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    poem entitled “Curiosity” written by Alastair Reid is a symbolic poem that uses cats as a metaphor for humans. It relates felines to people in the sense of curiosity‚ and what could be considered actually living life to the fullest. Essentially‚ this work contradicts the popular phrase‚ “curiosity killed the cat” by placing it within a broader context. Instead of discouraging curiosity‚ Reid explains why people should embrace it. In the first stanza‚ the author argues that the cat may have died

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    emotional feelings on paper‚ thinking about the time that he will be the next one laying in the grave‚ he is fearing death. In the poem‚ “Aubade‚” Philip Larkin take the reader into his pathless journey‚ letting his audience know what he does and what will happen. He accomplished this through the use of imagery‚ poetic devices‚ and organization of the poem. Throughout this poem‚ the narrator uses imagery by describing his fear of death and the unexpected of death. In the first stanza‚ lines 1-2‚ “I work

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    [for] her tower”‚ demonstrating her liberty‚ as she later conforms to what society expects – “it was corny but he did look sort of gorgeous axe and all.” Indeed‚ Lochhead’s unconventional use of the adjective “corny” juxtaposes the poems antiquated setting‚ which satirises the position of woman today by differencing that it has changed very little. Moreover‚ the description “axe and all” alludes to the electric guitar‚ suggesting that all woman are attracted to male musicians‚ an ironic

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    Aaron Laidler 10 September 2012 Period 1 AP Lit. Mr. Wise Oedipus Essay The ability to see is a much more complex ability than just the physical attribute. Most individuals have the ability to see physically but are blind to the reality of certain circumstances. In the play‚ “Oedipus the King” by Plato‚ Oedipus‚ the tragic hero‚ is not a blind man but cannot see the reality in the outcome of trying to escape his given fate. Some individuals are blind to who they actually are‚ this is displayed

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    Sappho: Poems In her work “Let’s Not Pretend‚” Sappho juxtaposes opposite ends of the spectrum of being‚ using life and death‚ black and white‚ mortality and immortality‚ old-age and youth‚ but not in a nostalgic theme. She cites her current old age‚ and seems to be relatively acceptant of the fact that life is indeed waning‚ and that she‚ unlike so many who she has seen‚ will not simply be stuck in the quest for eternal beauty. She writes “No‚ no one can cure it; keep beauty from going/And I

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    Backyard Poem

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    using two of his poems. Debbie and co and backyard. I wil base most of my ideas on Debbie and co and refer to Backyard The poem Debbie and co is set on a public pool on a Sunday afternoon and backyard is based on a family or two having a barbeque in the backyard. Two typical things Australians would do. Through these activities John Tranter tries to show the tranquil nature of Australian culture and Australians laid back attitude towards life. This is shown in both poems in many ways. If we

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    The first expression that Shakespeare used in the poem is “summer days.” The writer tried to relate the beauty of the summer season with the beauty of his beloved friend. Though‚ he tried to emphasize on the fact that his friend is much more magnificent and charming than the summer season. The speaker used phrases like rough winds and the darling buds of May to describe the qualities of summer. He indicates that his friend’s qualities are much higher than the qualities of the summer day because the

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    nursing students have a limited amount of time to make decisions in a clinical setting and some may not even have the opportunity to see decisions being made by experienced nurses. The public does not realize just how important nurses are for making critical decisions for patients in a timely manner. There are very important laws that Nurse’s must be aware of when taking care of a patient. These laws were created over one hundred years ago by state governments to ensure safe practice and protect the

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    analyzing is a poem by Lorna Crozier called The Child Who Walks Backwards. Throughout my analysis I will look into parental abuse‚ underlying meanings in the lines in the poetry‚ as well as connections I can make personally to the book. I think it is also important that I bring forth essential messages in the words and statements of the poem. The main theme I will choose to focus on is that abuse does not only happen at school or back alleys‚ but that it happens in homes as well. This poem is told from

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    Critical Theory

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    Choose 2 theories from Semester 1 and highlight the advantages and disadvantages of the theories’ application. In this essay two theories will be examined in regards to their advantages and disadvantages‚ when applied. For this‚ Feminism and Post-Colonialism will be used‚ as both theories unite in their aim to deconstruct the dominant ideologies and stereotypes in a patriarchal and imperialistic ‘white European male ’ dominated society‚ thus overthrowing centuries of colonization‚ subordination

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