Dover Beach In his poem‚ “Dover Beach”‚ Matthew Arnold describes the seaside view of the English Channel at night through his window. He uses the waves on the pebbled beach as a metaphor for the sadness and uncertainty that he feels when he realizes that the world is moving away from religion. The image of the ocean becomes the central metaphor that ties the entire poem‚ full of allusions and emotional distress‚ together. The beginning of the poem sets a scene of peace and melancholy. Arnold describes
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Colonial Care Center is a local Long beach Nursing Home Located on the corner of Cherry and 5th street. This facility is around the corner from my house‚ so I was able to visit the home multiple times to get a better understanding of how the residents are living. If I had to rate the residents daily life from my three visits‚ I would give this home a 6 out of 10. Some of the residents seem to enjoy their interactions with the staff‚ while others looked miserable. The attire of the patients was all
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The importance of discussing sexual desires within a marriage January 26‚ 2013 On Chesil Beach‚ by Ian McEwan shows a reader the adverse effect on a marriage when sexual wants‚ desires‚ fears and expectations are not openly discussed prior to engaging in sexual acts. The lack of communication by the characters causes them to end their marriage less than 24 hours after taking their vows. While I agree that sexual relationships in a marriage are vital; they are not the tell all of a long-lasting
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Kaylyn Olson October 17‚ 2011 6th Hour A Day at the Beach When I was in fifth grade I went to Cancun‚ Mexico with my family. It was an adventure of a lifetime that I will never forget. The entire trip my family and I bonded. During our seven day trip we spent a good portion of our time at the beach. At the resort‚ they had a little outdoor restaurant and a crystal clear swimming pool. I could smell the juicy burgers frying on the grill and the crispy homemade fries cooking in
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CSU Long Beach – Center for International Education Financial Affidavit Name of Student (Print Clearly) __________________________________________________ Student’s CSULB ID Number ___________________________________ Financial Information Admitted students holding or applying for an F 1 student visa are required to provide documentation of financial capability before a form I-20 can be issued. This includes the following: Completed and signed financial affidavit. Official bank statements
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English Techniques Allegory Story with a double meaning: one primary (on the surface) and one secondary. The representation of abstract ideas or principles by characters‚ figures/ events in narrative‚ dramatic or pictorial form. Alliteration Repetition of consonants at the start of words or in a sentence or phrase. Anaphora The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses. Anecdote A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. Illustrate
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Within the film The Pianist Roman Polanski presents us with the important idea that man is capable of committing acts of great brutality and of destroying their fellow man and in turn humanity itself. However‚ Polanski also reveals that it is not a condition of Germans to be evil and Jews to be noble. In fact‚ it is humanity which is capable of great acts of kindness and great acts of atrocity. Polanski reveals the dual nature of humanity through the journey and rapid decline of Wladyslaw Szpilman
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The Rose That Rose from Concrete It takes a plethora of courage‚ hope and strength to make it out of certain situations or to simply get by on a day-to-day basis. The poems “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou and “The Rose That Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakur illustrate this idea using elements of imagery‚ repetition and heavy metaphors. Maya Angelou’s work deeply focuses on the set backs encountered living in times of racial disparity. Shakur’s poem personifies a rose that fought through to grow
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Walt Whitman (1819 - 1892) paints a scene of a little girl and her father looking up at the stars on an autumn night‚ at a beach. Notice that Whitman approves of the father teaching his daughter astronomy. Whitman had very liberal ideas about education that were ahead of his time‚ the 19th century. She sees clouds engulf the stars‚ blocking her view. The voice of the poet reassures her that one‚ the stars will return‚ and two‚ a force exists that is even more eternal than the stars. Whitman really
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"Dover beach" is a beautiful poem written by a famous poet‚ Matthew Arnold; from the romantic era. The poem is melancholic and pessimistic in nature and shows human misery through the ages. The diction changes as the poem progresses‚ from the beginning till the end‚ soft and loving to hard and rough‚ respectively. The images are centered around the ocean‚ this is to show the analogy that life can be both turbulent as well as placid. The time that the poem occurs is through the night‚ having mystery
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