Heather Wiley English 2027‚ sec. 1 Essay 1 October 29‚ 2012 “Rural Rags” Ted Kooser’s poem “Abandoned Farmhouse” depicts an image in which the reader can visualize themselves walking through the ruins of an unfortunate farming family. The ill-fated family is illustrated to be one of a simpler time with a conservative outlook. Each member of the household seems to have a specific duty to the family. The fact that the father of the family took on farming as an occupation slightly puzzles me
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Dr. Robert Kellerman March 26‚ 2013 Their World in Ruins: “Abandoned Farmhouse” by Ted Kooser The objects people keep in their homes can tell a story about who they are or were. Each item possessed by the residents of a house is evidence of how these people may have lived. Ted Kooser’s poem “Abandoned Farmhouse” takes the reader on a walkthrough of the remains of a farmhouse where a poor family once lived. In “Abandoned Farmhouse‚” Kooser selects seemingly insignificant relics left behind by
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What will you leave behind after you’re gone? In the poem “Abandoned Farmhouse” by Ted Kooser‚ Kooser describes a vacant house‚ and all the everyday items that were left behind by its previous owner. This poem not only leaves the reader with a sense of mystery‚ but also develops the idea that the things people leave behind can tell us a lot about a person. Kooser does this throughout his poem using vivid imagery. The author uses imagery to develop the controlling idea when he says “says the
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Luis Omar Salinas’s “In a Farmhouse” In Luis Omar Salinas’s “In a Farmhouse”‚ speaker is reminiscing in his bedroom about the money he made after a hard day’s work. He is sitting in his bedroom thinking of all the young people of his race and how they are struggling with poverty and starvation. The poem is about hard work‚ poverty and starvation. Salina’s uses detailed imagery so that the reader can understand the boy’s concern for himself and for his people. The speaker wants the reader to have
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Many babies are abandoned by parents who avoid their responsibilities. It could be have really serious problems‚ but it is irresponsible behavior. In addition‚ some parents abandon the babies outside. It is cruel behavior. We should not ignore this problem. There are three solutions: controlling illegal abandonment‚ allowing abortion legally‚ and educating people to use contraception. Controlling illegal abandonment is a good way to prevent babies from being abandoned. The police should
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OMPHITLHETSE MOOKI AND KUTLWANO OLIFANT A baby is found abandoned on the corner of Chritiaan de Wet Drive and Wilgeoord Road in Kloofendal‚ one of 200 abandoned each month in Joburg and Soweto. Some of them somehow survive shallow graves‚ hours in murky pit toilets and cold‚ stinking dump sites. On Tuesday‚ yet another baby was added to a long list of newborns dumped by their mothers soon after birth – one of an estimated 200 found abandoned in Joburg and Soweto every month. On an average‚ only
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overcome through establishing orphanages‚ increasing the availability of firehouses where the child can be dropped off‚ and by having more strict laws against the abandonment of an infant. Orphanages would help a great deal in decreasing the numbers of abandoned children. Imagine a place where a distraught parent could turn their child over to people whom they knew would care for it. Moreover‚ think of the considerable attractiveness of turning one s child over with no questions asked or moral judgments
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An Abandoned House It was a hot‚ summer’s day as I walked on the dirt road with only silence along my side. As I continued on the road I discovered it led to an old abandoned house. I couldn’t help but stop for a few minutes and look at the details of the huge‚ strange shaped house. I noticed that it had been a long time since anybody even took a look at the house. The old house was left to die‚ alone‚ with no one to care. The paint was peeling‚ the windows were broken and the shingles had been
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MANILA‚ Philippines - Baby George Francis’ story is just 1 of the many stories of abandoned children across the country. In fact‚ up to 100 children are abandoned and turned over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) every 2 months‚ Senator Pia Cayetano said. She is the chairperson of the Senate Committee on Youth‚ Women and Family Relations. “We hear news everyday about babies being abandoned in churches‚ garbage dumps and the streets. In many cases‚ parents are forced by
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enable me to decipher the inscription. It was "Bendemeer Cottage." 3. When Joe had said "abandoned house" when he suggested our next urban exploring destination‚ I was thinking cobwebs‚ rats‚ old creaky floorboards‚ and don’t-step-there-you’ll-fall! But he hadn’t actually checked out the location‚ just heard some dudes talking about it. When we got there‚ we were all pointing out how lame and un-abandoned it looked‚ and when we go inside the house there were only a few spiderwebs. The carpet was
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