A Critique of Jill Dubisch’s You Are What You Eat Before reading Jill Dubisch’s article You Are What You Eat‚ I had many presumptions regarding how Dubisch would connect the health food movement to Geertz and his definition of religion. When thinking about the supposed “premise” of religion‚ I had always believed the vague and obscure definition that religion is a set of beliefs and practices that center around a divine force. Because of my ignorance regarding religion‚ my views were incredulous
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with her pink friday album. Nicki belives that lil kim is only using her for publicity both artist had’nt seen eye to eye but both have realsed mutiple diss tracks aganist eachother. Lil kim is the queen of 90’s hiphop she reportedly states Nicki Minja is copying her image ‚ she states that she worked with nicki before and even while Nicki would say she loved her‚ she also hated her and that isn’t paying homage‚which is showing repsect ‚Kim also takes credit for bringing Nicki’s style . She
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but to think what happened? What happened to all their hopes? All their dreams? Burned? Rotten? Growing in a new sapling? Flowing down a red river? No. Forgotten. In this poem‚ I was trying to convey themes of life being too precious for war to ruin and how easy it is to overlook all the victims of war. Not only does my poem have two lives that are taken by the war‚ it also speaks of how war affects other types of like such as trees‚ forests‚ and life in water. This connects back to the book in
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The poem that was chosen was “Stone” by Charles Simic. Charles Simic argues that it is better to be as simple as a stone‚ than being energetic and some other kind of creature or object that has action in its life. The narrator is telling us that his idea of perfection or tranquility is being a stone‚ lying there‚ doing nothing for eternity. He prefers this over being something like a tiger or something with action. In the beginning of the poem‚ Charles Simic says the he would go straight to doing
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In his poem‚ “Rwandan Genocide‚” William Cheesman states‚ “all the shouts every night‚ screams of pain‚ screams of fright‚ screams for mercy‚ to see morning’s light‚ to pardon them and to stop this fight.” Illustrated in the poem is the general perspective of a victim facing genocide‚ the pain is incomprehensible‚ and the urgency of its conclusion is precedent over everything. In multiple occasions‚ people have plotted the killing of a large group of people‚ and carried out. In 1975‚ communist leader
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Marathons in War This poem takes place during World War II. It is through the eyes of a girl who lost her family to the Nazis. She is pushed forward by the sight of her sister’s last smile. I’m running‚ racing nearly out of breath‚ But I won’t stop‚ for help is closer with each step. My family is gone‚ I’m not lost but I’m alone‚ I wish I could go back to the place I once called home. As the memories flood in‚ my heart fills with woe; Though now it’s impossible to tell who’s friend or foe. I
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the struggle for equality and had high hopes. His perspective on equality was positive‚ but as his life went on that perspective changed and was noticeable through the poems that he wrote. “I‚ Too” ‚ “Let America Be America Again”‚ and “Dream Deferred” were not only poems‚ but also Hughes view of the progression of equality. Each poem was a different time period of Hughes life. “I‚ Too” showed aspects of hope “Tomorrow… ashamed” equality
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The poem “Mother to Son” addresses the theme of overcoming racial discrimination. The speaker of the poem is a mother lecturing her son. By referring to her life as not being a “crystal staircase” would suggest a lifestyle that is simple‚ beautiful‚ and luxurious (). The life she speaks of is only for people with privilege‚ specifically white people. The speaker reflects on her life‚ stating how it has never been easy for her. The description of her life evokes sympathy. The speaker describes her
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Jorge Luis Borges’ short story‚ “Borges and Myself‚” and Julia de Burgos’ poem‚ “To Julia de Burgos‚” are two self reflective pieces about their respective authors. They both focus on a detachment between the author’s persona and self image. Not only do these literary works share similar themes‚ but they use many of the same poetic elements. These elements - tone‚ metaphors‚ and allusions - are a means to accurately communicate the internal struggle they share. Both pieces use tone. In “Borges and
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in a simple hut. I wonder where I will die‚since I am neither white nor a black man? Question 1 What different denotations does the title have? What connotations are linked to each of them? The title of the poem contains several meanings‚ all of which underscore the main theme. This poem relates to the speaker’s inner turmoil because if his mixed racial ancestry.First of all‚“crossˮcan mean“angry.ˮThe speaker was angry‚ or “cross‚”with his father and mother for their passing on to him an amalgam
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