The poem “Sex without Love‚” by Sharon Olds is intriguing such that it gives the reader the chance interpret it at many levels. It harbors a range of possible experiences‚ depending on the depth and perception of the reading. At face value‚ this poem seems to be one that talks about sex and the narrator’s disapproval of casual sex. Yet‚ if the reader further analyzes it‚ they find waiting for them an actual experience through the words‚ a feeling of awe‚ and a message of body and soul. One of the
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In a fast paced read by Sharon Old’s poem “Sex Without Love”‚ she expresses the poet’s attitude towards loveless sex as a cold‚ hurtful act. She picked certain words to come across to us that the activity of sex is cold and the speed of reading the poem is almost as if it was the speed of having intercourse. It’s not a beautiful thing us humans do‚ it is more of an activity that we do for pleasure. Old starts off the poem questioning how people have sexless love. You are not quite sure if she is
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In the poem “On The Subway”‚ written by Sharon Olds‚ two sides of two person that encounter with each other in a subway. It is almost clear as water that the poem talks about two different worlds‚ white and African American. To start off the poem‚ Sharon describes how both worlds clash each other in a subway‚ one who is dark skin‚ and the other a white skin women. The women has a fur coat and a briefcase‚ meaning she has money‚ while the other person has red apparel‚ “as his body”‚ meaning that the
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Romiette and Julio Sharon M. Draper Part 1: Book Summary Romiette and Julio by Sharon M. Draper is an updated version of the tragedy Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. Romiette has had another drowning dream.To relax herself‚ she starts to write in her diary. The next morning is Julio’s first day at Romiette’s school. After having trouble with gangs in Corpus Christi‚ Texas‚ Julio follows his father’s new job
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Caregivers and Caregiver Burnout When family caregivers start to experience the long-term stress of caregiving it is called caregiver burnout. Caring for a loved one with an injury or illness is one of the hardest jobs a person can do‚ and when the condition is long-term the care can be overwhelming. When the condition is progressive‚ such as dementia and Alzheimer’s‚ the physical and emotional stressors can be devastating. The results of caregiver burnout include a loss of motivation for the
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Dr. Sharon Marshal‚ a doctor specializing in the field of obstetrics-gynecology and currently executing her profession in a private hospital of Notre Dame Hospital located at the upper General Luna of Baguio City. Obstetrics-gynecologists are doctors that deal with the health of pregnant women as well as their baby. As students of STEM track‚ we have chosen Dr. Marshal since her profession is one of the jobs that are aligned with the course we are taking as of now. Moreover‚ we would like to have
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Love has many different meanings to different people and the way Sharon Odds and Andrew Marvell describe love is definitely diverse and singular‚ they both have different views of how love and sex should be expressed. In “Sex without Love" by Sharon Olds the speaker presents a clear view of the use of irony. She also reveals disgust for casual sex. She captures the shameful act of immoral sex and animates it with her language structure. Her use of imagery creates a picture in the readers mind. The
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The book COPPER SUN by Sharon M. Draper. Is an interesting story of a girl‚ named Amari‚ who lived in a nice village‚ with her family and friends until‚ she was kidnapped and sold into slavery. She has many emotions in this book. But I chose a few that I thought were the most important. Which are‚ frightened and happiness. One of the main emotions was frightened/scared. At the beginning of the book‚ Amari’s village was attacked. I know this because in the text it says. “Amari knew she should
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essay on “Right of Passage” written by Sharon olds. “ “Rite of Passage” is a poem whose denotative meaning expresses the feelings and details of a young boys birthday party through the eyes of his parents. In accordance to the denotative definition of this poem‚ the connotative interpretation I will be focusing on‚ are the stages of boyhood and the feelings and emotions that run through the minds of these young kids during the early stages of their lives. Sharon Olds uses a strange yet effective writing
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Analyze: The Girl The poem that I will analyze is from Sharon Olds‚ The Girl. This poem is quite graphic but it describes a life lesson that two girls had to endure. This poem describes a graphic preplanned rape event. The girls were 12 years old‚ it seems that they were at the wrong place and living a wild life‚ and getting involved with the erroneous people. They partied with their supposed best friend‚ this is what I am getting from the poem‚ they were being chased and after being caught they
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