frigid air could make you shiver in a second. Ice covered the road like an ice skating ring. Oliver knew he shouldn’t be outside but he just had to get out. He loved the winter and was amazed at God’s creation. He slowed down while turning the sharp turn. If someone wasn’t careful they could get into an accident on this turn‚ Oliver thought. Speeding up a little he saw what he thought was a car in the ditch. Oliver hated accidents‚ but he had to stop. He pulled over and started walking towards the car
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Oliver was eager to participate in this exploration‚ he posed and responded to questions and was led by his own curiosity. Through utilising prior knowledge‚ listening‚ observing‚ predicting and problem solving‚ Oliver remained deeply engaged with the activity. Afterward Oliver was able to explain what we had investigated. Key actions and conversations during the activity include Oliver’s natural curiosity and sharing his knowledge of the objects and their properties and movements‚ he demonstrated
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an ESPN College Football Analyst once stated. Ben Hill Griffin Stadium‚ or “The Swamp‚” is widely recognized as one of‚ if not the toughest‚ environments for a visiting team in all of college football. Several facelifts after the stadium’s original construction in 1930 have made Florida Field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium the state-of-the-art facility you see at today’s game. Without a bad seat in the house‚ "The Swamp" ranks as the largest stadium in the state of Florida. The Gators’ average home
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“Tell me‚ what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?’ This last line of the poem “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver reminds the reader that life is what you make of it. Only I am responsible for my experiences and/or consequences. Unfortunately‚ I can’t control the attitudes or actions of others but myself. We all can meditate and send positive vibes but the people around us will always suffer pain and disbelief. Everything that happens is from a greater influence outside of
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excerpt from Mary Oliver’s “Building the House” serves as a way to describe what happens during the poetry writing process. Although Mary Oliver believes that writing poetry is hard work‚ she uses extended metaphor‚ juxtaposition‚ and point of view to describe the writing process in comparison of building a house‚ which shows that Oliver sees poetry as something that involves mental labor which is a different challenge than physical labor . Through the use of extended metaphor‚ Mary Oliver is allowed
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Mary Oliver’s poetry constructs and represents the American Indians as a group disenfranchised and dispossessed of their land‚ culture and language by the authoritative and dominant discourses fabricated in Western society. Her representation of the American Indian cultural identity in her two poems‚ Learning About the Indians and Tecumseh‚ is one of lament‚ but also of celebration. On one level Oliver pays tribute to the culture of the American Indians as they had the ability to see themselves as
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Sleeping in the Forest by Mary Oliver is a poem which‚ as with other poems she has written‚ connects things in nature to human experience and feeling. The first line held my full attention saying "I thought the earth remembered me‚" as I did not know at first why Oliver included the word thought. After closer examination and re-reading responses to this poem from Discussion Number 1‚ I came to the conclusion that this line could be talking about some sort of death‚ or what happens in the mind directly
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Okefenokee Swamp Swamps can be seen in various perspectives and can convey different atmospheres associated with the respective swamp. The two passages on the Okefenokee Swamp both convey two different atmospheres and tones for the swamp‚ almost as if it was two different swamps. The author use of diction‚ detail and figurative language conveys how the swamp in the first passage is more inviting and safe versus the swamp in the second passage which is displayed in a more malicious tone. The author’s
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"When Death Comes" Explication "When Death Comes" by Mary Oliver is a very moving piece of poetry. One might assume that the poem is going to be sad or morbid simply because of the title‚ for death isn’t the happiest of subjects. However‚ the author uses the sadness of death to write a poem about life and happiness. At the start of the poem‚ the mood is‚ in fact‚ sad and depressing. The author repeatedly describes death as something that happens without warning. Phrases like " death comes
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“The Okefenokee Swamp” These two passages were both written to describe the Okefenokee Swamp; however‚ the two pictures portrayed by the authors are very different. The first passage‚ through its didactic use of syntax‚ unemotional tone‚ and consistent diction‚ gives a view of the Okefenokee Swamp that is tame and pleasant. The second passage‚ in contrast‚ creates a wild and savage picture of the same swamp by using varied syntax‚ dark tone‚ and wandering diction. The first passage is dry and
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