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    and families under the past Apartheid regime. These topics (The problem of Justice ; The problem of reconciliation ; The problem of Democratization) will emphatically manifest the themes of politics and democracy and give reason to the rising of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of 1995. With the elections of 1994 and the rise of a black president‚ Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela‚ South Africa was a free nation and each and every man no longer lived in fear for the lives of their loved ones and their

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    The Fish Poem

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    "The Fish" The poem‚ “The Fish”‚ written by Elizabeth Bishop is filled with descriptions and deeper‚ significant meaning. The title of the poem it is very straightforward. “The Fish” is singular leading the readers to believe that the person who caught the fish will never forget their experience. The fish that was caught must have made a significant‚ long standing impact for the angler catching it. In the beginning of the poem it states‚ “I caught a tremendous fish”. Knowing from personal experience

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    Love Poem

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    “Love Poem‚” written by John Frederick illustrates true love in a realistic way. He expresses to the reader that there is more to love that what is usually written about in poems. To get this theme across‚ he plays with the reader’s expectations about what he is going to read. The title gives the reader the assumption that this poem is about a beautiful sonnet to an unattainable love. The reader envisions the same lofty depiction of a beloved woman he has heard in numerous traditional poems. In

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    Narrative Poem

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    A narrative poem is right for the subject of John Updike’s poem “Dog Death”. For instance the subject about the loss of a love one is usually told in the form of stories. The narrative creates the image of the dog’s value to the family. The first stanza and the title indicate that the poem is about the death of a puppy. Updike personifies the dog‚ to stress the impact of the loss of a love one on the family. We know that she is loved because in the third line of the fourth stanza‚ the narrator states

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    Who Is Sojourner Truth?

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    Americas. Some at the hands of the African traders who took them from their homes in ‘slave raids’ or died in the cramped inhumane conditions on the boats (Source 1). This was just the start of the reason why Sojourner Truth became an activist for Women and Slave rights. Sojourner Truth‚ then known as Isabella Baumfree was born into Slavery in Ulster County‚ New York. Isabella’s date of birth was not recorded but historians estimate it was likely

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    The Four Noble Truths

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    or consequences‚ Buddha taught his followers to use the Four Nobles truths and the Eightfold path which are the basic concepts and that they may find their path to enlightenment. The First Noble truth is that life has suffering‚ that it is inevitable. There will be pain‚ anger‚ jealousy‚ greed‚ even loneliness in one’s mind; however‚ the practices show how suffering can be overcomed and one can achieve happiness. The Second truth is that craving and aversion are what causes suffering. Expecting what

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    Comparing Poems

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    In the poem‚ “The Tide Rises‚ the Tide Falls” written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the poem “Thanatopsis” written by William Cullen Bryant‚ two different ways in which one may view may view death is established. In “The Tide Rises the Tide Falls” Longfellow’s diction‚ imagery and figurative language help to create a tone of eeriness. While in Bryant’s poem “Thanatopsis” he creates a more peaceful/calming tone. In Longfellow’s poem his use of imagery such as “The sea in the darkness” and

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    Notes on Poems

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    Born Yesterday | Point | Example | Effect | F | 2 stanzas of irregular length * First stanza talks about positive wishes made by the rest of society which are wished for every child * Second stanza echoes the structure of a sonnet (14 lines long and ends with a rhyming couplet) | In the first stanza‚ the poet talks about wishes of ‘being beautiful’ and ‘of innocence and love’ made by the rest of society‚ whilst the second stanza he wishes for her to be ‘ordinary’ and ‘dull’. | By presenting

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    of the surrounding world‚ there are certain unalienable truths‚ or natural laws. Typically‚ these regard the essence of life and its intersection with humanity‚ with examples including the creation of new life‚ the permanence of death‚ and the inability of humans to defy physics and utilize magic. In literature‚ these laws offer a common topic of exploration‚ both in terms of what constitutes a universal truth and what happens when such a truth is rejected. Two examples of works that explore the latter

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    Sojourner Truth Summary

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    participating in political activities. However‚ even under such conditions‚ there was a problem with the recognition of the rights of black women since they were experiencing the double burden of being females and being black. In this situation‚ Sojourner Truth became one of the most recognized abolitionist speakers and women rights speakers. In the chosen passage‚ a black woman is appealing to the community with the question regarding the reason for her lacking rights. She raises an important issue stating

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