this concept and even in our daily lives there’s most likely someone around you putting this "shield"
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Richard Cory The poem "Richard Cory" by Edwin Arlington Robinson is a poem written about the town aristocrat named Richard Cory. It is written with four quatrain stanzas with a rhyme scheme of a‚ b‚ a‚ b‚ for each stanza. The poet’s use of hyperboles and regal comparisons when describing Richard Cory help to elevate him above the townspeople‚ and his nonchalant mentioning of Cory’s suicide leaves the reader in a state of shock. The first stanza of the poem introduces Richard Cory as a respected
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In this story by Connie Jan Maraan‚ the protagonist of the story is a ghost who died when the Tayuman LRT Station suddenly collapsed and the train came falling down on his face. According to him‚ he has seen Christ because of that incident. -Summary provided by: images.1aot.multiply.multiplycontent.com/…/PHIL.LIT%20-… (first entry that appears in Google upon searching Ghost by Connie Jan Maraan) In Connie Jan Maraan’s story entitled “Ghost”‚ she applied various symbols to express what happened
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Essay #1 Cooper Richard Cory: The Man Who Was "Richard Cory" describes how one man is not as perfect as his townspeople think. They believe that he is better than everyone else. However‚ the man in the poem‚ Richard Cory‚ kills himself. Throughout the poem‚ the author‚ Edwin Arlington Robinson‚ provides insight into the chilling end of the poem where Cory puts "a bullet through his head" (16)‚ conveys how you cannot judge a book by its cover‚ and explains how Richard Cory fell victim to the pressures
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In the poem “Richard Cory”‚ Edwin Arlington Robinson depicts a “grass is greener” presumption with a twist. The speaker in this poem‚ representing the working class‚ tells about a gentleman by the name of Richard Cory; a man everyone admired. This poem is an ironic illustration of how the “glitter[y]” (l. 8) illusion that wealth and stature projects in ones appearance does not always mean the individual has internal happiness. In the first stanza‚ Robinson methodically distinguishes the differences
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Cory Ford is a graduate of my Alma Mater (University of Alabama at Birmingham). He recently completed his bachelor’s degree in the Spring of 2015. He holds a BA in Sociology with a minor in social work‚ but he is a felon. As a child‚ Cory was bounced around from group home to group home before finally landing with his grandparents in the Mt. Washington area of Cincinnati. By the time he was 17‚ Cory’s grandfather had been incarcerated before and his grandmother had suffered a serve stroke. One
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REACTION PAPER It is said that effective teacher will use both assessment and evaluation regularly to improve student learning and to guide instruction. Indeed‚ both have pivotal roles in the teaching-learning process yet‚ somehow they do differ in many ways. Assessment and evaluation measure whether or not learning and/or learning objectives are being met. One could look at assessment and evaluation as the journey (assessment) versus the snapshot (evaluation). (Sue Watson‚ 2009) Assessment requires
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poem “Richard Cory”‚ the author depicted a gentleman who was well-educated‚ polite‚ and “rich – yes‚ richer than a king”. In the people’s view‚ Richard Cory was a happy person. They admired him‚ and they “thought that he was everything‚ to make us wish that we were in his place.” However‚ Mr. Cory‚ “one calm summer night‚ went home and put a bullet through his head” (Robinson). Nobody can image that this “happiest man on the earth” would commit a suicide. Nevertheless‚ was Richard Cory really happy
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Like many of the characters‚ Martha Cory is on trial for witchcraft. Danforth interrogates‚ “ There is abundant evidence in our lands to show that you have given yourself to the readings of fortunes. Do you deny it”(3.1.1-4). Another definition of Crucible is an extreme test or trial. Martha Cory is on trial for her life as she denies committing sorcery. In addition to physical trials‚ many morals and personal values
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