In Maxine Kumin’s poem “Woodchucks”‚ the reader is led into a short tale of a woman whom is dealing with a family of woodchucks that are eating away at her garden. While this poem appears to be a simple tale following this woman’s methods to exterminating the pests‚ it rather is a poem that uses its speaker to stealthily showcase the potential that humans have for monstrous actions. The speaker‚ while appearing to be a sensible person turned deranged by the joyous feel of power and success‚ is a
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Keynote Addresses given by Dorothy Ann Willis Richards. Dorothy Ann Willis Richard was born September 1‚ 1993 in Lakeview‚ Texas. Dorothy died September 13‚ 2006; she was 73 when she died. She was an only child and grew up in Waco‚ Texas. She had graduates from Waco High School in 1950‚ and then attended Baylor University. While on a debate team scholarship‚ she had earned her bachelor’s degree. Richards married her high school sweetheart David “Dave” Richards. They moved to Austin‚ Texas. She had dropped
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parting‚ it is never easy to express the emotions one feels at that moment‚ let alone transform it onto paper. Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson writes a poem entitled “Break‚ Break‚ Break”‚ suggesting a theme of loss and heartache; Anne Bronte writes a poem called “Farewell”‚ which shares the same emotions and central theme as Tennyson’s poem. In both of these poems the speakers reflect on heartbreak through excellent lyrical techniques but have very different ways of relaying how they handle heartbreak to
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To Kill a Mockingbird Essay A mockingbird is a harmless bird that makes the world more pleasant. In To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee‚ the mockingbird represents Tom Robinson‚ who was a peaceful man that never did any harm. To kill or harm him would be a sin. Scout’s father‚ Atticus‚ tells Scout and Jem‚ "I’d rather you shoot at tin cans in the backyard‚ but I know you’ll go after birds. Shoot all the blue jays you want‚ if you can hit’em‚ but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird."(p
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Reflection In Sandburg’s poem‚ Sandburg talks about the current state of Chicago. With the New Chicago movement‚ a few major things change. Hyper technology has come into play and changed Chicago’s identity. Sandburg talks a lot about the different people who are in Chicago. He talks about the major jobs and how the city runs. In New Chicago the workforce changes and I included the key differences in the poem. I talked about how manufacturing jobs became less available. I also talked about how the
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In the poem “Lsla”‚ the first image I’d like to focus on would be‚ “ growing up watching The Three little Stooges‚ The Little Rascals‚ Speed Racer‚ and Godzilla”. The effect this image had on me triggered a childhood memory. When I was growing up‚ I also watched the same movies. I was entertained‚ even after watching the same movie over and over again. I see the same trait in my children today‚ it amazing how history repeat itself in more than just one way. Another phrase that caught my attention
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Cory Wells Coke and Pepsi Case Coke and Pepsi have been long time rivals with competition being the name of the game in their industry. Historically‚ the soft drink industry has been so profitable because Americans tend to love soft drinks‚ more than any other beverages out there. Americans soda consumption grew by an average of 3% a year since 1970. Coke and Pepsi had an average annual growth of 10% from 1975 to 1995. Not to mention‚ the internal rivalry
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piece written by American vocalist‚ Kurt Elling‚ and features Theodore Roethke’s 1954 poem of the same title. Released in 2007 on the album Nightmoves‚ Elling uses musical techniques to enhance the message of Roethke’s poem. However‚ in order to understand the reasoning behind the devices Elling has used‚ the meaning of Roethke’s poem must first be discussed. Roethke wrote ‘The Waking’ after a series of intense poems such as ‘Praise to the End!’ and in it he describes the process of enlightenment through
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In Edgar Alan Poe’s poem titled‚ “Alone”‚ he conveys a sense of loneliness at a young age. Poe contains a pessimistic outlook on life stemming from the fact he never had an actual childhood‚ he was always alone and this made him categorize himself as “different from the others”. He uses several different examples of figurative language to exhibit his tone and implicitly portray his inner thoughts. Poe initiates the poem with a lonely‚ somber tone and as the story escalates he shifts to a more dark
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Our values and morals remain timeless as they form the basis of our interaction with each other and are instilled as part of our humanity defining us as beings. The Shakespearean play‚ “King Richard III” and its hybrid doco-drama appropriation‚ “looking for Richard’ directed by Al Pacino‚ reveal inherent values of power in relation to our morality and justice. As Shakespeare focuses on the human psyche and the role of god’s Devine retribution in the Elizabethan era‚ Pacino on the other hand emphasizes
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