can feel the song touch his heart‚ though he may not comprehend the real intent of the lyrics‚ the language being unknown to him. The poet‚ with artistic elements of poetry‚ compares the song of the Highland Lass with the relatively dim sweetness of other objects and he seems to be successful in his work of contrast‚ but despite his comparisons‚ he wonders what the meaning of the song might be. The isolation of the girl makes the speaker realize his own isolation. Her song makes him realize how art
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CAITLYN DALY The essay Persons and Others written by Lorraine Code reviews and responds to specific issues and details in the novel As We Are Now by May Sarton. As We Are Now is a novel about the struggles the elderly face when that time comes. The story is told from Miss Caro Spencer’s point of view‚ beginning when she is brought and left at a mediocre nursing home for the elderly. She tells about hardships of growing old from the mental‚ emotional and physical troubles. Caro is forced to stay
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The Other in the Tempest In order to understand the characters in a play‚ we have to be able to distinguish what exactly makes them different. In the case of "The Tempest‚" Caliban‚ the sub-human slave is governed largely by his senses‚ making him the animal that he is portrayed to be and Prospero is governed by sound mind‚ making him human. Caliban responds to nature as his instinct is to follow it. Prospero‚ on the other hand‚ follows the art of justifiable rule. Even though it is easy
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THE OTHER WOMAN Group 8 3 – D Pharmacy Members: Sta. Ana‚ Axelle Anne Tan‚ Rhey Antoanette Tiu‚ Chrisanthydel Uy‚ Philene Victa‚ Ma. Nerissa Diane Villaflor‚ Ruby Anne Mae Ysit‚ Raymond Ivan I. Author of the Text Norma O. Miraflor graduated with a degree of AB Philosophy from the University of Santo Tomas. She received various awards from the Philippine Free Press and Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards in Literature. She and her sister are poets and fictionists. Due
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Inspiring Others: Kerry Charles Before taking a sip of his coffee‚ Kerry Charles gave the news-writing class at North Carolina A&T some sound advice. “Inspire someone. There is nothing more rewarding than knowing that your words or actions have inspired at least one person.” Inspiring others is Kerry Charles’s main focus and what he says is the key to remaining humble in the news industry. At 9 years old‚ Charles saw reporters rushing to the scene of a fire. From that experience‚ he knew that
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today our brains give us a rewarding hit of joy when we have sex (babies help a species survive) and devour high-calorie foods—today’s hedonistic delight once meant the difference between life and starvation. It’s also why we feel good when we help others‚ says Dr. James Doty‚ the director of Project Compassion and a clinical professor of neurosurgery at Stanford. “Kindness is our genetic imperative that has been there for millions of years‚” he says. “When you look at humans and animals‚ science
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the main theme to talk about in shorts stories‚ and in the story of “Hell-Heaven” by Jhumpa Lahiri‚ that is not the exception. However‚ it is an unusual and very enjoyable story where readers can identify themselves with it because the main characters are common people who have the same problems as many of us. If I have to summarize the story in one sentence‚ I can say that it describes the experiences of people who come from other cultures to the USA‚ and it is nuanced with an impossible love to make
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What does it mean to be an American citizen in the current hyper-polarized political moment? How do social identities shape our perceptions of race‚ gender‚ and ideology in America? Why does vocal gender inform ideas about female agency and power? In modern-day American public discourse‚ identity politics are seared into the minds of partisan politicians‚ social identity groups‚ and political movements. However‚ absent from these conversation is a frank discussion about how the role the of race-based
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The Acceptance of Others Recently‚ our school adopted the OLWEAS bulling training program. Every other Tuesday we meet with a select group of students and a teacher and talk about different instances and about ourselves. During the trainings that I have endured it has made me think about my actions towards other people and how these actions or words are portrayed. One instance was judging people before you know them personally. As soon as you look at a person most people make a general note based
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Helping others can be very rewarding and beneficial to both parties. After going to the Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting and Our Community Place (OCP)‚ I have realized the benefits of helping others and I have gained new perspectives on others. While I was there I met some very interesting people that might not have the best lives but they know how to make the best of what they have. I felt like I gained some knowledge and insight on different things and it made me feel good to help them out. In my
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