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    MATTHEW ARNOLD “THE STUDY OF POETRY” (1880) In his anthology of English poetry‚ Arnold illustrates the allegedly objective critical judgment of which he speaks in “The Function of Criticism at the Present Time” in terms of his selection of those poets worthy in his view of being anthologised. In his preface to the anthology‚ he clarifies what he means by ‘judgment’ by turning his attention in particular to the questions of literary history and canons. The main criteria informing Arnold’s approach

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    Both “Dover Beach” and Clough’s poem “Say not the struggle naught availeth” present powerful imagery of the ocean in order to convey their meaning. More specifically‚ both poems make reference to the ocean’s waves crashing against the shore. Clough’s poem personifies the waves as “tired”. In the third stanza‚ he comments on the fact that though they move endlessly‚ they never seem to actually make any progress. In the first stanza‚ “Dover Beach” describes the sound of waves as a “grating roar” and

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    The role of love in the age of religious doubt and political‚ spiritual and social unrest as presented in Matthew Arnold’s ‘Dover Beach’. The Victorian Era was‚ without a doubt‚ an extraordinarily complex age. It was a time of tremendous scientific progress‚ invention and exploration. It was a period of economic and social changes‚ industrial revolution‚ discussion and argument about the nature and role of woman‚ known also as "The Woman Question”. What is more‚ it was the age of transition and

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    live near the conflict as well as family of the soldiers who may be thousands of miles away. The people who are able to view war as a positive deed have never experienced a second of combat. The poems “The Man He Killed”‚ “Dulce et Decorum Est”‚ “Dover Beach”‚ and “Patterns” each tell a story of helplessness‚ bitterness‚ and suffering towards war with few exceptions. Helplessness resonates from each poem. During “The Man He Killed”‚ the speaker

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    dull remembrance of a change‚But no emotion -none. It is -last stage of all -When we are frozen up within‚ and quiteThe phantom of ourselves‚To hear the world applaud the hollow ghostWhich blamed the living man. Matthew ArnoldGrowing oldTitle: Growing oldText type: PoemComposer: Arnold‚ Matthew’Growing old’ is a poem which shows the changes everyone will eventually go through when ageing. It explores a person’s feelings towards old age‚ and how they change as a feeling of being old takes over.

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    Dover Boys

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    Chuck Jones probably didn’t know that during the creation of “The Dover Boys” he would create an animation style that would later be used by future animation artists‚ especially Robert Cannon from the United Productions of America (UPA). Chuck Jones was known for showing the emotion of cartoons with abstract animation and was the first to use the “smear” style of animation with “The Dover Boys”. One would say that you could see a lot of Chuck Jones style with the UPA cartoon “ Gerald McBoing Boing”

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    The Dover Castle

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    Introduction The Dover Castle is often referred to as the “key of England” because it has been around for so long and so much of the British history relates to this gigantic fortress. It is the largest castle in England and it is located on the coastal portion of the island on a high cliff at the closest point to mainland Europe. Even before the creation of the castle‚ the location has always been popular for building forts for defensive purposes. There is evidence that clans in the Iron Age were

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    As a poet Arnold is generally admitted to rank among the Victorians next after Tennyson and Browning. The criticism‚ partly true‚ that he was not designed by Nature to be a poet but made himself one by hard work rests on his intensely‚ and at the outset coldly‚ intellectual and moral temperament. He himself‚ in modified Puritan spirit‚ defined poetry as a criticism of life; his mind was philosophic; and in his own verse‚ inspired by Greek poetry‚ by Goethe and Wordsworth‚ he realized his definition

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    Professor Hauth-Forgie English 102 19 February 2014 Arnold Friend or Arnold Foe ‘Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?’‚ a short story by Joyce Carol Oates‚ takes place in the mid-sixties and revolves around two central characters‚ Connie and Arnold Friend‚ who mysteriously appears at Connie’s home and tries to coax her into coming with him before ultimately forcing her. Arnold Friend is a much debated character among critics‚ largely due to hints of inhuman abilities and his intentions

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    Dover Lights Introduction 1) Have you ever been sitting at home bored looking for something to do? Have you ever wanted to see some paranormal activity that is close to home? 2) Good Morning my name is Micah Thomas 3) Some of you may know the place a) Dover Lights b) I will tell you about i) The history ii) About the spot iii) Encounters 4) I have even had a couple of personal experiences Body 1. History 1) Spanish Conquistadors

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