Carly Underkoffler Dr. Brendon Corcoran English 338-401 April 19‚ 2011 The Holocaust: Death by Lost Hope "If you lose hope‚ somehow you lose the vitality that keeps life moving‚ you lose that courage to be‚ that quality that helps you go on in spite of it all." - Martin Luther King The Holocaust was a horrific genocide in which the Nazi party systematically exterminated millions of Jews‚ homosexuals‚ mentally retarded persons‚ and others‚ on the pretense of ‘purifying’ the German race. The Nazis
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Hope is Never Lost During the Great Depression‚ many struggled. This lead to hope for good fortune and the opportunity to live through these terrible times. The main character‚ Lizabeth‚ lives with her parents in rural Maryland in what’s left of anything they can find… there houses are made of scraps and any material they can find to be useful; this is known as a shanty town. Her father is out of work and a job; her mother is a housekeeper for an “inferior” family‚ although the pay is very little…
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Appreciation of Shakespeare’s sonnet 18 William Shakespeare (1564～1616) born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon‚ was an English poet and playwright‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world’s pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England’s national poet and the "Bard of Avon". His surviving works‚ including some collaboration‚ consist of about 38 plays‚ 154 sonnets‚ two long narrative poems‚ and several other poems. Shakespeare produced most of his known
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No one other than ourselves determines our outcomes as individuals‚ that is my impression of Mr. Bates’ presentation “The Hope Dealer”. Having a childhood and parents similar to his‚ striving to improve the life we can no control over with the one we now do. As long as there is hope‚ or determination not to be a product of our environment people from less than ideal homes do not have to let it define them‚ or follow in the same path. The only one to blame for our shortcomings is the same one who
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Shakespeare’s Sonnet 092‚ the speaker has great ignorance of the term love. He is ignorance to believe that nothing shall go wrong with his relationship. Having the audacity to say that he will take his life if his lover rejects him with a bold demeanor. This way of seeing perfect love can be considered bliss. The way Shakespeare formatted the poem and his choice of words suggest that with love‚ there is ignorance. With ignorance‚ there comes bliss. At the beginning of the sonnet‚ the speaker starts
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He was immobile‚ couldn’t even flinch. She slowly came close to him and whispered: ‘‘Good luck!’’ Saying this she went down to his dry‚ lifeless lips and kissed him. Immediately afterwards he was brought to the ground. Black smoke started rising from his mouth and within a few seconds it all went black. Now he heard. ‘‘I’ve sent you to a dying world‚ a sick twisted world‚ full of war. You will now fight as a soldier with a little twist. I’ll let you find out what it is’’ And indeed he was transported
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Faith‚ Hope and reconciliation‚ by Faith Bandler‚ August 1999 What is this speech about/ Purpose: The concept of Reconciliation is central to this speech‚ Bandler is inclusive in her arguments addressing all Australians: Aboriginal‚ white‚ young and old. This speech is about unity of purpose.
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Sonnet 33 by William Shakespeare‚ expresses the love that poet has for his lover or son. The poem follows the conventional English sonnet format with a rhyme scheme of abab‚ cdcd‚ efef‚ gg. The poem contains three quatrains and one couplet. How does the poet’s image of alchemy contribute to love and the motif of gold coinage and valuation? The poet begins by talking about his experiences of many beautiful sun rises. The sun could be looked at in two different ways. The “sun” in the poem suggests
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back. Here is my essay‚ a very bland title for a very interesting story‚ so sit back‚ relax‚ grab some popcorn‚ and enjoy. Before I can begin to tell you all my hopes and dreams for when I am older‚ there is a lot you should know first. Hope? The definition of hope is a feeling or a desire for something to happen. Although who is Hope? I think I am someone who is genuinely weird‚ funny‚
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the Star Wars universe. This weapon was wielded by only the Jedi and their Sith counterparts. It was used in battle and was superior to all it came into contact with. The lightsaber was seen a great deal of times throughout the first movie‚ “A New Hope.” It represented the talisman in Luke Skywalker’s quest for victory over the evil Darth Vader. This lightsaber was a major part of the film‚ for it would symbolized three key points in the story. Power‚ vengeance‚ and peace. In the beginning of the
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