Kaitlin So English 28A Instructor Godden October 27‚ 2014 “Next to of course god America I” E.E. Cummings was very interested in modernist poetry. This is a satirical poem – which consisted of sarcasm and mockery against people encouraging the act of patriotism in others. The poem is unique because has two main speakers. “Next to of course god America I” by E.E. Cummings is a traditional sonnet because it consists of fourteen lines. The poem also contains enjambment because of the run-on sentences
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The day of December 1‚ 2000 is a day I will never forget. It was a Friday. I was involved in a car accident that changed my view on life. The accident was the scariest experience I had ever had in my life. The day had started out too good to end the same. It was something about the day that didn’t sit right in my stomach. The day started out good‚ everyone woke up on the right side of the bed. Our daily routine wasn’t hectic like usual‚ there was usually an argument over the shower‚ comb
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nights‚ I have come to the conclusion that I was going to kill someone again and I was going to do it tonight. I started my preparation for my escapade. You may have noticed I said again and yes‚ I have killed before. The person I last murdered was a man in his late 40s I didn’t have any reason just felt like it. I didn’t have any set target tonight I will see what I come across tonight. I parked my car and walked through town late at night it wasn’t a very warm and friendly place at this time. I saw
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Bullying is described as the use superior strength or influence to intimidate (someone)‚ typically to force him or her to do what one wants. Within the short stories‚” The White Circle” by John Bell Clayton‚” The Day I Followed” by Eric Luper‚ and” Bully on the Ledge” by Kurtis Scaletta‚someone has to overcome the obstacles of being bullied‚ or the bully themselves‚ and admittedly regretting it in the end. The common thread in these three short stories is to think about your decisions before you
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It was the day after i had gotten arrested. I was sitting in a jail cell‚ just me and one other guy‚ he was watching me curiously. He finally started to speak up and asked what my name was‚ I replied “Bob‚ what’s yours?” “Billy‚” he replied quietly. The man was old seemed like he’d been here forever. He asked me what I was here for‚ I replied with “It’s a long story.” After a long moment of silence he says “Well tell me‚ we got the time.” “It happened just yesterday‚ I was waiting outside of
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"I believe in America because we have great dreams‚ and because we have an opportunity to make those dreams come true" This is a quote said by Wendell Willkie. Americans can have dreams and make them come‚ we can do this because of the First Commandment. The first commandment is Freedom of Expression. Freedom of Expression means we can say what we want and and do what we want and not get punished for it. Because of the First Commandment some professional football players do not stand for the Pledge
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In the poem “I Hear America Singing “by Walt Whitman‚ and the poem “I‚ Too” by Langston Hughes have many different similarities. “ I Hear America Singing” I s and example of free verse. Also “I‚ Too” is an example of free verse. In “I Hear America Singing “is talking about residents in America being happy and joyful about being able to work. The poem “I‚ Too” is about the African American house worker being sent into the kitchen when guest came over for dinner. Each poem uses specific poetic devices
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America‚ the United States‚ the freedom land‚ the American dream‚ or was it just a place to live‚ separation of class and money‚ and still people living in poverty. Two poems‚ ‘’I Hear America Singing” by Walt Whitman and “Let America Be America Again” by Langston Hughes determine whether America was a dream for everyone or not. If the front people try to force this country to be or the truth about how people live determine if it’s a dream or not.
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someone who is diverse‚ hard-working‚ and determined. First of all‚ an American isn’t defined by race. There is too much diversity in America to define an American by color. For instance‚ in the short story “America and I‚” by Anzia Yezierska‚ the narrator is an immigrant who discovers that diversity is what makes America: “They had left their native country as I had left mine. They had crossed an unknown ocean and landed in an unknown country‚ as I” (26). In making this comment‚ Yezierska is saying
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Every time I end up with question how and why. There is not any reason‚ yet‚ but I believe it is just a early stage‚ -age under teenager-that was keeping me afraid. I was afraid to go to school in America. Yes‚ my first day of school in America which always will be remember and it will always be shared because it may not be only my feelings‚ but it could be point out back to you as well. I could feel the hot summer heat on my face as if I was standing 20 feet away from the sun. I am sitting under
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