Chapter I Introduction Background of the Study Manila‚ Philippines has been known to be the home to millions of seafarers currently sailing around the world (www.crossworldmarine.com/news). Due to rapid development of the neighboring seas in terms of maritime‚ Filipinos take advantage of the Philippine location on Pacific seas. Some 1.3 million overseas Filipino workers are seafarers‚ and our history is basically determined by maritime events. We are aware that due to economic crisis happening
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the poem is‚ in fact‚ an inscription on a “marble monument erected by the State.” The inscription is dedicated to a “JS/07 M 378”—presumably‚ “The Unknown Citizen‚” although this term only appears in the title. The Unknown Citizen is essentially an elegy‚ a lament for the dead‚ written by either a government official or a strong believer in the government. This becomes clear through the speaker’s repeated use of possession‚ such as in line 12‚ “…our Social Psychology workers found…” and “Our researchers
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could mean something different to each person that reads it. Typically when you first read a poem you don’t know exactly what the author is saying and often your first response is not actually the correct one. This was the case for me when reading “Elegy for Jane” by Theodore Roethke. When I first read the poem I thought Roethke was talking about his student that had passed away‚ Jane‚ and that he in fact was in love with this student based off the line: “Over this damp grave I speak the words of my
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[pp.86-88]‚ “Carolan’s Monody on the Death of Mary MacGuire”‚ [pp.94-95] and “Tiaghara Mhaighe-eo” [pp.103-06]‚ in J. C. Walker‚ Historical Memoirs of the Irish Bards (London: Payne 1786)‚ Reliques of Irish Poetry‚ Consisting of Heroic Poems‚ Odes‚ Elegies and Songs‚ Translated into English Verse: With Notes Explanatory and Historical; and the Originals in the Irish Character: To which is Subjoined an Irish Tale (Dublin: George Bonham 1789) and The School for Christians‚ in Dialogues‚ for the Use of
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Auden’s “In Memory of W.B Yeats” is an elegy to commemorate the life and death of a great poet‚ W.B Yeats. However‚ Auden adds another dimension to the poem by incorporating political references significant during the age of oppression and turmoil of the impending war and the extent of effectiveness of poetry at any point in time. In this poem‚ he utilizes techniques and themes commonly found in his other poems. Firstly‚ the theme of death existent in the elegy is represented in two ways‚ a literal
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expression of emotion or ideas through literary work‚ often with a distinctive style and rhythm. Kenneth Slessor’s ‘Beach Burial’ and Bruce Dawe’s ‘Elegy for Drowned Children’ both present ideas on how individuals lament for the passed‚ through the major theme of death. Beach Burial follows the recurring events of the battle of El Alamein in WW2‚ whilst The Elegy for Drowned Children questions the fate of those unfortunate souls who have drowned. Although both poems incorporate drownin‚ they contrast in
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In Crossing the Bar‚ by Alfred Lord Tennyson‚ the poem was written as elegy of dying person‚ the speaker compare transition of impending death and crossing the sand bar. The image of the Sea is used to represent the “barrier” between life and death. It was described as hard as saying good bye to love ones‚ eagerly hoping those who will be left behind will not sob or cry. The speaker is in the stage where he is ready to face death also imagining after life experience on what will it turn out after
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HONG KONG : THE FACTS The Port Hong Kong is fortunate in having a sheltered natural harbour‚ which provides good access and a safe haven for vessels calling at the port from around the world. The port has always been a key factor in the development and prosperity of Hong Kong‚ which is strategically located on the Far East trade routes and is in the geographical centre of the now fast-developing Asia-Pacific Basin. In terms of tonnage of shipping using its facilities‚ cargo handled
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“THE EFFECT OF STUDY HABITS OF SELECTED MARINE STUDENT TO THEIR ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE” A Research Paper Presented to the College of Arts Department In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course English Presented To Sir. Joel E. Payapa‚ Ed.D Presented By Cercado‚ Joshua Kim T. Daniel‚ John Daniel M. De Guzman‚ John Odilon T. March 15‚ 2013 Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction The extent of student’s learning in academics may be determined
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earth. The pastoral poem often looks to nature and the simple life as a retreat from the complications of a society in which humans have become degenerate. Two poems from this era which we have studied‚ The Thresher ’s Labour‚ by Stephen Duck‚ and An Elegy Wrote in a Country Churchyard‚ by Thomas Gray‚ fit well into this category of literature. The first poem‚ The Thresher ’s Labor‚ gives a first-hand account of the hard life of a farm worker. Lexico LLC ’s Online Dictionary defines the verb "thresh"
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