Old Ironsides The poem “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes was written to remember the US Naval ship the USS Constitution‚ nicknamed “Old Ironsides.” It also had another purpose of saving and preserving the battleship. It has a structure in which the first stanza is referencing the past‚ the second stanza the present‚ and the third stanza the future. This structure helps the reader to understand what is going on in the poem and grasp the tone and theme by allowing the reader to follow the
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He wishes he had a friend with the same sensibilities and he says he is self-taught. 5. Where is Walton now? What do you think of Walton’s question "What can stop the determined heart and resolved will of man"? Walton is out to sea‚ sailing north. The quotation establishes the Romantic idea of the power of emotion over reason. 6. How much time has elapsed between Letter 3 and Letter 4? What "strange accident" has happened to the sailors? One month has lapsed. The accident is the ship is
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The notion of growing old has for many been visions of hopelessness‚ neglect and despair. And if you add to these the perceptions of inadequacy‚ lack of energy‚ social withdrawal‚ difficulty concentrating‚ and problems with memory‚ the realization that we are growing old can be traumatic. At no stage in life is it ever smooth sailing‚ every stage has its bumps and bruises. Our ideas and attitudes towards aging are very important in how well we cope with and enjoy the passing years. As I look forward
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definition of "old-timer" would be someone in their 70s.80s. So I would take the age at which Mr. Old Timer was raising his children‚ which was apparently when he would have been at the age to determine respectfulness of his own children. Let ’s say 25 years old. That generation would have had multiple children by then. If he was born in 1940‚ he would have been 25 years old in 1965. I would take data from his geographic area from the years 1965 and 2010. Each group would have 20 people who were
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sunny day.They2)to leave the airport at 11.50 a.m..At12.30 the car 3)to turn from Houston street to elm street.The car 4)to move very slowly.Mr. Kenedy and his wife 5)wave at the crowds when there 6)to be the sound of a gun.The Presidents hand 7)to stop moving.There 8) to be a third shoot and his head 9)to cover with blood.John Kennedy 10)to assassinate. * 1)arrived * 2) left * 3) turned * 4) was moving * 5) were waving * 6) was * 7) stopped * 8) was * 9) was
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The beliefs on how the Gestapo Treated People Most people believe the Gestapo in Germany we imprisoning Jews based off of their own decisions and feelings. Some people believe they were being controlled by Hinrich Himmler‚ who is the head of the S.S. Hitler’s elite paramilitary corps. These are both good theories but only one can be true. These theories also have much supporting information to back them up. People say they were being controlled by Himmler. They were not that active until the head
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The Constitutionality of the Stop and Frisk The Fourth Amendment of the United States Constitution guards against unreasonable searches and seizures. It also states that no warrants shall be issued without a probable cause. Modern jurisprudence has afforded police officers an incentive to respect the amendment. The Stop and Frisk law allows police officers to stop someone and do a quick search of their outer clothes for weapons if the officer has a reasonable suspicion that a crime has or is
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Studying is not that hard‚ we just need to go back were theres no Net‚ wifi. Stuying old ways are more effective but time consuming. But if you want to learn it will surely take time to do so. We cant literally blame people who invented this kind of entertainment since their objective is for the great and easy way of work. It is us the people who take advantage or maybe lazy or get addicted to it. We must have control. Like as if the government will control our time usage in wifi. (repeat) Studying
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Section #1 Demonstrate Understanding Santiago‚ the protagonist and fisherman in the novella‚ The Old Man and the Sea‚ is an old and impoverished man who lives in a small fishing village near Havana‚ Cuba. Although an expert fisherman‚ he had not caught a single fish in eighty-four days. However‚ he refuses to be discouraged and is consistently hopeful that he will have better luck the next day. When Santiago takes his skiff out further into the sea in hopes of catching a bigger fish‚ he is fortunate
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Old Spice is a prominent American brand of male grooming products. It is manufactured by Procter & Gamble‚ which acquired the brand in 1990 from the Shulton Company. ------------------------------------------------- History[edit] The Shulton Company‚ original producer of Old Spice‚ was founded in 1934 by William Lightfoot Schultz. The first Old Spice product was intended for women‚ introduced in 1937. Old Spice for men followed in 1938. The men’s products were dominated by shaving soap and aftershave lotion
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