In the poem "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Elliot‚ Prufrock is a man that is pessimistic‚ has low self-esteem‚ and has much internal conflict. He believes that he isn’t good enough for the women of his desire; this theme also becomes a motif. The epigraph of the poem is an excerpt from Dante’s Inferno‚ in which that the perfect audience could only be someone who would never be allowed into the real world where that person(s) might reveal Prufrock’s idiosyncrasies. This of course
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock is a beautifully written‚ but yet somewhat sad poem by poet T. S. Eliot. It tells the inner thoughts of a lonely man who is seeking love of a woman‚ but his own fear of rejection causes him to stray from following through with the action. The poem title itself is very ironic because the character himself is fearful‚ anti-heroic and unromantic. For someone who is in love‚ wants to find love‚ or wants to be in love they have to be courageous and willing to take whatever
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Brandon Fan Szeto English 10H: P3 May 13‚ 2013 Blood‚ Toil‚ Tears‚ and Sweat Winston Churchill’s leadership and influence saved Britain and Europe from falling under the wrath of Hitler. There are multiple perspectives of an effective leader. One might argue that a leader may force their citizens to swear loyalty to show that immediate results are effective. Others may say that an effective leader is someone who leads the country for the greater good. Some may even say striking fear into citizens
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On May 10‚ 1940‚ Winston Churchill became British Prime Minister. On May 13‚ he presented his angle on acquiring victory “at all costs”‚ and some contend that this “Blood‚ Toil‚ Tears‚ and Sweat speech is what made his career. This speech was given by Churchill on his entrance into the House of Commons with the presence of the outgoing prime minister. There has been controversy surrounding his intense speech regarding the multiple ultra-nationalistic statements he makes‚ however in this quote‚ he
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Tears of a Tiger By: Sharon Draper Isbn-10 #: 0689806981 Themes: Death‚ Depression‚ Decisions Reading level: Young Adults Teaching Connections: I see this as a good book to use with young African Americans because the main characters in the book are African American kids in high school. The novel is also a very good teaching aide because it includes many different types of writing styles like poems‚ letters and short essays. I feel the strongest point to using the book in the classroom is the
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In his eloquent speech “Tear Down ‘Deadbeat’ Dams” in 2014‚ Yvon Chouinard employs a vast selection of oratory tools and discusses the importance of taking down non-effective dams‚ damaging all sorts of rivers and lakes all around the world. Published on May 7th‚ 2014 by the New York Times Company‚ his speech contains many evidences and statistics‚ he used in order to form his argument to the decision that policy-makers should do about removing these dams. Chouinard begins his address with introducing
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In "The Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock‚" by T.S. Elliot‚ the speaker is Prufrock himself. He is debating with the two conflicting sides of his personality. One wants him to propose love‚ the other wants him to hold back. The setting is most likely in the early 1920s or so‚ taking into consideration the afternoon tea‚ the shawls the ladies wear‚ and "the skirts that trail along the floor"(102). The situation is fairly straightforward in some respects. Alfred Prufrock is on his way to a tea in the
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Idle No More By: Tessa Lavallee To: Mr. Kirkpatrick Date: May 7th In this 1500 word essay I thought that I would talk about what has been one of the top talks in Canada for the last couple of months‚ Idle No More. Idle No More is an ongoing protest movement originating among the Aboriginal peoples in Canada comprising the First Nations‚ Métis and Inuit peoples and their non-Aboriginal supporters in Canada‚ and to a lesser extent‚ internationally. It has consisted of a number of political actions
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The Crimean war in the 1850s and the Great War in the early 1900s have both been an inspiration for great prose and poetry. Two such examples are "The Charge of the Light Brigade" by Alfred Tennyson inspired by the famous attack of the 1854‚ and "Disabled" by Wilfred Owen written following the Great War. They both portray a vivid image of war‚ but the poets give the impression of having completely opposing views on the subject. The Charge of the Light Brigade‚ commemorated by Tennyson’s poem‚ was
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The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock (Response) When thinking of a typical love story a reader expects compassion and romance‚ but in T. S. Eliot “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock‚ romance is not the topic of discussion. The backdrop of the poem is a typical London‚ England day with numerous travels through the seamless foggy streets early 1900’s London. The mystery or puzzle through the poem tend to transpire with cleverly diverted unanswered question from the narrator that somehow get overlooked
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