Write 2 paragraphs on ONE of the Sharon Olds poems handed out in class (either ’I Go Back to May 1937’ or ’35/10’) - One paragraph on imagery in the poem - One paragraph on a literary element of your choice (metaphors‚ similes‚ etc.) “I Go Back to May 1937” is a wonderfully crafted poem by Sharon Olds. This poem has more meaning than you give it‚ for the imagery and foreshadowing it is filled with. This poem tells you a story of how the narrator’s father and mother met and how their life
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Independence Day What is an Independence Day? Independence Day‚ observed annually on 15 August in India commemorating the nation’s independence from Kingdom of Great Britain on 15 August 1947. India attained independence following an independence movement noted for largely nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience led by the Indian National Congress (INC). Independence coincided with the partition of India‚ in which the British Indian Empire was divided along religious lines into the Dominions of India and Pakistan;
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huge honor for me to be here talking to all of you on teachers day. I was also a teacher; the principal in fact of Guru Harkrishan Public school in the past but otherwise a history teacher. On this day we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Savepalli Radhakrishnan‚ a profound philosopher‚ statesman and educationalist. Dr. Radhakrishnan said that he would like his birthday to be celebrated only once and decided that it would be called Teachers Day. This request showed his love for the profession. From then
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morning everyone. Today‚ I welcome you all on the auspicious occasion of Teacher’s day. India has been celebrating Teacher’s Day on 5th September‚ since 1962. The day commemorates the birthday of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakhrishnan‚ a philosopher and a teacher par excellence‚ and his contribution towards Indian education system. Dr Radhakhrishnan believed that "teachers should be the best minds in the country". On this day‚ we gratefully remember the great educationist‚ apart from honoring all the teachers
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May 27th‚ 1942. A day of resistance‚ a day of power‚ a day of sadness. This was the day everything started‚ my life and the rest of the people’s lives in Lidice was over. For centuries Lidice was just a small ordinary agricultural village‚ nothing really happened much. My family and I ran a small shop in the center of town. I am a husband and a father 3 beautiful children‚ Adula (15)‚ Paula (10)‚ and Bazil (7). They helped around the shop filling shelves with more bread and sweeping the floors.
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What Valentine’s Day is all about Valentine’s Day is one of the sweetest holidays‚ which always happens on February 14th. The story on how this holiday came about was‚ Valentine was a priest who had worked in Rome during the rule of Emperor Claudius the 2nd. The emperor made a rule up that states‚ soldiers could not get married‚ and as he thought this made them weaker. Valentine did not like it so he performed secret weddings for couples. Later on‚ they had caught him and sentenced him to death
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This incident dates back to my School Days. I could hear a voice faintly‚ a familiar voice‚ someone yelling at me to wake up and get ready for school. It continued for 5 minutes with the volume increasing gradually that I realized it’s my Father. The chill weather‚ the warm blanket and the bluish sky comforted me like a princess. My eyes refused to open more than 5 degress. I kept seeing the clock every 5 minutes to see if it was 7. I would keep reminding myself‚ "6:55 is when you have to
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Christmas day I like the Christmas day because it is the only holiday where all my family is together. Usually the party is in my aunt Rosa´s house‚ my grandparents‚ my dad and I arrive the day twenty-four at morning to help make the food and go buy things‚ but I don´t know cook but I help chopping or peeling vegetables also prepared water and anything else needed. In the afternoon when everything is cooking and we don´t have any things to do‚ I go to my cousin´s room and while we watching TV or
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Dorothy Day. Dorothy Day was a journalist by trade‚ as well as a social activist and an upstanding Catholic. Day was raised an agnostic‚ meaning her family did not practice a religion. However‚ she attended church services with friends. Dorothy found a sense of passion in the congregational worship of the church‚ and those close to her said she could have been an excellent preacher of the gospel. However‚ she felt discouraged by so many people who attended church only on Sunday and thought
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Earth Day Some people who talk about the environment talk about it as though it involved only a question of clean air and clean water. The environment involves the whole broad spectrum of man’s relationship to all other living creatures‚ including other human beings. It involves the environment in its broadest and deepest sense. It involves the environment of the ghetto which is the worst environment‚ where the worst pollution‚ the worst noise‚ the worst housing‚ the worst situation in this country
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