Online 19 October 2014 Explication of “When You Are Old” by William Butler Yeats When you are old and grey and full of sleep‚ And nodding by the fire‚ take down this book‚ And slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look Your eyes had once‚ and of their shadows deep; How many loved your moments of glad grace‚ 5 And loved your beauty with love false or true‚ But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you‚ And loved the sorrows of your changing face; And bending down
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“When You Are Old” The poem “When You Are Old” written by William Butler Yeats is a poem spoken by an anonymous narrator. The narrator seems to be talking to a woman and refers to her youth and his love for her throughout the poem. In the first stanza‚ the narrator speaks about the woman being “old and gray and full of sleep”‚ this line is telling the reader that the woman is of older age. When the narrator says “take down this book‚ and slowly read‚ and dream of the soft look your eyes had once
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Atrocities There has been a marked increase in the incidents of the atrocities against women over the past few years. Going by government statistics‚ the number of crimes against women registered under the Indian Penal Code has increased from 82‚880 in 1994 to over 1‚13‚000 in 1998. Recently released figures from the National Crimes Research Bureau for the year 1998 show an 8.3% increase in registered crimes against women. In the years 1997‚ 1998‚ there were 13000 dowry deaths‚ and 13910 registered
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William Butler Yeats “When You Are Old” is a tribute to deeper love‚ an obvious interpretation of a poem that contains the word “love” five times in twelve lines. However‚ it is specifically the speaker’s personal analysis of what he imagines “love” to entail. It represents an elderly woman reminiscing of her younger days. A past lover whispers to her as she looks through a photo album. This is a very somber‚ regretful and resigned poem. It has a quiet‚ dreamlike feeling to it. And uses uncomplicated
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1.Describe your in-groups and your out-groups. Give an example of how your in-group has influenced the way that you see the world. Give an example of how your out-group either changed or reinforced your view of the world. One of the key in-groups which I am a part of would have to be my age group which is that of the young twenty-somethings. My in-group has influenced my ways of thinking about the world since I am largely subjected towards the ideas of others within my generation which in turn
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ESSAY I : SHAKESPEARE AND GENDER-BASED STEREOTYPES. "I could find in my heart to disgrace my man ’s apparel and cry like a woman" (II. Iv : 3) is undoubtedly a statement that would make the feminists react strongly nowadays. In a society trying hard to maintain and preserve a certain equality of treatment between men and women in every aspect of everyday life‚ the author of such a sentence would surely be regarded as highly misogynous. But one must bear in mind that in a twenty-first century society
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1.1 Describe the duties of your own work own work role. In my work role my duties are as follow; Punctuality To turn up to work on time wearing correct uniform ‚ hair tied up‚ minimal make up‚ and no jewellery. Safe Guarding To make sure all safe guarding policies are been followed for example the safe door policy. Keeping children safe Ensure all children are safe and happy within the setting. Keeping walk ways‚ fire exits and doorways clear. Doing regular risk assessment checks throughout
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What is your proudest accomplishment? (Word limit: 150) My brother was very ill as a child and spent a great deal of time at the hospital with other sick children. After seeing the immediate need for blood donations‚ I decided to coordinate a blood drive in my community during a critical need period. I organized‚ recruited for‚ and oversaw two separate blood drives in my first year alone. And at each blood drive‚ I far exceeded the expectations set by my Red Cross liaison. I recruited 32 new blood
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You were eight when you went through your first pacifist route. You were also eight when you allowed Chara to take over and murder all your friends. After that‚ you never allowed her to take control again‚ until she persuaded you that she wouldn’t kill everyone; just a few people. She kept her promise‚ but killed Toriel and Papyrus. Though it would have been no better‚ you thought she’d meant smaller opponents. You were nine when that happened. For some reason‚ you aged‚ even with the constant resetting
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Hazem Qassem MGT 610- Contemporary Management Theory You And Your Career Question 1: Motivation: Chapter 17‚ page Is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs useful to managers? Why? Response: Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs describes the building blocks where an individual can reach their highest and full potential to have an impact on themselves and the world around them. There are 4 key stages to achieve self-actualization that are incumbent upon one another. To answer the question‚ first we have to
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