tropical cyclone ever recorded as it crossed the Central Philippines on November 7-8‚ 2013. The wettest known tropical cyclone to impact the archipelago was the July 14–18‚ 1911 cyclone which dropped over 2‚210 millimetres (87 in) of rainfall within a 3-day‚ 15-hour period in Baguio City. Tropical cyclones usually account for at least 30 percent of the annual rainfall in the northern Philippines while being responsible for less than 10 percent of the annual rainfall in the southern islands. The Philippines
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Glonmore” and “A Vision” Both poems were written during the same period‚ during the twentieth century. Simon Hermitage presents a vision as a contrast between with a real life‚ a polluted world and a dream of an unrealistic giving a vision to the readers of a perfect world which cannot be realistic. In the same similarities‚ “The Blackbird of Glanmore”‚ Seamus Heany wants to share with us hiss sadness after his brother’ s death . Although Armitage’s line to introduce his poem‚ he uses oxymoron “The future
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Humans are responsible for a variety of environmental problems‚ but we can also take steps to reduce the damage that we are causing to the planet. This essay will discuss environmental problems and the measures that individuals can take to address these problems. Two of the biggest threats to the environment are air pollution and waste. Firstly‚ the increasing world population is putting pressure on the natural resources. Gas emissions from factories and exhaust fumes from vehicle lead to global
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Like tall nettles‚ thistles‚ takes ideas about life from nature. The defiant character of the plant is emphasized in the very first word ("Against") of this poem. They not only resist all animal ("rubber tongues of cows") and human ("hoeing hands of men") attempts to destroy them but even attack the natural world‚ indicated by the words "spike the summer air". Further‚ they make it difficult for themselves to reproduce because their seed-pods open only under ’pressure’. Every plant‚ without exception
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Cinderella poem version by Anne Sexton Cinderella although is based on the fairy tale written by Grimm brothers present a totally different version and point of view about traditions and roles presented in the second one. Cinderella originally is one of the most famous fairy tales‚ and Grimm’s version is one of the well-known of this story. Those German Brothers: Jacob And Wilhmen Grimm presents stories adapted from traditional oral story‚ which has origin in the Ancients cultures like Greece and
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Songs as Poems It ’s My Life Bon Jovi This ain ’t a song for the brokenhearted No silent prayer for the faith departed And I ain ’t gonna be just a face in the crowd You ’re gonna hear my voice when I shout it out loud [Chorus] It ’s my life It ’s now or never I ain ’t gonna live forever I just wanna live while I ’m alive (It ’s my life) My heart is like an open highway Like Frankie said‚ "I did it my way" I just wanna live while I ’m alive ’Cause it ’s my life This is for the ones who
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What do you find most striking about the poem Kubla Khan?’’Works of imagination should be written in very plain language; the more purely imaginative they are the more necessary it is to be plain.’’ - Samuel Taylor Coleridge. In this essay I am going to discuss one of the most famous and very striking poem Kubla Khan which was written by Coleridge. The poem is about the nature of creativity. Coleridge describes the dome of pleasure which he sees in his dream while he is opium- induced. While he
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wordsworth-lucy.html) discusses five of William Wordsworth’s (1770-1850) poems - ’Strange Fits of Passion Have I Known’‚ ’She Dwelt Among the Untrodden Ways’‚ ’I Travelled Among Unknown Men’‚ ’Three Years She Grew in Sun and Shower’ and ’A Slumber Did My Spirit Seal’ – known as the ‘Lucy’ poems‚ and how they conform to Wordsworth’s concept of poetry as outlined in his Preface to ‘Lyrical Ballads’ (1800). These poems are counted among Wordsworth’s finest‚ notwithstanding the question over
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convey their ideas‚ opinions‚ and express their feelings. Some poems can be understood easily while others seam vague. But whatever they are‚ they all contain some common elements of poetry such as theme‚ figurative language‚ and tone‚ etc. ¡§Constantly risking absurdity and death¡¨ and ¡§betting on the muse¡¨ are two poems which are written by two different poets. By comparing and contrasting these two poems‚ the full beauty of the poems can be greatly appreciated and their theme can be deeply explored
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unsullied breeze exhilarated my heart. The Creator I saw in the grandeur of your age-old forests; upon your bosom‚ sorrows were ever unknown to me; while at your azure skies I gazed‚ neither love nor tenderness failed me‚ for in nature lay my felicity. Tender childhood‚ beautiful town‚ rich fountain of rejoicing and of harmonious music that drove away all pain: return to this heart of mine‚ return my gracious hours‚ return as the birds return when flowers spring
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