We’ve heard the old montage “Show‚ don’t tell” so many times that it’s become stale–and what does it mean‚ anyway? It’s an easy phrase to utter‚ but how do you achieve resonant‚ meaningful description that will make your words come alive? Well‚ In “Storm Ending” and “Cut” poems‚ both of those writers use imagery to convey their message and we see the words come to life.
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The Beach. A storm brews above. People escape the beach‚ quickly grabbing their possessions as rain spits down on them. Music from cafes and fare rides come to a halt as their customers quickly disappear and the happy sounds of laughter echo around the empty beach. A gloomy shadow descends over the sea. Feeble light from the few surviving streetlights and lanterns appear to dim as the dark clouds move across the sky like a creeping panther. Birds silence their song and flee to safer places. Sandcastles
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Frederic Francois Chopin was born in Zelazowa Wola‚ Poland on March 1st‚1810. Shortly after his birth his parents moved to Warsaw‚ where he grew up. While growing up people said Chopin was a sensitive and poetic child and he showed a passionate love of music in his early age and was even taught to play the piano by his older sister Ludwika. (Orga‚ pg.13) While he was being taught by his sister his parents started to see that he was very talented at playing the piano‚ so when he was around the age
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Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a prime example of the kind of literature that was being written during the Victorian Era. Like many other female authors in the late 19th century‚ Chopin often highlights the repression that women faced during that time‚ especially in regard to their rights in marriage. “The Story of an Hour” is a whirlwind of a narrative that takes place over the course of a mere hour and reaches its conclusion in just under one thousand words and yet Chopin is able to fit an abundance
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Frédéric Chopin is a well-known Polish pianist and composer during the Romantic Era (1780-1910)‚ Chopin’s work inspired many young composers and musicians even till this day. Chopin is one of the greatest influential pianist and composers‚ his music and composed pieces are extremely astonished‚ especially his style of romantic taste‚ which are very unique and different compare to other composers. However‚ his work did not just influences the musical world‚ but it also influenced many artist and literature
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Thriller’s Perfect Storm The remarkable events that helped create the #1 selling album in music history I have listened to Michael Jackson’s music my entire life and have been fascinated by his contribution to music and entertainment. But‚ at what point in Jackson’s career did he blast into the stratosphere reaching popularity and wealth far beyond anyone else‚ past or present‚ in the industry? That point was November 30‚ 1982‚ when CBS Records released the album “Thriller”‚ an album
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still in the mainstream. Kate Chopin who was living a conventional life‚ had taken on a new role after the death of her husband. As a widow and mother of six‚ Chopin returned to her home town of St. Louis where she was raised as by 3 generations of very intelligent and strong-willed women. Not only was Chopin influenced by those very women‚ but her observations of the world lead her to begin writing. Early feminists longed for the same rights as women do today. Chopin was scorned for her vision that
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Case Study: Thyroid Storm Tammy is a 33 year old white female found by her fiancé to be confused‚ agitated‚ diaphoretic‚ and incontinent of diarrhea stool. The patient was brought into the ED by her fiancé for evaluation. Her fiancé states he is concerned because he thinks the patient has the flu because she has had a fever‚ nausea‚ diarrhea and diaphoresis that have progressively gotten worse over the past 24 hours. Vitals: Temp: 104.5 BP: 144/68
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defined by Merriam Webster Online Dictionary‚ feminism is “the theory of the political‚ economic‚ and social equality of the sexes”. Kate Chopin writes a short story that explains feminism in a literary approach. The Story of an Hour tells the story of a woman who feels trapped in her marriage and desperately wants to escape. Within a matter of two pages‚ Chopin gives Mrs. Mallard the chance to obtain freedom‚ however‚ not in the way the reader expects. The short story starts off by telling the
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In everyone’s life there are phases that make them unhappy. In the Story of An Hour by Kate Chopin‚ the character can be seen to be in a phase of unhappiness. Mrs. Mallard’s‚ the main character of the story‚ husband dies and she is cheerful although guilt of the joy she feels for his death. She is free however she realized how unhappily married she was. At the end of the story her husband comes back to her alive and her freedom that she was so joyous to obtain was lost. The Story of An Hour is an
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