Dr. Osburg Trends in American Literature March 2‚ 2003 “Song of Myself” as an Epic Poem There are many concepts and characteristics that define an epic. However‚ some criteria are simply more important than others. This is why Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” can be considered as an epic poem due to its ability to meet the most important requirements of an epic. Although it does so through a very intricate method‚ “Song of Myself” contains both a hero and an antagonist‚ thus meeting the basic requirement
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The Grendel and Beowulf Aspects of Myself Someone once said‚ “The things you hate most in others‚ are the things you hate most in yourself.” I see two sides of people: their positive side‚ and their negative side. Most of me‚ my Grendel aspect‚ wants to see the negative sides of people. It is easy to fall into the familiar habit of just noticing all the bad qualities about a person. However‚ my Beowulf aspect strives to see the best and positive qualities of people‚ and aims to put aside their
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Armstrong COLL101-1103A-07 6 June 2011 What I learned from the Discovery Wheel Once I finished filling out the Discovery Wheel I noticed that the three highest scores were in Purpose‚ Attitude and Diversity. While the lowest scores where on Money‚ Notes and Tests. I started with the highest scores first but my favorite are the lower scores since they make me practice positive thinking. Purpose As an IT Representative for a company in Puerto Rico‚ I have acquired lots of knowledge in the Information
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Elizabeth did that because she would like to continue the second stanza exactly where the first stanza ended; so she has the same line of thought‚ but she moved from one place to another (city to the countryside). She also ends the first stanza with ‘smell of subway crowded at rush hours’ and starts the second stanza with ‘where I come from’‚ this is done to show the distinct change between the first and second stanza‚ with the first being a crowded noisy environment of an expected city while the other
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they will see a sort of image of his or her self can have many different meanings. This assertion can apply to myself in many ways. My true friendships tell me a lot about myself as well. They can also tell a lot about me to others as well. I will be discussing this assertion and its relevance to myself. The assertion that when I look at one of my true friends‚ that I am looking at a sort of version of myself is truly an interesting assertion. When I look at my closest friends‚ I do see many similarities
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I used to believe I was a good writer. Throughout my elementary school education‚ creative writing dominated curriculum which allowed my extremely creative mindset to thrive. In middle school‚ I developed an elitist mentality about my writing ability. Believing that I reached my academic peak‚ I felt no need to sharpen my writing skills‚ causing me to become close minded to critique or other writing styles. Upon entering high school‚ I still clung to the idea that I was the best‚ but after my first
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Effective Persuasion I See Why Others Choose to Die written by Jerry Fensterman was a very touching essay. Jerry Fensterman had written this essay after he was diagnosed with cancer. Out of the four essays I choose to write about this one because I believe Jerry Fensterman has made a valid and remarkable point on the issue of physician-assisted suicide. I agree with Jerry Fensterman when he states knowing the feeling‚ loving‚ rational person could choose death over life. Fensterman has definitely
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January 20th‚ 2012 It’s Only Natural: Racial and Gender Equality in Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself” In the opening line of Walt Whitman’s “Song of Myself‚” it becomes immediately evident that his song is not about himself‚ but about the entire human race: “I celebrate myself‚ and sing myself‚ and what I assume you shall assume‚ / for every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you”. His poem extols the mundane aspects of everyday life that a traditional poet of his day would not have considered
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poem “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman has many different themes that involve Whitman himself and the nation he lived in. Whitman writes about life and death‚ equality‚ self appreciation and many other ideas. If I had to write the song of myself with my own themes and ideas they would be a relevantly similar to Whitman’s. The first theme I would write in the song of myself would be to live the life you’re given and use all the opportunities you’re provided with wisely. The second theme I would write
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Reflection At the start of the semester‚ I considered myself a good writer. I had done well in composition my sophomore year and believed that I didn’t have much more I needed to learn. However‚ coming into Advanced Composition‚ I realized quite quickly that my writing was not all I had thought it was. Compared to what Mrs. Witt was expecting‚ my writing was very juvenile. After the first paper‚ I was able to see what exactly I needed to work on‚ such as tying topics back to my thesis and working
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