poem entitled “Curiosity” written by Alastair Reid is a symbolic poem that uses cats as a metaphor for humans. It relates felines to people in the sense of curiosity‚ and what could be considered actually living life to the fullest. Essentially‚ this work contradicts the popular phrase‚ “curiosity killed the cat” by placing it within a broader context. Instead of discouraging curiosity‚ Reid explains why people should embrace it. In the first stanza‚ the author argues that the cat may have died
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The poem itself it a lot alike to a detective story as Armitage forces the reader to try and figure out what is going on. Armitage also forces the readers to make their own judgements on the man described and what has happened to him‚ to a certain extent. ‘About his person’ is the phrase police use when they go through the items found on a dead body. Armitage uses puns which can also be used as metaphors for the man’s life. IMPORTANT LINES AND SUGGESTED EXPLANTIONS: About his person What
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Algeron Charles Swinburne’s “Love and Sleep” established a theme of his lover’s beauty and his unconditional love towards her through strong diction which creates a passionate form of image. In the poem‚ such words as “lying” (1)‚ “asleep” (1) and “night” (1) implies the speaker is in his bedroom‚ creating a lonely‚ quite atmosphere. In this immersive atmosphere‚ the writer strikes a chord with the readers and graphs the sorrow and yearning incisively and vividly. Moreover‚ the word “saw” (2)‚ being
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important in the contemporary business and professional environment. Toward that objective‚ articles referring to communication from best-selling popular press and practitioner-oriented business periodicals were used as artifacts for a content analysis. Six inductively derived competencies represent a mix of traditional and contemporary communication skills. The influence of collaborative communication and global interconnectivity permeated each theme. Furthermore‚ the competencies reveal the
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Unit 3 Analysis of Fiction This Unit Activity will help you meet these educational goals 21st Century SkillsYou will use critical-thinking and problem-solving skills‚ employ online tools for research and analysis and communicate effectively. Introduction Literature has long been a major source of information and entertainment. Learning to analyze literary work systematically can significantly add to your enjoyment and appreciation of literature. The aim of literary analysis is to extract information
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In “Convergence of the Twain‚” Thomas Hardy describes the greatness of the Titanic and the vanity that embodied its doom‚ radiating an admiring‚ yet regretful tone towards the events of April 14‚ 1912. During the first stanza‚ Hardy talks about the Titanic’s “solitude in the sea.” “Deep from human vanity‚” implying that the reason the Titanic is so deep‚ sunk under water is due to the vanity that created her‚ and ultimately sank her. The headline of the Titanic was “unsinkable‚” typifying
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everlasting to everlasting On those who fear Him ...” (Psalm 103: 15-17) HOPE – ESSENTIAL AND ABUNDANT PETER STORK Abstract: This essay reflects on the necessity of hope for human existence. It then describes the nature‚ limits and pathology of human hope before comparing and contrasting it with Christian hope. I argue that the Gospel subverts and redemptively transforms the human condition through the abundant hope available by faith in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. INTRODUCTION
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Song of Hope’ was written by Oodgeroo of the tribe Noonuccal‚ at a time when Aboriginals were being distinguished against because of their skin colour and traditions. This poem speaks optimistically of a brighter future for the coming generations of people with different skin colour or traditions including the Aboriginals. The subject matter the poem is racism and freedom for the Aboriginals and others who have different colored skins from others or Native Australians. The theme the poem is the is
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Sometimes we don’t understand why things happen to us‚ but at the end everything is a result of our actions or thoughts. So I accept what life gives me but however‚ there are some situations that I would like to change like when my parents worried about me and I didn’t care‚ or when sometimes I told the inappropriate words. I’m sure everything I have decided‚ helped me to be where I am and who I am. The last part of the question was: where I want to
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Hope‚ a word used all too commonly but not defined very clearly. When someone hopes for something‚ they wish for it‚ but they have some idea that their wish might happen. Many things have been accomplished because of hope‚ people resort to hope when they have nothing else to go to. People hope their mother’s gets better‚ people hope they get the job‚ they hope for many things and do not even realize that they make these things happen. People are hope‚ they determine the outcome of their wishes most
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