Notes on ‘A Call’ by Seamus Heaney * The word ‘call’ has both everyday and special associations. In this poem ‘call’ contains both casual and serious meanings.The call here is the phone call home but the speaker also meditates on the idea of a person being called home to God as in the medieval play ‘Everyman’. * The opening of the poem‚it could be argued‚ isn’t poetry‚it is ordinary‚everyday speech.And yet the arrangement of the lines on the page and the overall rhythm create a musical flow
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Hook/Background Information: Patriots are suffering during the harsh winter at Valley Forge‚ a war campsite. Some Colonial Army members are leaving‚ and others are staying. Soldiers are dying from illnesses‚ and other causes. Quitting Valley Forge will not be close to an option for me‚ I will stay at Valley Forge. Some might say that lots of people have died already‚ but according to the chart of illnesses and deaths (Doc A)‚ only about 50% of the group has passed away. This means that there is
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No battle was fought at Valley Forge‚ yet it was the turning point in the Revolutionary War because it gave the army a backbone‚ made the soldiers stronger for upcoming battles‚ and helped them win alliance with the French. It was here that the Continental Army was hopelessly drenched. After the battles they had fought‚ Valley Forge gave them another reason to give up. They arrived bloody‚ beaten‚ and war-torn. What would you expect from an army who went through these difficulties and yet‚ life
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Valley Forge: Would you Quit? It’s like Thomas Paine said‚ “These are the times that try men’s souls.” (Paine 153) This is Valley Forge. It’s the middle of the Revolutionary War. Me‚ along with 12‚000 other soldiers are at Valley Forge. So far‚ there are a lot of bad of living conditions. The weather is too cold to bare and most of us don’t have shoes and are lacking in clothing. Twelve men share a room in a hut and there is bad ventilation. I don’t know if I should re-enlist or quit. For me
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History At the end of the 19th Century ‚in the light of recovering French economy after the Franco-Prussian War‚ French republic announced the opening of a competition to design a 1000-foot tall tower for the 1889 Universal Exposition. The location of the tower was determined to be at Champ de Mars in Paris. Gustave Eiffel’s company engineer‚ Maurice and Emile alongside the architect Stephen Souvestre came out with a proposal to enter the competition. Their blueprint was selected unanimously out
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well as the storyline itself. The forge‚ Satis House‚ and London represent Pip’s jusxepiditon and the things he has learned‚ feared‚ or was ashamed of. Each location represents an event and person that changed the course of Pip’s life. The forge‚ was Pip’s home and was all he knew. The forge represents his foundation which was made by Joe‚Biddy‚ and Mrs.Joe;however‚ it also represents the fear and the guilt that altered Pip’s life. While living in the forge Pip meets the convict and he realizes
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The city of Pigeon Forge is located in the southeastern United States of Sevier County‚ Tennessee. It has been intriguing tourists around the world because of its plenty of attractions and events. The city is globally known for its sightseeing attractions including Dollywood theme park‚ outlet malls‚ Black Bear Jamboree Dinner Show‚ the Miracle Theater‚ Dixie Stampede‚ Zorb‚ Flyaway Indoor Skydiving and much more. Further‚ Winterfest seasonal event also gives remarkable introduction of this city
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Valley Forge: Would I Have Quit? A well known site from American Revolution is Valley Forge‚ the area George Washington and his troops set up camp from the Winter of 1777-1778.The conditions were obviously rough and the camp itself was built in great haste as Washington and his men retreated south. The question is‚ how rough was it‚ and‚ would I have stayed? The answer to that question is no‚ and here are the reasons why. The first and foremost reason I would not have stayed at Valley Forge is the
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artist Diego Velazquez completed his epic oil on canvas‚ Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan. Requested without commission by Flemish Baroque painter Peter Paul Rubens‚ Apollo in the Forge of Vulcan depicts the moment when the god Apollo tells Vulcan that Venus‚ his wife‚ is having an affair with another god‚ Mars. Apollo has presumably entered Vulcan’s blacksmith workshop to bear the bad news amongst the other blacksmiths in the forge. The moment when Apollo warns Vulcan of Venus’ adultery is the focus
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War at Valley Forge Plutarch stated‚ “The poor go to war‚ to fight and die for the delights‚ riches‚ and superfluities of others.” The Continental Army at Valley Forge were for sure not treated with enough respect‚ support‚ and enthusiasm as it takes to win the war. Around half of the soldiers at Valley Forge‚ as I recall‚ were reported sick in the first few months. Also‚ the whole Army was not presented warm clothes and warm shelters. We only had one pair of socks‚ shoes‚ and everything‚ which
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