During my Junior year of High School‚ I had the honor to be elected as the Junior Varsity Cheerleading Captain. The team and I instantly had a bond that was unbreakable‚ although we faced some difficult times. When the season began‚ we did not have a coach to lead us‚ so we practiced apace with the Varsity squad. A few weeks into the season‚ the Varsity coach found us a mentor that would lead us. As a few more weeks went by‚ our coach started picking up on more activities‚ which was too much for
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literature is a “faithful and objective mirror of life”. Recreating life in the real‚ life as it was. Mark Twain and Walt Whitman each revealed the nature of life’s journey as the ordinary human faced it. Twain and Whitman strove for spiritual knowledge as they journeyed through life‚ each seeking to understand the aspects of their own spirituality. “Song of Myself” by Walt Whitman and “The War Prayer” by Mark Twain mirrored life through the aspect of spirituality. They both were looking for a way
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A Comparison of Walt Whitman and William Faulkner Parting from established formalities‚ Walt Whitman and William Faulkner developed their own styles of writing‚ mixing cultural influences with contemporary ideas. Faulkner was strongly influenced by the southern culture while Whitman drew a powerful influence from transcendentalism. Each achieved great literary acclaim and success in their professional careers making it clear that their unique writing styles struck a chord with the readers
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“For You O Democracy” Walt Whitman Imagery‚ Diction‚ and Tone In “For You O Democracy‚” Walt Whitman uses imagery of paradise and words of emotion to evoke a strong message: to struggle for what one believes in therefore create an ideal world‚ a paradise. Whitman on a personal level uses literary devices like imagery and diction to illustrate his struggle‚ motivated by his love for democracy. Throughout the poem‚ Whitman creates an idea of unity‚ a feeling of peace‚ as well as dreams of an ideal
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For the past four years‚ I’ve been captain of my all-star cheerleading team. My teammates are a diverse group of girls‚ ranging from ten to seventeen years old. Working with a large age group has made me a more patient person. It takes more time and effort to answer a ten-year-old’s question‚ than a question from a fifteen or sixteen-year-old. I also must be willing to take my time when explaining parts of routines‚ because everyone learns and understands at different speeds and levels. Along with
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Captain Torres’ character is over-confident‚ ruthless‚ and blasé. Firstly‚ Torres is an over-confident man. His presence is loud and hard to go unnoticed. His actions and words reflect a state of mind of being a know-it-all and diving into dangerous situations with no fear‚ “They told me you would kill me. I came to find out if it was true. But it’s not easy to kill. I know what I’m talking about.” (Tellez 184) Torres is so confident that he knowingly put his life at risk under the impression that
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"I have not gain’d acceptance of my own time‚ but have fallen back on fond dreams of the future" (by Walt Whitman‚ qtd. in Miller‚ Sex and Sexuality) SEX AND SEXUALITY IN THE POETRY OF WALT WHITMAN Perhaps‚ in the following essay I put a quart into a pint pot‚ because I intend to puzzle out‚ or rather‚ find and give a deeper insight into Walt Whitman’s sexuality that is still a question on agenda. There are readers and critics who state that it is a shame to humble his poetry to this level
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Captain cook. James Cook was born in 1728 in Marton‚ England. in 1771 Cook was promoted to the rank of commander. In 1772‚ in command of the Resolution‚ and accompanied by another ship‚ the Adventure‚ he set out on his second great expedition‚ a search for the fabled southern continent‚ Terra Australis‚ of which Africa was thought to be a part. He entered the South Pacific‚ where he sailed along the edge of the Antarctic ice block; on Jan. 16‚ 1773‚ he made the first crossing of the Antarctic
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Who were Emily Dickinson and Walt Whitman exactly? In simple terms they were some of the founders of a uniquely American style of poetry. While their lives only spanned the last eight decades of the nineteenth century‚ their influence on literature has spanned centuries. They became the iconic writers because of their blatant disregard for previous rules of poetry. Dickinson and Whitman’s poems were unique to them and them alone. Besides being unique during their time‚ their works give insight into
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history was beginning his world changing works. Walt Whitman wrote over two hundred-eighty poems‚ some of which are yet to be discovered. Before his poetry‚ Whitman lived in a small home on Long Island here he grew up with his eight siblings‚ four of whom were disturbed or psychotic. The father was unheard of and the mother‚ unable to fend for the entire family‚ so at a young age Walt became the true father of his family (Bloom 159). Walt Whitman threaded his poetry with his political beliefs‚ poetic
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