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    imperatives and the theme of the poem is elegy‚ I firstly regard it as an advice or consolation‚ the poet advising others not to be bothered to find the traces of the person who died. A common condolence is generally soothing and pacifying‚ describing how the deceased will rest in peace‚ however‚ in this case the poet depicts with very unfavorable words‚ such as “brittle”‚ “cold”‚ and “angry”‚ which is by no means reassuring or encouraging. Then I guess maybe it is a lament in which the poet uses

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    despair”) . Titles are the first thing that the reader sees‚ as such it is important for a title to tell the reader what to expect from the poem. In this regard the title of the poem is an extremely effective as it sets the tone for the entire poem‚ which I think‚ is strangely formal in the way it addresses the subject. Intriguing

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    a thought or a gun?A gun is more deadly because guns don’t trigger a response to words. Guns shouldn’t be banned because guns aren’t creating crimes they’re just the tool used to commit the crime‚so guns don’t need to be banned.Guns shouldn’t be banned because guns provide protection‚safety‚and confidence. Guns don’t need to banned.Guns don’t need to be banned because then someone couldn’t provide protection against a criminal who smuggled guns.Say if a criminal who smuggled guns decided to take

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    Understanding Poetry: Billy Collins‚ Introduction to Poetry Billy Collins uses dark rooms‚ oceans‚ hives‚ color slides and mouse mazes to describe his poem “Introduction to Poetry”‚ but also a way to analyze poetry in general. Growing up‚ students are advised by teachers how to analyze poetry. The speaker of Introduction to Poetry‚ Billy Collins‚ attempts to guide the readers by teaching them a unique and appropriate way to analyze poetry. The use of personification and imagery‚ by the author

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    Why Don T We Sell The Club

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    MIA ICS Case Writing Group Case Study No. 3 WHY DON’T WE SELL THE CLUB? By Hur Tze Huan CA(M)‚ FCMA(UK)‚ CFP‚ MBA(UKM)‚ Cert. Trainer The Club Releks Golf & Country Club (the Club) was one of the few members’ clubs in Malaysia. Its 4‚000 plus members not only enjoyed golfing and other recreational activities of the Club‚ they were also each a part owner of the Club’s assets‚ including the land. The Club’s 36-hole course sat on 300 acres of prime land surrounded by residential and shop-office

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    Genesis Trejo  02/25/2015  Period 3­Nebe    In the poem‚ “Introduction to Poetry‚” Billy Collins presents an issue that is prominent in  the world of literature. He is the speaker in the poem and addresses the reader as a student. His  scholastic tone is first exposed in the title. The title suggests that Collins does not go too in depth  of how to analyze poetry as it is an only an “introduction.”  Collins wants the reader to get an  idea of what they should do to have a more complete and coherent interpretation of a poem

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    Don t Do Drugs

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    Don´t Do Drugs The drug empire is growing is an article that New York Time pubished in may 11th 2012 and it says. People use drugs in societies around the world more than ever before. Why is it this way? Is it cheper to buy drugs today than 40 years ago? Or is it just easier to reach drugdealers who are selling drugs? I belive it is the last mentioned cause. That is why I also belive we must have stricter laws cocerning druguseing as well as drugdealing to make people stop use drugs. If you ask

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    society. Though people often focus on the roles of men and women in the working world‚ these biases begin in the home. From childhood‚ parents‚ even if unintentionally‚ instill certain gender roles in their children. As demonstrated in the articles "Why Boys Don’t Play With Dolls" by Pollitt‚ "Little Boy Pink" by Moore‚ and "The Gender Blur" by Blum‚ parental figures control every aspect of their children’s lives from clothes to toys to entertainment. Simple decisions like the choice of clothing colors

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    Reasons For Gun Control

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    Gun Control If you think that people should have a license to buy a gun‚ well it think so to because to many people are dying every day. If we don’t do anything about it‚ it will get worse. Here are some reasons why. Did you know that 16‚808‚538 guns were sold in 2012. Did you know that 2 million of them are hand guns. That is a lot of guns. Half people dying are between the ages 18-35. There are 30 people dying every day in the U.S. because of guns. People could put an end to this if you had to

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    with a theoretical difficult condition? The intentions why many Americans choose not to take benefit of their freedom of speech still remains secrecy. William F. Buckley Jr. in his essay “Why Don’t We Complain?” attempts to influence his audience that they are cautious to speak up when faced with circumstances which demands our attention. This essay addresses what he feels to be an important issue in today’s contemporary American society. Why are we so afraid to speak up when we have a problem? Though

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