It’s here in a student’s journal‚ a blue confession in smudged‚ erasable ink: “I can’t stop hoping I’ll wake up‚ suddenly beautiful‚” and isn’t it strange how we want it‚ despite all we know? To be at last the girl in the photography‚ cobalt-eyed‚ hair puddling like cognac‚ or the one stretched at the ocean’s edge‚ curved and light-drenched‚ more like a beach than the beach. I confess I have longed to stalk runways‚ leggy‚ otherworldly as a mantis‚ to balance a head like a Fabergé
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In William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 87‚ Shakespeare appears to be bidding goodbye to the mysterious young man whom he writes so much about. The opening word of ’Farewell’ could almost stand as a sufficient summary to the entire poem. As in Shakespeare’s previous sonnets about the young man‚ it is in Sonnet 87 when the poet realizes the relationship has collapsed and that he needs to bid farewell to his young love. Shakespeare himself appears to be the speaker in the poem‚ whereas the young man is to
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For those who grew up in the 2000s‚ Disney’s 2007 animated film‚ Meet the Robinsons‚ introduced one of the most iconic reconstructions of a Tyrannosaurus Rex‚ Tiny. Throughout the course of the film‚ the antagonist‚ Bowler Hat Guy‚ attempts to capture the protagonist‚ Lewis‚ using Lewis’ own wacky and brilliant inventions. One of these instances occurs when Bowler Hat Guy brings Tiny back from the past and uses a mind control device to convince Tiny to chase and capture Lewis. The Tyrannosaurus Rex
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David Bowie’s “Afraid” Explication Even though the emotion of fear is the dominating theme runs through the lyrics of David Bowie’s “Afraid” fear is not the first emotion the reader or listener encounters in the verses of the song. In the first stanza‚ the emotion of longing is the first sensation you meet with the narrator yearning to be smarter or even to be taller; testifying his goal of self-improvement‚ he longs to be a different person‚ different than he is now. In the second stanza
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Robinson Crusoe Robinson Crusoe is in its entirety an odd novel; in fact it can be seen to go against the form of a novel as journal entries are interspersed with the descriptive narrative. However throughout the reading of the novel I was never comfortable‚ and to some extent was nervy and edge throughout. Clearly this was not to do with the suspense that Defoe creates because in my opinion there is none. The very fact that the novel is a retrospective first person narrative quells such suspense
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Bertrand Joseph M. Roldan October 10‚ 2013 BA Literature – Management Lit 3 – Literature‚ Society and the Individual A Dark Comedy that Packs a Punch: An Analysis of Edwin A. Abbott’s “Flatland: A Romance of Dimensions” Dark Comedy is a comic work that employs black humor‚ which is humor that makes light of serious subject matters; most literary writers use this type of satiric method to reflect what is happening to their current society‚ E. A. Abbott used this method in Flatland
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"I am a Native of North America"‚ "Freedom Walkers" And "JoAnn Robinson" reflection piece Have you ever asked yourself the questions that could change your mindset like‚ if why we should not ignore the past or what might happen if we ignore the past. I will share my opinion on these questions by giving examples from the texts‚ “I am a Native of North America”‚ “Freedom Walkers” and “JoAnn Robinson”. I will share my thoughts and feelings on these questions. I will share experiences that relate to
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Robinson Crusoe and Friday Essay Families‚ in the late 17th century‚ played an important role in the development of children. Since Robinson Crusoe left his family at a relatively young age‚ he was unable to see that people cared for him on a daily basis. To be set free‚ a person is able to live on their own without being told what to do and when to do it‚ with the government being the exception in that you have to do what they tell you to do. Crusoe fails to set Friday free because‚ Friday is
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Why Ulysses S. Grant Was a Superior General to Robert E. Lee Bullets rained down on the men as they trampled over the enemy‚ battling their way to victory at the command of their beloved general. During the Civil War‚ Soldiers greatly admired their generals. After the Civil War ended in 1865‚ Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant emerged as two of the most distinguished generals in American history. Robert E. Lee‚ a devoted Virginian‚ fought for the Confederacy. Ulysses S. Grant‚ a hero of the Mexican
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“The Lady with the Dog” Explication Anton Chekhov’s short story “The Lady with the Dog” tells the story of an affair between a middle-aged man and a young woman who meet while on vacation in Yalta. This paper analyzes the following paragraph: “Owing to the roughness of the sea‚ the steamer arrived late‚ after the sun had set‚ and it was a long time turning about before it reached the groyne. Anna Sergeyevna looked through her lorgnette at the steamer and the passengers as though looking for acquaintances
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