In‚ “i sing of Olaf glad and big” Cummings once again calls attention to the unusual syntax and uses many of the writing tools available to him. For instance‚ in the very first line of the selected text of the poem‚ Cummings writes “his wellbelovéd colonel(trig/westpointer most succinctly bred)” (1-2). In this sentence alone‚ one sees several examples of Cumming’s ability to manipulate syntax to better represent the flow and other needs of his poems. When cummings writes “wellbelovéd” he purposely
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Hongkongism in Stephen Chiau Sing-chi’s cinema‚ Pastiche and Localism This article aims to show the Hongkongism in Stephen Chiau Sing-chi’s cinema by analyzing how he creates his own sense of humour and whether it has any type. Above all‚ I would like to correct the ’Reductionistic Reading’ which confuses Hongkongese identities with the political insecurities caused by restitution of Hongkong to China in 1997. Of course‚ nostalgic images in some of his movies may recall pre-1997 Hong Kong
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piece; “ This testimony from a black sister marks the beginning of a new era in the minds and hearts and lives of all black men and women…. Her portrait is a biblical study of life in the midst of death”. Newsweek stated‚” [I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings] quietly and gracefully portrays and pays tribute to the courage‚ dignity‚ and endurance of the small‚ rural community in which she spent most of her early years in the 1930’s.” After publishing this book Maya began to settle down and focus on writing
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Theme Reflection In the story‚ I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings‚ there are many themes. Two of them include racism and displacement. At a very young age‚ Maya met the effects of racism and segregation in America. She had been told about the differences between blacks and whites‚ which developed her belief that only blonde hair is beautiful and that she is a fat black girl stuck in a nightmare. However‚ Stamps‚ Arkansas‚ was so segregated that as a child Maya never
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In Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along-Blog‚ the characters reflect many archetypes which show us the true nature of humans‚ the need for a positive conclusion. One character in specific is Dr. Horrible himself‚ who plays the character archetype of the Hero. However‚ Dr. Horrible follows a more non-traditional Hero Cycle. His status quo is a constant attempt to be evil resulting in being stopped by Captain Hammer. Bad Horse contacting Dr. Horrible calls him to his adventure to prove himself to The Evil League
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by author Maya Angelou‚ is a gripping tale of a young girl‚ Maya‚ and how her world is evolving around her. The book is an extreme tale of racism and abuse‚ two concepts that would make one forget that this novel is non-fiction. Reading through it‚ I constantly have to remind myself that this is someone’s life story. This book has multiple strong characters who show archetypal characteristics which makes this easy to examine from an archetypal perspective. We see
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Throughout I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings there were many themes such as racism and segregation‚ strong black women‚ and literature. The strongest theme addressed in the book was racism and segregation. Racism and segregation was shown in just about every aspect of the book. A major example of to this theme is presented by how Maya and her family lived in the black side of Stamps. Their side of town is all dirt roads and broken down‚ while the white side of town the roads are paved and everything
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Music of World War 1 Music at the beginning of World War 1 (WW1) evolved from joyous sing song melodies to sombre recollections of battles‚ mates and tributes to those who had died. Australia was a young country it had only formed with a Constitution some 14 years earlier and this was its first adventure onto the world stage. Youth and enthusiasm was on its side. Men of all ages wanted to join the fight and the mother at home had no choice. Songs such as “Along the Road to Gundagai” “It’s a
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Reflection for “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings” Abstract This essay consists of three sections. The first section‚ a brief synopsis of the book “I know why caged bird sings” is presented. At the second part‚ three insights after reading the book are introduced. That is‚ metaphor of caged bird‚ power of literacy‚ and power of silence. At the last section‚ discipline-specific knowledge that relevant to the main character of book is stated. Synopsis of the Text This autobiography
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believe that the American Dream is surly just a myth. Many people have opposed to thinking that the American Dream is a myth. Opposers have come to believe that not only is it not a myth‚ it is truly plausible. In Whitman’s poem I Hear America Sing‚ he claims the American Dream is plausible. “Delicious sining of the mother‚ or of the young wife at work‚ or of the girl sewing or washing‚” he writes‚ “Singing with open mouths their strong melodious songs” (Whitman‚ 36). Whitman is saying that the
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