Ozymandias I met a traveller from an antique land Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand‚ Half sunk‚ a shatter’d visage lies‚ whose frown And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command Tell that its sculptor well those passions read Which yet survive‚ stamp’d on these lifeless things‚ The hand that mock’d them and the heart that fed. And on the pedestal these words appear: "My name is Ozymandias‚ king of kings: Look on my works‚ ye Mighty
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Pocho is a novel written by Jose Antonio Villarreal‚ a Mexican author. The story focuses on the development of an American-Mexican child and the imposition of a specific culture and religion upon him. The main character of this novel is Richard Rubio who was the son of Mexican parents. His parents migrated to America from Mexico during the depression-era. The Author described the experiences of a child who called himself a “Pocho”‚ a term Pocho used to describe children who were born during the
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Critical appreciation of a poem is defined as the critical reading of a poem. The meaning of its words‚ its rhyme‚ scheme‚ the speaker‚ figures of speech‚ the references to other works (intertextuality)‚ the style of language‚ the general writing style of the poet ( if mentioned)‚ the genre‚ the context‚ the tone of the speaker and such other elements make up the critical reading or appreciation. It does not mean criticising the poem. A critical appreciation helps in a better understanding of the
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Congratulations! This is your first step into the We The People journey. Look at the two people next to you‚ you will be stuck with them for the rest of the school year. You three will grow to be a powerhouse through work and support from each other. After (hopefully) completing the summer assignment‚ you have an overall idea of what Unit 3 is. However‚ it is not until you research it in depth that you realize that it is by far the best unit you could be in. This unit allows you to find your passions
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ex-boyfriend and abuser which greatly helped Attiya to address and proceed with her own experiences of domestic abuse. This therapeutic approach is educational and transformative for both parties and the audience. By confronting her past‚ Attiya’s journey of healing took a large step and allowed her to deal with her pain and the impact of her abuse in her own words. This action and being acknowledged helped empower her and reclaim control over her life. In addition‚ this also helped her gain closure
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The character that I connect or relate to the most is Della from The Gift of the Magi. Della is a sweet poor woman who needs to buy a present for her husband for christmas but the problem is she only has one dollar and eighty-seven cents. She had been saving that money for a long time. Just like Della I save my money for long periods of time then when the time comes to buy something I spend it all. Della looks everywhere and spends a lot of time trying to find the perfect gift for her husband. Even
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Books 1-4 Book I Summary: The narrator calls upon the Muse to help him tell the story of Odysseus. We pick up ten years after the fall of Troy in the Trojan War (the subject of The Iliad). In trying to return home‚ Odysseus and his shipmates had numerous adventures‚ but now Odysseus has been left alone on the island of Ogygia for the last eight years‚ captive of the beautiful goddess Kalypso. We are told that Poseidon‚ god of the sea‚ will make Odysseus’ journey home to Ithaka even more difficult
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character in The Gift of the Magi’s‚ personalities differ from one another vastly. In The Necklace‚ the main character Mathilde Loisel is an ungrateful middle class woman who seeks riches and admiration. Alternatively‚ the main character in The Gift of the Magi‚ Della Young‚ is compassionate and works very hard to buy her husband a present‚ and ultimately‚ selling the one thing that was more precious to her than anything else‚ her hair. Mathilde is selfish‚ and when her friend‚ Madame Foreister is sympathetic
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A trip to the Arctic would be an eye-opening adventure for anyone‚ it allows travelers to gain perspective on how unique and vast our world truly is. As Doerr proves in his article about his journey to the Arctic‚ the concept of what is normal evolves with time and is in a state of cultural and geographic flux; yet humans are somehow able to establish connections to their perceived view of the world‚ despite its enormity. Humans are creatures of habit when they grow up in the same environment and
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Hero’s Journey (12 Stages) The Ordinary World- (The hero’s normal world before the story begins.) In the beginning of the movie you see shrek doing his daily behaviors‚ brushing his teeth with slug juice‚ eating eyeballs as food and setting a fire by burping on a matchstick. Shrek’s ordinary world would be his swamp‚ where he lives peacefully without any worries. Shrek has sign saying “stay out” which indicates he likes being alone. The Call to Adventure- (The hero is presented with a challenge
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