"One Today"- Poem Analysis Richard Blanco is a Cuban- American poet who was given the oppurunity to write an inaugaration poem for Barack Obama’s second swearing-in. He wrote a poem titled "One Today" that praised the good and unique things about the United States and also the everyday people who’s daily routines help to make America the proud country that it is. Blanco uses several rhetorical devices throughout "One Today"‚ more so in the first few stanzas. An example of figurative language
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For the poem “One Today” the five word choices that I would replace if I was the original writer would have to be kindled‚ vital‚ story‚ sorrow‚ and children. For example in the very first sentence of the poem “One sun rose on us today‚ kindled over our shores.” The reason why I would replace the word kindled to the word arouse‚ is because I perceive that people would greatly understand the word arouse more than kindled. Now let’s move on to the next word shall we! In this case I would change the
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their thoughts as rock music influenced teenagers in the past. The difference is that a lot of rock music talks about love‚ political activeness‚ or sometimes the telling of a simple story. All in all rock music for the most part was not as derogatory as rap music is today. Sometimes rock music could contain subjects such as violence‚ and the use of mind altering drugs as lyrical subject matter. Conversely Rap music lends itself to subject matter promoting violence‚ gangs‚ drug use‚ racist lyrics
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the NCAA should consider offering sports as an academic major. Athletes who could major in the sport they enjoy playing can have the same enjoyment learning more about their sport and can potentially make a career out of it. Also Sports should be considered an academic major because if there are majors in theater‚ dancing‚ art and music then sports should be as well. Furthermore‚ athletes who can study their sport might perform better. “The NCCA should stop treating athletic departments as ticket
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To what extent can Gatsby be considered a tragic hero? Before we can judge if Jay Gatsby is a tragic hero‚ we should look at the exact definition of a tragic hero. According to the classic definition‚ a tragic hero is a «great or virtuous character in a dramatic tragedy who is destined for downfall‚ suffering‚ or defeat»1‚ and Oedipus‚ from the Greek Legends‚ is defined as the classic tragic hero. So‚ is Gatsby then a classic tragic hero‚ by definition? ! Even if the book itself is called «Great
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Poe‚ a man who spent much of his life in an endless crisis is known in the today as one of the best authors and poets of all time. Both of his parents abandoned him‚ his father ran away and his mother died at the age of three. For most of his life‚ Edgar Allan Poe lived in Virginia‚ which eventually led to later inspire many of his works. One may wonder what exactly sets Poe’s works apart from others‚ and why he is considered an iconic figure in the world of writing. The suspense and thrill that Poe
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The Impressionist Movement‚ an art movement in France‚ lasted from around 1862-1886. It was a movement focused on color‚ light‚ and perception. In addition‚ the Impressionist painters often tended to use more distinct and free brushstrokes rather than distinct lines in their art. During this time‚ a now well-known painter‚ Claude Monet‚ was an active artist in France. What will be considered is whether Monet should be judged an authority on Impressionism. The obvious answer appears to be “of course”
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The Deviant Nature of Obesity Sociology 277 Jill Prunty Obesity has become increasingly more prominent in American society. The Unites States has even been termed an overweight nation. Some twenty to thirty percent of American adults are now considered obese (Hwang 1999 and Hirsch et al 1997). With this in mind‚ Americans constantly look around themselves determining their weight status as well as that of those around them. While some Americans do fit
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50/50 50/50 was such a spontaneous movie to have seen‚ even though it had “simple” scenes in it and a basic plot of a “basic tragedy” life story of a man who finds out that he has cancer. But it’s not just about a man with cancer and how he accepts his short cut of his life and died. No. This movie was more than just that‚ actually‚ the movie showed the man with cancer more than just a man who has cancer‚ which is why it made it interesting for me. This man did have a simple ordinary life yet;
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Before a king named Charlemagne came along and turned on the light switch‚ Europe was traped in a centuries- long dark age.Charlemagne was eventually named holy roman emperor in the 8th century. By encouraging arts‚ culture and education‚ the Frankish king drew the continent out of cultural stagnation that threatened to never end. Both a fierce warrior and in many ways the first Renaissance man‚ Charlemagne’s accomplishments on the battlefield and in his laws led to the first notion of a pan-European
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