green. I sit in the window of my sister’s apartment watching the snow.” If the narrator had been in New York at the time‚ she would not have been evoking all these memories. So I presume this dialogue takes place in England. Seeing that the author Brooke Auchincloss was born in New York and moved to England in 1983‚ the monologue is probably meant to be understood as a small autobiography and a tribute to her hometown. It is‚ of course‚ going on in New York. The story spans over the entire 20’th century
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When rap music was created at first‚ It was used to express an artist’s creativity and emotions freely. However‚ today it is all about the violence and the negative thoughts. Violence is viewed as a big thing in rap music and often times‚ it is portrayed to be okay in rap. Childrens‚ teenagers‚ and young adults tend to have a good memory when it comes to listening the lyrics of music. So often times when they listen to rap music repeatedly‚ the lyrics and mood in the song will become installed in
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Oxford was founded in the 9th century when Alfred the Great created a network of fortified towns called burhs across his kingdom. One of them was at Oxford. Oxford is first mentioned in 911 in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle. According to legend‚ Oxford University was founded in 872 when Alfred the Great happened to meet some monks there and had a scholarly debate that lasted several days. In reality‚ it grew up in the 12th century when famous teachers began to lecture there and groups of students came
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Infact interview started with this question. My answer was Sir may be we have been arranged alphabetically to which he responded or may be its just a coincidence) 6.) ’Govinda aala re’ (name govinda) 7.) "Roll up you sleeves" (phrase from my SOP) 8.) Household male 9.) Namesake(Random) 10.) One In Hand Two In Bush (Cos I got placement offers from 2 companies) 11.) Rouble (was on Russian project) 12.) Salman Rushdie (had questions about his books in the interview) 13.) Slumdog Millionaire
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Xavier Miranda Professor John Mammen English 1301 23 June 2012 The Effects of Rap Music on Children “There is no danger of developing eyestrain from looking on the bright side of things.” This quote fits perfectly with this topic. Too many people look at the negativities in music‚ Rap music to be specific. Rap music can have negative effects on those who listen to it‚ but just as easily and equally have a positive and beneficial outcome. Yes‚ many rappers use vulgar derogative terms to describe
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OXFORD CAMBRIDGE AND RSA EXAMINATIONS Advanced Subsidiary General Certificate of Education Advanced General Certificate of Education MATHEMATICS Core Mathematics 4 Monday 4724 Afternoon 1 hour 30 minutes 23 JANUARY 2006 Additional materials: 8 page answer booklet Graph paper List of Formulae (MF1) TIME 1 hour 30 minutes INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES • • • • Write your name‚ centre number and candidate number in the spaces provided on the answer booklet. Answer all the questions
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put her hand to her mouth‚ when she pulled back there was blood. She gave a mirthless laugh‚ “Well‚ this isn’t how I thought my day would go.” She declared to her soon to be killer. Several hours before this event happened the girl‚ Lilith Brooke‚ never would’ve thought she would be killed. The chances of being killed in your lifetime are 1 in 270‚ she thought she was safe‚ oh how wrong she was. Lilith has the same schedule everyday; wake up‚ get ready‚ go to work‚ go back home‚ and repeat
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living. Appealing to sight‚ the narrator describes flowers‚ the sun‚ and the colors of earth. All of these things serve to emphasize the fact that these people leaving you with a sense of life‚ until you read "all this is ended." With that line‚ Brooke affects not only your sense of time in relation to the poem‚ but also the poem’s tone. From that point on the poem in written in the present tense. This signifies the fact that everything that had previously been described had existed in the past
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Rupert Chawner Brooke was an English war poet who is best known for his collection of idealistic war sonnets written during the First World War and his boyish good looks‚ which prompted the Irish poet William Butler Yeats to describe him as “the handsomest young man in England”. Poets in Brooke’s time were vastly known to glorify war; however Brooke’s poetry with its patriotic mood and naive enthusiasm soon went out of fashion when the realities of war were fully understood. His poem Peace is highly
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" Acknowledgments This book is based on The Oxford Guide to Writing: A Rhetoric and Handbook for College Students‚ and thanks are due once more to those who contributed to that book: my friend and colleague Leonard J. Peters; Professors Miriam Baker of Dowling College‚ David Hamilton of the University of Iowa‚ Robert Lyons and Sandra Schor of Queens College of the City University of New York‚ and Joseph Trimmer of Ball State University‚ all of whom read the manuscript and contributed perceptive
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