AN INTERESTING PERSON I ONCE MET During the last school holidays. I often went out for walks in the evenings‚ and the beach was one of my favourite choices. It was there that I met an interesting person. He was sitting under a coconut tree where a fishing boat was moored. His gaze was fixed on something far away‚ something as far‚ perhaps‚ as the horizon. He was hardly aware of my approach. But‚ as I halted my steps‚ about two metres away from him‚ he turned and greeted me with a toothless smile
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“Literature is the plane‚ and train‚ and the road. It is the destination and the journey.” Discuss this statement‚ focusing on how composers of texts represent the concept of the inner or physical or imaginative journey. Prescribed text: ‘Two Weeks with the Queen’ A plane‚ a train and the road: a poem‚ a play and a short story. The above quotation is telling us that literature is the vehicle which takes us on the journey in a similar way to a plane‚ train or road‚ but it can also be the end point of
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inspiring mind into mysteries and the choices we come across in life‚ the issues of mortality and morals‚ and one’s view of death are explored in such a way‚ one may find it difficult but to be inspired by his work. “After Apple Picking” and “The road Not Taken” at first appear to be worryingly similar to each other. Not only they were crafted by the same poet at approximately the same time‚ but the actual content dig into similar ground as in the two of them‚ they mostly drenched into the past rather
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but left without a degree. Over the next ten years he wrote (but rarely published) poems‚ operated a farm in Derry‚ New Hampshire (purchased for him by his grandfather)‚ and supplemented his income by teaching. <br> <br>In 1912 he sold the farm and used the proceeds to take his family to England‚ where he could devote himself entirely to writing. His efforts to establish himself and his work were almost immediately successful. A Boy’s Will was accepted by a London publisher and brought out in 1913
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Readers are likely to interpret his poems in many different ways depending upon their emotional state. Among the three poems assigned for the reading‚ I was much impressed with “The Road Not Taken” because of its simplicity and meaningfulness. Frost himself commented that it was “a tricky poem‚ very tricky.” In the fourth stanza of the poem‚ Frost writes: I shall be telling this with a sigh Somewhere ages and
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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood‚ The key word here is "two". Throughout our lives we constantly face decisions where we have two choices. Even when it seems there is only one choice‚ we can decide either to DO it‚ or NOT do it; so there are STILL two alternatives. And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler‚ long I stood Then there are times we wish we could do BOTH; HAVE our cake and eat it too! We know we can’t‚ so we must agonize over the choices; weigh the possibilities. And
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Steve Pedersen “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening ’: A Burkean/Ecocritical Reading” Man is the symbol-using (symbol-making‚ symbol-misusing) animal ........................................... separated from his natural condition by instruments of his own making ...................................................... and rotten with perfection. (Burke 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ 5‚ 7) Robert Frost’s “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening” elucidates Burke’s theory of “Man” as being “rotten with perfection” and shows
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Reading Log Summary: "I stand here ironing" is about a mother reflecting on the past she shared with her daughter Emily. Their life consisted of many unfortunate events beginning with Emily’s father abandoning them at a very young age. The mother couldn’t afford to spend much time with her to provide enough love and affection as she struggled to make ends meet. This lead Emily to have a rough childhood plagued with illness‚ insecurity and unhappiness. Although she had a difficult childhood‚ Emily
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insightful‚ informative‚ and encourages students to solve their problems through deductive reasoning. In my life I have had several teachers of all different types. I’ve been lucky enough to have people to teach me about life‚ and general living strategy‚ as well as traditional academic teachers that we generally associate with the word teacher. I believe I have a good understanding of what I believe to the ideal teacher. The ideal teacher is creative‚ insightful‚ informative‚ and encourages students
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In the 1800’s certain kinds of drugs that are considered criminal today - heroin and cocaine - were commonly used by middle-aged successful whites. The first anti-drug law was introduced on the west coast as a city ordinance in San Francisco. Opium (heroin) smoking became a criminal offense. However‚ it wasn’t opium that was the concern‚ but rather the people
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