"O Captain! my Captain!" Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! my Captain!" after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Whitman describes Lincoln as the captain of the ship‚ as the leader of the country; he also refers to him as a father: "Here Captain! dear father!"(13)‚ "My father doesn’t feel my arm‚"(18). Clearly‚ a captain is not a father. Why‚ then‚ does Whitman connect the two together? Are there certain similarities between them that can’t be avoided? A captain is
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How to Write How to Write a Statement of Purpose a Statement of Purpose for the KAUST Discovery Scholarship for the Prof. Reima Al-Jarf College of Languages & Translation KAUST Scholarship Candidates’ Workshop. King Saud University. Malaz Campus. May 11‚ 2008 Aims of Workshop p At the end of the workshop‚ attendees will be to: identify what KAUST is looking for in the statement of purpose. p p make an outline of topics and subtopic to be included in the statement of purpose included
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Tarenia Carthan Dr. Jackson English 1102 [ 8 March 2011 ] Literary Summary/Analysis of “O Captain‚ My Captain” by Poet Walt Whitman “O Captain! My Captain” is a poem written by American poet Walt Whitman which expresses admiration for the 16th president of the United States of America who was assassinated. Written as an elegy in memory of Abraham Lincoln‚ who led the nation through turbulent times during the Civil War‚ the poem invokes the emotions both of pride and solemnest that Whitman
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why your work is an essential component of research in the field. The introduction does not have a strict word limit‚ unlike the abstract‚ but it should be as concise as possible. It can be a tricky part of the paper to write‚ so many scientists and researchers prefer to write it last‚ ensuring that they miss no major points. For a longer research paper‚ where you use an outline‚ it can be useful to structure your introduction around the outline. Here are a few outline examples. The introduction
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keywords. … while writing: 4. Write your summary on the basis of these keywords. Try to express the ideas of the text in your own words and use sentence connectives. 5. Start your summary with an appropriate introduction that contains the following information (if available): author‚ title‚ date of publication‚ theme‚ what kind of text is it? 6. Where necessary‚ change direct speech into reported speech. 7. Use the present tense for fictional texts. 8. Write your summary from the author’s
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“O Captain! My Captain!” Literary Analysis Every great nation’s past contains a great leader who sacrificed everything for his or her country. Abraham Lincoln gave his life after striving to abolish slavery. Soon after Lincoln’s murder‚ Walt Whitman wrote an apostrophe poem to Lincoln. In this eulogy‚ Whitman praised Lincoln’s accomplishments and mourned his death. In “O Captain! My Captain!”‚ Walt Whitman uses repetition‚ symbolism‚ assonance‚ and metaphors to portray the theme that every great
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my council speech i would like to be school council because i have the ability to work with peoplle and voice peoples opinion. think that you should find out what people expect someone from the student council to give them‚ and find a way to do this. For example‚ if your class wants more sports and less homework‚ write a speech using lots of emotive and authorative language ("I hate!" "We want!") to get your point across‚ and act like its the biggest deal and the most important thing to you that
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have an opinion and try to convince your listener or reader to accept your opinion‚ you are agreeing with or disagreeing with something. For example: In an everyday situation‚ you may try to convince a friend to go somewhere or in a composition or speech class‚ the instructor may make an assignment in which you must support or oppose the use of nuclear energy to produce electricity. If you agree or disagree on an issue‚ you will want your reader or listener to accept your point of view. There
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HOW TO WRITE AN ARTICLE An article is a piece of writing usually intended for publication in a newspaper‚ magazine or journal. • It is written for a wide audience‚ so it is essential to attract and retain the reader’s attention. • May include amusing stories‚ reported speech and descriptions. • Can be formal or informal. • Should be written in an interesting or entertaining manner • Should give opinions and thoughts‚ as well as facts. Format Interesting ‚ creative catchy title which attracts readers
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International Trade and Finance Speech Tracy Welle ECO/372 September 7‚ 2013 Paul Updike International Trade and Finance Speech The United States is known for its international trade. International trade allows the United States exchange goods and services. International trade plays an important role in the United States economy. A topic to cover is how imports and exports have an effect on businesses and consumers. The speech will cover the effects of international trade to GDP (Gross Domestic
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