“Anne Hathaway” by Carol Ann Duffy‚ the current poet laureate‚ is a strikingly poignant poem. It is in the persona of Anne Hathaway‚ Shakespeare’s wife‚ and is perceived to be the opinion of what she thinks about when she is left the second best bed in his will. The sonnet explores the loss felt by Hathaway as she grieves for her husband. Throughout the poem Duffy effectively uses poetic techniques to explore the feeling of loss felt by Hathaway as she is now a widow. The sonnet form allows Duffy
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Gregory Doran’s 2009 adaptation of Hamlet is a game changer for struggling students trying to understand Hamlet writes Callum Langdon It is no doubt that Hamlet is one of the most studied texts in English literature worldwide. Although‚ not many senior English students are interested in studying Hamlet‚ including myself. At first glimpse it appears to be an indecipherable text‚ and even with side notes it’s still extremely difficult to follow. That is why I propose that Teachers must use Gregory
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Gregory Heffley is the main character of the story‚ “The Long Haul”‚ he enjoys staying inside and playing video games. He always looks at the bad side of things and never sees the positivity. His younger brother seems to be the favorite child and that drives Greg crazy. His mom is always getting family ideas from magazines that always turn out much worse then planned. Then she read about a very big idea. Greg wasn’t to thrilled when he heard his mom had planned a surprise road trip. His first issue
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God wills. He had made mistakes and he was leading Russia in the wrong direction…’ - Robert K. Massie ’The people of Petrograd were cold and hungry – a dangerous combination for Nicholas’ - Historian Chris Trueman ’The growing influence of Gregory Rasputin over the Romanov’s did a great deal to damage the royal family’ - Historian Chris Trueman ’Rasputin brought huge disrepute on the Romanov’s’ - Historian Chris Trueman ‘There was the belief that if one could get rid of Rasputin
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the Joads‚ a family who must leave their farm in Oklahoma in search of work in California during the Great Depression. The Joads start out optimistic about the life they can have in California‚ but find a grim situation upon arriving. Similarly‚ Gregory Nava’s movie El Norte follows two Guatemalan siblings‚ Rosa and Enrique‚ who flee their home to go to America‚ but the life they find in the United States isn’t as easy or
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automatically replies with “Fine”‚ “Bien”‚ or “Bien”. This question does not require a truthful reply. At times‚ it is easier to hide the truth and reply that one is fine‚ rather than to explain or go into detail as to why one feels a certain way. Gregory Crewdson’s “Untitled” from his Beneath the Roses photography collection introduces this façade of masking personal pain and the eventual unmasking of one’s true feelings. “Untitled” displays a dimly lit bedroom in a typical home. The light from
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Gregory Crewdson’s use of single images for the purposes of storytelling is as creative as it is commensurate with flash fiction. Both are self-contained‚ complete methods of conveying a rich story in a strictly condensed format. While flash fiction has a beginning‚ middle and end‚ it is considered a glimpse into a larger narrative. Crewdson’s use of photography accomplishes the very same goal of providing that glimpse while staying true to providing a complete story. While it may seem difficult
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Kindred‚ a Sci-fi novel‚ by Octavia E. Butler‚ is about a young‚ black woman‚ named Dana in the 1970s‚ who time-travels to the past when slavery was prominent. At this time‚ plantations are embedded in society‚ and colored people have almost no rights. In her first experience in the past‚ she ends up saving a young boy drowning in the river. However‚ as she returns him to his mother‚ she learns the challenges that people of color face during this era. Dana realizes that she gained an uncontrollable
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6:19-21). Anne Bradstreet’s bases her poem upon this notion manifested as an extended metaphor. Along with the poem‚ the speaker’s tone is quite radical‚ ranging from calm (Line 1)‚ helpless (Line 10)‚ selfless (Line 16)‚ and nostalgic (Lines 21-34); consequently‚ contradicting the entire nature of the poem. Perhaps‚ the speaker is trying to express an idea of complete devotion to God and detachment of material possessions‚ whilst her own lines give out the nature of flawed human beings. Anne Bradstreet
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A lot of Yeats’ poems about love are linked back to the love of his life‚ Maud. She is represented in many forms in Yeats’ poetry and Broken Dreams is no exception. By using Maud‚ Broken Dreams involves themes such as loss‚ love and time. ‘THERE is grey in your hair. Young men no longer...’ In these first two lines Yeats has set the basis of what the poem will be about‚ comparing Maud to what she was like when she was young and what she is like during the writing of the poem. Yeats switches between
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