George B 11/18/11 Explication of “A Birthday Present” by Sylvia Plath For many readers‚ the draw of Sylvia Plath’s poetry is distinctly linked to her life as well as the desire to end her life. As Robert Lowell states in the forward of Ariel‚ “This poetry and life are not a career; they tell that a life‚ even when disciplined‚ is simply not worth it” (xv). “A Birthday Present”`‚ written by Plath in September of 1962 and hauntingly recorded in her own voice on audio in October of that same year
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In the poem ‘Hugo’s Birthday’ by Kate Llewellyn a key character who has a positive experience is the mother who is celebrating her son’s 18th birthday lunch after a long separation. This experience helped me to understand that time can help to heal relationships to a point‚ but effort and intention will need to be applied to bring a relationship together as well. The mother‚ who is the persona of the poem‚ recounts the lunch that is shared with her son Hugo to celebrate his 18th birthday. She has
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In the short story “The Birthday Party”‚ author Katharine Brush is able to achieve her purpose of showing how men reacted towards the women in their lives to acts that were done without their consent. Through the use of caricatures‚symbolism‚ and creating a tense atmosphere‚ Brush’s purpose is conveyed to the audience. Looking at the title first‚ it can be inferred there will be a grand celebration with happiness and cheers‚ but as you read along to the story there is no party. The wife is characterized
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“First Poem for You” is a poem by written by Kim Addonizio‚ an American poet. This poem “First Poem for You” is a closed-form poem but written as an English sonnet. The poem a person who loves the tattoos in his or her lover’s skin. At the same time the tattoos scares him or her by their permanence. The thoughtfulness and the depth of details expressed in this poem makes us conclude that the persona or speaker in this poem is a female. The speaker is certain about the permanence of the tattoos on
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Throwing a surprise birthday party for someone is not an easy task‚ it takes patience and planning. Surprise parties are usually thrown for friends and family usually on birthdays or accomplishments and are pretty fun to participate in. In this event everyone is aware of it except for the person the surprise party is being thrown for. You have to know where its going to be held‚ have everyone on the same page‚ and that it’s a party afterwards. Planning for these types of events can be a little hectic
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had since dissolved. A moment captured in time reminded me of how many dead things are forever frozen in space leaving us memories of the details we were determined to delete. The day before my 29th birthday I began to spot. Often I ask God why He would have me lose a baby‚ the week of my birthday‚ in the last year of my twenties‚ to which there is usually silence. While I understand that no one is prepared
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struggles‚ and a wonderful representation of hope. Every turn you take is full of excitements‚ plot twists. Christina Baker Kline swallows you up in her story. This book is about the relationship between seventeen year-old Molly and 91 year old Vivian Daly who‚ as the result of spending time together and sharing their experiences‚ form a bond‚ learn from each other‚ and change amazing ways. Christina Baker Kline has experience writing and crafting master pieces like this such An Island in Maine‚ Four
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Braid‚ Christina Perez. "Kirsten Olsen. Understanding Lord of the Flies: A Student Casebook to Issues‚ Sources‚ and Historical Documents." Utopian Studies‚ no. 1‚ 2002‚ p. 236. EBSCOhost‚ lrcproxy.iccms.edu:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsglr&AN=edsgcl.91397759&site=eds-live. Accessed 17 March 2017. This is an article wrote by Christina Braid‚ an independent scholar in Ontario‚ Canada‚ as an explanation of Lord of the Flies’ use of contextual images and supplemental
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Section 1: This book is the start of a new series of books by Rick Riordan which are based on Norse mythology taking place in Boston. The story starts with Magnus Chase’s‚ the main character and protagonist‚ 16th birthday. He has been living on the streets for the past two years‚ due to his mother Natalie’s death. His only company are some friends he met on the streets by the names of Blitz and Hearth. He is awakened by Blitz explaining that his family is unexpectedly looking for him. As Magnus
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For my sixth birthday party‚ my parents bestowed upon me the most fascinating‚ thought-provoking‚ inspirational gift that a six-year-old could possibly receive: a magician to perform at my house for me and my friends.. Shortly after the show the magician granted me with a “magic kit”: a book with instructions on how to perform easy tricks and the props needed to execute them. Five minutes of tinkering stretched into five hours‚ and I was amazed with the sensation of departing from the role of the
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