Spoils of War In the poem “Next to you god of course america” by e.e. cummings figurative devices and sarcasm are used to reveal the hate some people have towards World War I The poem starts with a man speaking of how honorable and fascinating America in the war is. He sings parts of songs and questions anyone who thinks war is distasteful. This‚ at first glance‚ may be seen as love toward the great country but with the use of diction‚ similes‚ and line spacing the truth is revealed. The speaker
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Kaitlin So English 28A Instructor Godden October 27‚ 2014 “Next to of course god America I” E.E. Cummings was very interested in modernist poetry. This is a satirical poem – which consisted of sarcasm and mockery against people encouraging the act of patriotism in others. The poem is unique because has two main speakers. “Next to of course god America I” by E.E. Cummings is a traditional sonnet because it consists of fourteen lines. The poem also contains enjambment because of the run-on sentences
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There are many ideas and assumptions surrounding how the “model minority”‚ or the Chinese in America came to be. Coined in 1966 by sociologist William Peterson‚ the term "model minority" was first articulated in an article entitled "Success Story: Japanese American Style" in the New York Times (Peterson‚ 1966). The immigration of the Chinese to America and how they became the model minority in an age of discrimination while surpassing African Americans is worth learning. I feel it’s important to
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In e. e. Cummings’ poem “next to of course god america i” cummings’ describes the heroic actions the military made for america. This claim is proved numerous times throughout the poem. For example‚ in line 9-10‚ cummings’ writes “what could be more beautiful than these heroic happy dead”. When cummings’ mentions this‚ it shows that there is nothing more beautiful than the people who fought for our country and died. This can be shown as many military members are heroic as they are sacrificting
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For this week’s post the poem I focused on is “Next to of course God America I” written by E. E. Cummings. E. E. Cumming is becoming my new favorite poet‚ I like his use of words both stylistically and for meaning‚ the way he makes them play together. This poem is not very forth coming with the 5w’. It’s only after reading it multiple times and looking up definitions that you start to have a slight sense of what is being illustrated. The poem is written in a way that it can carry multiple interpretations
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challenges to come‚ especially in the next decade‚ in order to keep up with its progress as a competitive nation in terms of the quality of its manpower and its status in the world as one of the faster advancing economic hubs. As a country with limited natural resources‚ its only resource is that of human resource. The issues of ageing population‚ the influx of foreigners and decreasing competitiveness in its people are the greatest challenges Singapore will face in the next ten years that will put the advantages
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NEXT PLC Next plc core and ancillary business activities Next plc is a United Kingdom based retailer offering products in clothing‚ footwear‚ accessories and home products. The Company distributes through three channels: Next Retail‚ a chain of more than 500 stores in the United Kingdom and Eire; Next Directory‚ a home shopping catalogue and Website with around three million customers and international Websites serving approximately 50 countries‚ and Next International‚ with approximately 200 stores
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Bates‚ S. (2003). Top pay for top performance. HR Magazine. Berglas‚ S. (2006). How to keep A players productive. Harvard Business Review. 1. Bates argues that in order to keep top performers satisfied and productive‚ there should be a substantial difference in the variable pay or merit-based salary increases that top performers and poor performers receive. Based on the available research (which is mentioned in the article)‚ how big of an increase is needed to “catch anybody’s attention”?
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systems throughout America and the rest of the world compete and are often rated best to worst. In Finland’s School Success and Training the next Teachers for America‚ both try to reform the education system‚ reach their target audience and use strategies to improve education‚ however in a contrasting manner. As schools are being rated‚ the school boards tent to change and accommodate to improve their ratings. Both in Finland’s School Success and Training the next Teachers for America are trying to reform
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English Next Why global English may mean the end of ‘English as a Foreign Language’ David Graddol The moral rights of the author have been asserted. The opinions expressed in this book are not necessarily those of the British Council. Designed and produced by The English Company (UK) Ltd www.english.co.uk Cover design by Intro (Last minor revision Jan 2007) © British Council 2006 The United Kingdom’s international organisation for educational opportunities and cultural relations. We
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