The Waste Land ‘The Waste Land’‚by T.S.Eliot‚ is widely regarded as ‘one of the most important poem of 20th century’ and a central text in modernist poetry.Published in 1922‚the 434 line poem was first appered in united Kingdom.Eliot’s poem loosely follows the legend of the holy Grail and Fisher Kin g combined with the Contemporary condition of British society.He employees many literary and cultural allusions from the western canon‚from Buddism and the Hindu Upanishad in the poem.Of course‚the
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Medicare Tynesha Calimquim‚ Anita Tanksley‚ Matthew Hosang‚ Diana Baker HCS/455 September 10‚ 2012 Vivian Perez‚ MPA Medicare Outline Introduction Medicare is a national social insurance program‚ administered by the U.S. federal government since 1965 that guarantees access to health insurance for Americans ages 65 and older and younger people with disabilities as well as people with end stage renal disease. The program helps with the cost of health care‚ but it does not cover all medical
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Explore how Stevenson creates a sense of intrigue and engages the reader’s interest in ‘Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde’. Throughout this novel Stevenson consistently uses his characters to create and engage the reader’s curiosity; Utterson first stokes the mystery of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde when he regards to Mr Enfield; ‘Did you ever remark that door?’ – Enfield returning with the recital of an unusual story in which Mr Hyde is mentioned for the first time. Stevenson uses Hyde’s brutal and seemingly horrifying
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ADD/ADHD Research ADHD and ADD ADHD is real in the view of many scientific researchers and families. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD) is the most commonly reported childhood behavioral disorder‚ affecting between 3 and 7% of American children. It is characterized by poor attention span‚ impulsive behaviors‚ and hyperactivity in some children. The diagnostic criteria are strictly observational‚ and there are no objective laboratory tests to confirm that diagnosis. Subjective
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Marium Saud Japanwala Rumens‚ through the title of her poem is portraying a scene in Morocco‚ consisting of carpet weavers. This establishes a theme of work which runs throughout the poem. The title however‚ does not launch or even give a faint idea of the major theme contained in the poem‚ i.e. of social injustice and child labour. The poem begins with ’The children’‚ hence taking us by surprise. Nowhere in the title was anything about children expected‚ the natural imagery created had been of
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Weather plays an important role in our everyday lives. It determines our daily and weekly forecast that includes sunshine‚ rain‚ snow‚ and storms of several kinds depending on what part of the United States you live in. I believe‚ the weather also affects our mood‚ and the clothes we wear. My favorite kind of weather is spring weather. I enjoy the sunny days and cool evenings without that sticky feeling we feel during Texas hot summers. However‚ weather has played a huge role in American history
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EFFECT OF INTEREST RATE ON INVESTMENT DETERMINATION IN NIGERIA (1970-2008) ABSTRACT This study examines the effect of interest rate on investment determination in Nigeria. The study is necessitated by the fact that the behavior of interest rates to a large extent determines investment activities and economic growth of any country. Investment decision is seen as demand for credit in an economy and this study calculated the annual variance of interest rate and its effects on investment determination
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people in it. Military forces opened land right after the Presidio was set up in order for the Natives to do labor. Finally after everything is set up‚ the Spaniards can make their own Pueblo. The Pueblo meant that native laborers were always supervised and the Presidio kept outsider away and from coming in. The categories “sand‚ desert‚ river” are very important for understanding Spanish colonial designs. The Native people dependent greatly in these three elements‚ it was through them that they lived
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Reader-response criticism is a school of literary theory that focuses on the reader (or "audience") and their experience of a literary work‚ in contrast to other schools and theories that focus attention primarily on the author or the content and form of the work. Although literary theory has long paid some attention to the reader’s role in creating the meaning and experience of a literary work‚ modern reader-response criticism began in the 1960s and ’70s‚ particularly in America and Germany‚ in
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The poem “The Lonely Land” by A.J.M Smith can be compared with the poem by Marilyn Dumont called “Not Just a Platform for My Dance”. Smith’s poem‚ “The Lonely Land”‚ describes the land in detail. He says that even though the land is not perfect‚ it has its own beauty. “Not Just a Platform for My Dance” states that the land is not just considered as a place‚ but as something to learn from. Dumont also explains how the land teaches us everything we know. Even though both of the poems are about
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