The poem "Homecoming" originates from Bruce Dawe. Its journey depicts the aspects of war and its devastations upon human individuals. Using mainly the Vietnam War as a demonstration for its destructions. Within this poem Bruce Dawe dramatizes the homecoming of Australian veterans’ bodies from Vietnam. This is clearly an anti-war poem‚ reproducing the sentiments of those who opposed the time when this war occurred. The poem starts of in what seems to be a monotone. With many simple verbs such
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that it is very difficult to run away from the bitter truths in life because these truths will soon be revealed and all of this is true for every other character such as Jocasta and the chorus. In Oedipus the King‚ Sophocles uses the sense of excitement‚ suspense‚ and climax to his advantage in using external action to project
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Theobromine: C7H8N4O2 Theobromine is very similar to caffeine but has two less hydrogen atoms. Theobromine is the substance in chocolate that can be toxic to animals. It also has a bitter taste‚ and is found in higher quantities in dark chocolate than milk chocolate. Theobromine increases excretion of water from bodies‚ relaxes‚ and stimulates. There is no evidence of the relationship between the structure and functions. Theobromine is an alkaloid belonging to the methylxanthine group. It
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African-Americans grew up in a time of racial discrimination‚ they share similar experiences. Although Angelou and Graham both discuss the effects of segregation on the human spirit‚ Angelou uses catalog and parallel structure to convey a sarcastic and bitter tone while Graham uses rhetorical questions and imagery to convey a questioning and inquisitive tone to achieve his purpose. Maya Angelou uses a great deal of catalog to achieve a tone of sarcasm in “Finishing School”‚ which describes her personal
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maturing spiritually. Franny Glass‚ the protagonist of J.D Salinger’s novel‚ Franny and Zooey‚ began to question her religious beliefs‚ during this time of spiritual growth. Franny’s quest for religion caused her to become pessimistic‚ bitter‚ and emotionally unstable. Franny held many strong beliefs that caused her to view her surroundings pessimistically. After spending three years contently in college‚ Franny changed her view of the college experience. She decided that college was
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The British Airways cabin crew union‚ Unite‚ has urged the airline to hold fresh talks to avert strikes which could disrupt thousands of travellers. Members plan to walk out for four separate five-day strikes as part of a bitter dispute over cost-cutting plans. The first strike will begin on 18 May‚ ending on 22 May‚ with further strikes planned on 24 May‚ 30 May and 5 June. But the union said BA could still prevent the walk-outs if it opened what it called "meaningful negotiations".
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Fahrenheit 451 Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury presented me with a greater understanding of what some people predicted a futuristic society would represent‚ and how the world differs from what Ray Bradbury depicted. The novel elucidated the fact that this community frowns upon books very harshly‚ and this society has made a job description to burn houses that contain books in them. The whole time I was reading this novel I was thinking that this society could be my community right now by reading the
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Neroli essential oil is gotten from the flowers of the bitter orange tree‚ which belongs to the citrus family. Neroli oil is extracted through the distillation method. Neroli essential oil gibes off aroma that appears to be a blend of sultry floral with a touch of earthly wood. Bitter orange‚ which serves as the source of neroli essential oil is majorly grown in Eastern Africa‚ Western India and Himalayas. However‚ during the mid-1500s‚ the bitter orange tree was taken to St. Augustine‚ Florida by the
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suggests how cruel and harsh the night was. Many devices are used to show us how bitter the night was. On the last stanza the line ‘the worlds a bear shrugged in his den’ suggests he is experiencing the bear pit. Further more‚ the word ‘snug suggests the warmth inside; ‘snoring night’ is inside away from rest of the world while winter is outside. Inside all inviting but outside it’s harsh. The line ‘the fog unfolds its bitter scent’ suggests its comparing ice to fog and also its comparing the fog to
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“Two armies that fight each other is like one large army that commits suicide.” -Henri Barbusse‚ 1916. Wilfred Owen was an English poet and soldier. He had been writing poetry since he was a teenager‚ and before the war‚ he worked as a teacher’s assistant and language tutor in France. He enlisted in England in 1915 and sent to the western front in early 1917. He was sent to Craiglockhart War Hospital after experiencing heavy fighting‚ and there he met Siegfried Sassoon‚ who already had established
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