The Selfish Giant THE SELFISH GIANT is a puppet production adapted from a short story by Oscar Wilde. It is about a giant who has been away from his castle and garden for 7 long years and during that time the children have come to enjoy his garden and its trees and flowers. As the story opens two children talk about the possibility of his returning and one child says‚ “I’ve wanted to climb that tree for a long time‚ but I guess I’m just too small.” As they are talking they hear a loud noise
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Hughes uses a type of jazz and Black folk rhythm in his pieces‚ while ignoring the classical form of poetry. He wrote many literary genres including poetry‚ plays‚ short stories‚ and novels. “Hughes‚ who claimed Paul Lawrence dunbar‚ Carl Sandburg‚ and Walt Whitman as his primary influences‚ is particularly known for his insightful‚ colorful portrayals of black life in America from the twenties through the sixties.”(“Langston Hughes”). Langston Hughes believed that there should be equality
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Ed. Ronald Wallace. Madison: U of Wisconsin P‚ 1989. 310. Harro‚ Bobbie. “The Cycle of Socialization.” library.wisc.edu. n.d.‚ n.p. Web. 22 Dec. 2013. Ryan‚ Michael. “Milk the Mouse.” God Hunger: Poems. New York: Penguin‚ 1989. (page 11). Sandburg‚ Carl. “A Father to His Son.” The People‚ Yes. n.p.. 1936. Witt‚ Susan D. “Parental Influence On Children’s Socialization To Gender Roles.” ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. n.d.‚ n.p. Web. 23 Dec.
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fastest ship and to be unsinkable. Although the sinking of the Titanic was so long ago‚ lots of literature has been written about the ship. Three pieces of literature are a poem by David R. Slavitt entitled "Titanic"‚ a folk song published by Carl Sandburg in a book named The America Songbag entitled "De Titanic" and an essay on the James Cameron film‚ Titanic by Katha Pollitt entitled "Women and Children First." The literature written at the time of the sinking is different in content from that
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Famed poet Carl Sandburg once said‚ “Nothing happens unless first we dream.” Most of us pursue dreams and aspirations‚ but one man changed the world with his dream. In a speech delivered to over 200‚000 supporters during a civil rights rally on August 28‚ 1963‚ from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial‚ Dr. Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ spoke out for equality for all races in what many believe is the most famous and important speech of all time: “I Have a Dream.” Famed poet Carl Sandburg once said‚ “Nothing
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J.R.R. Tolkien I selected this poem because of the depth of the writing. J.R.R. Tolkien was a master of words‚ and with this poem‚ he paints not just a picture of cats and their regal ancestors‚ but of all beings remembering their past. It is a reminder to humans too‚ that we would not be as content and happy‚ like the cat on the mat‚ except for the work and toil of our ancestors. Tolkien’s language increases in complexity as it describes the wildcat ancestors of the housecat‚ but becomes simpler
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“I am an idealist. I don´t know where I am going but I´m on the way” – Carl Sandburg 1878 – 1967. The truth‚ one of Christopher McCandless´s values in life. The film Into the Wild is just one of many films and literature often address to the value “the truth”. Walden by Henry David Thoreau is also about finding the truth‚ “I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately‚ to front only the essential facts of life.”‚ “Walden” (Thoreau‚ 1854). Values are stable‚ long lasting beliefs about
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explore meaning Audience: Instructor Sample Poem Read the poem below and think about its content‚ theme‚ organization‚ and use of poetic techniques. Then read student writer Stefano Giagregorio’s analysis. I AM THE PEOPLE‚ THE MOB By Carl Sandburg I AM the people--the mob--the crowd--the mass. Do you know that all the great work of the world is done through me? I am the workingman‚ the inventor‚ the maker of the world’s food and clothes. I am the audience that witnesses history. The
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Unit 5: Disillusion‚ Defiance‚ and Discontent (1914-1946) “We asked the cyclone to go around our barn but it didn’t hear us.” -Carl Sandburg from The People‚ Yes Carl Sandburg was an American writer‚ best known for his poetry during modernism. The quote means people like to think they are in control and then something like this happens‚ and they realize that they ’re not. The themes of the work is implied not stated Timeline The most significant ten year period is from 1920 to 1930 because
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emotional part of himself to survive in the world and to love the people he loves. Continuing another example is when the man is talking about how in real life he also needs to cry to survive‚ like when it states‚ “I blew waterspouts with porpoises” (Sandburg 4). Soforth‚ he needs to cry sometime in the world to survive the cruel standards of the world. In the wild‚ in most cases‚ people need intellectual knowledge to
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