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    Those Winter Sundays

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    Bliss Powers Professor Langdon English 299 29 February 2012 Scholarly Sources for “Those Winter Sundays” Upon first reading the poem “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden‚ I was an objective reader who assumed Hayden was looking back with nostalgia at his lost childhood. Without researching the poem‚ as well as Hayden himself‚ I had no way of knowing his background as an adopted child to unhappy parents in a dysfunctional household. After reading several sources‚ I’ve formed a somewhat

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    Every year in my hometown Selma Alabama there’s an event set aside a week out of every year called the Bridge Crossing Jubilee. It’s an event that commemorates the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday from the Selma-to-Montgomery March and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. This event gather crowds from near and far. Each year people gather at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge for festivals of music‚ art and historical remembrance. Our dedication is to the remembrance and safeguarding of the soul of

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    “Those Winter Sundays‚” by Robert Hayden‚ is a beautiful poem. Hayden’s poem tells a grown man’s perspective of his father. In the poem it is clear that there is distance between them and little communication. But it is discovered at the end of the poem‚ that love is actually present. Although it is only a 14-line poem‚ it packs remarkable power into each line. The very unrythmed poem begins with a very simple line letting you know what tone and mood the poem is set in. The title “Those

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    โรงแรม Shangri-La ในเดือนพฤศจิกายน 2006 Symon Bridle หัวหน้าเจ้าหน้าที่ปฏิบัติการคนใหม่ของโรงแรมและรีสอร์ทในเครือ Shangri-La ได้ตรวจสอบความคืบหน้าของบริษัทแม่ในฮ่องกง ซึ่งได้ดำเนินการมา 10 ปีก่อนหน้านี้ ซึ่งมีการเติบโตจากธุรกิจที่มุ่งเน้นระดับภูมิภาคไปสู่กลุ่มโรง แรมหรูระดับนานาชาติที่มีการขยายตัวอย่างรวดเร็ว ด้วยพนักงานจำนวน 18‚400 คน โรงแรมจำนวน 50 แห่ง และรายได้ 842 ล้านเหรียญสหรัฐฯ โรงแรมและรีสอร์ทในเครือ Shangri-La เป็นผู้นำในอุตสาหกรรมโรงแรมหรู บริษัทมีการเติบโตอย่างรวดเร็วเพื่อตอบสนองต่อความต้องการที่เพ

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    Sunday at the Park” First of all‚ in this story they say adults can be bullies too. In‚ Sunday at the Park by Bel Kaufman‚ Larry learn that their is this little boy at the park‚ who is throwing sand at him‚ and starting arguments between them two‚ and the parents. In the beginning‚ Larry is getting very emotional at the sandbox because‚ there’s this little boy who the narrator describes as‚ “same age as Larry‚ just with a chubby and husky face‚ and arms”. Larry then

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    Deserted island My name is Lisa. This year I’m thirteen years old. I live in Queenstown‚ New Zealand. My house is a villa near the sea because my parents like sea‚ and from my bedroom you can see the best view of the sea. It seems to me that toward evening‚ the sea is the most beautiful‚ and usually at that time I just sit down near the window and enjoy the scene. I have a sister called Rosely‚ she is one year older than me. Our personalities are quite similar‚ so we are very good friends‚ and

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    Sunday in the park "She must do something‚ stop them‚ call for help. She wanted to put her hand on her husband’s sleeve‚ to pull him down‚ but for some reason she didn’t" (P2L36) Through time there has been a large revolution of the gender roles. Women are no longer depending on an economically or physically support from a man‚ to make a living. Women do no longer need a big and muscular man to take care of them‚ but does this necessarily mean that they do not want one? In the short story “Sunday

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    Ellis Island: Isle of Hope or Isle of Tears? Between 1892 and 1924‚ over 12 million immigrants arrived in America filled with hopeful anticipation of a new life (National Park Service para 1). Following their long journey by ship across the Atlantic Ocean‚ the first stop for many immigrants was Ellis Island. First- and second- class cabin passengers‚ who were immediately cleared for entry into America without being inspected or questioned‚ referred to Ellis Island as the “Isle of Hope.” For

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    "Those Winter Sundays" In Robert Hayden’s "Those Winter Sundays" a grown person‚ most likely a man‚ recounts the winter Sundays of his childhood. He remembers the early morning events that took place and how much the events portrayed his father’s love for him. The man realizes that as a child he failed to appreciate the hard work his father did in order to provide him with some basic necessities and some small additional perks at times. The theme of the poem is sad‚ and lonely. Assuming that

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    Those Winter Sundays

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    Consequently‚ those who never seek gratitude silently give love to all they have. In “Those Winter Sundays” the author‚ Robert Hayden‚ depicts a child looking back on a frigid morning and becoming aware of his father’s daily acts of affection. The poem’s narrator is a child who is not clearly classified as male or female‚ but can be assumed to be the father’s son. The poem begins by illustrating a father rising at dawn on a bitterly cool weekend‚ a day of rest. Although his hands are worn down and

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