I sit and look out” by Walt Whitman echoes all miseries and atrocities of life that rose to the surface in the wake of capitalism. 19th century witnessed a sea change in the lives of people as rat race for materialistic possession became more prominent and principles were relegated‚ concerns and emotions were sidelined from inside of human beings. The poet pen pictures such a sad tale of human life by attempting to pose as onlooker who watches everything but does nothing to alter situations. In
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The Social Effects of Absentee Fathers on Boys in Inner-city Communities “Fatherlessness is an albatross around the neck of this nation‚ weighing us down and choking development”‚ is a statement Martin Henry‚ a national journalist‚ salutes in his article on May 26‚ 2013 in the Jamaica Gleaner. Inner city communities are plagued with single-parent families and oftentimes it is the father which is absent. Mothers can do much and no more and boys who come from these broken homes oftentimes become
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disappointment didn’t stop him (7). Similarly‚ despite being trapped in their icy passage to the north‚ in a “dreadfully severe” winter‚ Walton assures his sister that he is like Coleridge’s Ancient Mariner‚ but that he will be wise enough to “kill no albatross” on his journey (10). Thus he places himself in the lofty position of the messenger of a grave and terrible warning‚ but it won’t be because he sabotaged himself into living through the terrible ordeal. With every literary reference or Biblical comparison
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Linh Nguyen 04/04/2015 The article "Forever Young" of the author Hillary Rosner was published on Septemper 2014 on Discover Magazine. The article was the summary and overview of the initial success of Daniel Doak when he studied the negative aging on Moss Campion. Ten years ago‚ Doak started to pay attention and study of the slow growth of Moss Campion‚ a low and flat plants that were found in the Alaska which are very small as the pushpin. According to the observation result‚ Moss Campion does
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Keen readers should read everything – because of a lot of references in his poetry - Pleasure atmosphere; symbols – moon = forecast of sth tragic‚ sun = positive - Coleridge – The Prince of the Ancient Mariner (negative symbol – killing of the albatross) - Christabel – draw his into tragedy - * poem – 5 miles meandering (alliteration); a lifeless ocean (on its surface only); it wants a miracle (line 39‚ talks about inspiration); A damsel with dulcimer (a lady‚ he has delight of her songs and loves
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Contextual paradigms shape and are reflected in literature and other texts but still resonate with audiences today. Social and historical contexts of any time are influential in the formation of paradigms‚ which are then reflective in the immediate texts of that time‚ but also present impressionable ways of thinking that effectively imprint upon the minds of modern audiences. Whether it be contemporary criticism or adulation‚ there remains a high esteem for texts that were born from certain social
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Koyal - A Multi-purpose Expert System - MD-CoB-CoA Knowledge Representation Using PROLOG in J2SE Prof. Sreedhar Babu Department of Electrical Engineering Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham Amritapuri‚ Kerala ammassridhar@gmail.com Archana‚ Vineeth & Veena Department of Computer Science & Applications Amrita Viswa Vidyapeetham Amritapuri‚ Kerala sudershanam24@gmail.com Abstract— Expert systems are AI‟s greatest commercial success. It is a research-oriented application area of AI. An expert system
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is. He discriminates against Konala’s entire life‚ including the way she lives‚ eats‚ and dresses. Lavery acts very bitter towards Konala‚ and he thinks that she is useless. “What a fool he’d been to take her aboard at all… now she was a bloody albatross around his neck.” (Mowat‚ 171). Mowat‚ however‚ also shows how one’s experience can profoundly change one’s opinions about something. Because Konala saves his life‚ Charlie is very grateful to her; and from then on‚ he sees her in a different perspective
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What methods of characterisation does Coleridge use to portray the Wedding Guest and The Ancient Mariner? In part one of The Ancient Mariner‚ Coleridge introduces us to two characters‚ The Ancient Mariner‚ the main protagonist‚ and the Wedding Guest. Through their name‚ appearance‚ dialogue and actions we can portray a lot about them. From the title alone‚ being eponymous‚ we can infer that the events of this story will happen to the Ancient Mariner. His name especially portrays the mariner
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Teresa Liang English 2 Herbert Value in Exchange In “Offloading For Mrs. Schwartz” by George Saunders‚ the narrator lives in a society guarded by the commodification of human experiences in the pursuit of money. Situated across the mall from O My God‚ a vintage religious statuary store‚ the narrator owns a business selling holographic modules. Despite the economic consciousness displayed by the narrator’s community‚ the narrator chooses to reject his societal standard of wealth by being economically
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