AP Literature Poetry Essay Prompts (1970–2011) 1970 Poem: “Elegy for Jane” (Theodore Roethke) Prompt: Write an essay in which you describe the speaker’s attitude toward his former student‚ Jane. 1971 Poem: “The Unknown Citizen” (W.H. Auden) Prompt: In a brief essay‚ identify at least two of the implications implicit in the society reflected in the poem. Support your statements by specific references to the poem. 1972 NO POEM 1973 (exam not available) 1974 Poem: “I wonder whether one expects
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The Rory Gilmore Reading Challenge: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank Archidamian War by Donald Kagan The Art of Fiction by Henry James The Art of War by Sun Tzu As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner Atonement by Ian McEwan Autobiography
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William Butler Yeats is widely considered to be one of the greatest poets of the twentieth century. He belonged to the Protestant‚ Anglo-Irish minority that had controlled the economic‚ political‚ social‚ and cultural life of Ireland since at least the end of the seventeenth century. Most members of this minority considered themselves English people who merely happened to have been born in Ireland‚ but Yeats was staunch in affirming his Irish nationality. Although he lived in London for fourteen
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Specifically designed periodised programmes which include phases of training that are adapted throughout the year to suit the training needs (whether competitive or maintenance) of the athlete‚ is a fairly modern innovation. Historically “star” athletes were imitated in an attempt to achieve their level of skill; this inadvertently enabled other athletes to improve their performance. Developing a sports base is important for both the performance and the health of the athlete (Hoffman‚ Sheldahl &
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I have always been a waterfall enthusiast. It all started when I watched Jurassic Park for the first time. The waterfall in this movie seemed so majestic and magical‚ I have always thought waterfalls had special powers. I always imagined that I will find a waterfall somewhere with a hidden lost world behind it. In my life time I have visited several waterfalls. The one waterfall that has been a favorite of mine is the Minnehaha waterfalls mainly because it is local an easy
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have done differently. She tries to expose the reason for her and her family’s condition‚ where particularly her son is a concern. Even though she knows that David’s depression is an actual illness‚ she can’t help blaming herself and her husband Seamus. She slips back in her memory and tries “…to pinpoint the day it had started‚ the day she first noticed that David had grown beyond their reach and become sullen and withdrawn”[1] and she ask
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the idea of the man paddling into the large waterfall would seem scary to many young kids. Also‚ kids wouldn’t really need a pair of these headphones and we don’t see little kids wearing these headphones often. However‚ adults and many teens use headphones to listen to music all the time. When shopping for a new pair‚ this ad would certainly jump out to
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Several differences can be seen throughout the old-English Beowulf (Heaney) and the modern-day film Beowulf and Grendel (Gunnarsson) due to the cultural difference between the Middle ages and Modern time. More details entered the film to appeal to a more modern audience that requires reason and details. The old English poem held no use for complexity to tantalize the reader. Additions that add complexity to Grendel’s character in Beowulf and Grendel include backstories and new characters. In Beowulf
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When this music subsides‚ Seamus is filmed walking‚ alone and in silence‚ from the studio. Footage then shifts to Paddy Cornwall‚ as he opens the screen door of a modest house‚ likely in Sydney’s inner-west‚ and walks into the rain. The sound of this rain heralds the imminent beginning
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development of knowledge‚ and the execution of steps and procedures in experiments and empiricism. Waterfall Model The Waterfall software development methodology is one of the most widely known and recognized methodologies. Originally designed for the manufacturing and construction industries‚ it is called ‘Waterfall’ because of the way that it’s phases flow downward‚ similar to an actual waterfall. It is best uesd for projects where the requirements are clearly stated and static‚ or where it helps
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