Before You Were Mine ‘Before You Were Mine’‚ written by Carol Ann Duffy is a poem about the adoration that the writer feels for her mother. Her feelings are revealed in first person. Duffy uses a range of narrative techniques like onomatopoeia‚ metaphors and short sentences which stand out and make the writer’s point clear. These techniques help reveal the author’s changing attitude from selfish and possessive to loving and affectionate‚ when considering the younger version of her mother. After
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“Before You Were Mine” by Carol Ann Duffy "Before you were mine" is a poem written by a daughter about how she imagines her mother ’s life ten years before the daughter was born. The author describes the photo of her mother with two of her friends. They “shriek at the pavement” and seem to be sharing a joke‚ young and lightsome (line 4). She knows that the thought of having a child one day doesn ’t occur to her mother when she was young and had a lot of dreams. Now remembering her own childhood
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This poem‚ like Before You Were Mine‚ is autobiographical‚ but more obviously so. Mrs. Tilscher is a real person‚ who taught Carol Ann Duffy in her last year at junior school. The poem is about rites of passage‚ the transition (move or change) from childhood to adolescence and the things we learn at school‚ from our teachers and from our peers. Duffy also associates the oppressive feeling we have in humid weather with the physical changes of puberty. Leaving primary school for the last time is like
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happiest Birthday to you. i will always be your baby girl for life! Thank you for marrying my mama instead of becoming a priest so that i and my two siblings shall come into existence. either way‚ you still are a "father". Indeed God’s choice is always best‚ for he chose you for me. i love you from the most bottom part of my hypothalamus. To the most important guy I’ll ever have on this planet; who is and will always be my die-hard fan‚ happy happier happiest Birthday to you. i will always be your
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You Decide Britni Goodman DeVry University SOCS 350: Cultural Diversity in the Professions Fall B‚ 2012 Choosing a Sales Manager After reviewing all four candidates I narrowed it down to two. Being a human resource manager I have guidelines to follow on who would be the best option for the sales manager position. I need someone who is articulate‚ sophisticated‚ and knowledgeable about fiber optics. The position calls for traveling Monday through Friday and spending time after 5:00 with
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I would like to tell you about an achievement that had impact on me‚ is learning English language. I that that would be easy but I figured that is very hard to learn a new language‚ learning English helped me a lot. I can understand better movies‚ songs even people speaking in English‚ and knowing this language is going to help me to have a better education in university‚ and in English course I made a new friends. Now I can understand much more English. Knowing English helped me a lot‚ now when
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where were you born? I was born in 1967 in Pyatigorsk‚ The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 2) Why did you come to Israel? In the community where I grew up‚ lived people from different religions: Jews‚ Christians and Muslims. Although there were not many Jews in the community‚ the Jewish customs and symbols among the Jewish families were large and significant part of their life. The main reason why I wanted to immigrate to Israel was because the life in Russia was not perfect and there were riots
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Life is what you and you alone make of it! What is your view? I believe that we can make our lives into what we want them to become if we have enough drive and reserve to achieve our goals. Our lives are our own‚ waiting for us to take them and mold them into exactly what we want. However‚ our lives are very much influenced‚ affected‚ and controlled by the people around us. Friends‚ parents‚ society‚ and even ourselves‚ can inhibit our hopes and dreams just as much as they can help us achieve
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the article. Include the points that you felt were most important. b. Identify any problems in the case study…why was this a case study? What problems are significant and warrant action? What solutions were used and were they effective? c. Identify 3 alternative solutions that you would recommend for the problems identified in the case study. What are the advantages/disadvantages of each of the alternative solutions? d. Explain how you would implement each of your alternative solutions
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successful‚ because of the dynamics of the classroom. Thus‚ this will hinder the time frame designated to complete subject matter. I would not like to be measured on how well my students performed on a state or federally based test‚ when I am attempted to get all 25-30 students on the same page. Along with dealing with disciplinary issues that will arise. I would rather give an assessment based on what I have covered freely with governmentally input. Shankar (2011) states “ We also caution that
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