Thesis: By giving us the reader a more in depth explanation of his work it allows us to understand the meaning within the poem itself‚ and the life lessons Stafford may have intended to reveal to the readers. I. Introduction II. Understanding A. William Stafford B. Untraditional 1. His work 2. Hidden lessons III. Break down A. Title B. Lines 1-3 1. Stafford’s meaning 2. Questions IV. Living A. Problems B. Lines 4-7 1. Answering to life
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Deterrence In the May 1993 issue of the Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency‚ the introduction of the reconceptualized deterrence theory was presented‚ explaining that general and specific deterrence are both functions of crime. Mark C. Stafford‚ an Associate Professor of Sociology and Associate Rural Sociologist at Washington State University‚ and Mark Warr‚ an Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Texas in Austin‚ introduced this theory. They argued that there is no reason
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In his poem‚ "Traveling through the Dark‚" William Stafford presents the reader with the difficulty of one man’s choice. Immediately‚ the scene is set‚ with the driver‚ who is "traveling through the dark" on a treacherous winding road when suddenly he sees a dead deer in the road. Right away‚ the speaker realizes what he must do: “It is usually best to roll them into the canyon.” The reader can recognize that this is not a new situation for the speaker and he makes it clear that to leave the deer
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being and the animals are regretful due to the fact of his concern of the baby inside of the womb. He is willing to help out the baby in the womb but rethinks and hesitates. What it means by hesitating is when Stafford thinks about helping the baby deer‚ how is Stafford going to raise the baby deer without the presence
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fawn inside or to save the unborn fawn’s life. Both poets‚ Kumin and Stafford‚ contrast the theme of inhumane acts carried out by a darker force‚ while also comparing the personification used in both poems. The types of personal characteristics that evolve in a person’s mind and body are innate in everyone. Those characteristics can reveal some of the most exotic and inhumane feelings toward a certain object. Kumin and Stafford both use this theory to contrast the tone of dehumanization of man in
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SERVICES MARKETING SERVICE ENCOUNTER REPORT I have evaluated six encounters with a variety of industries; they are all from the service sector. A service sector business is one in which the perceived value of the offering to the buyer is determined more by the service rendered than the product offered. The services I encountered have various levels of intangibility. For example‚ my service encounter at Odeon cinemas included physical aspects such as the theatre‚ popcorn‚ and tickets. However
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Now days‚ it is hard to connect or be with the nature‚ especially if you live in a city. While there are people that interact with the nature every day because of their rural location. The short poem “Traveling through the Dark” by William Stafford‚ is about a person that encounter a dead deer in the road in the middle of the night. In the story‚ the narrator have to decide if he would save the unborn deer or just throw the mom deer to the river to save other people that might suffer an accident
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The poem by William Stafford‚ “Traveling Through the Dark” presents readers with an uncomfortable and rather grim instance of the intersection of the natural world and that of man. Technology‚ in this case cars and the man-made road‚ are seen as something invasive and harmful in this poem. In order to convey the meaning of the poem “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford uses a conversational style to communicate the theme in the poem of the role of technology in modern life and‚ more importantly
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reading Traveling through the Dark‚ the author has an intimate conversation with the reader‚ sharing a personal experience. This allows Stafford to draw the reader deep into thought about what is really happening within the poem. He accomplishes this form of speaking with his audience through free verse with no pattern or structure to the poem. Nevertheless‚ Stafford creates end rhymes and internal rhymes with assonance and consonance. For example‚ in every second and fourth line of each stanza‚ “road”
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philosophy‚ which is a belief that man is the supreme entity in the cosmos and the natural world should be defined in terms of their morals and knowledge. Society has forgotten that without nature‚ mankind cannot and will not thrive or survive William Stafford relates these opposing ideas in poetic form through a man’s solitary conflict to respond to a tragic occurrence that he encounters. The poet conveys the struggle that happens when anthropocentric ideas conflict with biocentrism or the belief that
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