Good morning listeners‚ I am Diviyana Angallo and welcome to this week’s program of Poetica. Toda we will be continuing our series on voices from the Margins-Hearts that need to be heard. Last week we looked into the marginalisation of aborigines through powerful poetry from writers of aboriginal decent. This week we will be exploring two poems. The first poem will be The Unhappy race by Oodgeroo Noonuccal and the second will be “Solitary Confinement” by Robert Walker But before we get started
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Morning Java Startled by my alarm‚ I stretch my arm out from under the covers and search frantically in the dark to put an end to the obnoxious sound. I feel around for my lamp and switch it on‚ keeping my position until my eyes adjust to the light. Before I ever get out of bed‚ I’m already overwhelmed thinking of my many tasks for the day. When motivation is scarce‚ there is only one thought that brings me out of my cozy‚ warm bed and to my feet. Waiting to be made is a fresh‚ boosting cup
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likes. Winter‚ spring‚ summer and fall‚ each‚ in their own way‚ affect various aspects of our lives. Specifically‚ Summer and Winter have extremes which determine change our life during those few months. Sometimes‚ people’s daily activities‚ habits and style of life change as the seasons vary. I personally‚ believe that winter offers a lot more comfort than summer and is overall a better season for food‚ activities and clothes. The type of food people consume varies during summer and winter. In
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Christmas Morning “Christmas Morning” is a short story written by the Irish author Frank O’Connor and narrated by the main character‚ Larry. Other minor characters are Larry’s mother and father and his rather annoying younger brother‚ Sonny. The story is set in Cork in the west of Ireland and we are given a unique insight into what life would have been like for many families struggling with poverty in bygone days. The theme of loss is central to the story and the reader soon becomes aware of
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“Those Winter Sundays” Explication In the poem “Those Winter Sundays”‚ a man concludes that he was once blind to the love his father portrayed; as a young boy he incapable of understanding love is not always exposed as affection. This poem dramatizes the conflict of ability‚ between father and son‚ to effectively show and recognize love when specific gender roles are given. Gender roles are something that we are all familiar with‚ whether we fall into it or not. In this poem‚ the time setting
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I turn left as quickly as i can‚ Finding myself down the nearest alleyway As the morning fog rolled across the docks‚ it’s tendrils curling around the lamp posts and mooring lines‚ a car‚ slick and black‚ its headlights piecing the darkness of the morning‚ slowly pulled into position alongside a line of shadowy trucks. Three men all dresses in long coats stepped from the car‚ they all had the same look about them‚ tall and strong‚ the driver moved to open the door for a fourth a shorter‚ stockier
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RAILWAY EXAM SAMPLE PAPER 1 Railway Sample Papers RAILWAY EXAM SAMPLE PAPER 1. In which Satyagraha movement of Mahatma Gandhi women participated most? (a) Quit India (b) Non-cooperation (c) Salt (d) Bardoli 2. The railway station situated in the extreme south is (a) Chennai (b) Cochin (c) Kanyakumari (d) Trivandrum 3. Which of the following planets has the highest period of revolution around the sun? (a) Mercury (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) None of these 4. In an organization
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The film Good Morning‚ Vietnam’ is made based on a true story. Set in Saigon in 1965‚ the movie introduces us to Adrian Cronauer (Robin Williams)‚ an Air Force disc jockey who has been flown in from another assignment to a post at the center of the escalating conflict in Vietnam. The character is based on a real deejay who ran afoul of the military authorities in Saigon because of the on-air liberties he took with regard to matters of style and language and musical taste. At the beginning part
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"Those Winter Sundays" Robert Hayden’s‚ "Those Winter Sundays"‚ is a poem of a son’s regret over his inability to honor and appreciate his father during the course of his upbringing. It uses one event to describe a father and son’s entire relationship. Actually‚ "Those Winter Sundays" is a poem written for Robert Hayden’s father. Although at first the poem does not seem to be a great tribute to his father‚ Hayden’s admiration and love for his father breaks through the lines. In the poem‚
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An Interpretation of “On The Pulse Of Morning” The poem that Maya Angelou chose the read at President Clinton’s inaugural in 1993‚ delivers a message of hope. It uses the metaphor of morning or dawn to show that people can create their dreams and bring them to life. Maya Angelou has been a national celebrity since the reading of this poem. Her writings have a way of embracing people and successfully state her thoughts and emotions. “Pulse” is a call for hope and opportunity in part of our history
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