Pōhakuloa The meaning of Pōhakuloa is “long stone.” Pōhakuloa is located at the front entrance of Punahou School. The stone’s original location was at Round Top and then during the mid-19th century it was relocated to its current location. “It was said to have been a birthing stone which‚ blessed expectant mothers and endowed newborns with wisdom and strength” (James 31). Standing in front of the stone is an awkward feeling. Walking up Punahou Street‚ I see the congested road filled with cars
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Flower On Your Grave Flower on your grave- a withered poppy Your lone grave stood there- solitary‚ worn No one to honour you‚ no one to weep for you‚ Shrouded by a fog of woe and melancholy‚ Your dignified soul was so forlorn. Icicles hanging on delicate branches‚ Shimmering splendidly in obscured sunlight. Oh my dear‚ dear husband‚ how they resembled you so! Their clearness- Your virtue‚ everyone remembers‚ Their splendour- Your valour‚ which soldiers in war delight
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Context or Content? “The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost has many different interpretations and meanings. The most effective way to understand these is to understand the diction Frost utilizes. His specific word choice and sentences all lead the reader to his meaning. Many critics believe analyzing Frost’s life will add deeper insight into the poem’s theme; however‚ each has looked too deep and has provided overanalyzed ideas. Although‚ multiple critics claim that examining Frost’s context is
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Andrew Fariello Professor Didner ENC1102 MW 3:30-5:15 "A Soldier" by Robert Frost "A Soldier" by Robert Frost Robert Frost’s "A Soldier" attracted my interest to some degree. As a United States military veteran of a foreign war‚ I significantly related to the message that Robert Frost was sending. From my own personal experiences that I have endured while fighting in Operation Iraqi Freedom conflict in Iraq‚ Robert Frost’s words exploded imagery into my mind breaking open another dimension
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healthier. Viktor E. Frankl discusses how man can find meaning and a reason in his or her life. Viktor is faced with obstacles all along the way of his life‚ and questions arise that he has a hard time answering. The same pattern of obstacles and questions arise in my life. Although Viktor’s imprisonment in a concentration camp was far more discouraging than anything in my life‚ he still had to answer the same questions in life as I do. What is my meaning? Why should I go on? Frankl talks about how we can
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mandatory. 3. What in the text indicates the beliefs and values of the author? “Grief is an artist of powers as various as the instruments upon which he plays his dirges for the dead‚ evoking from some the sharpest‚ shrillest notes‚ from others the low‚ grave chords that throb recurrent like the slow beating of a distant drum. Some natures it startles; some it stupefies. To one it comes like the stroke of an arrow‚ stinging
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Roberts as a pastor and author has provided a us with an outline of his journey to understanding the reliability of the four gospels. His main focus in this book was on the “historical dimension” (pg. 13) in discovering if we truly can trust the gospels. Roberts brief overview of many topics on the reliability of the gospels has us‚ the reader asking ourselves dose the gospels hold up to critical scrutiny‚ scrutiny of the authorship of the gospels‚ the trustworthiness of the scholarly methodology
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In The Grapes of Wrath‚ by John Steinbeck‚ Muley Graves acted as a minor character yet it explained many things about life during the 1930s. Muley Graves’ life appeared lonely and helpless. The bank evicted his family from their home and Muley refused to leave‚ he remained stubborn as a mule. Muley says‚ “I ain’t a-goin’. My pa come here fifty years ago. An’ I ain’t a-goin’” (60). He did not leave Oklahoma because he owned the land‚ his wife had their kids on the land‚ and his father worked hard
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Calorie Counting to Better Health: A Movement to Fight Obesity Ilea Martinez CM220-28 Calorie Counting to Better Health: A Movement to Fight Obesity Think about your day. Do you choose a nearby fast-food restaurant to buy lunch or do you usually take a home-prepared meal to work and eat at your desk? At dinner time‚ do you frequently depend on take-out food to feed yourself or do you cook a healthy meal at home? If you usually choose to eat out instead of preparing meals at home‚ then
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Paper #4 At some point in most children’s lives they create an imaginary friend. This imaginary friend is created so the child feels special attention that they may not get from the people around them. In the stories “Charles” by Shirley Jackson and “Doby’s Gone” by Ann Petry‚ both Sue and Laurie lack attention from either their parents or peers. Laurie is led to create Charles because of his lack of attention from his parents. By creating Charles‚ he is indirectly getting attention without
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