also conveys his opinion about a declining quality of life; “But being spent‚ the worse‚ and worst/ Times still succeed the former.” He states that as time passes‚ life becomes worse than it was before. The images of the poem also help to create this tone‚ such as the image of the dying flower‚ on lines 3 and 4. The speaker’s prediction at the end‚ “For having lost but once your prime‚/ You may forever tarry.”‚ adds to this pessimistic tone. The poem “To His Coy Mistress”
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Attila and his Hunnic Empire Who was Attila Attila was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire‚ which stretched from Germany to the Ural River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. During his rule‚ he was one of the most fearsome enemies of the Western and Eastern Roman Empire. He invaded the Balkans twice and marched through Gaul (modern France) as far as Orléans before being defeated at the Battle of Châlons. He refrained from
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Eliezer’s Relationship with his Father In his book‚ Night‚ Elie Wiesel spoke about his experience as a young Jewish boy in the Nazi concentration camps. During this turbulent time period‚ Elie described the horrifying events that he lived through and how that affected the relationship with his father. Throughout the book‚ Elie and his father’s relationship faced many obstacles. In the beginning‚ Elie and his father have much respect for one another and at the end of the book‚ that
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Dickens and his structure Of Hard Times "On every page Hard Times manifests its identity as a polemical work‚ a critique of Mid-Victorian industrial society dominated by materialism‚ acquisitiveness‚ and ruthlessly competitive capitalist economics" (Lodge 86). The quotation above illustrates the basis for Hard Times. Charles Dickens presents in his novel a specific structure to expose the evils and abuses of the Victorian Era. Dickens’ use of plot and characterization relate directly
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His Own Worst Enemy In William Shakespeare ’s Othello‚ Othello is the tragic hero. Shakespeare’s play‚ Othello‚ the Moor of Venice tells a tragic story of a noble hero who is undone by his own fatal flaws. These fatal flaws are exploited by a supposedly loyal friend and Othello’s trusting nature and inability to separate what is in his heart from what is in his mind‚ dramatically result in tragedy for The Moor of Venice. He is a character of high stature who is destroyed by his surroundings‚
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death of his father and the swift remarriage of his mother to his father" ’"s brother. In Act I‚ scene iv‚ his father" ’"s ghost appears‚ urging Hamlet for revenge over his untimely murder (committed by his own brother). Taken aback by shock‚ Hamlet agrees with to revenge‚ ’" ’...with wings as swift / as meditation or the thoughts of love ’" ’ (I.iv.29-30). After this visitation however‚ many critics proclaim Hamlet procrastinates action for various reasons. Some relate his delay to his high intellect
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Analysis of To His Coy Mistress “To His Coy Mistress” is a very‚ in my opinion‚ different poem. The main story of the poem is about this man who tries to pick up this very beautiful women. I assume that it took place in a bar or club setting. The poem did not give a setting. Just by the way he is talking to her‚ its relevant that it’s not in a library or coffee shop. I love the fact that we see the poem through the eyes of this man. And by doing that it gives us a really good glimpse of what he
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In the short story His First Ball written by Witi Ihimaera an important event that occurred near the end of the text is Tuta learning that he should be himself and not a “carbon copy”. To start with I will describe what happened‚ where it happened‚ who was involved‚ also why and when it happened. Secondly I will explain how this event helped me understand the key idea to be yourself. Lastly I will conclude my thoughts on the true meaning and my understanding of the event that shows us to be yourself
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had suffered though difficult and troubling childhood. His father was a shoe salesman and a sensitively absent parent; while his mother was a daughter of a minister of Southern Episcopal. His childhood had changed since his family moved from a small Southern town in Mississippi to St. Louis in 1918. He took third prize in a national essay contest “Can a Good Wife Be a Good Sport?” by The Smart Pet magazine at the age of 16 (GradeSaver‚ 1). His career started at this point. He first enrolled in University
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This excerpt from “Johnny Got His Gun” by Dalton Trumbo analyzes the relationship between a growing young boy‚ Joe‚ and his father. The author tells us that every summers since Joe was seven‚ he and his father would come to this same place to camp and fish. Joe is now fifteen and his friend‚ Bill Harper‚ is coming tomorrow and for the first time Joe is wanting to fish with Bill instead of his father. Through third person point of view‚ short‚ simple sentence structure and purposeful selection of
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