ONCE UPON A TIME THE speaker in this poem reminisces about a time when people were sincere and caring in their dealings with one another; he speaks regretfully about the present time‚ when people are not like before. He seems to feel that people have lost the innocence and openness which he now sees in his young son; he wants to regain that innocence. The poem starts with the well-known words "Once upon a time"‚ suggesting that what the speaker is going to say is a fairy tale‚ something so far-fetched
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Once Upon a Quinceanera The quinceañera‚ the fifteenth birthday celebration for a Latina girl‚ is quickly becoming an American event. This legendary party is a sight to behold: lavish ball gowns‚ extravagant catered meals‚ DJs‚ limousines‚ and multi-tiered cakes. The must haves for a "quince" are becoming as numerous and costly as a prom or wedding. And yet‚ this elaborate ritual also hearkens back to traditions from native countries and communities‚ offering young Latinas a chance to connect
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nce More to the Lake E. B. White’s Once More to the Lake is a very well written essay. The back and forth reflections of his childhood to adulthood is engaging. The way he compares his child self to his son arrests the whole essay. White’s story captures the essence of childhood memories. Reflecting beautifully will bring beauty‚ this is what White did. Retrospect is the main idea of White’s Once More to the Lake. Throughout the essay‚ White constantly reflects on his childhood and days at the
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Once More to the Lake by E.B. White The clock is always ticking and the world is always changing whether we want it to or not. In E.B. Whites "Once More to the Lake"‚ A present day father takes his child to an area his family would frequent for a week every summer. Upon arriving back at his childhood retreat‚ he is hit with an almost overwhelming sense of nostalgia. Once a child on a family vacation‚ the narrator is now reliving his childhood based on the experiences of his own child visiting
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avaricious‚ and also seems to be cold. However‚ in the play Lady Macbeth is very sexually provocative to the audience. It is very clear that Lady Macbeth uses her sex to manipulate Macbeth‚ so that we feel the full force of her of her taunts of “If thou were a man”. Macbeth is heroic at the beginning and has a stronger sense of his guilt than we get from the play. In the play‚ Macbeth is called “brave Macbeth”. In the film‚ the witches are old women. In the play we are told that they have a beard as Banquo
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MEMORANDUM FOR: xxxx SUBJECT: xxxx 1. The book I selected was Myrer‚ Anton. Once an Eagle. New York: HarperPerennial‚ 2002. Myrer enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps and participated in the invasion of Guam where he was wounded and later discharged. Interestingly‚ he was born in Worcester‚ Massachusetts‚ not far from For Devens. This book has been described by some as an anti-war novel. Given the experiences of the author‚ there are understandably many real and graphic descriptions of the
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“Once More to the Lake” Response Once More to the Lake was written by E. B. White. This essay is about a boy and his childhood‚ but more than that. E.B. White talks about his childhood and decides to take his son to the same place. He talks about all the familiar smells‚ and what the cabin looks like. White keeps confusing his own childhood with the present. White taught his son all the things that his dad taught him. He also taught his son how drive an outboard boat‚ though the sound irritated
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"Once More to the Lake" is an essay first published in Harper’s magazine in 1941 by author E. B. White. Once more to the lake” is a personal and autobiographical writing shared by E.B.White and therefore‚ the main character is the author itself and White’s beloved family. In abstract “Once more to the lake” is a renowned writing of E.B.White in which the author narrates a story recalling his childhood experience of resorting to a lake in Maine‚ however the story pertains more with how the author
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Once Upon A Time Poem Tells of Coversation Between Father and Son. ’Once Upon a Time’‚ was written by Gabriel Okara‚ who is a Nigerian poet. He often explains what happens when a traditional African culture meets the forces of the Western way of life. I think the poem was written to outline the fake personalities of many people and to try and get them to return to a natural and innocent state. The poem tells of the conversation between what seems to be a father and son‚ where the father wants to
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“Once upon a time” is a poem written by Gabriel Okara‚ a Nigerian poet. The Title is an interesting choice because‚ before a line of the poem is read‚ it links the poem to childish stories‚ fairy tales‚ that finish in a “happily ever after”‚ but there is always an obstacle‚ or you may call it a “bad guy”. Okara starts of the poem with “Once upon a time” which shows how far it is into the past but it has not been forgotten. The poem starts off as being portrayed as a negative tirade. Okara uses
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