1. Background of the Literary Piece Once Upon A Time by Gabriel Okara The poem is written by Gabriel Okara‚ a Nigerian poet. He may have written the poem so that other people may understand how an African person deals with the western ideas. The poem is like a clash of cultures and how the speaker finds a way to adapt to the situation‚ the poem also gives a description about how the speaker wants to forget the ideals of these people. 2. Summary The poem‚ is depicting a man‚ maybe of old age (or
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Should we protect the Great Lakes? Why? Why not? If so‚ How? Why is it important that we protect the watershed surrounding the Great Lakes? The Great Lakes hold 90% of North America’s fresh surface water but this water supply is not infinite. As of now‚ both Canada and many states from the US are piped with potable water from the Great Lakes. This leads me to believe that we must protect the Great Lakes. If the Great Lakes are used erroneously‚ both in mishandling of the water and contamination
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In Mary Lawson’s Crow Lake‚ Kate Morrison is left emotionally stunted after a series of events leave her disappointed and grieving. When Kate is only seven‚ her parents are killed in a tragic car accident. Luckily for Kate‚ she could find condolence in her older brother Matt and the pond‚ a bond shared between the two. Kate idolizes Matt so it crushes her when he impregnates their neighbour and can no longer continue with his education. Kate sees this as a huge disappointment. She’s afraid of love
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(Melanie) and a girl; Luna (Helsey) are preparing food for dinner. The mother is wiping the table while the father helps to carry some of the food to the table as the narrator starts reading his line. Narrator: Every story does not have to start with once Upon A Time. Every story does not have to end with a happy ending‚ but this story does have the heart warming ending. But I warn you—that this kind of story is not what you expected because it will blow your mind and literally make you lost some
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The father from the short story “Once upon a time” had displayed signs of being cautious throughout the narrative‚ because of the recent events and riots that have rattled the environment. Notably‚ the father seems to only take action when he heeds advice from individuals that he had spoken to. In fact‚ when the mother requested for the housemaid to feed the dwellers outside of the Suburb‚ but regardless‚ the trusted housemaid did not consider it to be a marvelous idea and the husband agreed with
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SWAN LAKE Swan Lake’ was re-choreographed by Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov in1895‚ after initially being choreographed by Julius Reisinger in 1877. The musical score was composed by Pytor Tchaikovsky. Swan Lake’ was created towards the end of the romantic period‚ so the culture and style of romanticism was prominent‚ with glimpses of the beginning of the classical era. Because of this‚ it contains elements of both eras. Some of the romantic characteristics include the pursuit of the unattainable
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Lake Allatoona Ecosystem Structure‚ Function‚ and Change Ezzell Grant SCI/256 People‚ Science‚ and the Environment July 6‚ 2013 Gregory Bordner The major structural and functional dynamics (processes) of the Lake Allatoona ecosystem has gone through drastic changes over time. Georgia is one of the most authentically distinctly states in the country‚ composing through the heights and valleys of northern Georgia to a masses of acres of the rural areas in the southern areas; to the
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Salt Lake Valley every year. I care about this issue for a couple reasons. The first reason is that I have a lot of family here in Utah‚ and every winter I see how it affects them. Every winter a few of my family members get sick‚ and I am pretty sure it is caused by all the smog. The second reason is that I enjoy to go outside in the winter‚ but I don’t like to breath in all the smog. I have reason to believe that pollution is one of the top reasons for the health problems in Salt Lake Valley
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Causes and Effects of Water Pollution in Lake Huron Sandra Mack Professor Pamela Van Hook Strayer University- English 115 June 06‚ 2013 Introduction: Lake Huron is one of the five Great Lakes in North America and also serves as one of the largest freshwater systems on the earth itself. Lake Huron‚ being such a huge source of fresh water‚ also holds numerous amounts of wildlife. For a long time‚ the Great Lakes have served as a ground where many harmful
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Descriptive Essay Lake Panonica On a hot summer day‚ the only good place to go is to the lake. You would go out to the lake to enjoy the water‚ the sun‚ the activities that are happening‚ or just to be with family and friends. We’re lucky enough to have such a lake right in the centre of our town. When you’re at the lake‚ there are some very distinct smells. The salty smell of water blended in with the nature and the trees surrounding you which makes you feel as if you were miles away from
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