According to the Oxford Dictionary‚ loss is defined as "the fact or process of losing something or someone". "The Photograph" by Peter Kocan‚ "Disabled" by Wilfred Owen and "Dear..." by Paul Cameron all express the idea of loss in relation to war. Kocan’s poem‚ set in World War 1 involves the death of a soldier whose life is remembered through a photograph and similarly‚ “Disabled” recalls the existence of a soldier confined to a wheelchair after losing his legs in battle. In contrast‚ “Dear...”
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Elizabeth Kubler-Ross once said‚ “The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but‚ you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same‚ nor would you want to (“A Quote”).” (BS-1) In the book‚ Under the Persimmon Tree‚ the loss of Margaret gives her a new outlook on life. (BS-2) Later on‚ when she meets Faiz‚ he showed her a new
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poem‚ she speaks about “the art” of losing things. When the author of this poem calls the act of losing things an art‚ it has a greater meaning. “The art of losing isn’t hard to master; so many things seem filled with the intent to be lost that their loss is no disaster.” She speaks as though things are meant to be lost and should remain lost as if it were meant to happen. That is in fact the art in which she speaks of. She wants her readers to know that losing valuable things is somewhat beautiful
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principal. When the agent acts otherwise‚ if any loss be sustained‚ he must make it good to the principal‚ and if any profit accrues‚ he must account for it. Illustrations: (a) Where the principal instructed the agent to warehouse the goods at a particular place and the agent warehoused them at a different warehouse which was equally safe‚ and the goods were destroyed by fire without negligence‚ it was held that the agent was liable for the loss because any departure from the instructions
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of the story. The beginning of the book sets the story by revealing three major themes; like the loss of innocence‚ being isolated from society‚ and the struggles of becoming an adult. The opening of the story introduces the loss in innocence theme. Holden does not want to grow up. The loss of innocence is practically forced upon him by his society. It is clear that Holden’s society is forcing a loss of innocence upon him when he sates: “Most guys at Pencey just talked about having sexual intercourse
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Leverett 1 Rashid Leverett Professor Winkler ENG 105 3 March 2014 In his article “The Loss of The Creature‚” Walker Percy presents the case that people or so-called “creature’s” experiences are most often trivial because of our actions. Percy believes we can only truly enjoy these experiences if we leave the old ways of thinking . Only then can we see the true beauty of the experience. Percy gives three examples to prove his point. His first example describes a tourist’s plans to go
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“Change is the only Constant” Explore how this quote relates to 2 of Gwen Harwood’s Poems‚ along with 2 pieces of related material. Change itself is the only constant in life‚ whether we are looking for it or doing everything in our power to avoid it‚ it always finds a way to strike. Change comes in different forms‚ some good‚ some bad‚ some caused internally‚ others externally‚ we can never know how it will hit us‚ all we can know is that it will. When looking into Gwen Harwoods poetry we see
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“Sonnet on the Death of Mr Richard West” by Thomas Gray analysis The theme of the poem “Sonnet on the Death of Mr Richard West” by Thomas Gray is definitely of mourning and sorrow as he has lost someone close to him. Gray uses these emotions as the basis and inspiration of this sonnet. Written in the eighteenth century‚ during the Romantic period‚ the poems’ adjectives and references are very typically used and are almost artificial; which suggests that it has more of an Augustan style. The poem
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The Media: Revealed or Criticized? Although Gibbon presents an adequate amount of information on how the media is responsible for the loss of public heroes‚ he fails to inform the reader of the positive acknowledgment that some media give to celebrities or potential heroes. He presents a lot of comments about well-known people‚ but it solely supports his own opinion. My first question was‚ "Is this acceptable evidence?” With him only presenting the negative feedback from the press and media
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