Ridley Scott’s Alien provides us with one of the most basic and primal super-objectives: the preservation life. Our protagonist‚ Ellen Ripley‚ faces impossible odds as a seemingly invincible alien predator wreaks havoc on the crew of the Nostromo‚ taking them out one by one until she is the last man (or in this case‚ woman) standing. In most every horror‚ or as Blake Snyder would call it‚ “Monster in the House” film‚ the super-objective is to preserve life. Some‚ however‚ are more successful than
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Also by Michael Smith from Shearsman Books: Poetry The Purpose of the Gift: Selected Poems Poetry in Translation Maldon & Other Translations Gustavo Adolof Bécquer: Collected Poems (Rimas) Edited & translated with Valentino Gianuzzi: The Complete Poems of César Vallejo in Three Volumes: The Black Heralds & Other Early Poems Trilce Complete Later Poems 1923-1938 César Vallejo: Selected Poems Selected Poems Rosalía de Castro Edited and translated by Michael Smith S hear sm an Books
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Two Poems from Revising America: Comparison and Contrasting Essay Recently‚ my class read “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes and “Dreams” by Nikki Giovanni. “I‚ Too” differs and is similar to “Dreams” in many ways. These two poems are written by two different authors. The subject of the poems is the same. The mood is similar and there is also a similarity between the styles in the poems. These two poems have many similarities and few differences. In both poems‚ the speakers reveal their feelings of inequality
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***** ******** October 20‚ 2011 Professor ****** Poem Analysis Mending Wall I chose this poem because the wall reminds me of my personal struggles with other people. When people annoy or bother me I instantly put up an imaginary wall between me and that person. They ask me to stop ignoring them and I just shrug their request‚ just like in this poem. I decide that the wall between us is better up than down because I was afraid of getting mad and saying things that I would regret later on.
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Poem Analysis - A Poison Tree John Doe Studies in Poetry Professor: Frank Franks June 20‚ 2012 Cross-Cultural Realities at Work A Poison Tree is a poem by William Blake. I will be analyzing this poem by explaining what it is about and breaking down different attributes such as theme and style. Before I get to all of that I will be placing a copy of the poem below so that you may follow along. I was angry with my friend; I told my wrath‚ my wrath did end. I was angry with my foe: I told
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citizens. I’m against the millions of illegal immigrants that come to the U.S. and cause trouble and make things harder for the legal immigrants that are already here. Illegal immigrants have long been a problem in the United States‚ and there have always been so many controversies about illegal immigration Today‚ I would like to inform you about the serious problems illegal immigration could cause. First‚ by giving you all the facts‚ and by explaining how illegal immigration‚ if continued‚ will affect
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In 1798 the Alien and Sedition act was made. This act was completely against the constitution in all ways that you look at it. People might disagree because they did not want to many people coming into the country that could hurt it. I do agree with this but not every person that come to the country didn’t want to do bad things. Some people come to live a new lifestyle because their old country was not the best. This is why this act was one of the worst ones and should have never been made. Its
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Ancient Aliens: Fact or Fiction? Have you ever wondered how many of the great marvels of the world were created? The pyramids of Egypt were a great marvel constructed by men—as far as we know it—with such precision that it’s makes you wonder. The pyramids are not a building stile only know to Egyptians. The Mayans also use pyramid style buildings in their temples. Why two different civilizations‚ separated by miles away with no connection with each other‚ built so precise constructions‚ like the
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sexuality‚ nationalities‚ and even eras through the roles and story lines of characters in a film. More recently‚ the film industry has begun to combine two different eras of films and even combine two different genres of film. In the film Cowboys and Aliens‚ the writers and directors are able to depict the different roles of genders and classes that existed in the West back in the 1870s‚ as well as incorporating modern day ideologies into the Western film. This is done using a diverse group of individuals
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The concept of extraterrestrial life is a controversial subject. People either agree with the opinion that aliens are real‚ while others argue that the idea of alien life is incorrect. Some take the concept of believing overboard‚ and others try to justify their disbelief by stating that most who believe are conspiracy theorists. Are aliens real‚ though? Since the universe is so expansive‚ why wouldn’t they exist? 6EQUJ5‚ also known as the Wow! signal‚ could have potentially come from extraterrestrial
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