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    to themselves as “The Regulators.” The leader of the men is a man named William but better know as Billy the Kid. Add horses and guns to all this and you have a classic movie called Young Guns. The film Young Guns is entirely about the notion that retaliation is a must‚ even when one is against all odds‚ these brave men fight to avenge a friend’s death. Revenge is a powerful thing. Young Guns gives countless examples where the need to get even over powers any reasonable thought processing. In

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    I always used to say ‘yes’. My mother never taught me how to say ‘no’. That’s why I am in a corner crying. Not crying‚ crying is too little of a word. I am sobbing. Heart retching sobs that make my body convulse and make me shake uncontrollably. That’s why in my head I am repeating over and over things that make me feel only inches tall. Why did you just take it? Why didn’t you stop him? You’re to blame you didn’t say no! You didn’t stand up for yourself! I am in the corner of my new room in the

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    06-08-2012 English 102 Paper 1 Billy Collins has described analyzing poetry in a very pleasurable and unique way. In “Introduction to Poetry” by Author Billy Collins‚ the major theme brought out is that‚ poetry is something to be experienced. In addition‚ the identifiable speaker in this poem is Billy Collins “the teacher”; which seems very well educated in writing and analyzing poetry. This poem is written in stanza form with no regular rhyming scheme. Author Billy Collins informs his readers to read

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    In “The Names”‚ Billy Collins uses repetitions of names to designate the astronomical quantity of 9/11 victims‚ and to share his desires of the victims to not be forgotten as time passes by. Billy Collins goes on to present that these names are still pertinent and are almost everywhere around us‚ however he is unsure that these names are pertinent in future time. As time vanishes‚ people incline to forget events that have occurred‚ and this is something Billy Collins desires not to transpire for

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    Billy Collins "The Names"

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    decisions. Chances are that whatever problem I have‚ my counselor has seen it before and has lots of good advice on how to help me work through it. Mr. Irizarry is informative because when there is a open house for a high school he tells us exactly what place it is and the time. Also‚ he gives us advices on what questions they might asked us when we have our interview. As a student that I am‚ I have a lot of dreams that I want to accomplish. One of my dreams that I want to accomplish is to become a doctor

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    “An Analysis of Sonnet” An introduction should keep a reader’s attention for more than one sentence‚ hopefully. It should aim to have more sentences than the amount of letters in “should.” It should explain in a paragraph a brief summary of what’s to come. It should…shouldn’t it? In the same way an introduction can be referenced sarcastically‚ Billy Collins uses several techniques to mock sonnets. In “Sonnet” Billy Collins uses speaker‚ external form and tone to mock the traditional sonnets. The

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    The poem on Turning Ten by Billy Collins for me is about leaving childhood behind and understanding that one must eventually grow up. Its Realizing that one Has to mature and stop the never ending theme park designer that is a Childs imagination. Turning a two digit number was written as a very sad event in this poem. It became a sickness‚ sort of a Disease of the psyche. Whereas still being a one digit number was a lot easier‚ not caring about what others say‚ playing with the imaginary friend and

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    NOTE: Go to assignment directions on page 2: “Prove This Claim.” You do NOT have to answer the  questions because we’ve already done them in class.    The History Teacher  (Billy Collins)  Trying to protect his students’ innocence  he told them the Ice Age was really just  the chilly Age‚ a period of a million years when everyone had to wear sweaters. And the Stone Age became the Gravel Age‚  named after the long driveways of the time.  The Spanish Inquisition was nothing more  than an outbreak of questions such as 

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    schooling‚ and also keep their kids from relationships (and even aren’t familiar with their dating lives). These‚ along with a few other examples‚ are reasons as to why Ferris’ parents do not understand him and his sister. The most obvious example happens very early in the movie. The encounter happens between Mr. Rooney and Katie Bueller in which Mr. Rooney is telling the mother about Ferris’ attendance. “I don’t understand [...] This is all news to me [...] 9 times? [...] I don’t remember him being

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    poem “Poetry” by Marianne Moore‚ it describes how you should read poetry‚ how poetry can be interesting and how it relates to everyday life. This poem has a similar purpose to “Sonnet” by Billy Collins. Both of these poems are describing poetry and how it should be read/formed. Analysis In the poem‚ “Sonnet”‚ Collins makes the sonnet sound as if it is a sonnet speaking. He does this so that both the speaker and reader have fun while reading the poem with the end outcome as having knowledge to what a

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