| | our Casuarina Tree is a poem published in 1881 by Toru Dutt‚ an Indian poet. Its a perfect example of craftsmanship.In this poemToru Dutt celebrates the majesty of the Casuarina Tree and remembers her happy childhood days spent under it and revives her memories with her beloved siblings. ------------------------------------------------- Summary The poem begins with the description of the tree. The poet says that the creeper has wound itself round the rugged trunk of the Casuarina Tree‚ like
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Our Casuarina Tree | | Toru Dutt (1856–77) | | | LIKE a huge Python‚ winding round and round | | The rugged trunk‚ indented deep with scars‚ | | Up to its very summit near the stars‚ | | A creeper climbs‚ in whose embraces bound | | No other tree could live. But gallantly | 5 | The giant wears the scarf‚ and flowers are hung | | In crimson clusters all the boughs among‚ | | Whereon all day are gathered bird and bee; | | And oft at nights the
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Poems 2/HS305 The Harp Of India Why hang’st thou lonely on yon withered bough? Unstrung for ever‚ must thou there remain; Thy music once was sweet - who hears it now? Why doth the breeze sigh over thee in vain? Silence hath bound thee with her fatal chain; Neglected‚ mute‚ and desolate art thou‚ Like ruined monument on desert plain: O! many a hand more worthy far than mine Once thy harmonious chords to sweetness gave‚ And many a wreath for them did Fame entwine Of flowers still blooming on the
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On August 6‚ 1945‚ at 8:16 am‚ American B-29 bomber dropped the world’s first deployed atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. This fatal bomb wiped out 90% of the city and 80‚000 people immediately‚ however‚ tens of thousands more later died from extreme radiation exposure. When no surrender was filed by the Japanese‚ three days later‚ August 9‚ 1945‚ Major Charles Sweeney flew another B-29 bomber‚ on Nagasaki at 11:02 am‚ killing an estimated 40‚000 people. Japan’s Emperor Hirohito announced
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Atomic Controversy The bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki‚ two events that will always lie in infamy‚ because World War II was ended right after those two dates and the bombings introduced nuclear weapons to modern warfare. The bombings killed over two hundred thousand people and destroyed two Japanese cities‚ but in exchange for all that the Japanese were sparred a homeland invasion which could have easily surpassed the death toll that was seen in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. As horrendous as they
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the atomic bomb struck Hiroshima as impossible to fathom. The decimation of Hiroshima and its brave Japanese citizens with an inequivalent sense of nationalism can only be understood through stories of very few lucky survivors. John Hersey’s Hiroshima attempts to provide an understanding for all the abandoned and helpless Japanese citizens that were tragically affected by “the first moment of the atomic age” (Hersey 16). Concerning the aftermath of the tragic events of Hiroshima‚ the city and its people
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Hiroshima Essay Boom! Just like that‚ the war was over. The atomic bombs dropped on both Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war that started in 1941. The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on December 7‚ 1941. This act of terrorism led to the U.S. declaring war on Japan and joining World War II. In 1945 the United States dropped the first ever atomic bomb and ended the war (Walker 1). The United states then began the Manhattan project developing an Atomic bomb to end the war. Two bombs were developed
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Sylvia Plath’s poem‚ "Medallion" is about a snake she finds dead‚ and the details of its body that she notices. Written in 1959‚ its form was strictly "controlled." Plath uses imagery‚ literary devices‚ and sensory details‚ especially colors. First‚ we "see" the image of a snake‚ bronze‚ lying in the sun near a gate with a "star and moon" design. By the gate with star and moon Worked into the peeled orange wood The bronze snake lay in the sun Next‚ Plath uses a metaphor
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positive impact on both sides of the war. The U.S would save more soldier lives if they used the bomb‚ but if they were to invade Japan they would lose a huge amount of soldiers.The U.S warned Japan to surrender to help the lives of the Japanese people because the atomic bomb would abolish many lives that were in the city of Hiroshima. This shows the positive impact the atomic bomb had for the U.S and Japan. As a result‚ the bomb would be saving more American soldiers because it was estimated that if the
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The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki – Was it justified? The bombing of Hiroshima occurred on August 6‚ 1945 and three days later followed by the bombing of Nagasaki. The bombing killed hundreds of thousands of civilians‚ including woman and children as said by Admiral William E. Leahy (Document 2). While the dropping of the bomb had devastating effects on not only the people and the environment‚ it effectively ended the war. The amount of people that died due to the bombs may not even compare
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