“Before you were mine” uses first person and is written using the patterns of ordinary speech as if the poet is speaking directly to her mother. Although much of what she talks about takes place before Duffy was born she makes her presence felt by using ’I’ to start many phrases. ’I’m ten years away.’ The poet seems to have been stimulated to write after seeing an old photo of her mother enjoying herself with some girl friends when she was a teenager. The poem is written in the present tense as if
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Perfect guy! How would you describe a perfect guy? One who has got all the best qualities? Well‚ for me a perfect guy is someone who has got a good personality along with looks. One who is caring‚ loving‚ sweet‚ friendly‚ open minded‚ devoted‚ honest‚ kind‚ understanding‚ respectful‚ romantic‚ possessive‚ protective‚ supportive‚ proud to have her‚ has got deep eyes and loves her to infinity. Makes her feel special‚ makes her realize her importance in his life‚ makes her laugh even when she doesn’t
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The Imperial Japanese Army had a reputation during and after World War II as being the most hated enemy the allied western forces had encountered. This partly stems from acts of brutality committed by the IJA that are both infamous and synonymous with the wars fought in Asia and the pacific‚ and partly because of their alien philosophies and attitudes which are deeply embedded in the psyche of the Japanese soldier and which were consequently demonstrated through out their involvement in World War
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Before You Were Mine ‘Before You Were Mine’‚ written by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem about the adoration that the writer feels for her mother. Her feelings are revealed in first person. Duffy uses a range of narrative techniques like onomatopoeia‚ metaphors and short sentences which stand out and make the writer’s point clear. These techniques help reveal the author’s changing attitude from selfish and possessive to loving and affectionate‚ when considering the younger version of her mother. After
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HIV During Pregnancy - Why You Should Test For HIV And What You Need To Know By Martine O’Callaghan Oct 2‚ 2012 HIV‚ human immunodeficiency virus‚ is the retrovirus which causes AIDS‚ acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. AIDS destroys the immune system - a complex set of glands‚ organs and tissues that help protect against and fight off diseases. HIV is blood borne and it can only be transmitted via bodily fluids such as blood‚ semen and vaginal mucus. It is‚ therefore‚ sexually transmitted but can
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was 18 years old‚ he killed his girlfriend. He received a sentence of life with the possibility of parole. He is now 58 years old and you have come to realize that he is a model prisoner. He has shown impeccable behavior‚ has a job within the prison‚ has been around the community during furloughs and has become a positive influence and a great role model for other prisoners. Also‚ he has formed a bond with the victim’s family‚ who has forgiven him for what he has done. The victim’s family would like
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WHY DO YOU LEARN THE ECONOMICS? What is economics? Economics is a study of how goods and services are produced‚ distributed and consumed. It focuses on how the economic agents; the sellers and the buyers interact with each other and how the economics flows around the world. Every single people should have a better understanding on it as it affect almost every single decisions in our life‚ as well as government’s decisions for our country. Economy can be divided into two branches; microeconomics
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colonists were breaking British law‚ the colonists had a right to rebel for they were unfairly taxed without representation and subjected to a king over 3000 miles away. Some people still on both the colonials and the British crown were attempting to avoid a full scale war even after they had begun fighting‚ like in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Most of the colonists did not want war because these were the people that they had been living with‚ and protected by the British for over 150 years and the idea
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and exotic attributes alone are reason enough for all of you to come visit this land of beauty. Introduction I. Have you ever wanted to go surfing on white sand beaches where the people are beautiful and everything is cheap. Have you ever wanted to see the diversity and wonder of the Amazon mixed in with the cement jungle of Sao Paulo. Well‚ if you have all of this can be seen in one country alone and that is Brazil. II I must tell you that all I will speak about today is first hand information
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“Before You Were Mine” by Carol Ann Duffy "Before you were mine" is a poem written by a daughter about how she imagines her mother ’s life ten years before the daughter was born. The author describes the photo of her mother with two of her friends. They “shriek at the pavement” and seem to be sharing a joke‚ young and lightsome (line 4). She knows that the thought of having a child one day doesn ’t occur to her mother when she was young and had a lot of dreams. Now remembering her own childhood
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