Valerie Myrick Professor Murphy English ENC1102 July 12‚ 2013 Poetry Essay Draft on “The Widow’s Lament in Springtime” by William Carlos Williams “The Widow’s Lament in Springtime” by William Carlos Williams is a lovely poem that goes straight to the heart of anyone that has lost a loved one. Death is a physical energy that can drain and change an individual’s entire outlook on life as well as any joy that has been experienced. Some people are so affected that they see no relief in sight and
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isolated from the people‚ who feels your pain‚ and who shares your dreams and who draws his strength and his wisdom from you.” Indeed‚ these words echoed throughout many American televisions on July 15‚ 1979. James Earl Carter‚ Jr. better known as Jimmy Carter‚ our 39th president uttered these words as he addressed the nation with his famous Crisis of Confidence speech. Moreover‚ the quote showed Carter had concern and empathy for the issues the nation faced‚ and was willing to lead the nation through
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Jimmy changed forever today. He had darkness around him and it was as dark as a person getting disturbing revelations. Because Jimmy was not prepared for today‚ the day was more depressing. Jimmy’s thought about old people’s value in society drastically changed today. Jimmy walked to his hotel bedroom‚ and he felt exhausted. The floor was squeaky and loud. In addition‚ the ceiling looked as though it was ready to confess its sins because of how menacing it looked. Just about to open his room
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come‚ but nothing should keep me from continuing to move forward. I am someone’s daughter‚ mother and wife. Those titles are blessings and mean so much more than a word. I am important to someone and they need me. "A Walk to Beautiful" by Jimmy Wayne‚ is about Jimmy overcoming his past and becoming his own person. He kept his past in his pocket to remind him of what he had went through and how far he had come. I am not sure that anyone considers their childhood perfect‚ if they do they are lucky. My
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Poetry Analysis/ Discussion Mirror I am silver and exact. I have no preconceptions. Whatever I see I swallow immediately Just as it is‚ unmisted by love or dislike. I am not cruel‚ only truthful- The eye of the little god‚ four cornered. Most of the time I meditate on the opposite wall. It is pink‚ with speckles. I have looked at it so long I think it is a part of my heart. But it flickers. Faces and darkness separate us over and over. Now I am a lake. A woman bends over me‚ Searching my reaches
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War Time Changes: The Transformation of Jimmy Cross Many authors tend to use character transformations to further an idea in a story. Tim O’Brien’s story “The Things They Carried” has an open ending‚ which he uses to signal a new beginning with the transformation of Jimmy Cross. The transformation greatly ties in with one of the major themes of the story‚ that war changes people. Tim O’Brien provides his audience with a very descriptive image of both the physical and mental "things" the characters
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They Carried” Lieutenant Jimmy cross serves as a metaphor for the Vietnam War‚ particularly the war’s lack of a definite structure. The dominant trait of Jimmy Cross is that he is lacks a definite purpose and he fails in his role as the leader of the Alpha Company who should offer clear instructions to his troops on what to do. The author Tim O’Brien used Jimmy cross to show how situations that people are placed in lead to external and internal conflict. The war made Jimmy doubt himself and the internal
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that everything they carry are either very meaningful to themselves or a necessity.Everyone carries something. Jimmy cross carries his photos of Martha‚ The men carry can openers‚ Knives‚ Kool-Aid‚ and water‚ but almost everyone humps (carries) photos of girls‚ of family‚ and of friends.Although the men carry these things they also carry things based on superstition. Jimmy Cross carries photos of martha‚he also carries her letters that she sent him.Jimmy loves martha and hopes martha
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Cited: Geddes‚ Gary. 20th Century Poetry & Poetics: Fourth Edition. Ontario: Oxford University Press Canada‚ 1996.
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George Orwell and Jimmy Cross Character Comparison In the two short stories‚ Shooting an Elephant and the Things They Carried there are certain similarities and differences that George Orwell and Jimmy Cross hold. Each character in the short stories has there own different situation they are in‚ but they both are in a foreign land and they both have to take orders and do what there country is asking of them. However‚ even though each situation is different they both deal with some of the same
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