picture with his words with his poems versus Dickinson whose writing style is condensed and to the point. Her poems are thought provoking and have so much meaning in so few words. In the poems "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" and "Poem 122" they both speak of time concepts. In Whitman’s "Crossing Brooklyn Ferry" he narrates and says‚ “A hundred years hence‚ or ever so many hundred
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had to leave school and began working in a printing office for a newspaper in Long Island because his father‚ who was a carpenter‚ moved their family into Brooklyn‚ a more urbanized town‚ in order to take advantage of the building boom. While working in the printing press he began his journey to become a writer and even decided to stay in Brooklyn while his family moved east. Walt Whitman’s poetry was said to be immoral. He received a lot of criticism from his work because it was very nontraditional
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egotistical self‚ but the thesis is not entirely a valid evaluation of all his poems because Whitman actually writes so that his audience is inclusive‚ so that he is enamoured not only with himself but with all humans and nature. In his poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry”‚ Whitman employs repetition to express the idea that all humans are
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and made political speeches‚ for which Tammany Hall Democrats rewarded him with the editorship of various short-lived newspapers. For two years Whitman edited the influential Brooklyn Eagle‚ but he lost his position for supporting the Free-Soil party. After a brief sojourn in New Orleans‚ Louisiana‚ he returned to Brooklyn‚ where he tried to start a Free-Soil newspaper (Academy of American Poets). During the Civil War Whitman served as a nurse and his contact with the atrocities of battle later proved
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“The Act of Crossing” (The Walt Whitman archive)‚ the feeling of passing on‚ growing and ultimately dying was crafted into it. Additionally‚ the feeling of moving on and continuing “Flow on‚ river! flow with the flood-tide‚ and ebb with the ebb-tide!”(Whitman 111).The
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By the end of 1776‚ the Continental Army was in a state of despair. After the traumatic defeat in Brooklyn‚ General George Washington led his rapidly depleting army through northeastern New Jersey‚ crossed the Delaware‚ and settled in on the banks of the river around December 7‚ 1776. Washington‚ knowing the condition of his army‚ decided to launch one last-gasp effort to defeat the British and boost patriot moral. He did not receive the reinforcements he pleaded for from General Charles Lee or
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As in Song of Myself it moves westward in imagination from Brooklyn from California; it also goes backward into the depths of the psyche. Different historical figures appear to guide the poet-quester: Pocahontas‚ Columbus‚ Rip Wan Winkle. Two poets represent American opposites: Walt Whitman‚ who is associated with
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empowered dreamers and futurists alike. This standard is demonstrated throughout various cities and urban centers across the country that bear the mark of immigrant visionaries. Atlantic Avenue is no exception to this rule. Located in the center of Brooklyn‚ bordered by the Barclay Center and the East River‚ Atlantic Avenue represents an open-minded community with a history of acceptance and a variety of ethnic backgrounds dating back to the 1800s. Atlantic Avenue’s long history of immigration led to
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Jason R Sayles Professor Mark McGrath Literature 3-10-2013 Emily Dickinson vs. Walt Whitman During the time in American history known as the romantic period‚ two poets began to stray from the traditional methods of writing poetry. These poets were Walt Whitman and Emily Dickinson. These two poets led different lifestyles. Oddly enough‚ there writing was very similar besides having different lengths. “Whitman ’s poem "Song of Myself‚ No.6" and Dickinson ’s poem "This quiet Dust was Gentlemen
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Each borough has individual neighborhoods -- some of only a few blocks in size -- that have personalities lauded in music and movies. Where you live‚ work and play in New York says something to New Yorkers about who you are. The five boroughs are: Brooklyn Queens The Bronx Staten Island Manhattan Most people think of Manhattan when they think of New York City‚ also known as The City. New York City is actually spread across five different counties - one borough per county. The island of Manhattan is
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