"A Visit to Grandmother" is a story that takes a black man named Charles all the way back to his childhood where he encounters a question that he has been asking himself his whole life: does his mother love him less than his irresponsible brother? All through the story his mother shows that she loves him just as much as his brother‚ GL‚ but treats them differently. From the beginning to the end of this story the reader could feel that this mother had a big heart for everyone. The one son‚ Charles
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A Visit to Grandmother by William Melvin Kelley Chig knew something was wrong the instant his father kissed her. He had always known his father to be the warmest of men‚ a man so kind that when people ventured timidly into his office‚ it took only a few words from him to make them relax‚ and even laugh. Doctor Charles Dunford cared about people. But when he had bent to kiss the old lady’s face‚ something new and almost ugly had come into his eyes: fear‚ uncertainty‚ sadness‚ and perhaps even
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Hi‚ I am Jada‚ Chrissy’s younger sister and thank you for coming to my sister’s funeral. I am very grateful to have you all here. Today is a very sad day and I am here to share the loving‚ crazy‚ and funny memories with my sister. My sister was a very sweet‚ loving Mink‚ who just wanted to love everyone. She has been there for her friends‚ family‚ and anyone else who needed her. I remember her giving up her home to a friend and went to find a new one. She’s been there for animals that she didn’t
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A Broken Tower‚ by Hart Crane‚ is a metaphor-rich poem that is very ambiguous but seems to describe the difficulties of the creative process and the way in which the artist is bound and compelled by it. Crane uses many religious metaphors and references‚ directly mentioning God and also bells‚ which are associated with churches. It is possible to interpret the poem in a religious sense‚ but it could be argued that religion and art are similar metaphors; that‚ for the poet‚ his writings are both a
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Can one ever practice losing enough to master it? Is it possible to become a master at losing such as an artist can become a master painter‚ writer‚ or sculptor? The speaker in the poem "One Art" presents this question and provides an answer. The poem is an illustration of a common human affliction--grief and regret caused by the loss of another human. Through the use of value progression and the interweaving of denotative and connotative meaning‚ the speaker shows that no matter how much a person
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Drake Poem Analysis November 30‚ 2013 NNU (Title) Queen Elizabeth I was a powerful cultural figure and Queen of England from 1533-1603. She was remarkably influential that her reign is now commonly referred as the Elizabethan Era. Queen Elizabeth I wrote “The Doubt of Future Foes” at a time when rebellion was stirring among her subjects. Elizabeth’s cousin‚ Mary‚ Queen of Scots was spreading rumors and lies of dishonesty and disloyalty on Elizabeth’s reputation. Though Elizabeth surrounded
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Constantly Risking Absurdity by Lawrence Ferlinghetti Commentary Constantly risking absurdity is a poem by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. The poem is an extended metaphor comparing writing poetry to preforming dangerous acrobatics. It has a very original layout and complicated structure. The poem is not very long‚ but it is precise and clear‚ it does so through great use of imagery and diction. It is the harsh truth of poetry writing‚ and really of all creative writing: if the public does not grasp the
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chores‚ and do everything else my dad did. We even took daily naps together. We were inseparable. On January 5th‚ 2008‚ my sister and I had a sleep over at grandmas house‚ about 5 miles away from our house. Early the next morning‚ I was woken up by the sound of people talking and crying. I sat up quickly‚ thinking it was all just a dream. It was still dark out‚ but the yard light was the sun shinning bright. I jumped out of bed to see what all the noise was. I found my mother lying on the couch‚ crying
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together in a sauce pan from the 1970’s‚decorated in psychedelic orange and yellow mushrooms “Now don’t mix too fast be‚ be gentle make sure all the shininess is gone then you know it’s done.” This is my best memory of baking with my nana‚ she taught me everything I know today about baking. It’s my favorite thing to do and it’s also hers even now that she is getting older and she can’t stand for a long time and her back bothers her she still finds a way to make us pies for christmas‚ easter‚ and
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Both Jennings and Tanmoy Das are writers who care about the mental health of their audience. Each writer is a part of an established company. However‚ Tanmoy Das writes for The Los Angeles Times and Jennings just writes for Vox. Learning this‚ people will gravitate towards Tanmoy Das’ article because of the reliability‚ reputation‚ and popularity of his publisher. In retrospect‚ Vox is still a valid publishing company‚ but when Jennings is put against Tanmoy Das she will be losing each time because
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