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    And far into the moonlight they played To the roar of the crowd he sang‚ Until long after the crowds were gone Down at the bar last night. Hello‚ my name is Ben. I live on a hillside beside a lake where some beavers and squirrels make their homes when it starts to get colder. I find living here to be very relaxing‚ and it allows me to reflect on nature and life. I do occasionally go into the town because I find it “as refreshing in its way as the rustle of the leaves” in the woods (Thoreau p.).

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    Three Days to See

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    who was afflicted at an early age in life. Her disabilities set in on her at eighteen months. As she grew older she didn’t let her incapacity defeat her. In 1933‚ Keller wrote an essay entitled‚ “Three Days To See”. In this article Keller gives a response about what she would like to see if she were given her sight back for three days. She also speaks about what it would be like if others were to lose their sight for three days as well. The opening statement of Keller’s article reads‚ “I have often

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    How Advertisements Persuade You The creators of advertisements try to create a rhetorical situation by creating a certain tone or image in dating website advertisements. A commercial for example is trying to persuade you or inform you into doing or knowing something. Online dating has become very popular. Online dating websites allow you to socialize with other individuals seeking same interest as you. Match‚ E harmony‚ and Christian mingle create rhetorical situations‚ which make single

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    Tall (Nature) In my family all four of them are short. My parents are about 5’5 and my sisters are about 5’3‚ while I am about 6’1. I don’t know where I get my height from‚ but when I look at my cousins from my dad’s side every single one of the guys are just about 6’0 or higher and the tallest being 6’6. I have about 30 male cousins on my dad’s side. Also my grandfather from my mom’s side is 6’1‚ so I guess I got some of the height from him also. I actually

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    form. For other uses‚ see Poetry (disambiguation). Literature Major forms Novel Poem Drama Short story Novella Genres Comedy Drama Epic Erotic Nonsense Lyric Mythopoeia Romance Satire Tragedy Tragicomedy Media Performance (play) Book Techniques Prose Poetry History and lists Outline of literature Glossary of terms History (modern) Books Writers Literary / Poetry awards Discussion Criticism Theory Sociology Magazines Literature portal v t e "Poem"‚ "Poems"‚ and "Poetic" redirect

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    Compare how poets present idea about leaders of conflict in The Charge of the Light Brigade and one other poem from the cluster of poems. Leaders of conflict guide others into battle showing them that their best ideas may result in disastrous actions being made. In The Charge of the Light Brigade Alfred Tennyson reflects on the consequences of war for the whole of the British cavalry who were killed in the Crimean war. In Mametz Wood‚ Owen Sheers describes the rediscovery of lost World War 1

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    You may think now – wow – how can you stop bullying when you can barely see it happening! I mean how are you supposed to put an end to it when it goes on 24/7? The best way for you to make a start is to talk to your friends and have a discussion in your class and make a set of rules to put an end to it. Then present the idea to your whole school. The next step is to create an Anti- Bullying team so you can end bullying at your school. Bullying is so bad that it can end up with dying and

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    Marx. The poem “Pull the Next One Up” by Marc Smith expresses that same quote with the reader as a mountain climber reaching the top of a mountain roped together with countless others. Through many elemental forms he creates the sensation of an accomplishment shared with everyone else climbing the mountain. Representing the mountain’s and rope as the big symbols in the piece Marc Smith understates the struggles of the world with our society. Incorporating all of these layers of the poem‚ the overall

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    The poem that was chosen was “Stone” by Charles Simic. Charles Simic argues that it is better to be as simple as a stone‚ than being energetic and some other kind of creature or object that has action in its life. The narrator is telling us that his idea of perfection or tranquility is being a stone‚ lying there‚ doing nothing for eternity. He prefers this over being something like a tiger or something with action. In the beginning of the poem‚ Charles Simic says the he would go straight to doing

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    by Billy Joel does a good job describing the way music can affect people. Different songs can impact people‚ change their moods‚ or bring back memories related to a certain tune. Each person‚ however‚ has their own unique taste in music; one song can be loved by one but hated by another‚ it all depends on our personal taste and what we can relate to. This made me wonder‚ what does the music I listen to say about myself? Do the lyrics define who I am as a person‚ or do I simply like songs because of

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