My father died last two Tuesdays ago. As odd as it sounds from someone who keeps a poetry blog‚ I don’t immediately look to poetry for inspiration or comfort. The morning after the Boston Marathon bombings‚ for example‚ the news on television kept bringing up images for me of the science fiction show “Fringe”. Popular movies and television offer‚ to me‚ images and immediate visceral emotional connections. This is our age. So when my father died‚ I did not rattle off a poem. Even as we put together
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Sharon Olds describes a family scenario where the mom grieves as she feels she is losing control over her daughter. In “Those Winter Sundays”‚ there is a theme of sacrificing for your family‚ regardless of the lack of appreciation given back. While both are attention grabbing stories‚ between the two‚ “The Possessive” by Sharon Olds evokes the interest of readers more than “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden because of the intense imagery that grasps the reader’s attention. Having intense imagery
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peered into a mysterious room‚ found a small golden bell hanging from an arch with a tiny hammer sitting beside it? In The Magician’s Nephew‚ Digory was faced with this very decision. Digory should have rung the bell for three main reasons: Digory excitedly wanted to know what would happened if he rang the bell‚ ultimately learned life lessons by ringing the bell‚ and happily healed his mother. The first reason Digory should have rung the bell is he excitedly wanted to know what would happen if
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The significance of the "Teaching to Transgress" passage hints at dark undertones using pathos‚ imagery‚ the first-person point-of-view. Bell Hooks describes her loss of love for school when realizing that "For black children‚ education was no longer about the practice of freedom" since they "...were mainly taught by white teachers whose lessons reinforced racist"(114). Hooks goes on to say that "that shift from beloved‚ all-black schools to white schools where black students were always seen as
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IT IS CRUEL TO KEEP ANIMALS IN CAGES Is it cruel to keep animals in cages? Yes it is! Try to imagine your whole life confined to a cage no bigger than yourself. This is where you live and this is your home forever. There is no room to move‚ run or play. It is like a prison. This is how many animals live. Egg laying hens are typically jammed into caged filled sheds by the hundreds of thousands. Their cages are so tiny they can’t even spread their wings. Virtually
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another successful football game. “How was football?” She asked me. “It was great‚” I told her‚ “We creamed them and they were sore losers.” “Since you destroyed them‚” Mom explained‚ “I think you should choose where to eat lunch.” “What about Taco Bell. I’ve never eaten there‚ and it’s close to us.” “Okay.” We talk about the game until we reach the to go line. I wonder if the chicken cheese quesadilla is good‚ I thought. I went with the quesadilla and we started to drive home. We lived on Lookout
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How To Keep a Reading Log or Book Journal A reading log or book journal is a great place to react to what you read. You can find out exactly how you feel about the characters; you may gain insight about the theme and plot; and you can expand your overall enjoyment of the literature. Here’s How: 1. Write about what your feelings are after reading the opening chapter(s) of the book. How do your feelings change (or do they) after reading half the book? Do you feel any differently after finishing
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The poems “Daystar” by Rita Dove and “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden share many similar themes. The main theme that these two poems share is being unappreciated. Both narrators used specific language and imagery to support this theme. In the poem “Those Winter Sundays” the father is described to wake up every morning even on Sundays also‚ to warm the house up for his child. He worked all week doing labor and “No one ever thanked him” is a hint that people around him were very unappreciative
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In ’Those Winter Sundays’ by Robert Hayden the author describes his hard working father working to looking after his family during hard times. The author describes a period in America during the Great Depression. Accordingly‚ when a man’s duty as would be to provide for his family. Robert Hayden grew up in America great depression when food was scarce as was providing for one’s family wasn’t easy by far. The author seems to be reminiscing and appreciating his father for getting up early on Sunday
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The essay “Alarm Bells for civilization” brief talks about the condition and potential threats of the Patriarchal society of human. From this article‚ it indicates this key point by indicating the influences of wars. For example‚ this article talked about the growth of the arms industry‚ such as “replace single-shot pistols with machine guns‚ or the development of nuclear weapons” (Dyer‚ 261). Personally‚ I strongly agree with the points made by this educational essay that the civilization became
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