Nothing Gold Can Stay was written by Robert Frost in 1923 and published in the Yale review in the October of that year. It was later published in the collection of New Hampshire. He was 45 years of age when the poem was written‚ during this time he was going through a period of recognizing grief and family tragedy. The first thing to notice about the style of ths poem is the rymeing cuplets; we hear "hold" and "gold"‚ then "flower" and "hour" then "leaf" and "greif" and finally "day" and "stay"
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This poem‚ like Before You Were Mine‚ is autobiographical‚ but more obviously so. Mrs. Tilscher is a real person‚ who taught Carol Ann Duffy in her last year at junior school. The poem is about rites of passage‚ the transition (move or change) from childhood to adolescence and the things we learn at school‚ from our teachers and from our peers. Duffy also associates the oppressive feeling we have in humid weather with the physical changes of puberty. Leaving primary school for the last time is like
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Indian Economy and the curse of Gold The Indian economy grew at around 5% for the fiscal year ending March 31‚ 2013‚ down from 6.2% the previous year. With economic growth slowing for nearly three years now and the economy expected to grow at around 4.8% this year‚ the slump is attributed to several persistent structural issues – prominent amongst which a widening Current Account Deficit (CAD). To quote the RBI governor‚ "The biggest risk to the economy stems from the CAD." CAD represents
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March 2011 THAI MINING LEGISLATION 1. Laws Governing Exploration and Mining The principal law is the Minerals Act (1967)‚ last amended in 2002 by Minerals Act No. 5. The act governs onshore and offshore exploration‚ mineral production‚ mineral trading‚ oredressing‚ transport and export of minerals‚ other than petroleum. The Department of Primary Industry and Mining (“DPIM”) is empowered to administer the Minerals Act and to issue ministerial regulations. DPIM also provides technical assistance in
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The myth of El Dorado‚ the legendary South American City of Gold‚ promotes visions of opulence and glory at mere mention of the name. It is no wonder that the story served as the an ideal romanticized vision of possible marvels of discovery that expeditions to the New World may yield in the 16th‚ 17th‚ and 18th centuries. The myth did its part to stoke the minds of explorers and draw them into unknown territories in pursuit of such a vision‚ consumed by the same wealth-obsessed minds as those that
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CHAPTER 6‚ Case #1 BETHESDA MINING To analyze this project‚ we must calculate the incremental cash flows generated by the project. Since net working capital is built up ahead of sales‚ the initial cash flow depends in part on this cash outflow. So‚ we will begin by calculating sales. Each year‚ the company will sell 500‚000 tons under contract‚ and the rest on the spot market. The total sales revenue is the price per ton under contract times 500‚000 tons‚ plus the spot market sales times the
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The California gold rush is undoubtedly one of the major events that shaped the western United States. In a period of civil division and unrest‚ the gold rush brought about a renewed drive for expansion and entrepreneurship in the U.S. While often criticized for staunch immigrant racism‚ economic corruption‚ and environmental devastation‚ this era ushered forth a new chapter in American history and forever set the foundation for the California enterprising spirit. Immigrant racism was a major
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Almost everyone knows the story of the Gold Rush in the United States‚ and how it helped accelerate the settlement of the west. Arvada was formed during the Gold Rush era of the 1850s. As prospectors headed west to California‚ some stopped off in the Rocky Mountains and found pockets of gold there as well. Some mined the gold in the mountains while others farmed the bottom lands and provided crops for the other settlers. Arvada grew rapidly once the railroad was completed through the area‚ and it
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not to remember the circumstances in which he met his beloved‚ the lady Ligeia. Although he fixates on her rare learning‚ her unusual beauty‚ and her love of language‚ the narrator cannot specifically recall how Ligeia became his love object. He does speculate‚ however‚ that he first encountered her in Germany‚ where her family lived in an ancient city on the Rhine. He is confident that Ligeia spoke frequently about her family‚ but he does not believe he ever knew her last name. The narrator counteracts
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All that glitters is not gold is a well-known saying‚ meaning that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so. This can apply to persons‚ places‚ or things that promise to be more than they really are. The expression‚ in various forms‚ originated in or before the 12th century[1] and may date back to Aesop.[2] Chaucer gave two early versions in English: "But all thing which that schyneth as the gold / Ne is no gold‚ as I have herd it told‚" and "Hyt is not al golde that glareth
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