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    The poem ‘The Mother’ by Gwendolyn Brooks is a representation of the thought process and feelings a woman endures after aborting a child. The abortion of a child does not erase the memory or pain associated with such a drastic experience.The question of what could have been lingers on in the mothers mind after the termination of their own flesh and blood.In ‘The Mother’‚ the author seamlessly incorporates two types of imagery‚ symbolism‚ and situational irony‚ to express the feelings and thoughts

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    take one word and recreate your whole past. In the poem‚ "Piano"‚ written by D.H. Lawrence‚ the narrator is affected by the word piano. A woman sings softly to him while he reminiscences about his childhood and his happy memories of his mother. The narrator feels betrayed by the song that has sparked him to rethink the recollections. In his remembrance‚ the narrator cries for his lost past. In "Piano"‚ D.H. Lawrence conveys the meaning of the poem with very distinct tones in each stanza: in the first

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    The German Refugee

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    The German Refugee “The German Refugee” by Bernard Malamud is a true-to-life story depicting the struggles of many victims‚ during and after the 2nd World War. This particular story takes place in the USA‚ Broadway some time during the Polish invasion‚ 1939. The main characters Oscar Gassner and Martin Goldberg show just how difficult those times must have been for all refugees‚ and what strength and courage it took to keep sane‚ have faith and start a new life. The main themes which are realistically

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    The History of the Piano

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    Piano In the early 1700s‚ a new modification to a classic favorite‚ the harpsichord‚ changed the world of music across all genres. In 1709 a new instrument‚ classy and sophisticated‚ yet loud and dynamic was brought into the world by Bartolomeo Cristofori. The piano has continued a well loved legacy of many instruments predating it‚ while changing its mechanics significantly. The mechanics of the piano consist of three main components. They are: a stretched string made from high-carbon steel

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    Name: Institution: Course: Date: “The Mother‚” by Gwendolyn Brooks The poem talks about a mother’s regret for the aborted children‚ she failed to bring into this earth and by extension give life. The poem is a lamentation of the dreams that failed to materialize because of a single decision. In the first line‚ the reader finds evidence of this in the warning about abortion not letting the guilty individual forget. The poet gives a vivid description of what an aborted child looks like‚ describing

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    Piano and Drums

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    Turner 1 Lydia Turner January 19‚ 2013 HUM 121S Dr. M. Lynn Barnes Abstract ideas and concrete images sometimes merge in “Piano and Drums” by I think piano being Africa and the drums being other nations. I understood the concrete images as the riverside and the abstract ideas being that the riverside is calm‚ peaceful‚ serine‚ and just how Africa has been for decades. The jungle drums are abstract and the other nations coming with their mystic rhythms‚ their more advanced than Africa

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    The Piano Lesson

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    The Piano Lesson Book Report 1. Significance of Title - The Piano Lesson Although the title‚ The Piano Lesson‚ may imply a story about learning to play a piano‚ it instead is a very literal explanation of the plot‚ as each character in this play learns‚ through his or her attempts to best utilize their family piano‚ to preserve the family legacy by embracing the past. In the beginning of the play‚ Boy Willie wants to sell the piano to buy a plot of land because he believed the piano was wasting away

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    The Dirty Thirties

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    Tommy McComas Mrs. Hasley English 11B 21 February 2013 Preventing the “Dirty Thirties’” A massive dust storm‚ which was two miles high and traveled more than two-thousand miles‚ hit the East Coast while destroying everything in its path. The cloud of dust grew ferocious and strong as time went on continuing to pick up tons of Earth’s surface. It also happened during the United States’ biggest economic depression it has ever seen. The storm lasted for four strong years before settling down to

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    IBCA Q3 Nine Weeks Exam 2012-2013 Key Applications Lesson 15 & 16 Working with Tables & Enhancing Documents Thank you. Your responses have been automatically graded. Here are your results. Score Summary (Click on question number to jump to question.) points earned points possible Question 1 incorrect 0 4 Question 2 incorrect 0 4 Question 3 incorrect 0 4 Question 4 incorrect 0 4 Question 5 incorrect 0 2 Question 6 incorrect 0 4 Question 7 incorrect 0 4 Question

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    The Dirty Thirties

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    The Dirty Thirties I have chosen the years of 1930 to 1940 as one of the most significant decades in Canadian history. I believe this because it might have been one of the hardest decades to live in. Reasons being that we had suffered greatly by the 1929 Wall Street stock market crash and the enormous 1928 wheat crop crash Canadians were barely making any money or just not having anywhere to work because the demand was very very low. Food was running out and the average working Canadian was

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