when the body dies it begins to decompose which results in a foul odor. State and local regulations are in place so that proper burial can occur and the odor does not offend society. Also‚ the dead bodies have to be far enough from the water supply as to not taint it and sicken the population. These regulations are in place to protect the people as well as give proper burial to the dead. 2. What are your personal views? I believe that the traditional funeral process is unnecessary for my family
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AWARENESS OF NATIONAL IDENTITY ORAL EXAMINATION BEACH BURIAL KENNETH SLESSOR Softly and Humbly to the Gulf of Arabs‚The convoys of dead sailors come; At night they sway and wander in the waters far under‚But morning rolls them in the foam. Between the sob and clubbing of the gunfire Someone‚ it seems‚ has time for this‚To pluck them from the shallows and bury them in burrows And tread the sand upon their nakedness;And each cross‚ the driven stake of tidewood‚Bears the last signature
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Kenneth Slessor wrote the poem Beach Burial whilst he completed his occupation as the official Australian Correspondent in the Middle East. Due to Slessor ’s observations of the war at close quarters he soon learnt about the horrific horrors of war. During Slessor ’s stay in El Alamein which is a small village found on the Egypt Mediterranean coast he wrote the poem to describe the realities of war and what realistically happens after heroes are killed. Kenneth Slessor has used imagery and various
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Beach Burial- Kenneth Slessor The 1944 poem “Beach Burial”‚ was written about Kenneth Slessors experience during World War II in El Alamein‚ Egypt. Kenneth Slessor was an Australian poet and journalist‚ who was the correspondent reporting from North Africa. Unlike other poems written about war‚ “Beach burial” is neither nationalistic nor patriotically written and does not commemorate heroes‚ as it tells of enemies uniting in death. The poem is a tribute to the masses of soldiers who died in the
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Poem Analysis--Model The poem I love best‚ the poem that I want to memorize and memorialize is: To be of use by Marge Piercy. I discovered this poem to share with Kendra‚ a young friend who graduated from college. She wants a career that allows her to give back to society so the title caught my attention. Kendra‚ like me‚ seeks meaningful work; this poem not only speaks to Kendra‚ it speaks to me as well; it has since become my favorite poem. The title‚ To be of use‚ is appropriate for this piece—Piercy
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In society‚ there is and always has been complications between Caucasians and African-Americans. In this poem‚ Sharon Olds explores this relationship using imagery‚ repetition‚ and multiple tone shifts. In the beginning of the poem‚ the author introduces a situation that contrasts a white person with a black. Correspondingly‚ she applies imagery to emphasize this difference greatly. For example‚ the shoes he is wearing at the time are black “laced with white” and compares them to “intentional scars
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Poem Analysis Digging Digging is a poem written by the Irish poet Seamus Heaney. It’s about a person looking back into the past and thinking about his father and his grandfather. The memories in the poem are about his father and his grandfather’s occupation. The sentences: ‘Stooping in rhythm through potato drills.’ shows that his father was a potato farmer and ‘My grandfather cut more turf in a day’ shows that his grandfather was a turf harvester. The title of this poem also has a meaning
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Name: Sajid Aziz‚ Roll no: AU515926 MA TEFL‚ Course Code: 5666 Assignment no: 2‚ Spring‚ 2013 Research Project A Stylistic Analysis of the Poem “The Red Wheelbarrow” By: William Carlos Williams The Red Wheelbarrow So much depends Upon A red wheel Barrow Glazed with rain Water Beside the white Chickens Introduction Oppose practicing the learned rhetoric in poetry writing‚ Williams finds his subjects in such homely items as wheelbarrows. He believes that
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‘Beach Burial’- is poem about the soldiers that loss their life through war. From the begging the hype is built up throughout the story‚ paragraph by paragraph the tension builds which is done in such away it’s quite confronting for the reader. In the begging of the poem Slessor sets a quite a soft and calm mood but blunt where “convoys of dead sailors come’. The image of the beach is set out to represent beauty and purity. Slessor uses a subdued choice of words to describe the effects of war like
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“Africville” Poem analysis In Maxine Tynes’ poem “Africville‚” the theme addressed is despite how the community of Africville was completely destroyed‚ their pride still prospers and remains in the minds and hearts of all its citizens. Tynes uses repetition‚ tone of voice‚ symbolism and imagery to dynamically convey the theme. Throughout the poem‚ Tynes exhibits a universal tone used to evoke pain and anger‚ as well as a more contrasting tone that demonstrates pride. This contrast of the specific
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