Two poems about city life by Liz Lochead Liz Lochead has written two poems about city life‚ one being Laundrette which is set in an area of Bristol which is full of bedsits‚ meant for students just renting. The other poem is George Square which is set in the business district in Glasgow. As the first poem mentioned‚ Laundrette has a subtle start as it says ‘We sit nebulous in steam’ (nebulous meaning hazy or vague). You could almost have a debate on all the possible places that you ‘sit nebulous
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Terry says to Charley: “ I coulda been a contender. I coulda been somebody‚ instead of a bum. Which is what I am.” Does the film support Terry’s judgment of himself? Elia Kazan’s film‚ “On the Waterfront”‚ tells the story of a washed up ex-boxer named Terry Malloy and his fight against the organised crime syndicate controlling the shipping docks of Hoboken‚ New Jersey in 1954‚ but more importantly‚ according to Kazan himself: “This motion picture is about one thing only: a young man who has let
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The poem “Aesthetics” by Amaud Johnson instantly struck me. It was easily understandable but‚ portrayed a much deeper message. The poem speaks about a group of boys torturing butterflies‚ feeding alka-seltzer which is a kind of pain reliever‚ to pigeons for entertainment. This sickens me because of how they find joy in causing mischief to harmless creatures. Furthermore‚ Amaud Johnson’s deeper message within the poem is how we‚ human beings‚ harm the environment and are poor steward’s of God’s creations
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* in great dread of – fearful in anticipation of something * counted on – to rely or trust on somebody/something * thumbed at the edges – worn or soiled edges caused by frequent handling * in unison – something happening or being done at the same time * a great bustle – an excited (and often noisy) activity or a rapid‚ active commotion * reproach ourselves with – to express disapproval‚ criticism‚ or disappointment 1 . What was Franz expected to be prepared with for school
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Many people believe that with age comes wisdom‚ but that is not always the case. In the Weed that Strings the Hangman’s Bag written by Alan Bradley‚ Flavia is a genius eleven-year-old who has a love for chemistry and solves two murders that could correlate. Flavia lives in Buckshaw Hall with her father Haviland and siblings Ophelia and Daphne. The story takes place during the 1950s in Bishop Lacey’s‚ an English Town. The story begins with Flavia narrating about her life while people are carrying
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a source of power as she teases and mocks Elesin for not performing his ritual suicide. “how boldly the lizard struts before the pigeon when it was eagle himself that he promised us he would confront.’ Iyaloja uses the language to insult Elesin by implying he is cowardly for going against his word. By referring to him as a lizard that will strut in front of an ‘pigeon’‚ which are birds usually classified as vermin‚ rather than doing the brave thing and strutting in front of the ‘eagle’. The eagle
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essential penances to get it. She is a defector from the governmental issues of Animal Farm and is never said by other animals‚ who discover her surrender of Animalism and the rebellion disgraceful. In spite of their suggested judgment‚ then again‚ the pigeons report that " She appeared to be enjoying herself " — a great deal more so than the creatures who stay on the homestead. Mollie may be politically shallow according to her previous friends‚ however she figure out how to secure herself a considerably
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There is a fifth character who is defined even more loosely‚ but discribed more thoroughly throughout the story: the house itself. The house has a ’pulse’ and seems to breath. It even speaks saying‚ “safe‚ safe‚ safe” through the voice of a wood pigeon. The house seems to be hiding something from the living‚ a secret treasure. The story is about the house more than anything‚ discribing and then justifying it’s character. There seem to be three
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women may only use their wings to protect and shield‚ never to fly. Edna’s attempts to escape her husband‚ children‚ and society manifest this arrested flight‚ as her efforts only land her in another cage: the pigeon house. While Edna views her new home as a sign of her independence‚ the pigeon house represents her inability to remove herself from her former life‚ as her move takes her just “two steps away.” Mademoiselle Reisz instructs Edna that she must have strong wings in order to survive the difficulties
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In two of Peter Skrzynecki’s poems‚ Migrant Hostel and Crossing the Red Sea‚ he has expressed many interesting ideas about physical journeys. Through Crossing the Red Sea‚ we experience through his work ideas about the effect of a physical journey as it happens‚ and in Migrant Hostel‚ we are exposed to his ideas of the consequences of a physical journey when it appears to be in its final stages. Some of these ideas include a desire for something familiar‚ alienation and finally a chance to express
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