Imagine being in love with someone so deeply that you want to spend the rest of your life with that person‚ and ask for his or her hand in marriage. But you aren’t able to because you and your lover are of same sex‚ and live in a state like Texas where gay marriage is prohibited. There is a loophole though‚ you do have the option of traveling one thousand miles to the closest state that allows you to wed. Initially‚ some people may think that’s okay‚ it’s just another adventure in your life right
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“On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” by John Keats “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer” by John Keats is a poem widely recognised by critics as a pivotal moment in his development as a poet; this work is evidence of his complete mastery of the sonnet form (of which he wrote 64 in total). This poem was a key evolutionary process which would help him construct the development of his own poetic legacy: the Great Odes. Keats was enthralled by the sonnet form because it presented a
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JOHN HOWARD (1726 - 1790) • 1st English prison reformer‚ he tried to improve the state of prisons in England in 18th century • He wasn´t a philosopher‚ he was a humanist‚ he was influenced by his real life. His life: o When he was 16 years old he inherited a lot of money so he was travelling around the world. Once time his ship was captured by French and he had to spend time in a French prison. This experience with living in horrific conditions influenced his future work
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September 2013 The Glow of First Love: Color Imagery in Gary Soto’s “Oranges” The poem titled "Oranges" by Gary Soto is about the flush of first love and all the small‚ quiet gestures that create a love story. Throughout the three-stanza‚ fifty-six-line love poem‚ Soto paints all of the intricate gestures of first love with a palette of colors culminating in an image of fire representing the “warmth” generated by young‚ unsullied‚ innocent affection. Soto’s first instance of color imagery begins
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Rule of Thirds: a 18th century invention Presented as the cornerstone of photographic composition and knowledge‚ suggested by many to be a thing from the mysterious past‚ the Rule of Thirds is an invention from 1797. Religiously defended by some‚ the Rule of Thirds is often forgotten by famous photographers‚ from Ansel Adams to Edward Weston‚ or cinematographers as Stanley Kubrick or Wes Anderson. Does the rule really matter? Recently‚ I came across one article “revealing” a photographer had discovered
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me” that changed and influenced his life. Besides not being able to swim after almost drowning in the swimming pool‚ it seems that Harold also had had emotionally scars which developed into trust issues with his family and relatives. It first started with his mother‚ who at the same event where he almost drowned‚ choose to take out her anger by slapping his father instead of embracing Harold making him feel secure. The public embarrassment of his mom slapping and yelling at his dad is
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Clare Boothe Luce was an American writer and politician best known for her satirical sense of humor and role in American politics. Luce gave a speech at the Women’s National Press Club in the 1960s that was both controversial and accusatory towards her audience‚ calling out the practice of writing “false journalism”‚ playing up facts about a story to sell more papers. Throughout the speech‚ Luce uses the conflicting tones of admiration and disapproval to make the journalists feel like they’re doing
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We (come) to dinner if we (have) time... 15) She (call) him if she (have) his number.. THİRD CONDITIONAL Why we use third conditional? he first conditional and second conditionals talk about the future. With the third conditional we talk about the past. We talk about a condition in the past that did not happen. That is why there is no possibility for this condition. The third conditional is also like a dream‚ but with no
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Variations of Love There are many ways of finding ideal love. There is love that can be promising with no flaws and there is love that can be impossible to fine. John Donne wrote two poems that show a negative and a positive view on love. The “Song‚” by Donne talks about the struggle of love in the narrator’s life and the view of women. It is a very short poem‚ but has a very powerful meaning towards women‚ that they are dishonest and are very deceiving. It has a very negative tone and he tends
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Summary (Seminar on a Third Look at Jesus) The seminar last February 12‚ 2011 tackled about “A Third Look at Jesus” which was discussed to us by Mr. Jimmy Cabag‚ an elementary public-school teacher in Escalante Central Elementary School‚ at the same time a servant in the Catholic Institution here in the city. The discussant told us that we need a third look. As we tread our spiritual path‚ it is imperative that we keep step with Jesus or rather we strive to heighten our bond with Him. Therefore
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