In a gilded ‚ opulent place Lassie had her statuesque days . Adorned with beauty and astral charm‚ No ’dybbuk’ brought her any harm . She moved with ease and elfish pace‚ Adroited with Totem’s grace . Had eyes that glimmered ‚ hair that curled‚ A charming girl in a resplendent world . Days and nights ‚ walked the sands of time‚ Thus ‚ Lassie yawed into a damsel prime . AWOL were the days of ’fun and play’‚ Jejuneness brought her ‚ utmost dismay . ’Combat and Hatred’ everywhere it reigns‚ She felt
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ANALYSIS Not marble‚ nor the gilded monuments (1): This line is likely an allusion to the lavish tombs of English royalty; in particular‚ to the tomb of Henry VII in Westminster Abbey‚ which contains a large sarcophagus made of black marble with gilded effigies of King Henry and his queen‚ Elizabeth of York. unswept (4): note that the pronunciation here is /UN swept/. with sluttish time (4): i.e.‚ by filthy time. In Elizabethan England the word "sluttish" could describe either a sexually promiscuous
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Forgotten Fire People take their lives for granted too easily today. We do not know when something could happen to us or a loved one. Unexpected events take place to people all the time. In the book Forgotten Fire Adam Bagdasarian tells the real life story of how his uncle survived the Armenian Genocide in 1915. Vahan Kenderian‚ Adam’s uncle‚ was only twelve when many events started occurring. These events were unexpected and tragic in many ways to not only Vahan and his family‚ but also all of
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The Korean War also referred to as the “Forgotten War‚” set an unforeseen reconstruction into the Air Defense Artillery branch of the modern Army. This bloody war was an important event in the world or the Air Defense Artillery branch. The contingency missions of today’s Army were solidified during the Korean War and it helped cement the Air Defense Artillery motto of “First to Fire.” There were many important events that occurred for ADA during this war. From the first air defense unit arriving
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easily‚ virtually anywhere and anytime. Yet‚ it is unclear what to do when‚ instead of gaining knowledge‚ one wants to forget – or to be forgotten. Michael Douglas ponders on the complications resulting from the digital eternity in his article Questioning the right to be forgotten. This complex subject is explored
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Vivaldi: An Almost Forgotten Genius In the 20th century several scholars of the famous Johann Sebastian Bach noticed a composer who kept popping up in their findings. It seemed as if this composer left an impeccable impression on Bach. Who is this guy? Thus the great search for Vivaldi begun. For centuries Vivaldi was forgotten‚ smothered by the fast growing Baroque artist and the dramatic change of the world’s taste in music. Regardless of that fact‚ Vivaldi’s name broke out of the grave and was
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"The Gilded Six-Bits” published in 1933 by Zora Neale Hurston ‚ a very well-known writer of the 20th-century tells the story of Missy and Joe a newlywed who both test their love for one another when an unknown individual named Otis D. Slemmons arrives whiling understanding the love‚ betrayal‚ and forgiveness that come. "The Gilded Six-Bits" symbolizes the meaning of a true marriage and the truth that lies underneath its meaning. The argument that shows in this story is that if something looks too
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September 11th 2001‚ a day that began as any other Tuesday‚ soon became a day no one would ever forget. As a freshman in high school‚ that day was just an ordinary weekday for me and my peers. As I would for any other school day‚ I woke up‚ took a quick shower‚ brushed my teeth and walked to the bus stop with my sister. My sister and I sat at the corner playing cards until the bus came‚ like we would every morning. The bus came and we sat in our usual seats. When I arrived to school I said goodbye
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The United States declared its independence from Great Britain in 1776 and in 1783 that independence was given. America then elected their first president‚ George Washington‚ in 1789. Later in 1793 a war broke out between Britain and France. The United States was worried about this war because it could hurt them. Both‚ Britain and France‚ thought that American ships were supplying the other nation with food‚ weapons and other supplies. To check this out Britain and France would stop the American
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Isn’t Gold As humans‚ we all have a desire to have things that are beyond what we can afford. As a result‚ we start to have strong feelings of envy and jealousy towards that people who possess what it is that we cannot have. In the short story “The Gilded Six Bits” by Zora Neale Hurston‚ Joe quickly became fascinated with a big talker from Chicago named Otis D. Slemmons. Otis claimed that women gave him money and adored him. This interest that Joe had with the gold accessories that Otis owned lead
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