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    "O Captain! My Captain!" is a poem written by Walt Whitman in 1865. The poem is classified as an elegy because it is a mourning poem that was written in the memory of someone. The poem was written to honor Abraham Lincoln‚ the 16th president of the United States. Walt Whitman was born in 1819 and died in 1892‚ so he lived through the American Civil War. Being born close to the founding of the country‚ he knew people that were a part of the American Revolution. Through this he experienced the unification

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    O Captain! My Captain!

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    “O Captain! My Captain!” Literary Analysis Every great nation’s past contains a great leader who sacrificed everything for his or her country. Abraham Lincoln gave his life after striving to abolish slavery. Soon after Lincoln’s murder‚ Walt Whitman wrote an apostrophe poem to Lincoln. In this eulogy‚ Whitman praised Lincoln’s accomplishments and mourned his death. In “O Captain! My Captain!”‚ Walt Whitman uses repetition‚ symbolism‚ assonance‚ and metaphors to portray the theme that every great

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    O Captain! My Captain!

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    "O Captain! my Captain!" Walt Whitman wrote the poem "O Captain! my Captain!" after the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Whitman describes Lincoln as the captain of the ship‚ as the leader of the country; he also refers to him as a father: "Here Captain! dear father!"(13)‚ "My father doesn’t feel my arm‚"(18). Clearly‚ a captain is not a father. Why‚ then‚ does Whitman connect the two together? Are there certain similarities between them that can’t be avoided? A captain is

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    O Captain, My Captain

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    Tarenia Carthan Dr. Jackson English 1102 [ 8 March 2011 ] Literary Summary/Analysis of “O CaptainMy Captain” by Poet Walt Whitman “O Captain! My Captain” is a poem written by American poet Walt Whitman which expresses admiration for the 16th president of the United States of America who was assassinated. Written as an elegy in memory of Abraham Lincoln‚ who led the nation through turbulent times during the Civil War‚ the poem invokes the emotions both of pride and solemnest that Whitman

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    ‘O Captain! My Captain’ is a moving poem in which Whitman expresses his profound sense of grief at a tragic end of a leader of men is addressed to Abraham Lincoln‚ one of the greatest presidents of the United States of America‚ who fought a war (the American Civil War) against the Southern States to give the Negro slaves freedom and human dignity. The war was won‚ the slaves were freed‚ but Lincoln‚ soon after his election as president for a second term‚ fell a victim to an assassin’s bullet.

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    Sports and School (My experience) School starts at a young age for most kids. They go to learn Arithmetic‚ English‚ History‚ and get a general education for life. They also learn to deal with others outside of their family and close friends. Such was the case for myself. I lived on a farm where my neighbor was my best friend till he moved away. I then had one year till school would start for me‚ which I would spend with my family‚ and one or two friends who I would see occasionally. When school

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    My Green Manifesto

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    Ryan Abbott Professor Conz Book Review 4 April‚ 2013 My Green Manifesto In the educational book‚ My Green Manifesto: Down the Charles River in Pursuit of a New Environmentalism‚ David Gessner goes into depth describing Dan Driscoll’s journey down the Charles River. His adventure speaks out to the readers by influencing others to get outside more so that one can appreciate the nature that is given to us on this planet. Gessner believes that if people get outside more they will soon start to

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    The Captain of the Ship The poem “O Captain! My Captain” by Walt Whitman was written after the murder of the second president of the United States of America Abraham Lincoln. The poem was published on November 4‚ 1865‚ in Saturday Press in New York. This poem became one of the most famous poems of Whitman‚ which the readers immediately accepted. In this paper‚ I will look at the historical background of the poem “O Captain! My Captain” by examining the time period in

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    My Personal Manifesto

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    theological‚ some philosophical‚ and others are political. They are in no particular order and may not be comprehensive. These are right for me. You may feel differently and I’d love to civilly and respectfully discuss those differences. Here is the result of my self-examination of what I stand for. These things are an integrated unit so if you are interested‚ read them all first and then we should talk. I believe… 1. In the active participation of God in the world He created. 2. That God is knowable

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    Running Head: My Manifesto My Manifesto By Breanna Ruelas Period 2 My Manifesto 1 During the course of my life I have come to many realizations. I have Realized that I want to be the person who sticks out and makes an impact on the world. I want to be remembered as a person who sacrificed for others. I want to achieve a steady life with a happy family‚ while never taking what I have for granted. Values that will always be upheld in my eyes no matter what the situation

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