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    Mary Oliver starts the poem by clarifying details about the conflict that has been troubling her and her mother. They are having financial issues‚ and the only way they can lessen their burden is if they sell the black walnut tree to the lumberman. However‚ the black walnut tree symbolizes so much more than a tree to Oliver and her mother; she doesn’t give much of an explanation about what the tree symbolizes‚ but we know that its roots go deep into their family history. At the end‚ they stay loyal

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    Mangrove Swamps

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    Introduction Mangrove swamps are a type of coastal wetland found on five out of seven continents between the latitudes 30ºN and 30ºS. Mangrove swamps are rich communities of both vegetative and animal species. The swamps are unique in the fact that they are a highly vegetated area found on the edge of marine coasts. The major vegetation in this area has adapted to absorb its water from the sea‚ and its oxygen from the air as opposed to the soil. This environment serves as home to many animal species

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    Emily Dickinson’s “A Day” and Mary Oliver’s “Morning” both use a lot of imagery and symbolism to describe a charming fantasy for their readers describing in great detail about the lovely wondrous pleasures of creation and how such beauty can be seen each day. Although both take slightly different approaches‚ Dickinson focuses on something so simple and everyday through the eyes of a young child‚ so full of curiosity and innocence‚ and shows the work of creation as if one might be seeing these things

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    “The Black Walnut Tree” Analysis “Two women trying in a difficult time to be wise” describes up the speaker and her mother’s conflicted feelings regarding the future of the tree in their backyard. In “The Black Walnut Tree” by Mary Oliver‚ the author uses shifts and word choice and imagery to expose the frustrating‚ but meaningful connection the women have with the family tree. While the tree burdens the women‚ they must come to terms that the tree represents the importance of family over the opportunity

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    What is it mean to be prepare for death when it comes? A poem called “When Death Comes” written by Mary Oliver was a twenty-eight lines poem that was about death and how she describes the woman who is the speaker of the poem getting prepare for her death‚ so when death comes for her‚ she will be ready to go without any regrets. Throughout eight poems in unit two readings‚ I chose this poem because I admire her strong‚ confident‚ and brave feelings. This poem had inspired me to live my life to the

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    Okefenokee Swamp

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    Passage one and Passage two are both about Florida’s Okefenokee Swamp‚ however they both have contrasting points of view. The author of Passage one is writing about the swamp as it is overall- in a disconnected sort of way- which is drastically different from Passage two which takes the reader right inside the swamp and shows the struggle of life that exists there. Thus‚ the authors of Passage one and Passage two‚ accomplish this task by an informative tone and formal diction in Passage one‚ versus

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    they know it. Some are scared by the fact that today might be the last. If you look at people‚ many older people who have had the pleasure of living a long life seem to be ready and welcoming to the thought that death might be a new beginning. Mary Oliver‚ the author of "When Death Comes"‚ puts her view of death on paper and explains what she plans to do with her life knowing what she is headed for inevitably is the end. In her poem‚ she describes death as a bear in autumn‚ something bigger than

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    Crossing

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    Crossing The short story “Crossing”‚ written by Mark Slouka‚ begins as a straightforward account of a man who takes his son to a remote area where he remembers similar experiences with his own father. He carries their packs across a shallow but fast moving river‚ and then goes back and carries his son across. They spend one night exploring the area‚ but the next day when he recrosses the river‚ he knows that the current is a bit stronger than the day before. When he takes the boy back across‚ he

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    Caroni swamp

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    Sanctuary is located at #38 Bamboo Grove Settlement No. 1‚ Uriah Butler Highway‚ Off of Uriah Butler Highway‚ Valsayn‚ Trinidad‚ West Indies. It is approximately half an hour from Port of Spain‚ the capital city of Trinidad. This is the third largest swamp in Trinidad. The Caroni Bird Sanctuary is important because it is the home of Trinidad’s national bird‚ the Scarlet Ibis. Types of Birds‚ Animals and Trees that are found at the Caroni Bird

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    Crossing

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    Crossing Crossing is a short story written by Mark Slouka in 2009. The story is concerned with the relationship between a father and his son. Some fathers like to take their sons out camping to create a closer bond and that is exactly what the father wishes to obtain‚ but most fathers would never dream of taking their sons out on dangerous trips. However this is the case in Mark Slouka’s short story. By the use of a description of the nature versus man Slouka presents the struggle of the father.

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