Sabrina Simer 9/27/06 Reaction Paper After reading both speeches I found that the purpose of Pericles’s speech was to honor the ancestors‚ the survivors‚ the ones who died for the country‚ and their families. It was also to speak of the goodness of Athens and reiterate how rewarding having a democracy is. The purpose of Lincoln’s speech was very similar. It was to dedicate a monument as the final resting place for those who have died in the civil war; it was also to reinforce the fact that
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Irish Republicans and‚ perhaps‚ advocates of liberal democracy‚ but its context would stifle an awareness of transience and permanence Yeats commits in the heart of his poetry. Yeats reveals his consciousness to the idea of permanence through the eulogy of remembrance at the end of Easter 1916‚ where the vernacular is elevated to immortality in time and history. In striking difference is the repetition of “all changed‚ changed utterly”‚ by which Yeats speaks upon his awareness of transience through
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Techniques and Analysis: The poem has an Eastern quality as it is rich in imagery‚ suggesting that one should visualise the images of that orient. (soft + tender beauty‚ exotic qualities) When one reads the poem‚ it comes to mind that it is a eulogy of a beloved
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achievements in the struggle for equality and independence for coloured people. When receiving the award‚ Martin Luther King expresses his appreciation by a speech in Oslo. This speech is slightly different to his other speeches such as “I have a dream” or “Eulogy” as he uses less metaphors and alliterations and not only focuses on racial discrimination in the United States of America. He uses high vocabulary‚ as he speaks to a highly educated non-American
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I. Author’s Profile John Green (John Michael Green) is an author‚ producer‚ vlogger‚ actor and editor. He was born on August 24‚ 1977 in Indianapolis. His debut novel‚ Looking For Alaska‚ won the Printz Award in 2006‚ while The Fault In Our Stars‚ his 6th novel‚ made it on top of The New York Times Bestseller list in January 2012. Apart from Looking For Alaska and The Fault In Our Stars‚ John Green also wrote An Abundance of Katherines‚ Let It Snow: Three Holiday Romances (written with two other
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Florida Paternal Grandfather: Walter Brown Maternal Grandfather: Ronald H Mitchel Date of Birth: June 9 1945 Date of Birth: January 6‚ 1955 Place of Birth: America‚ Georgia Place of Birth: West Palm Beach‚ Florida Paternal Grandmother: Dorothy Brown Maternal Grandmother: Henrietta Breedlove Date of Birth: April 15 Date of Birth: October 3‚ 1957 Place of Birth: America‚ Georgia Place of Birth: West Palm‚ Florida Paternal Great-Grandfather (2): Maternal
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Creighton Smith ACP 131 Critique 2/21/13 Word Count: 572 “A Third Life” by Paul Martin discusses the consequences people face if they do not sleep enough over long periods of time. Due to the constraints of modern living‚ society views sleep as unproductive. Sleeping rhythms are disrupted by the needs of our busy lifestyles and we sacrifice sleep in favor of other activities. Because we chose to sleep less‚ sleep deprivation has a negative effect on our lives. Tiredness is one of the frequent
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about the logic behind Antony argument against the conspirators. Once he had aroused this feeling of doubt in the plebeians Antony was able to continue with his argument with much more strength and confidence. A point extremely important in Antony’s eulogy is persuading the crowd to view Caesar not as a the ambitious man Brutus made him out to be. The evidence that Antony gave the crowd which persuaded them into believing that Caesar was not indeed ambitious‚ was that "He hath brought many captives
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Since the day I was born‚ my paternal grandfather took great care of me. He wore thin framed metal glasses and his grey-white hair was neatly combed to one side. Even though he was extremely parsimonious‚ he would forget collecting payment from customers after every house renovation. He was a skilled electrician. Thin and bony‚ he was especially frail and clumsy. He helped my grandmother with household chores and also cooked meals for me. He would feed me with nutritious food. He took care of me
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was a young boy‚ my grandfather had a serious heart attack. He was admitted into the hospital immediately after my grandmother found him lying on the floor. After a couple of weeks‚ my mother and I received a call to visit my grandfather. As a young child I never realized the importance of comfort. The hospital room he stayed in had a sense of peace about it. Everything including the blue walls‚ the well lit room and even the luxury of having a television aided my grandfather to a successful recovery
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