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    love within the human experience. These facet explores various elements of love that many can resonate with. In the poem "Ode to my Socks" the poet express his utmost apprecaitation of his handmade and much needed gift of wool socks for the winter weather. To the point of feeling unworthy and honored at the same time. "my feet were honored in this way by these heavenly socks"and "my feet seemed to me unacceptable like two decrepit firemen‚ firemen unworthy of that woven fire" (Neruda 57). In "Aimless

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    I read “Ode to My Socks” by Pablo Neruda and “Advice to My Son” by J. Peter Meinke. In the first reading “Ode to My Socks”‚ there is a boy who receives a gift of a pair of hand knitted wool socks from a woman named Maru Mori. He is amazed by these socks and describes them as‚ “Two socks as soft as rabbits”. As he slips his feet into these magical socks‚ “I slipped my feet into them as though into two cases knitted with threads of twilight and goat skin” He feels as if his feet are not good

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    I selected “I am Offering This Poem‚” Ode to My Socks‚” and “Bonny Barbara Allan” for all having a common theme. I also selected “All of Me” by John Legend‚ “The Gift” by Jim Brickman‚ and “Don’t Let Me Down” by the Chainsmokers. The common theme of all of these is love. Love is an intense feeling of deep affection‚ and all three of these poems‚ and songs contain the definition of love. First‚ I found a connection with the poem “I Am Offering This Poem” and song “All of Me” by John Legend. In

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    Socks

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    Indian Socks runs on growth trajectory by 10-25% annually | March 29‚ 2011 (India) | | Trivial though usually looked upon‚ ‘Socks’ is definitely an important part of a person’s wardrobe. Still‚ since long the segment is not taken to be vital.  Attributing towards negligence from policy makers and business developers for the sector kept unattended or least valued‚ Mr Rohit Pal‚ MD- Renfro India speaking exclusively for News team at fibre2fashion describes “This segment within clothing has

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    Sock Phobia

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    Sock Phobia In today’s society there are many people dealing and trying to overcome different types of psychological problems‚ such as depression‚ anger‚ drugs‚ and phobia. A phobia is characterized by an irrational fear of a specific object or situation that interferes with an individual’s ability to function. Having a fear of a specific object can cause a person to have issues thought out there life with different things or they may just be able to avoid the issue all together. One phobia is

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    An ode to my sunglasses There is something about my golden aviator sunglasses that is more than sun protection‚ more than anybody else can ever imagine. Every time I put them on I instantly become happier. A lot of women around the world have the same pair‚ as they were mass-produced by the brand Guess‚ and so mine isn’t unique at all in that sense. Neither is my happiness triggered by a materialistic satisfaction by wearing a “brand”. I received them from a special person‚ when I

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    Scent Sock

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    “scent-socks” more than any other item. Though many premature babies have access to incubators‚ we see that they only help 80% of the time. The other 20% of the babies need the skin to skin contact with a parent. It has been scientifically proven that premature babies health improve when they are in the presence of the parent.

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    White Socks

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    White Socks This is a essay on the correct appearance and wear of the Army PT uniform because I failed to meet the standards and did not have my uniform complete. It is important to be in the right place at the right time with a positive attitude and in the right uniform at all times. Being in the correct uniform is important to the Army. A soldier should always be in the right uniform because it is a part of the Army standard and should be adhered to at all times both on and off duty. It represents

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    Sock Monkey Analysis

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    The sock monkey article on Wikipedia has three sections: origins‚ sock monkeys today‚ and sock monkey festivals. The introduction is very brief and only has two sentences but it is a basic definition of what a sock monkey is and that they are a blend of United States and Canadian cultures. The origins sections described how sock monkeys originated in the Victorian era‚ but at that time they did not have the classic red lips or bottom. This section also states the Nelson Knitting Company and its founder

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    Ode to a Nightingale

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    Ode to a Nightingale In Ode to a Nightingale‚ John Keats‚ the author and narrator‚ used descript terminology to express the deep-rooted pain he was suffering during his battle with tuberculosis. This poem has eight paragraphs or verses of ten lines each and doesn’t follow any specific rhyme scheme. In the first paragraph‚ Keats gave away the mood of the whole poem with his metaphors for his emotional and physical sufferings‚ for example: My heart aches‚ and drowsy numbness pains My

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