A super model turned poet who suffered heavily from depression and suicidal tendencies up until 1974 killed herself through carbon monoxide poisoning with a glass of vodka in hand‚ wearing an elaborate fur coat. Anne Sexton an American writer‚ born in 1928‚ battled depression‚ mania and suicidal tendencies her whole adult life as well as being diagnosed with what is now called bipolar disorder. Sexton had a family but suffered severely from post-natal depression after the birth of her first born
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and their environment‚ and their corrupt government. One satirical author who wrote a novel about living in a corrupt society is Jonathan Swift who wrote Gulliver’s Travels. The places the protagonist had visited reflected on the author’s English government. The life of the author will be shown similar to this book because of the way he lived. Jonathan Swift was well educated and graduated from Trinity College in Dublin in English literature. He not only had a life in literature but
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Madeline Allen English 243 February 27th‚ 2013 Annotations of “Agreeable” “Agreeable” by Jonathan Franzen was enjoyable for me because I could easily relate to the story of young athlete‚ Patty. In Franzen’s story‚ Patty struggles with the relationships within her family and she becomes somewhat of an outsider due to her love for sports. Her mother has never really focused on Patty and their relationship is put to the test when Patty is raped at a party. Originally she confides with her coach
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An art deco lamp with a slag glass shade cast amber light over the bed. The body of the silver haired man shuddered as he struggled to draw each breath. For seventy-six years Raymond Edward Boland lived a full and lusty life. Now he was dying. Resisting the waiting arms of death‚ he retreated into the past. In 1845 nature cast a dark spell over Ireland‚ causing the number one food staple to fail. Leaves curled up‚ stalks turned black‚ potato tubers rotted in the ground‚ and a stench rose from the
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GEORGE FAHMY ENG 121 D. Meltzer A summary is a brief restatement‚ in your own words‚ of the content of a passage. You should focus on the central idea of the passage. Summarize when you want to present the main points of a lengthy passage or when you want to condense peripheral points necessary to your discussion. A summary should be brief‚ complete‚ and objective. In order to summarize information‚ you must first be able to understand it. This requires careful critical reading. Read
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“Edward‚ Edward” (anonymous poem) and “Girl” (Jamaica Kincaid) What do you find disturbing in these texts and why? We expect mothers to be the most wonderful persons just because we portray them to be that way. However‚ in the poem “Edward‚ Edward”‚ by an anonymous write‚ and the short story “Girl”‚ by Jamaica Kincaid‚ both portray mothers in a different sunlight which I found disturbing. The mothers were both portrayed as horrid individuals. In the poem “Edward‚ Edward”‚ the mother was
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During his time in Castle Dracula‚ Jonathan Harker encounters three vampire women when he falls asleep in what used to be a lady’s sitting room. When he awakens in the middle of the night‚ Jonathan sees three women in the room and two send the third to ‘kiss him’. Before she is able to‚ Dracula appears and drives them off‚ leaving Jonathan to wonder if the whole experience was merely a dream. The whole experience sets off Jonathan’s curiosity and drives him to continue exploring the castle and eventually
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thinking. I remember some speaking how reading this book was life-changing experience. My view was quite simple. I saw an analogy between Jonathan and young people who find a idea or talent in their life that draws them to further study. I remember classmates in high school that just didn’t "fit in" because their minds were drawn deeply in other direction. Jonathan was like the musician that spends every waking hour practicing his/her instrument for the love and joy of it. Maybe he was budding geologist
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After reading Jonathan Swift’s poetry‚ it is easy to mistake him for a sexist author. Many of his poems show a grotesque or petty form of women. Often‚ this is achieved by displaying women’s imperfections and their production of bodily functions. When women attempt to hide or obscure these “flaws” they are depicted as liars‚ but Swift’s poems are not meant to demean women or punish them. Instead‚ Swift is overturning notions of benevolent sexism that pervade 18th century literature. By reducing the
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Edward Scissorhand The story of Edward Scissorhand is a modern day account of beauty and the beast. The main genre of Burton’s film is a Gothic-Horror film with romance and comedy added. The story takes place in suburban America where the majority of members are familiar with each other’s movements and whereabouts. When Peg brings in Edward the majority see him as an outsider‚ they also choose to use him to the best of their advantage. After a series of events which tarnishes Edward’s name the members
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