O Level Literature – “Horses” by Edwin Muir The titular creatures in “Horses”‚ despite being rather ordinary animals‚ are viewed by the poet as shocking‚ overwhelming‚ and somewhat divine. Every element of these horses is made to look awe-inspring and godlike‚ inciting both reverence and fear in the poet. The opening verse depicts the horses using words like “terrible‚ “wild”‚ and “strange”‚ as well as them being “Like magic power on the stony grange”. Already‚ we are given an idea of how the
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The Horses The Horses by Edwin Muir describes a nuclear catastrophe and the reliance people have on technology. It describes how man would react when technology was no longer available to us. Initially people would listen for anything on the radio that would give them news‚ then they would observe the aftermath of the war‚ for example “a warship passed us‚ heading north‚ Dead bodies piled on the deck.” The narrator describes how even if the radio were to come on again‚ they would ignore it as
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A Horse and Two Goats is one of the gems from R.K. Narayan`s kitty. The author has contributed immensely to the development of literature by the dint of his irony and humour. `A Horse and Two Goats` reflects the conversation between Muni and a red-faced American depicting the differences in their thoughts‚ owing to the problematized situation as both have their different languages hardly understood by the other. The title signifies the feeling of Muni when he was selling his two goats to the American
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"Horses were first used over 5‚500 years ago on the plains of northern Kazakhstan." Taming horses have changed history with travel‚ agriculture‚ and warfare. They are fast‚ agile‚ and wonderful companions. There are many people in the world who own some of these wonderful creatures‚ but there are still free roaming horses out in the wild. There is more than 400 different breeds of horses however‚ the most famous and well known breeds are the Fjord‚ Shire‚ and Arabian. One of the oldest breeds
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have served as weapons‚ transportation‚ recreation and pets. Horses were first brought to America in the early 1500s by Hernando Cortez; before that no Native had ever seen this four legged creature. From being used to fight off natives‚ to being tied to a wheel at a carnival and ridden by little kids‚ the horse has definitely evolved to suit the needs of the ever so changing America. The person who had the biggest effect on the horse industry in America was Henry Ford. When the first assembly line
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Over 30 million kids and teens go through school cafeteria lines every day in America and due to the Healthy‚ Hunger-Free Kids Act‚ which took effect in 2012. They are no longer served good greasy pizza‚ salty French fries as well as sauced up chicken wings. Meals now a days must be low in fat‚low in calories and sodium also must contain lean proteins‚ fruits and vegetables along with whole grains. Students from coast to coast are not liking the change.Food and nutrition directors at school districts
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Horses‚ particularly wild ones‚ seem to embody freedom and strength. Mustang and stallion are words that make you think of nobility. The wild horse is a species of the genus equus. The wild mustang includes subspecies of the modern domesticated horse. Wild horses are symbols of the American frontier. The name "mustang" came from the word "mustengo" which means ownerless beast. They named it that because of its very reckless nature. The wild horse came from the domestic horse from Europe‚ and was
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Chris Maccandless decided to leave his ordinary life and explore the wild .He just graduated with a bachelor and was planning to go to law school. He had a saving of 24000 dollars but gave it to charity .At the beginning of the movie we can see that he had problems with his parents. As the story evolved we understand what the issues were . In his book “Walden” Henry David Thoreau said that he wanted to live in the wild to “learn what it had to teach”‚ “to live deliberately” and “to
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In the novel "Into the Wild‚" written by Jon Krakauer‚ Chris McCandless‚ the main protagonist‚ part of a an upper-middle class family embarks on a spiritual journey into the wild‚literally‚ without the basic so-called luxuries and problems he faces in his old life. Although some may view this journey as a naive teenager rebelling against norms‚ it is so much more than that if you look deeper into Chris’ morals and personality. Chris meets people‚ animals‚ and scenery that reinvent his mind and
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is maybe the greatest thing a person can face in a lifetime. Although we can strive to be what we think we want to be or should be‚ we have a destiny to fulfill and we will. In the book Into the Wild the novel by Jon Krakauer and also Into the Wild the movie which was directed by one of the greatest director Sean Penn tells the story of a young man named Chris McCandless who tries to fulfill his destiny‚ or what he believes it is. He goes through the struggles of finding
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