poem; however it is strongest at the end. The first stanza describes the shell-shocked and exhausted soldiers trudging through the sticky mud. Owen’s use of words such as “bent double”‚ “old beggars”‚ “knock-kneed”‚ “coughing like hags”‚ and “sludge”‚ help to provide the reader with an image of the state the soldiers are in. The carefully chosen compound word‚ “blood-shod’ conjures a very visual and bitter image in the readers mind showing them the awful conditions the men had to put up with
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encountered by PHSB‚ the CPO consigned by PHSB was justified and led to the quality issue in refineries. Oilene Refineries Sdn Bhd (Oilene)‚ one of the major customers of PHSB‚ criticised the CPO delivered was frequently short and contaminated with water or sludge. The low quality of CPO affected the processing plant of Oilene and additional works had to be performed for cleaning purpose‚ by shutting down the plant. Because of the serious impact given by PHSB‚ the management of Oilene decided whether not to
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William Howard Taft Born: 9/15/1857 Birthplace: Cincinnati‚ Ohio William Howard Taft was born in Cincinnati on Sept. 15‚ 1857. A Yale graduate‚ he entered Ohio Republican politics in the 1880s. In 1886 he married Helen Herron. From 1887 to 1890‚ he served on the Ohio Superior Court; 1890–92‚ as solicitor general of the United States; 1892–1900‚ on the federal circuit court. In 1900 McKinley appointed him president of the Philippine Commission and in 1901 governor general. Taft had great success
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Analytical Essay on “Dulce et Decorum Est” By ZA 2010 and 15 years of Age British war poet‚ Wilfred Owen‚ incorporates many techniques of poetry writing in his works. As a soldier‚ Owen often wrote poems which described the misery and hardships on the fronts of World War One. To illustrate the image and scenes of the conflict‚ Owen uses an array of techniques which can be noticed in his poem “Dulce et Decorum Est” In the poem‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est”‚ Owen recollects the event of a gas attack on returning
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Wilfred Owens vivid images shock the reader . He uses lines like ‘He plunges at me guttering choking’. This stunning imagery is reinforced by the poets use of onomatopoea; which portrays the dark‚ bitter tone of the poem. Words such as ‘writhing’‚ sludge’ and ‘trudge’ all show a sense of resentment from the poet. and its negativeness compared to The soldier continues the bitter tone. Lines such as ‘knock-kneed’‚ ‘coughing like hags’‚ help convey this message. Compared to the soldier‚ Dulce Et
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So‚ for one last time…I remember. It was just after noon‚ the dark and murky sky stared down upon us. The Germans had bombarded our position‚ nearly wiping out our right flank and centre machine gun nests. Defenceless from our sides since the focus was on our front line; the shortest part of No Man’s Land. I felt the cold steel of my gun next to the worn out custom birch wood frame I had made for my own Lee Enfield back in England. I heard a whistle from the Germans as I dug into the blood-stained
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To what extent are the environmental impacts of the global increase in demand for oil acceptable? [15 marks] After the industrial revolution‚ the demand for oil has been increasing globally. Over 100 million tonnes of oil are transported around the world on average a day. There are countries like the US which consume almost one quarter of global oil output‚ which must be supplied from oil reserves‚ usually from countries like Saudi Arabia (Guinness‚ 2011‚ p. 245). This shows that the topic of oil
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1. Introduction The waste water treatment system in Romania is characterized by a low percentage of the population connected to the saverage and waste water treatment systems. One main problem in Romania is represented by the fact that capital of Romania –Bucharest does not have a modern waste water treatment plant. The old waste water treatment plant started during the Communist period. 2. Waste water treatment in Romania. Projects in waste water sectors
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beggars under sacks‚ knock-kneed‚ coughing like hags‚ we cursed through sludge." The metaphor is used to show that the soldiers’ heavy bags are weighing them down to the level of the ’beggars’‚ portraying their weakened and unhealthy state despite being young and energetic soldiers. Owen also emphasise the soldier’s condition through simile. "Coughing like hags" explains how these young men were suffering from illness due to the sludge and fumes from the decaying bodies of their fallen comrades as they
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