What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"? Long has it waved on high‚ Beneath it rung the battle shout‚ and burst the cannon’s roar‚ and no more shall feel the victor’s tread. In 1830‚ the 44-gun American warship Constitution‚ the inspiration for "Old Ironsides‚" was scheduled to be scrapped - that is‚ stripped of everything valuable or reasonable. What proposal is put forth by Holmes‚ in the last stanza of his poem? Holmes is saying it would
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Peters. Part I: Examining. 1. What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"? * Stanzas one – The meteor of the ocean air. * Stanzas two – The lighting and the gale. 2. In 1830‚ the 44-gun American warship Constitution‚ the inspiration for "Old Ironsides‚" was scheduled to be scrapped - that is‚ stripped of everything valuable or reasonable. What proposal is put forth by Holmes‚ in the last stanza of his poem? * He is saying that
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inductance‚ frequency‚ power and energy (work). 2) What is the difference between AC and DC voltages? Give examples. 3) Provided a household has: * 10 light bulbs of 60 watts each (used 6h/day on average) * TV using 100 watts (used 4h/day on average) * A washing machine using 1000 watts (used for 3 /h once every 3 days) Calculate the total average energy consumption of this household in a quarter (90 days) in joules than in Kilowatt hours (kWh). 4) If the energy
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Healthcare for workers has been difficult to quite understand. It comes with many issues and solutions in which many are not talked about or understood. In Fresh Fruit Broken Bodies‚ Seth Holmes talks about the fieldworks and the injuries that happen to these workers. The main focus with cultural competency is the lack of training that one has in the health field training. He explores the structural factors that affect the migrant healthcare and how the health professions perceive these migrant patients
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uncertain whether the incident actually happened or is simply a legend; or‚ if it happened‚ whether Holmes was indeed the soldier who yelled at the president. No matter. Local newspapers reported it at the time. Holmes spoke of it to several people‚ and even said much later how embarrassed he was to have talked that way‚ so disrespectfully‚ to the president. During the thirty-odd years Holmes lived in Washington‚ he visited the site of Fort Stevens a number of times. And some of our best Civil
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1. What metaphors does Holmes use to describe the ship in stanzas one and two of "Old Ironsides"? “The meteor of the ocean air” in stanza 1 and “The eagle of the sea!” In stanza 2. 2. In 1830‚ the 44-gun American warship Constitution‚ the inspiration for "Old Ironsides‚" was scheduled to be scrapped - that is‚ stripped of everything valuable or reasonable. What proposal is put forth by Holmes‚ in the last stanza of his poem? In the last stanza he states that if the ship should “die” in a sense
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attacked by the Hound. In the book the starting scene was when Watson and Holmes had just found a walking stick that had the initials C.C.H. on it. I think that the movie starting scene was more informative because it let you know about what was happening and it also gave some more suspense to the film. In the movie Holmes‚ in the beginning‚ was much more prideful and rude to Watson and people in general‚ but later on‚ Holmes was a lot nicer and somewhat humble at least compared to the book. This
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especially after her mother‚ the wise Mr Watts‚ and her island home cease to exist. The novel opens with a colourful description of Watts‚ whom the children call Pop-Eye due to his eyes that "stuck out further than anyone else’s". We learn of his marriage to Grace‚ a native of Bougainville‚ which explains why he remained long after most white men had abandoned the island. With military tension rising and the school room growing over with creepers‚ Watts decides to take on the task of educating the
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October 14‚ 2010 “To Hell and Back‚ with Cake” By: Safiya Henderson-Holmes The title of the poem “To Hell and Back‚ with Cake” is exactly what the young girl in goes through to get cupcakes‚ a desirable treat or reward. The poem has a lot to do with racism and discrimination. It is written in first person and as a narrative with many different poetic techniques such as alliteration‚ sibilance‚ oxymoron‚ personification etc. Holmes offers very vivid and descriptive details explaining what these cupcakes
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Roylott’s estate in April 1883. Helen Stoner came to the detective‚ Sherlock Holmes and his assistant‚ Dr. Watson. She felt threatened experiencing the same occurrences that her sister did prior to her mysterious demise. Helen was concerned‚ believing her stepfather‚ Dr. Grimesby Roylott‚ murdered Julia Stoner. Sherlock and Watson carefully strategized how to solve the mystery. As Helen Stoner was telling her life story‚ Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson asked specific questions. According to Helen‚ while in
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