Shooting Star – Carol Ann Duffy The poem ’Shooting Stars’ by Carol Ann Duffy tells a shocking story of a female prisoner held by Nazis in a concentration camp around the time of the Holocaust. The poem is set in 1940‚ Hitler and his Nazi party had taken control of most of Europe and had vowed to exterminate the entire Jewish race. Duffy’s haunting use of imagery and word choice make this poem so memorable and its very strong opening prepares the reader for the rest of the poem. The
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Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy The poem Medusa explores the theme of jealousy and anger; the poet illustrates this using the extended metaphor of a Greek mythological creature Medusa‚ whose story describes her as a beautiful maiden that is turned into a hideous creature after being raped by Poseidon. The poet furthermore links this metaphor to the theme of feminism when she describes the women in the poem overpowering the man that hurt her. The language in this poem is quite harsh‚ emphasising the
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“War Photographer” A poem which encourages the reader to feel sympathy is “War Photographer” by Carol Ann Duffy. The persona you are encouraged to feel sympathy towards is the war photographer. The poem features a war photographer who tries to deliver the message that suffering is wrong and should be stopped but is made to realise that the people “do not care” and his job is futile. The poet makes use of word choice‚ imagery and structure to show that the war photographer feels isolated and
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the report. (Coordinator) (Spokesperson) (Reviewer) Leigh Ann Walker‚ Staff Accountant Leigh Ann Walker was an exceptional student in college. Her 3.9 grade point average and her involvement in numerous
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For my transformation I choose the novel ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens and transformed it into a poem that targets the attitude and pain of the main character Miss Havisham. One of my main attempts was to focus on her loneliness and bitter personality. I wanted to grasp these points in particular to show the links between her attitude and hatred towards men and the world around her. She has a vengeful side which is portrayed in her violent language ‘stab’ and ‘death’. Her attitude towards
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Mrs. Aesop In Mrs Aesop‚ Duffy‟s speaker does more than regret a loss; this time‚ her tone is resentful that the man she married has turned out to be an „Asshole‟. Mrs Aesop relies on the reader‟s foreground knowledge that Aesop (a Greek slave) was a literary genius responsible for inventing the allegorical mode; this is the world’s preconceived view of him. By contrast‚ his wife’s starting-point is that‚ no matter how entertaining and instructive Aesop‟s fables are‚ the man himself is a bore -
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In my opinion Vaughn did not overreact to Walker’s admission that she had been untruthful regarding the CPA exam. Long-term professional relationships depend on trust. In these relationships‚ especially in the audit field‚ management needs to trust that the work being done is fair and accurate. When working an audit there is the understanding that due to the amount and complexity of work being performed‚ there will occasionally be mistakes. This is why an audit team’s work is performed by the staff
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1. In your opinion‚ did Vaughn overreact to Walker’s admission that she had been untruthful regarding the CPA exam? If so‚ how would you have dealt with the situation if you had been in Vaughn’s position? Vaughn did not over react to Walker’s untruthfulness regarding the CPA exam. She lied that she had not taken it because she feared that she was going to fail. I believe it is important to be completely honest and have integrity while working in an audit firm. If Walker lied about not taking
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CHARACTERS Azreen Saleh Azreen Saleh is the daughter Saleh Abdullah. She is the total opposite of her sister‚ Madhuri who is pretty‚ sweet‚ polite and obedient. Hence‚ she was always compared to her and she hates it. She was a tomboy when in school‚ and she often got into trouble. Her bestfriend in school was Asraf. She would do anything to help him‚ even if it meant taking the blame for his faults. She did had feelings for him‚ but Asraf was in love with someone else. She seems not to get
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" The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Ann Porter explores themes such as denial‚ regret‚ and most of all grief‚ centered around an eighty year old woman‚ Granny Weatherall. Her very name Weatherall is a symbol of what she has endured through life. She had to weather all she persisted and carried on. For her first love‚ George left her at the altar. Her husband‚ John died young in their marriage. And even God didn’t show up to the time of her death. Consistently Granny has been jilted or
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