Both Duffy and Plath portray many similar themes in their poetry; the theme of family relationships is illustrated in the poems ’Brothers’ and ’Before you were mine’ by Duffy and in ’Daddy’ and ’Medusa’ by Plath. All four poems portray a speaker looking back over relationships within their family members‚ however the context varies; in ’Daddy’‚ it is implied that a relationship between a father and a young girl has been cut short by death‚ resulting in a psychological battle between the speaker and
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It ain’t what you do‚ it’s what it does to you Simon Armitage writes an adventurous comparison poem to show how powerful imagination is by comparing life long dreams to one’s mundane memories in the poem‚“ It ain’t what you do‚ it’s what it does to you”. The poem displays three imaginative pinnacle-like events and with those events‚ there are three events juxtaposing them. The poem is presented in a manner where the story is based on the experiences of a first-person speaker. The poem follows
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when were you born? When I was born I was in Greensboro‚ NC. May 21‚ 1943. What year was it when you were my age? I was 17 in 1960. The play takes play in 1938- how old were you then? I wasn’t born at the time. Did you go to school? Where and for how long? I attended C.A. Johnson Columbia‚ SC for 4 years. What were you favorite subject? You least favorite? Why? English was my favorite‚ Chemistry was my least favorite. What was the main sport at your school? The main sports at my school were Football
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When presented with the questions‚ “If you knew you were going to die tomorrow‚ what three people would you call and why?”‚ many names and faces come to mind. Along with these‚ come a mix of emotion and feelings. Although it is a tough decision‚ my first call would be to my mother. Seeing how she is the woman who brought me into this world‚ it would only be fair that she would be the first to know that I was leaving it. Calling my mom would also serve two other purposes. The first being that my father
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Fartun Maalin Foundation for College Writing II 17 Apr.2013 To increase motivation we need to understand the source and consequences of helplessness and identifying situations‚ in which you can become empowered‚ assess readiness for change to pursue healthy lifestyle. As Heath’s say “tweaking the environment is about making the right behaviors a little bit easier and wrong behaviors a little bit harder.” (183) In Chip and Dan Heath’s book “switch” “shape the path” in order us to shape
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comments help me know what to change in my writing. When I read and hear other classmate’s essays and journals it gives a lot of information that I didn’t even know. When peer editing‚ it helps me understand what people think about my writing and how they think I can make it better. The comments that are given to me by the editor tells me what to change. Also when you peer edit‚ the editor tells you what grammar or spelling mistake you have made‚ so you can change it. I believe that when you peer edit
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If you were coming in the Fall Famous writer Emily Dickinson is well known for expressing depression and love in her poems. Some people believe that this is because of a traumatic emotional experience she went through in her late twenties or early thirties. There are multiple ways and techniques she uses to show her feelings in her poems. In If you were coming in the Fall‚ Dickinson uses a variety of different techniques to show her feelings for a loved one known only as "you." Dickinson
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You must do things you think you cannot do Honorary guest‚ lecturers‚ parents‚ fellow graduates‚ good afternoon. I am your valedictorian Oshane Thomas and I am charging you today to do the things you think you cannot do. The important actions aren’t easy. They are hard because of our fears. No one is without them. One of my fears is being here today talking to you. On preparation for graduation‚ I was notified that I had to deliver a speech and the thought of actually doing it terrified me
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What would you do if you won $500‚000? If you won $500‚000 in the lottery‚ what would you spend it on? There are a lot of different ways that people would choose to spend this money. Some people would choose to spend it on themselves‚ others would choose to give it all away to charity. The way I would spend it would be a mixture of the two. (67) First‚ I would take $250‚000 and put it in the bank. If it is in the bank for a while‚ it will draw around four to five thousand dollars in interest
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If you were given all the money you would ever need‚ and were free to do absolutely anything with your life‚ what would you choose to do and why? If I was fortunate enough to have me financial needs guaranteed‚ I would concentrate on my short term goal of getting an education on in engineering and thus prepared‚ move on to my long term goal of becoming an entrepreneur in a twin field of software design and robotic. The great cities of North America are rusting out and we need new industry to create
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