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    two poems carefully‚ bearing in mind that they were written at different times by different writers and are open to different interpretations. Write a comparison of these two poems. In your answer you should consider the ways in which Donne and Jennings use form‚ structure and language to present their thoughts and ideas. You should make relevant references to your wider reading in the poetry of love (40 marks). John Donne’s ‘The Anniversary’ is all about the love the theoretical narrator and his

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    everything. As showed by a respected person like Elizabeth Berg in “ My Heros‚” Judging someone and looking down on them reveals more about the judge than the judged. The bed is a worm‚ the droughts are cold‚ yet my feet swing outward into the chill.Sleep drags me backward until a new thought penetrates‚ I have a chance to achieve more than yesterday if I move now. I then got ready for a new day at school. I get to school‚ and immediately my best friend spots me‚ surprising me as she ran

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    A Critical Analysis of “My Kiowa Grandmother‚” and “Take My Saddle from the Wall: A Valediction” A Critical Analysis of “My Kiowa Grandmother‚” and “Take My Saddle from the Wall: A Valediction” The essays‚ “My Kiowa Grandmother‚” by N. Scott Momaday and “Take My Saddle from the Wall: A Valediction‚” by Larry McMurtry‚ both seek to understand the values and traditions of an old way of life that has been lost to the trials and tribulations of time. By reaching back into history through their

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    Elizabeth Bishop

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    Elizabeth Bishop is a very highly skilled poet. She deals with several different but equally interesting subject matters. I am personally drawn to many elements of her work‚ for example her themes and style of writing. Bishop deals with many different themes‚ including family‚ death‚ beauty and survival. She also uses a very unique and intriguing style of writing. Bishop has a remarkable eye for detail‚ her poems reach a conclusion and she puts a huge amount of her own life into her work. Firstly

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    In the stories‚ “What of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish”‚ “A Visit to Grandmother”‚ and “Without a Title” there is something they all have in common. I think that when someone leaves their regular lifestyle‚ the way they think and behave can change‚ and that is exactly what happened in these three different stories. Changing lifestyle is not only difficult for one specific person‚ it can affect anybody anywhere. In the story‚ “What of This Goldfish‚ Would You Wish”‚ the characters Sergei and

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    Elizabeth Blackwell

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    Elizabeth Blackwell was the first female physician to earn a medical degree in the United States. The book The Excellent Doctor Blackwell: The Life of the First Woman Physician explains all the hardships Elizabeth faced through her journey to become a doctor. Elizabeth was a very strong woman who never gave up. Elizabeth Blackwell is famous for introducing the idea of women working in medicine‚ she grew up in a liberal household‚ was a force to be reckoned with‚ and she impacted how society thought

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    Elizabeth Monologue

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    I loved my wife. When we lost our only son‚ I did everything in my power to make her happy. Bailey was only five years old when he died of malnutrition. We were very poor and no matter how hard I worked‚ I was never able to provide enough for my family. I was ridden with guilt and I always felt responsible. Elizabeth never blamed me though‚ for anything. But I couldn’t show her that I‚ too‚ was hurting. I watched over her through nights when her nightmares caused her to wake up screaming‚ sweating

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    GProvide a character analysis of the grandmother in “A good man is hard to find” The author‚ Flannery O’Connor created the unnamed grandmother as a very interesting type of person. She is different by having complicated ideas‚ conflicts‚ and thoughts to form the grandmother. The grandmother has a hypocritical personality and is old-fashioned “old south” to be different than being a normal old lady. The grandma seems like she is more superior to the others and is selfish. Throughout

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    interview anyone in my family; my grandparents have been deceased for years on both sides. I will be talking about what I remember as a child. My grandmother on my dad’s side passed away in 1981; my grandfather on my mother’s side passed away in 1980. I was born in 1976‚ so I would have been 4‚ going on 5 years old. My grandmother on my mom’s side passed away in 1995 and my grandfather on my dad’s side passed away in 1993. I was not close to my grandfather‚ or any family members‚ on my dad’s side;

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    A Review of Paul Jennings’ “A Dozen Bloomin’ Roses” Paul Jennings’ “A Dozen Bloomin’ Roses” is an effective and well written short story. It is part of a larger text called Quirky Tales which is part of the “Un” series written by Paul Jennings. It is a ghost story that may mistake for a sad romance as it contains death‚ shyness‚ unrequited love and bullies. The author uses a device called misdirection which makes you think one thing deliberately. Along with this‚ Paul Jennings’ effective use of

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