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    Gupta 1 Linda Ayscue Gupta Dr. Marcel Cornis-Pope MATX 601 Texts and Textuality 11/08/07 Analysis of the Bohemian Motif in La Boheme and Rent The Bohemian counterculture emerged from the collected experiences of writers‚ artists‚ students‚ and youth who were drawn to the left bank of the Seine in Paris during the mid-1800s (“Welcome to Bohemia” 1; par. 1 & 2). Bohemians rejected typical bourgeois values and created a lifestyle characterized by a denunciation of materialism and traditional

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    The Thematic Intentions of Sunset Boulevard The film Sunset Boulevard directed by Billy Wilder and staring the main characters of Norma Desmond‚ Joe Gillis‚ and Max Von Mayerling is ideal example of how important film making techniques help depict a movie’s core theme intentions with vivid clarity. Classic Hollywood is the first thing that comes to mind when one speaks about this film’s style. This signature category combined with the visual style of realism and it’s continuity editing; detailed

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    language to convey the idea. In the poem ‘Rising Five’ by Norman Nicholson‚ the main idea is about a boy who want to rush through his childhood “like a boy throwing away his toffee wrappers”. We can link this poem to another poem‚ ‘On Turning Ten’ by Billy Collins‚ which describes a boy who doesn’t want to move on in life. Through Collin’s writing‚ the boy is shown as being also scared about growing up and facing life’s challenges. Both poets use a variety of language features such as similes‚ metaphors

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    shows a deep understanding and respect for the tragic events that took place on 9/11. Mr. Collins brings in harsh and truthful events that left a lasting impact on me and others who read this meaningful poem. William James Collins‚ also known as Billy Collins‚ is an American poet who was born in Manhattan‚ New York on March 22‚ 1941. Mr. Collins was appointed poet laurate for the United States in the years 2001 to 2003. Mr. Collins has written eighteen books that share all of his poetry and won

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    The poem gives advice on how to understand and interpret it‚ instead of expecting a literal meaning. The author feels disdain for the readers for being ignorant and close-minded when looking at poems. He shows the readers how to enjoy the poem instead of letting it become a frustrating and painful experience. Many believe that there can only be one meaning to a poem‚ but it depends on who is reading it. There are multiple points of view to a poem that can be interpreted in many ways. The speaker

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    The true nature of the poem was cordial and relaxing. The sentiment was also inspiring as the poem gave me the strong feeling of passion by his use of poetic devices and tone. The verse "Loving can heal‚ loving can mend your soul" paints a beautiful mental image which strengthens the power and passion the poet is trying to portray. In addition‚ the verse "We keep this love in a photograph" allows for the symbolization of a picture as a memory of love. This provides the poem with the basic foundation

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    The second stanza looks into the past and future of their relationship. The are tossed up like ’flotsam’- like wreckage from a ship. They are the leftovers of a former passion‚ floating aimlessly. There is a sense that there is some feeling between them with the words ’or too much’. Perhaps there is something left between them‚ but because of the lack of communication they don’t know how to express it anymore. It would be so out-of-the blue now that they don’t dare show it. The line ’chastity

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    The murder‚ also to be committed via drowning‚ is no longer a random act of evil‚ but becomes a crime motivated by greed: when the false priests proposes to elope‚ he tells the heroine to bring “the gold where eer it be” (l.10)‚ and he even goes as far as demanding that she hands over her expensive clothing before he kills her (l.21-36). May Collins clearly fell for a regular marriage impostor. Ironically‚ this greed gives May Collin the opportunity to trick the impostor and save her life. She appeals

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    decoration to the apparel which she wore; and which was of a splendor in accordance with the taste of the age‚ but greatly beyond what was allowed by the sumptuary regulations of the colony” (Hawthorne 50). This quote describes the most significant motif‚ the scarlet letter. It describes the complexity of the scarlet letter itself which foreshadows the numerous meaning the letter will have to various different people. This quote also suggests that the scarlet letter‚ being as beautiful as it is described

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    In the poem “On Turning Ten” there are many words that Billy collins uses to make have different feelings. Some words he uses are”this is the beginning of sadness” and”i’m coming down with something”. He uses words like to makes us feel the “sadness and sickness” of the kid as he turns 10 years old thinking about his childhood and all of the things that hw has to say goodbye to. For example his imaginary friends Some other lines that he uses are “you tell me it’s too early to be looking back”. This

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