The title of the poem ‘Whatif’ refers to the fears and paranoia questions we have at night‚ as we are more vulnerable. The poet combines the words ‘what’ and ‘if’ in a childlike manner. The main theme of the poem is ‘fears of a child’. In almost every line the poet adds a new fear. He mentions numerous childish fears like the feel of failing at school‚ being bullied‚ growing green chest hair and teeth not growing straight. He also mentions fears that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear
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Happy Birthday History August 3 is the 215th day of the year (216th in leap years) in the calendar. There are 150 days remaining until the end of the year. Many different and interesting things happened on August 3rd. Some things that happened were my birthday and a couple historical things. The first thing that happened was in 1492. It was when Christopher Columbus set sail from Palos de la Frontera‚ Spain. Christopher Colombus was an explorer and navigator who was born in Italy. On the evening
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Thomas Cole David Jackson 8/2/04 Art Appreciation Maxwell Painting landscapes was very important during the 19th century. Thomas Cole was one of the most important figures in landscape painting in the United States. He went to many places searching for nature‚ which he painted to show the unmatchable beauty nature creates. His works of art helped people see and take pride in their great land‚ which was called America. Cole ’s works were often made people feel like they needed to go out in
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Thomas Cook Thomas Cook‚ one of the market leaders in the UK travel sector has reported that the company’s performance remains disappointing. Also‚ the company announced 2‚800 jobs loss and may reach 15% of company’s staff due to the merger with MyTravel which will result in cost savings of £2.8bn and it is thought to achieve over £94.8m predicted in the merger. The firm also assured that it will support many affected employees and will offer redeployment within the company. As the holiday
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Thomas Jefferson and His Effect on America Thomas Jefferson possessed one of the greatest leading minds of colonial America. Literate in political theory‚ scientific farming‚ natural history‚ and architecture‚ Thomas Jefferson personified the optimistic spirit of Enlightenment thinking. Thomas Jefferson proved to be one of the major forces in the founding and developing of America. When Jefferson became the third President of the United States‚ he immediately made an impact on the lives of average
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whole. In 1894‚ Carl Sandburg’s father‚ a laborer in the railroad yards of a small Illinois prairie town‚ secured a pass for his son to see Chicago. The enormous vitality of the city‚ as well as its economic injustices‚ left a deep impression on the young man that would emerge later in his groundbreaking poem "Chicago." As the son of a Swedish immigrant laborer‚ who in his youth had hitched rides on the rails in search of adventure and blue-collar work‚ Sandburg was to forge a poetry aimed at the
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bequeathed his nation a body of imperishable verse from which Americans will forever gain joy and understanding." This is how President John F. Kennedy described Robert Frost. Robert Frost ’s amazing poetry has been capturing the hearts and minds of readers around the world. The life Frost lived‚ and the poetry he wrote are a testament to his love for nature and his awe of the world. Robert Frost‚ who died in 1963 at the age of 88‚ is one of the most cherished American poets. Over the course of his long
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Thomas Edison Thomas Edison was the amazing genius inventor of the electrical age. His hundreds of inventions made him a giant public figure and very well known in America and around the world within the 20th century. Among Edison’s most famous inventions are the first practical long lasting light bulb and the phonograph which was an early sound reproducing machine that used cylinders to record as well as reproduce sound. He also helped refine and develop other inventions like motion picture
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Bob Dylan said‚ “All I can do is be me‚ whoever that is‚” (Dylan) which perfectly describes the sentiment you get from his works. During his music career‚ he has changed many aspects of his image‚ music style and religion‚ going so far as to legally change his name from Robert Zimmerman to Bob Dylan. Living during a very fast changing society‚ his works reflect on the Civil Rights movement and other historically significant events. He is seen as a spokesperson for his generation through his deep
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Baldwin 14.3 In the letters that Thomas Paine wrote he stood up for the Americans and called the British government absurd. Paine begins by distinguishing between government and society. Society to Paine is everything constructive and good that people join together to accomplish. Government is an institution whose sole purpose is to protect us from our own voices. Paine says that government’s purpose is to protect life‚ liberty and property. Thomas believed that every man should have rights
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