What thoughts I have of you tonight‚ Allen Ginsberg. The famous Beat writer haunts my own supermarket as Whitman does his. It is difficult to read Howl and Other Poems without succumbing to the vein of defeat running throughout its pages. It is difficult to stop yourself from throwing your hands up in surrender to Ginsberg’s “Moloch.” It is also difficult to read Ginsberg on an empty stomach. Throughout his poems Ginsberg references again and again the ideas of hunger‚ starvation‚ fruits‚ vegetables
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The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis TEXT RESPONSE “I do not mean‚ of course‚ that he will make any conscious inference from what he reads to a general philosophical theory that all values are subjective and trivial. The very power of Gaius and Titius depends on the fact that they are dealing with a boy: a boy who thinks he is ‘doing’ his ‘English prep’ and has no notion that ethics‚ theology‚ and politics are all at stake. It is not a theory they put into his mind‚ but an assumption‚ which ten years
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Allen Ginsberg’s "Howl" (2540-2547) explores American culture and presents the issues that creative minds‚ "the best minds" (line 1) of his generation face in a traditional conforming society. "Howl combined apocalyptic criticism of the dull‚ prosperous Eisenhower years with the exuberant celebration of an emerging counterculture." (2538). Ginsberg’s repetition serves as both stability and disruption as it takes the reader from thought to thought in the eccentric form of this poem. "who cut their
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Lewis Carroll: known to many as being a man of mystery‚ including those who knew him personally‚ and those who only knew him through his pseudonym. He uses nonsensical concepts and words in his stories in order to create a mood of whimsy and fantasy allowing the reader a certain degree of freedom in his or her interpretation of Carroll’s meaning; of all of Carroll’s works‚ Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland stands uniquely in the category of nonsense literature. Many authors argue over the contrasts
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1) Meriwether Lewis and William Clark‚ was called upon Thomas Jefferson‚ and went on an expedition to see the land that was west of the Mississippi‚ known as the Louisiana Territory that had been purchased from France in 1803. Lewis and Clark set off on their trail‚ it began near St. Louis‚ Missouri‚in may. There group often called the Corps of Discovery named by the historians faced almost every obstacle that ever was on the planet on their trip. Louis and Clark faced horrible weather they also
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History to 1877 15 November 2015 Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass‚ an American Slave Summary In the narrative written by Fredrick Douglass‚ Douglass touches many hands-on points that many people‚ during the time‚ had no idea what the concept of slavery truly meant and how it not only effected slaves‚ but also‚ slaveholders. Douglass did an amazing job of remaining unapologetic and powerful throughout the story. Not only did the reader have a clear view of Douglass’s treatment from
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written by Lewis in the book‚ “Christian Reflections.” In this essay‚ Lewis opens by telling what he has been asked to talk about. His first statement is to say that in his opinion‚ there is no specific religious language. A statement in the first paragraph shows that Lewis believes the language of religion (distinguished from theology) is the same as ordinary language or even that of the language of poetry. However‚ it could also be between the two. In order to make this clearer‚ Lewis begins this
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The Lewis and Clark expedition was important and one of the most recognised trips into the western United States in the 1800s. This expedition was one of the most recognised because it was a very large purchase‚ a big and long trip‚ and was very important in the future of the United States and future expeditions. The purchase of the Louisiana territory was very important in the expansion of the United States. The purchase expanded the size of the United States to almost double its size. The president
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report and including a description of the promotional mix used by two organisations which are John Lewis and Cadbury’s. I will be including a full explanation on what methods they use from the promotional mix. Advertisements‚ personal selling‚ sales promotions‚ public relations‚ direct marketing and sponsorship. Promotional Mix The promotional mix is one of the 4 P’s‚ businesses such as John Lewis and Cadbury’s use it to achieve their goals for their organisation. The promotional mix consists of
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Exxon: Yesterday‚ Today and Tomorrow Monique Barnett Southern New Hampshire University Abstract This paper will provide a brief history of the corporation Exxon‚ and a description of CSR issues that the company has endured. It will describe the impact on organizational‚ economic‚ and societal stakeholders of Exxon. It will explore the current status of the corporation by looking into the CSR failure filter‚ strategic CSR‚ and will identify two of the five driving forces
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