portion of humanity want to truly live life—taking risks in the process of enjoying themselves and satisfying their desires for pleasure in life‚ while at the same time being able to get the necessary work done. In the poems “in the inner city” by Lucille Clifton and “a song in the front yard” by Gwendolyn Brooks‚ both the authors illustrate this point—that human nature’s love for liveliness is greater than their desire for a safer environment that’s dull and predictable‚ and that keeping people in an
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English 110 Junjie Wang A Miserable Wondering and Seeking “Poems come out of wonder‚ not out of knowing‚” according to Lucille Clifton‚ a famous American writer and educator. The best example of this wondering is shown in the poem “The Chimney Sweeper”. “The Chimney Sweeper”‚ written by William Blake in 1789‚ is a poem that reflects a shameful eighteenth century social problems. It shows the exploitations to the little children—the chimney sweepers. Those sweepers are even too young to have their
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Bibliography: Alles‚ Gregory D.‚ A Fitting Approach To God: On Entering The Western Temples at Khajurhao. The University of Chicago. 1993. Clifton‚ Tony. Tempting The Gods. Newsweek (Atlantic Edition) Vol. 133 Issue 12‚ p83‚ March 22‚ 1999. Langland‚ Tuck. A Sculptor Looks at Khajuraho. Sculpture Review‚ pg 36-38. Winter 2004. Lee‚ Sherman E. A History of Far Eastern Art. Revised Edition. New
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Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson and Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides‚ home is an important aspect of the characters lives. Housekeeping is about a girl named Ruth who lives in an isolated town called Fingerbone. She grows up there with her younger sister Lucille and at the age of six‚ her mother abandons her to live with her grandmother. When her grandmother passes‚ Ruth is placed in two ladies custody who then flee and Ruth’s Aunt Sylvie is left to take care of her. All of this chaos takes place in
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two main characters. 1- Peejoe Bullis and his brother Wiley are orphans who live with their grandmother. 2- Lucille Vinson kills her husband Chester because he won’t let her go to Hollywood to star in the sitcom The Beverly Hillbillies‚ where she has been cast for a 2-episode role. Lucille is Peejoe and Wiley’s aunt‚ and the sister of Dove‚ another uncle of the two boys. When Lucille goes to Hollywood with Chester’s head in a Tupperware container after having poisoned him with rat poison‚ she
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she uses Lucille and Sylvie’s identities to contrast the ideas of conformity and individuality‚ to show how human beings endeavor to control the uncertainty of the unknown‚ by using social relationships‚ and depending on one’s family‚ because they enjoy the permanence and knowledge of the future‚ when in reality they need only accept these changes by themselves. As Ruth begins to travel in the footsteps of Sylvie she begins to enjoy and accept the feelings of isolation‚ all while Lucille detests
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Housekeeping. The novel follows the lives of sisters Ruth and Lucille Stone‚ whose father deserts their family too early for them to remember and whose mother commits suicide around six years later. The sister were neglected in their childhood‚ the family that surrounded them did not want to care for them and they became isolated from any support system beyond whatever adult could be persuaded to look after them. When Ruth and Lucille aunt Sylvie returns to Fingerbone‚ Idaho to look after the sisters
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and technology‚ written for preferably top-level entertainment professionals since 1905‚ covered a television review on one of America’s most beloved comedians labeled as the Woman of 1‚000 Faces‚ the master comedienne of expression. The woman‚ Lucille Ball‚ was an American actress‚ comedienne‚ model‚ film-studio executive‚ and producer‚ who was known to star in her self-produced sitcoms‚ and particularly known for her iconic television show‚ I Love Lucy‚ that originally aired from 1951 to 1957
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of which being freedom. Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping conveys the idea that freedom is attained by breaking away from society‚ through the symbolism of the crossing of the railroad bridge at the end of the novel. The main characters‚ Ruth and Lucille‚ are sisters who experience a lot of loss in their lives. Before they were even born‚ their grandfather dies while working on the railroad that connects the town of Fingerbone‚ Idaho to the rest of the country. When they are little‚ their mother takes
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The magnitude of bushfires is determined by the extent‚ amount‚ intensity and impact of a fire upon a natural or cultural environment. In considering this‚ it is necessary to observe the factors which effect the intensity of a fire and to what scale they impact upon a community or environment. The intensity of a bushfire is measured by the speed at which heat is released from a fire‚ based on unit per length‚ this is effected by the quantity of fuel available (as more fuel equals larger fire) and
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