The Ecstasy : John Donne - Summary and Critical Analysis The poem "The Ecstasy" is one of John Donne’s most popular poems‚ which expresses his unique and unconventional ideas about love. It expounds the theme that pure‚ spiritual or real love can exist only in the bond of souls established by the bodies. For Donne‚ true love only exists when both bodies and souls are inextricably united. Donne criticizes the platonic lover who excludes the body and emphasizes the soul. The fusion of body
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Digital Music Piracy Can’t Stop‚ Won’t Stop Digital music piracy‚ or the unlawful downloading of copyrighted music‚ has been a controversial topic for more than a decade now. The issue was first brought to attention in 1998 when Shawn Fanning created Napster. Though the MP3 file was originally developed in 1987‚ Napster represented the first mainstream and user-friendly program to transfer and download these files. Napster‚ a peer-to-peer (P2P) program‚ allowed online users to connect with
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slowly and using all the senses in it. Literature could teach us several things to understand life and their situations. The purpose of this writing is to discuss a literary work through a personal experience. The poem that will be discussed in this essay will be “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. This is her famous poem ever known. This author is a very good writer‚ I am reading her poems for the first time and I liked her poems so much. This poem suggests that we can overcome difficulties in life
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Technological advances in today’s world have come to such an extent that people have now begun relying on it for essential needs. The Machine Stops is a short story by E.M. Forster that warns us of a possibility of a world that is dominated by a machine. The story is set in the distant future when humans are forced out of the surface of the Earth and depend on a machine housed underneath the surface for their every need; food‚ communication‚ housing etc. In return‚ this dependence has allowed mankind
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Scar. I am a sailor. The great scar of the world. (pauses‚ taking a deep breath) Strong‚ cunning‚ and ruled with an iron paw. He had power‚ intelligence‚ and could command the respect of an entire nation with just a look. He was everything a king should be. Scoffs: But now‚ what do we have? Just a memory of a day. A memory that our so-called ’future king’ can never live up to. Here I am‚ the eldest son‚ fighting for scraps of his memory‚ and yet‚ it’s Kovu who gets to bask in that legacy‚ not me
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discuss the subject of death in their poems When the subject of death is addressed by poets Larkin and Abse they imply that death is a certain and predetermined demise to our lives. However through analysing there style of poetic writing‚ readers can appreciate their different attitudes towards death. Larkin appears accepting of death‚ acknowledging fate in a realistic way. Abse however is emotionally impacted and overall unaccepting of the part it plays in our lives. Larkin’s poem ‘Ambulances’ describes
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The title of the poem ‘Whatif’ refers to the fears and paranoia questions we have at night‚ as we are more vulnerable. The poet combines the words ‘what’ and ‘if’ in a childlike manner. The main theme of the poem is ‘fears of a child’. In almost every line the poet adds a new fear. He mentions numerous childish fears like the feel of failing at school‚ being bullied‚ growing green chest hair and teeth not growing straight. He also mentions fears that a human at any age can relate to such as the fear
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Stop Smoking Cigarettes I think that Americans should stop smoking cigarettes. First‚ cigarettes are very bad for the body’s health. Second‚ smoking cigarettes is a very expensive habit. Finally‚ people should stop smoking because not only is it bad for your health but it is also bad for the appearance. Americans should stop smoking cigarettes since it is so detrimental to there health. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention(CDC) cigarette smoking accounts for at least 30%
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The first‚ and less widely known‚ version of the poem‚ written and published in 1936‚ has five stanzas; the 1938 final version has four. Only the first two stanzas are the same in both versions. The 1936 version was a satiric poem of mourning for a political leader‚ written for the verse play The Ascent of F6‚ by Auden and Christopher Isherwood. The 1938 version was written to be sung by the soprano Hedli Anderson in a setting by Benjamin Britten. This version was first published in the anthology
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The poem I‚ Too‚ written by Langston Hughes‚ uses excellent language‚ vivid imagery and strong sounds to express the poet’s feelings towards racism. I‚ Too is an anti-discrimination poem‚ which shows the injustice of racism. The poem is very effective because of its genuine emotions. The poem is situated in America and describes a black man’s personal experience with racial discrimination. He is treated as if he is an embarrassment to the white people‚ and made to feel inferior to them. The poet
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