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    views of Aristotle say that a life totally based off acts of contemplation is not realistic in our world. But Aristotle is careful to note‚ in response to this issue‚ that of course‚ living a life fully dedicated towards contemplation is too high of a life for humans (Bk. X‚ Ch. 7). Rather‚ contemplation is a divine‚ internal presence within a person. When situations arise that do not

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    D. H. Lawrence’s poem “Piano” and Langston Hughes “The Weary Blue” are two remarkable poems about the connection they encounter with music. Lawrence and Hughes both use music to remind them of moments in life when music impacted them most. While both poems have similarities they also have vast differences. The poems “Piano” and “The Weary Blue” both use music as a theme‚ but the poets tone is what makes the poems different. The purpose of this essay is to compare and contrast Langston Hughes “The

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    Group 5 Experiment No. 5 Classifications of Alcohols: Lucas Test Q1. REACTION OF PRIMARY‚ SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ALCOHOLS WITH LUCAS REAGENT ALCOHOL IMMEDITE REACTION WITH LUCAS’ REAGENT OBSERVATIONS AFTER 5 MINUTES AT 27 °C TO 28 °C n-butyl alcohol No reaction occurred Secondary butyl alcohol cloudy Tertiary butyl alcohol Cloudy appears Q2. REACTION OF SECONDARY AND TERTIARY ALCOHOLS WITH CONCENTRATED HYDROCHLORIC ACID ALCOHOL OBSERVATIONS Secondary butyl alcohol

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    ordinary. This story criticizes the human need for perfection. Also‚ it is made clear that the author didn’t have a particular main character. Most people would think it is obviously the man with the enormous wings‚ but his character is never really built upon to the point of clearly being a protagonist‚ even though all the other people in the story act extremely antagonistic towards him‚ which leaves the reader wondering. This adds to the theme of unanswered questions‚ and how the characters of the story

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    a Reflection of Life LITR201-1501A-02 00000000 0000000 There are an endless number of poems in the world today. Each of these poems can leave a lasting impression on a reader. Each reader may gain a different impression from the next reader. Two poems that have left an impression on me are “Harlem” by Langston Hughes and “The New Colossus” by Emma Lazarus. There are different key elements within in each poem that create the effect it can have on a reader. These key elements are imagery‚ figures

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    Bishop wrote numerous poems throughout her career as a poet. Two of her more popular poems include “One Art” and “The Fish”. Both of these poems are loaded with a plethora of symbolism. Bishop utilizes the symbolism to artistically convey her central message‚ or theme‚ to the reader. In “One Art”‚ Bishop uses symbolism such as material objects‚ art‚ homes‚ and places. In “The Fish”‚ Bishop uses symbols such as the fish to help highlight her main points. In both of these poems‚ Bishop conveys concepts

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    Death of a young son by drowning” by Margaret Atwood conveys the story of the emotions of a parent losing a child and not being able to help them. “...on a voyage of discovery into the land I floated on but could not touch to claim‚” in this poem Atwood takes the reader on an emotional journey using literary devices such as imagery‚ personification and metaphors to express the depth of her feelings and give a larger sense of what its like for the reader to understand roughly what the speaker must

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    on the surface. Poems‚ however small or large typically have an ambiguous message. The true beauty of a poem is that they are open for the interpretation. Ellen Hunnicutt‚ the author of the original “Blackberries‚” inspired many others to write poems on the subject of blackberries. Similar to some extent‚ Robert Hass’‚ “Picking Blackberries with a Friend Who has Been Reading Jacques Lacan” and Seamus Haeney’s‚ “Blackberry-picking” share a variety of common ground. Both poems are literally similar

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    poets. One similarity which can be seen at the beginning of both is they both start like fairy tales‚ which shows that the poem should be mostly positive. For example‚ ‘There was once a country’ and ‘One summer evening’‚ this shows that the power of place is influencing the reader and is making them think it is going to be a nice and calm and creating a sense of hope for the poem although they end up being different at the end to surprise the reader and make it more interesting than they would think

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    fend for themselves and fight to stay alive. Being stranded on this island‚ with no guidance from any adults‚ quickly thrusts them out of their childhood stage and into being responsible enough to govern. Just like in the poem “I Stood Upon A High Place‚” the childhood these young boys once knew is now over. For example‚ “Even the sounds of nightmare from the other shelters no longer reached him‚ for he was back to where came from‚ feeding the ponies with sugar over the garden wall.” This quote

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