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    In 1814 Francis Scott wrote the poem that is recognized as our National Anthem. The poem‚ originally titled “The Defence of Fort McHenry‚” was written after the Maryland fort was bombarded by the British during the War of 1812. In 2013-2014 there was an estimated 98‚000 public schools in America. Many of these schools start their day with the National Anthem. In the past couple of years there has been controversy with people in the limelight sitting out during the National Anthem. Many people believe

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    Context of Adult Development in Aging portrayed in Hope Springs The film Hope Springs‚ depicts the interrelatedness of many concepts and theories were discussed in the Context of Adult Development and Aging class. For this composition to be most effective‚ an overview of the plot of Hope Springs must be provided. Hope Springs is about a married couple who is on the verge of divorce‚ until they go to a retreat for married couples in Maine as a last attempt to save their marriage. While at this retreat

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    goes on to note that along with the realese of Pleasure Dome: New and Collected Poems Komunyakaa was also able to publish a book-length sequence entitled Talking Dirty to the Gods and how this simultaneous release is a true testament to how well respected Komunyakaas’ work is. Wojahan obviously holds Komunyakaas’ work in high regard himself stating that “In reading almost six hundred pages of his work‚ both his new poems and a substantial selection of previously uncollected material‚ I was struck by

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    A soldier’s suffering holds no refrain from anyone‚ no matter what title or identity they have. In both the worlds of soldiers in those in the poem entitled “losses” by Randall Jarrell and at Devon school in “A Separate Peace” by John Knowles‚ there are several relationships that they share. Both center around the lives of soldiers and soon to be soldiers during the cruel time of the second World War which was happening in Europe. Jarrell experiments with multiple identity in the combination of several

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    and weight’s. Because they are stronger or prettier. Treat others how you want to be treated. Treat others how you want to be treated is extremely important. In the story “ASIAD” William was being a jerk to magot because he was jealous of margot’s poem. So he said -- she didn’t write that. Also in the story “ASIAD” William was just plain rude to Margot. When the Sun did not come

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    produce poems of your liking. She writes with great understanding of the world around her and also writes about her own experiences with life. You can tell that she puts in lots of time and effort into her work by all of the details she has added in each and every poem that she has ever written.The first poem was a small conclusion about her childhood and all that hard work her family had to go through in order to keep the family safe and healthy.The second poem was more of a motivational poem to show

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    prison” ln 25-30). In Lovelace’s poem‚ ’To Lucasta‚ Going to the Wars‚’ Lovelace leaves the safe refuge of his lover to go into the dangers of war. He does so fearlessly with the belief in carpe diem. ’Tell me not‚ Sweet‚ I am unkind‚ that from the nunnery of thy chaste breasts‚ and quiet mind‚ to war and arms I fly(“ to lucasta on going to the wars” ln 1-4). Challenges such as prison‚ or war‚ inspire Lovelace to live more for the moment. The seconded poem I picked is “The Bait” by John Donne

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    FELIK’S SKRZYNECKI The poem FELIKS SKRZYNECKI‚ by Peter Skrzynecki effectively portrays his childhood reminiscence as an adult. In the first stanza‚ he demonstrated his admiration for his father as a child and described him with respect‚ knowing that Felik’s Skrzynecki was his adopted father. Immediately‚ we can gain Peter Skrzynecki’s strong respect he has towards his father‚ fiercely emphasized by re-telling what Felik’s Skrzynecki had done for his family. “ Alert‚ brisk and silent

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    acknowledgement of the transient quality of human existence. As suggested by the notable Harwood scholar Alison Hoddinott‚ ‘the poet is aware of the hunger of the self for a permanence that will defy mortality and the limitations of the self’. The poem may thus be regarded as a commentary on the eternal pull between that which is physical‚ instinctive and corporeal‚ as encapsulated by the ‘heart’‚ and that which is metaphysical‚ spiritual and celestial‚ as proposed by the ‘soul’. Depictive of a fleeting

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    The performances of the poems from fellow classmates were very good they all did very well. Saw seven people perform their Poetry Out Loud poems even though they were just videos. The people that perform their Poetry Out Loud and the poems that they read out was Juan Salinas “Fire And Ice” By: Robert Frost‚ Haley Williams “Let It Be Forgotten” By: Sara Teasdale‚ Alex Turner “Ebb” By: Edna St Vincent Millay‚Mason Swearingen “Fire And Ice” By: Robert Frost‚ McKenzie Bucher “ Let Evening Come” By: Jane

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