The two poems that I chose by Langston Hughes where “Mother to Son” and “I Dream a World”. These two poems really stood out to me because they had a powerful message. The poems actually made me feel something‚ it moved me in a way no poem or story has ever. Both poems made me realize that you should not give up in life‚ just keep pushing toward success‚ and to go down the right path to succeed in life. The poem “Mother to Son” is a poem where the mother who is also the speaker of the poem is trying
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Enrichment Exercise 9 “The Private Life of Plants: Traveling” was a useful documentary to help clarify my understanding on how plants manage to spread their seeds and germinate. I enjoyed watching the different time lapses for the species of plants and it helped me to see exactly what happens rather than reading it in a book or seeing a simple picture. I was amazed at all the different mechanisms plants used to travel around and not stick to just one area. I did not expect the pointy spines of
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Criticism of Emily Dickinson’s Through the Dark Sod Kaneeka L. Taylor Eng 438: Literary Theory Professor Brendan Praniewicz November 16‚ 2015 Emily Dickinson’s Through the Dark Sod Emily Dickinson’s Through the Dark Sod is a short eight-line poem that is filled with deep ambiguous metaphors. Unlike her contemporaries‚ she did not provide a concrete meaning in her poems and mainly incorporated metaphors‚ and that is visible in her poem‚ Through the Dark Sod. Dickinson had a great ability
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10 February 2011 A Comparison of Two Great Leaders History is full of great leaders both past and contemporary; the two I wanted to write about are Tony Dungy‚ former coach of the Indianapolis Colts and Benjamin Franklin‚ perhaps our most influential founding father. Both men have had a great impact in their chosen fields‚ but it is their leadership impact that has insured them greatness. Their great personalities‚ strong character‚ and solid moral standards keep them in the high regard of
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always is the interaction‚ knowledge of an individual or passage a positive one‚ but in a sense they are all the same. All the people are the same. With fault‚ with hate‚ with compassion and with oppression; they are all the exact same within. There are two essays that easily capture the concepts of flaws in character. “Censoring Myself” by Betty Shamieh and "Mother Tongue" by Amy Tan. A popular character flaw‚ is race and how others hinder you because of it or how it can affect you based on just how you
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of poems they think of a kind of love poem‚ in truth poems can be about anything‚ good or bad. These poems all develop a main or central idea over the course of the poem‚ and in some cases over the course of multiple poems‚ each with a different main idea‚ but are based off of‚ and use the stories of other poems to develop there own point. One such poem is by a man named William Carlos Williams‚ he wrote the poem "Raleigh was Right"‚ which was based off of‚ and a response to two other poems. These
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Capital Punishment and The Death Penalty Capital punishment and the death penalty are very controversial issues concerning modern times. Many people have different opinions about how a criminal should be disciplined in the court of law‚ but there is no one right or correct answer. Although‚ 80% of Americans are for the death penalty. Presently‚ thirty-eight states have the death penalty‚ but is the concept of "a life for a life" the best way to castigate a criminal? Of the thirteen states that
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John Keats and William Wordsworth ironically wrote two sonnets about the sonnet with contrasting attitudes. Both authors have different ideas and feelings about the constraints imposed on the poet by the sonnet form. Keats‚ although he feels negatively about the constraints imposed by the sonnet format‚ he writes the sonnet in his own creative unidentifiable form. Wordsworth however‚ tells the reader that he uses the format of the sonnet as a refuge and solace from "too much liberty." Both authors
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Comparison of Robert Burns ’ "A Red‚ Red Rose" and Christina Rosetti ’s "A Birthday" Though the subject of both Robert Burns ’ "A Red‚ Red Rose" and Christina Rosetti ’s "A Birthday" is love‚ the tone‚ diction‚ and form of each underline the different themes. The theme of the Burns poem is the beautiful ardency of the lover saying farewell to his love‚ while the Rosetti poem focuses on the joyous feelings of lovers being reunited. Both poems convey love as an emotion that transcends the immediate
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The greatest punishment that we know today is capital punishment or the death penalty. Even with a movement toward a more humane‚ less painful way to execute‚ the topic of capital punishment continues to be a controversial issue. Advocates argue it deters crime and is a good tool for police and prosecutors; however‚ capital punishment is the worst violation of human rights today. In addition to the moral and ethical issues of taking someone’s life‚ the pain of death in carrying out the executing
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