| | our Casuarina Tree is a poem published in 1881 by Toru Dutt‚ an Indian poet. Its a perfect example of craftsmanship.In this poemToru Dutt celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree and remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. ------------------------------------------------- Summary The poem begins with the description of the tree. The poet says that the creeper has wound itself round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree‚ like
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Interpretation of poems Dulce et decorum est are the first words of a Latin saying taken from an ode by Horace). The words were widely understood and often quoted at the start of the First World War. They mean "It is sweet and right." The full saying ends the poem: Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori - it is sweet and right to die for your country. In other words‚ it is a wonderful and great honour to fight and die for your country. The opening of the poem suggests Owen pities the state to
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Jane Doe Ms. X English I Honors 24 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
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Justice Gary Gilmore’s letter to Nicole: The extract from Norman Mailers documentary novel‚ “The Executioners song” is about a letter that Gary Gilmore wrote to his girlfriend Nicole. He wrote the letter when he was in jail‚ for killing two persons. He wrote the letter after he had spent 22 years of his life in prison. The letter is from August the third‚ 1979. The letter starts with Gary telling about Nicole and her love and how he was not prepared for the kind of honest open love she gave
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Gary Larson is the creator of the enormously popular cartoon The Far Side. The cartoons unique style and creative style has helped it to become one of the most recognizable and popular cartoons of all time. Gary Larson was born August 14th 1950 in University Place‚ Washington (near Tacoma‚ WA) to Verne and Doris Larson. As a child he enjoyed drawing and biology as well as playing the guitar. He graduated from Curtis Senior High School and then attended Washington State University where he earned
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Narrative Poem #1 A girl in the woods was very hungry She went to the store but her coupons were expired She went down the produce aisle To get something healthy She could get what she wanted Because she was so wealthy Before she purchased her items She went to the side of the street To get the New York times With a couple of left over dimes Now she had no more expired coupons She went back to the store to buy her fruit That’s the end of my poem wasn’t that a hoot.
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The setting in the Hunger Games by Gary Ross is a very interesting one. There is massive contrast between the capitol and District 12 is very vast and different. The whole setting gives me a WWII vibe. District 12 being very dreary and poor‚ there are woman doing laundry in big tubs and old men eating chicken bones. They have to hunt for their own food and sell it and also crops are sold. They are the poorest district‚ their reputation is for mining and coal. The bland colours and dirt roads with
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I believe I deserve to be selected for this scholarship because as a hard working student‚ I commit myself to effectively take advantage of the opportunity this scholarship will provide me. Besides being a student who persistently works hard academically‚ I also constantly try to improve my own community’s quality of life by doing volunteer work. Paying for college is difficult‚ especially in a family where the financial status is not very high. My father is the only one working and bringing home
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Gary paulsen Alejandro Carrillo Gary paulsen born minneapolis minnesota on May 17‚ 1939-present in his lifetime he became known as an author‚ but it wasn’t always this way. Gary Paulsen as a child lived with his grandmother until age seven Paulsen then went to live with his parents in Manila‚ Philippines. While living with his parents who continued to argue‚ Paulsen was frustrated and decided to leave at age 14 working odd jobs at a young age Gary in his early years worked odd jobs like;
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Our Casuarina Tree | | Toru Dutt (1856–77) | | | LIKE a huge Python‚ winding round and round | | The rugged trunk‚ indented deep with scars‚ | | Up to its very summit near the stars‚ | | A creeper climbs‚ in whose embraces bound | | No other tree could live. But gallantly | 5 | The giant wears the scarf‚ and flowers are hung | | In crimson clusters all the boughs among‚ | | Whereon all day are gathered bird and bee; | | And oft at nights the
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