Conclusion of Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy Duffy uses an onion in her poem as she shows how this object can represent the positive aspect of love. In this poem she is saying that her love is different and unique. The first stanza tells us she is not giving what would be typically labelled as love like ’a red rose’. Instead‚ she gives an onion. An onion is very unusual gift to give to someone you care about. Although onions are acidic‚ smelly and not very appealing‚ she makes connection by comparing
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11/14/13 Scene Breakdown The scene I chose to write about is from one of my favorite movies‚ Blue Valentine. Directed by Derek Cianfrance‚ this movie is an examination of a marriage on the rocks‚ as well as the beginnings of a new one‚ by the same people. Ryan Gosling plays Dean‚ a high school dropout trying to make ends meet without any support from his family‚ and Michelle Williams plays Cindy‚ a pre-med student living with her unhappy parents. On an off chance‚ Dean and Cindy meet one another
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I argue that Claudia Rankine in her book Citizen is attempting to expose the injustices African Americans suffer due to the prejudices placed on them because of their fictive kinship. Fictive kinship as defined by Melissa V. Harris-Perry in her book Sister Citizen is‚ “African Americans’ sense of connection to other black people” (116). She goes on to say that this connection among blacks can lead to one person’s bad actions “shaming the race” (Harris-Perry 116). This concept is most thoroughly illustrated
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for many who do not experience the full effects of it on a daily basis or are sheltered from it due to their race. However‚ through novels‚ films‚ and social media‚ some hope to highlight and end the occurrence of racism. In the novel Citizen by Claudia Rankine‚ for example‚ Rankine offers an insightful view of the ongoing racism towards African Americans through descriptions of recent events and personal experiences involving racism. She specifically writes in the second person‚ allowing readers
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“Valentine” is a controversial love poem written by Carol Ann Duffy. Throughout the poem the poetess compares love to an onion and she does that by using a variety of techniques such as imagery‚ symbolism‚ word choice and structure. All these techniques justify why “Valentine” is an unusual love-poem as they help the poet express her different point of view. Overall‚ the poem is unusual as its title mistakenly leads the reader into thinking that the poem will be typical. I felt deeply moved by the
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For my read aloud I read Louanne Pig in the Mysterious Valentine by Nancy Carlson to Tina Gwyn’s kindergarten class. This book is about a pig named Louanne who receives a valentine in her mailbox but‚ it is addressed from a secret admirer. She only has one clue about who sent it‚ she knows the person has a green pen because that is the color of the signature on the valentine. Louanne is determined to find out who sent it‚ so she spends her day snooping around hoping to find someone who owns a green
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Jimmy Valentine is a guy who has broken into several safes and stolen thousands of dollars. He was taken to jail as soon as the police found him‚ however broke out before finishing his full sentence. After robbing several more safes using his trusty tools that he made himself‚ he scurried off to Logansport‚ Indiana. He went there to open a shoe business‚ and see how robbing worked in that part of town. There he saw place called Elmore bank and was on his way to rod it when he saw the most beautiful
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chosen is claudia. Claudia is a strong character at most of the time.The first reason I choose her as my most admirable character is because she is a sensible person. Even though she can quite stubborn sometimes ‚ but she has a sense of sensibility. For example‚ she realizes that ignoring Stella is not going to help the matters between her parents. She realizes this when she sees her dad’s friend ignoring Stella and she has been doing the same thing. The second reason that I choose Claudia is because
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black privilege”‚ poet Crystal Valentine examines just that. Valentine exposes the truth about the experiences and realities of being black in America. Explaining‚ in satirical
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Ever since Jimmy Valentine was released from prison a little over a year ago‚ he has obviously been involved in some crime. When I discovered that he was yet again breaking safes‚ I immediately set out to find him. I hoped to put him back in prison‚ where I thought he belonged. After approximately a year of searching‚ I found that he had changed his identity‚ and was now living as Mr. Ralph Spencer. At first I was doubtful that he had given up robbing and breaking the law. However‚ after a couple
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