“The Need of Being Versed in Country Things” Commentary “The Need of Being Versed in Country Things”‚ by Robert Frost‚ illustrates the scene of a useless barn on abandoned land that nature has unexpectedly welcomed. Through effective use of concealed conceit in combination with personification of the farm elements and the inconsistent rhyme scheme‚ Frost exposes the nostalgic human yearning to control and impose meaning in life and conveys that nature holds more power over the will of mankind
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Maple Leaf Foods – Communication Strategy Analysis Post Crisis Introduction to Maple Leaf Foods: Maple Leaf Foods Inc. is a prominent food processing company headquartered in Toronto‚ Canada. Foods holds its motto as commitment to food safety‚ stating that its meat processing facilities are federally inspected and meet the highest standard for food safety. Its major business is processed pork and includes brands such as Squirrel peanut butter and Black Diamond cheese. In the year 2008‚ its employee
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Oedipus Commentary: Corruption of Power Power‚ in the right hands can be a very rewarding thing. But when given to the wrong person‚ that power can blind one’s judgment. In Oedipus pages 15 to 16‚ Sophocles portrays this exploitation of power and authority through the use of characterization‚ diction associated with death‚ and dramatic irony. Through the use of characterization‚ Sophocles is able to mold Oedipus’ character into Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero. Oedipus is a very admirable
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On the 7th of November 2012 Barack Obama delivered his presidential victory speech in his hometown of Chicago. This is a critical commentary of that speech. Barack’s aim apart from thanking voters was to deliver the message that through working together‚ they could drive America forward. The mood was more subdued than the jubilant one of 2008 which carried a similar message of unity. The uplifting tone present four years earlier whilst not replaced‚ was just a little more sombre. It could be argued
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Commentary on ‘Anthem for Doomed Youth’ In World War 1‚ many soldiers died without any funerals. They just died out with their mates in the war sight. This poem‚ “Anthem for Doomed Youth”‚ was written in 1917 in France during World War 1. The author talks about the young soldiers who died during the war without any funerals. As he also was one of the soldiers in the battlefield‚ he wanted to commemorate the soldiers who have sacrificed for the country and remember their devotions. First of
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Amongst John Updike works‚ style is articulated in the way the writer chooses his words and organizes them. Style‚ is the verbal identity of a writer‚ as distinctive as his face or voice. In the short story‚ “Dear Alexandros‚” Updike experiments with several different writing styles. The use of style in “Dear Alexandros” principally influences the impression the reader derives about the main character. This short story was written in a first person point of view. “Lifeguard” is more of a
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Pratik Harde Commentary on ‘A Gift’ by Rahila Gupta The story is an interior monologue that traces the feelings and emotions of a relationship between two women. It is a very reflective piece or work that is written in first person narration. We are not aware of the identity of the narrator. The title of the story contradicts the story. A gift is given to someone out of happiness and that which has good memories that which stays with a person forever. But here the story is called a gift which
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‘Othello’ Act 1 Commentary In the first act of Othello‚ the antagonist of the play‚ Iago‚ is introduced rather than Othello himself. Iago and Roderigo are known to the audience in the beginning while Othello’s name is never mentioned in the first scene but is referred to as ‘he’ ‘him’ ‘moor’ etc. which creates anticipation in the audience. But as the play develops Iago mentions Othello a lot by giving him different other names. These named used by Iago gives us an impression that Othello is a bad
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Modern McDonaldization George Ritzer‚ in his acclaimed sociological commentary‚ The McDonaldization of Society‚ defines “McDonaldization” as “the process by which the principles of the fast-food restaurant are coming to dominate more and more sectors of American society as well as the rest of the world” (Ritzer). Ritzer deems modern Western society an entity in which the individual in his or her natural creative‚ free-thinking state is rapidly being eclipsed by an authoritative‚ de-humanizing
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English Commentary Footnote on the future – James Thurber James Thurber’s “Footnote on the future” is a first person limited narrative written as an account of the author on the topic of science and the future. The piece is written with the aim of entertaining the reader; many elements in it – comedy‚ colloquial and conversatonal language‚ irony‚ personification and unusual imagery - reflect this unified effect. It is important to remember that although the author criticises scientists‚ himself
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