Shelby Mize Exploratory essay 9/26/2014 Professor Delong English 111 Smoking Ban in Michigan Are smoking bans against smoking in public places really that necessary to protect non-smokers from the harmful chemicals of second hand smoke? The answer from a smoker is: Yes! However‚ another question that should be asked is: Do smoking bans infringe upon the rights of your freedom to smoke if you choose to smoke in places other than your personal residence or automobile? The answer from a smoker
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Talk”‚ Okonkwo and the persona‚ become confused about who they are and lose their respective identities. [Notice I insert the topics of your three body paragraphs here] Okonkwo and the persona have a certain degree of power that is taken away relatively quickly and as a result they lose their sense of identity. Their sense of personal identity is closely associated with their cultural identity and they feel disassociated from their cultures. Both Okonkwo and the persona of the poem demonstrate
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This poem presents its composer‚ Thomas Hardy‚ through a persona of grief over his late wife. The poem is contextualized immediately after Mrs. Hardys death as the widowed persona stands by her grave. The poem moves from third person perspective through to a first person point of view. It reflects on the personas guilt of mistreating his late wife before her death and his yearning to be with her in the present. Would I lay there And she were housed there! Or better‚ togetherWe both‚ - who would
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the short story‚ the persona code switches when she was talking to the cashier in the cafeteria. She began by speaking the Trinidadian Creole when she said “Mornin leh meh get ah cake an ah Cokes please.” The cashier was in disbelief and found that way of speaking was inappropriate for the school environment. The persona apologized and code switched by speaking Standard English‚ “Good morning Miss. May I please have a slice of cake and a bottle of Coca-Cola?” However‚ the persona did not feel a sense
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The title of the poem “A Contemplation upon Flowers” means that the persona is in deep thoughts about the flowers. The persona admires the flowers because‚ according to him‚ they are brave and charming. He wishes that he was not conceited because even though the flowers are very charming and beautiful they are not conceited. The flowers exist and allow others to observe and critique their appearance without becoming so self- conscious that they harm anyone or cause disruptions. They then die
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achieve‚ it is in fact a very possible thing through literature. In Sonnet 75 by Edmund Spenser‚ the speaker tells a brief tale about himself and his mistress‚ debating about mortality one day at the beach. In Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare‚ the persona is speaking to his lover via the poem; he compliments him and states that his beauty will live on forever through this poem. Sonnet 75 by Spenser and Sonnet 18 by Shakespeare are similar due to the fact that they both incorporate the idea of immortality
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the persona in her poem ‘Daddy‚’ “...is a poem spoken by a girl with an Electra complex. Her father died while she thought he was God.” (De Nervaux‚ 2007) The worshipping of her father and the loss or emotional detachment is what the Electra complex is based on. De Nervaux states that much like the persona in Daddy Plath’s father died when she was very young and was not available to her when she needed him to be. Plath continues with‚ “Her case is
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wish to escape‚ causing you to experience a series of epic daydreams. Using James Thurber’s classic short story as a model‚ emulate the author’s style‚ use similar transitional devices‚ and show a clear contrast between your real and your fantasy persona. Your narrative must include a minimum of three daydreams. Be sure to incorporate and use proper dialogue conventions and proofread your work. Your narrative must be a minimum 600 words. Tips for Success Plan. Plan. Plan. Outline your plot (Seriously
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Cited: Ricks‚ Christopher . "Tennyson‚ Alfred‚ first Baron Tennyson (1809-1892)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. May 2006. Oxford University Press. 24 May 2010 Tennyson‚ Alfred Lord. “Crossing the Bar.” Bartleby.com. Bartleby. 1909-1914.Web. 2 May 2010.
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of the deeds‚ the persona decides to act and convince the police he is innocent. Then the persona suddenly hears a repetitive low “beating” sound‚ which slowly increases. “I gasped for breath- and yet the officers heard it not. I talked more quickly-more vehemently; but the noise steadily increate. I arose and argued”. Here‚ the tense imagery through the use of the frequent use of adjectives “gasped”‚ “talked”‚ “arose”‚ “argued” is used to mirror the turmoil within the persona’ head. Adding to the
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