“Once upon a time” is a poem written by Gabriel Okara‚ a Nigerian poet. The Title is an interesting choice because‚ before a line of the poem is read‚ it links the poem to childish stories‚ fairy tales‚ that finish in a “happily ever after”‚ but there is always an obstacle‚ or you may call it a “bad guy”. Okara starts of the poem with “Once upon a time” which shows how far it is into the past but it has not been forgotten. The poem starts off as being portrayed as a negative tirade. Okara uses
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one’s thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea‚ image‚ desire etc.‚ Personally‚ I don’t think to have had experienced this feeling or thought yet. I don’t remember being obsessed with anything. I might have persistent thoughts or desires‚ but they don’t last enough to be called obsessions. I know my limits and never attempted to go further with these thoughts. I tried to follow the flow of the thoughts that led to an idea‚ but after analyzing the possibilities and the opportunities‚ either I dropped
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gender identity in the framework of the ideology of nationalism and its projections in media and literary texts. It analyses how masculinity and nationalism have always been parallel discourses in its exclusion or subordination of feminine roles in the constructions of the nation whether through its media projections or through literary texts.. The paper attempts to examine how these dominant discourses re-inscribe themselves in postcolonial ideologies of nationalism‚ especially India. It examines the
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The Nature of Thought Student Name Instructor Name February 3‚ 2014 The Nature of Thought The ability to make a decision and ponder great mysteries is a trait humans’ possess. The complexity of the human brain makes it possible for humans to make rational decisions and analyze the consequences of situations. This trait has enabled humans to build great innovations to provider elaborate structures for shelter‚ make life easier‚ and understand the world around
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September 31‚ 2012 Once More to the Lake In this story the author relives his childhood memories on a lake in Maine where his father used to take him and his siblings. In the story the author has moments where he “seemed to be living in dual existence” where he sees himself as his son and sees himself being his father at the same time. The author says “I would be in the middle of a simple act‚ I would be picking up a bait box‚ or laying down a table fork‚ or I would be saying something‚ and suddenly
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After reading all of the descriptive essays I found that I liked the “Once More to the Lake “By E.B White. His essay is easily readable and his diction is simplistic. His descriptions and imagery include Whites past and present memories. The narration is first person through the eyes and voice of the author. On the other hand I feel that his theme is more elusive. This retrospection allows the reader to slip behind the wall of time and memories to watch a son and father enjoy the America dream a
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and thinking that lies beneath. He states the central purpose is simply to establish a field of genuine meeting and inquiry‚ a setting in which people can allow a free flow of meaning and vigorous exploration of the collective background of their thought‚ their personal predispositions‚ the nature of their shared attention‚ and the rigid features of their individual and collective assumptions. Dialogue according to Bohm (1996) must have three conditions met. First‚ participants must suspend assumptions
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How did Kim Il Sung use Stakhanovite propaganda to consolidate the Kim Dynasty’s control over the Democratic Republic of North Korea in the face of the economic decline of the 1960s? Kim Il Sung became the leader of North Korea in 1948‚ when the Republic was first established. Throughout his rule‚ Kim Il Sung pushed for increased military spending at the cost of economic development‚ a situation that was furthered by a drop in Soviet and Chinese aid in 1964 as well as the sluggish bureaucracy engrained
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Enlightenment Thought The Eighteenth-century gave way to the intellectual heirs of their past called the Newtonian science. Coined as such because of Sir Isaac Newton’s “natural laws of the physical universe” (Fiero‚ p.134)‚ “Enlightenment philosophers emphasized acquiring knowledge through reason‚ challenging unquestioned assumptions” (Norton‚ Sheriff‚ Katzman‚ Blight‚ Chudacoff & Logevall‚ p. 92). Also known as the Age of Reason‚ the movement occurred roughly between 1687 when Newton’s major
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“Food For Thought” Summary In “Food for Thought”‚ Jeff Gordinier suggests that mindful eating is a form of meditation that can help us minimize stress‚ reduce problems associated with obesity and change our ideas about food. He describes how one can have the power to eat mindfully‚ if they wish it. And how eaters can enjoy this process even more‚ when they decide halfway through that their body has had enough. He discusses some books about paying close attention to the food in front of you. The
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