Settlement of the West With the closing of the frontier and the turn of the 20th century‚ the west side of America was becoming heavily populated and settled in. For America this meant many resources were needed in order to accelerate the expansion of the west. The development of the west brought many problems. How would you transport goods‚ to and from the east? Before any settlements were possible‚ a means of easy transportation was essential. In 1862 the Pacific Railway Act was passed‚
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Abc poem Flowers Lily is the purity of heart Mellow delicate beauty and sweetness Nasturtium represents a conquest or a victory in a battle Olive is so peaceful Poppy is inspiring and majestic. Diamante poem Puppy Playful‚ silly Barking‚ fetching‚ eating Ball‚ leash ‚ free‚ wool Sleeping‚ running‚ playing Sweet‚ young Kitten Sun Hot‚ warm Boiling‚ burning‚ heating Summer‚ Sunshine ‚ winter‚ thunderstorm Splashing‚ sliding‚ slipping Chilly
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Poem analysis Nothing Said by: Brenda Agard 1. The poem is about people who have lost family members‚ brothers and sisters for example. 2. The poem is written in the 2nd person plural. You hear the voice of the people who are protesting about the fact that they have lost their family members. The writer could also be one of the protesters or marchers. 3. Well in the beginning it says what the situation is of the people and what happened. After that the writer tells what they
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Peak intensity 140 km/h (85 mph) (10-min) 965 mbar (hPa) Typhoon Nari (2013) On October 8‚ the JMA started to monitor a tropical depression‚ that developed within an area of low to moderate vertical windshear‚ about 1‚350 km (840 mi) to the west of Manila on the Philippine island of Luzon. During that day the system moved westwards
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Analysis of Langston Hughes Poems Lori Grieco South University Online There were two poems by Langston Hughes that stood out in the 1920’s‚ that caught my eye‚ one is “I‚ Too‚ Sing America” and the other is “My People”. The poems that are written about here will be analyzed in the “Historical Critical Perspective”. Evaluating the poems with such a perspective‚ one must understand the era in which the poet lived and wrote. Any literature‚ especially poetry‚ has to
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The depiction of setting in the Prologue entitled “The Rug”‚ conveys David’s utmost alienation from the world around him‚ on this final day of his life. The novel opens with David Canaan looking out the “kitchen window” (3) at the harsh winter landscape of Entremont - his hometown where he has lived for “all his thirty years” (3). The community’s name‚ Entremont is French for “between the mountains”‚ alluding to the novel’s title and structure and conveying David’s imprisonment. Furthermore‚ the
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1A What are traditions? Traditions are memorials‚Christmas trees‚ Easter eggs‚ cooking a turkey on thanksgiving. Their are are normal traditions‚ in “The Lottery”‚ there traditions is the black box. In “The Village” Their tradition is“Those Who We Don’t Speak Of “. 1B Tradition is important. Because It can be passed drawn down from generations to generations. In “The Lottery” they will claim a life away‚ in “The Village” they want to keep people out of the woods. 1C The leaders in “The Lottery”
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the Canal Analysis In the poem‚ Saturday at the Canal‚ author Gary Soto tells the story of two teenage kids who are unhappy with their lives. They were expecting their lives to be different even though they were only seventeen. The author makes sure we realize just how miserable they are. He uses descriptive writing to help us understand how they feel. Soto is also careful not to be too specific about certain ideas in order to help the reader create their own interpretation of this poem. Saturday
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Background of the poem: Emily Bronte spends last days of her life at home. She didn’t have any outdoor activities. Her life was full of miseries and gloomy incidents. There is not any light of hope and couragment in her life. She was fed up with her life. She wrote this poem in those days when she was bound at home. This poem is the true representative of her disappointed feelings. She wanted to sleep but sleep brings no rest to her. She wanted to sleep eternally
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"One Today"- Poem Analysis Richard Blanco is a Cuban- American poet who was given the oppurunity to write an inaugaration poem for Barack Obama’s second swearing-in. He wrote a poem titled "One Today" that praised the good and unique things about the United States and also the everyday people who’s daily routines help to make America the proud country that it is. Blanco uses several rhetorical devices throughout "One Today"‚ more so in the first few stanzas. An example of figurative language
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